Continue developing your beginner Italian fluency and confidence with our Beginner Italian: A2.3 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Italian: A2.2 Course course or have approximately 140 hours of prior study. This course helps you build stronger communication skills for everyday situations while expanding your understanding of Italian grammar and vocabulary. It is ideal for learners interested in learning Italian for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.

You will practise everyday communication such as showing willingness to listen to someone, expressing satisfaction with a proposal, voicing surprise and disappointment, finding out about something, inquiring about the duration of a journey, interacting on social media, expressing needs and opinions, talking about food and eating habits, and commenting on the taste of food. Grammar is taught in context through these topics and includes the Imperfect tense of volere, Present Perfect and Imperfect tenses of sapere and conoscere, the usage of Present Perfect and Imperfect tenses, verbs volerci and servire, the irregular and negative imperative with tu, and pronouns with the imperative mode. Vocabulary development focuses on topics such as travel (il viaggio, andare in vacanza, tipi di vacanza), Mediterranean diet (dieta mediterranea, buon appetito!), expressions like serve/servono, and quello che/volerci to help you develop clear and confident spoken Italian.

DELIVERY MODE

Delivery mode for individual classes will vary from term to term, but will be listed as the following:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: Microsoft Teams

TEXTBOOK

• Nuovo Espresso 2 (Alma Edizioni: 2014), ISBN: 9788861823211

Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled, WEA Sydney cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Showing willingness to listen to someone
• Expressing satisfaction with a proposal
• Voicing surprise and disappointment
• Finding out about something
• Inquiring about the duration of a journey
• Interacting on social media
• Expressing needs and opinions
• Talking about food and eating habits
• Commenting on the taste of food

Grammar

• Imperfect tense of volere
• Present Perfect and Imperfect tenses of sapere and conoscere
• Usage of Present Perfect and Imperfect tenses
• Verbs: volerci / servire
• Irregular and negative Imperative with Tu
• Pronouns with the Imperative mode

Vocabulary

• Il viaggio - Andare in vacanza - Tipi di vacanza
• Dieta mediterranea - Buon appetito!
• Serve / Servono
• Quello che - Volerci

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Take part in everyday communication in Italian when expressing opinions, preferences, and reactions, as well as discussing journeys, social interactions, and food.
2. Explain needs, voice satisfaction, surprise or disappointment, and inquire about duration and details of activities or events.
3. Communicate more clearly in spoken Italian by applying correct grammar and vocabulary in context, including the Imperfect and Present Perfect tenses, imperatives, and pronouns.