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Saying hello and goodbye

Introducing yourself
Nationality
Address and telephone number
Asking and saying how one is
Asking and giving personal
details about ones job and the
languages one speaks
Apologising
Ordering food and drink at a bar
and paying
Reading a simple menu
Spelling one's name
Talking about ones preferences
Asking and telling the time
Talking about one's everyday
routine
Referring events in a
chronological order
Expressing frequency
Expressing likes and dislikes
The Italian alphabet
Numbers 1-100
Days of the week

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Booking a table at a restaurant

Understanding simple city
directions
Understanding a menu
Expressing
agreement/disagreement
Adjectives
Some Italian recipes
Some expressions of place
Talking about past events
Writing a greeting card
Some expressions of time
The connectors allora, prima, poi
The date and months of the year
Talking about sport and other
leisure activities
Saying what one can and cannot
do
Grocery shopping
Organising a meal
More food
Colours
Expressing quantity

Grammar:
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Personal subject pronouns

Definite and indefinite articles
Nouns
Adjectives
Present tense of regular verbs
Interrogatives
Food and beverage
Reflexive verbs
Adverbs of frequency

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The verbs sapere and potere

More about the verb piacere
Prepositions in and a
Regular and irregular past
participles
5. The Present Perfect
6. The adverb fa
7. More interrogatives
8. The agreement noun/adjective
(plural)
9. Direct object pronouns
10. The particle ne
11. The partitive articles

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Titles of study in Italian business

cards
Greetings and gestures
The coffee culture in Italy
The world of work in Italy
(male/female jobs)
Meals as a family ritual

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Lots of speaking inc.

situational exercises &
interaction
Basic pronunciation rules
Plenty of listening activities
Writing practice inc. postcards,
e-mails, etc.
Language learning awareness:

Cultural content:
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Etiquette and cultural awareness:

dos and dont's at an Italian
restaurant
Giving and receiving presents
Special events in the Italian
cities: the Notte Bianca

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Lots of speaking inc. situational

exercises & interaction
Revisiting pronunciation rules
and numbers
Plenty of listening activities
Writing practice
Language learning awareness:
learning new vocabulary, dealing

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Describing a city or a borough

Writing an email and inviting a
friend over
Talking about public transport
Organising a city tour
Public institutions and offices
Adjectives used when describing
a flat/house
More expression of place
Describing people
Talking about ones family
Talking about ones friends and
neighbours
Family names and adjectives
Describing a family picture
Designing a website for a course
of Italian
Talking about places where one
has been in the past
Understanding brief tourist
information
Getting information about
services at a hotel
Booking a hotel room
Writing a postcard
Describing ones holiday
Organising a weekend in Italy
Numbers 101 - 1000

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The expressions c/ci sono

The verbs venire and volere
Combined preposition su+
article
The preposition in
The possessives
Demonstrative
pronouns questo and quello
Impersonal construction with si
The verb dovere
The particle ci

Cultural content:
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The square as a meeting point

Gestural expressiveness
Means of transport and maps

Skills Work:
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Lots of speaking inc. situational

exercises & interaction
Writing practice e.g.
application letter
Plenty of listening activities
Language learning awareness:
Reading and understanding a
text; using non-verbal

reflecting on your learning style

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Introducing someone
Talking about ones language
learning experience
Expressing ones preferences and
opinions
Giving explanation for ones
choices.
Asking information about train
timetables and tickets
Understanding a train timetable
Buying a train ticket at a railway
station
Expressing a wish
Giving a suggestion
Asking for something in a polite
way
Describing clothing
Talking about past habits and
lifestyles
Making comparisons between the
past and the present
Making a survey about ones
preferences about fashion
Taking part to a radio interview
Telling a story
Describing past habits
Talking about ones past wishes
and aspirations
Expressing ones likes and dislikes
about music
Vocabulary related to music

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Revision: the verb piacere +

Infinitive
Indirect object pronouns
The verb interessare
The expressions mi piace di pi/di
meno
The relative superlative
The verbs volerci and bisogna
The present conditional
Qualche
The adverbs ending in mente
The imperfect tense
The comparatives (regular forms)
The use of the preposition da
The use of Present Perfect and
Imperfect

with unknown words,

approaching grammar,
approaching a listening task.

communication;

ELEMENTARY 2

ELEMENTARY 3

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Talking about ones favourite

activities and giving a reason
Talking about a pleasant
experience
Describing a recipe or a dish
Understanding a recipe
Talking about eating habits and
lifestyles
Talking about setback during ones
holiday
Describing a physical problem
Having a conversation with a GP
Asking and giving
suggestions/advice about health
problems
Understanding an information
leaflet in medicine boxes
Talking about ones travelling
habits/preferences
Understanding and giving advice
about travel safety
Understanding traffic updates on
the radio
Reporting a stolen or lost item
Describing objects
Food and recipes
Parts of the body
The
verbs prendere and mettere with
drugs/medicines
The car
Adjectives to describe objects

Grammar:
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The present perfect of reflexive

verbs
2. The relative pronoun che
3. The absolute superlative
4. The position of the adverbs
5. Nouns with irregular plural
6. The formal imperative
7. The use of pronouns with the
imperative mood
8. The informal imperative
9. The negative form of the
imperative mood
10. The conjunction se

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Talking about information and

media
Understanding the main
headlines in a radio news
broadcast
Announcing scheduled events
Talking about future events
Choosing and understanding a
TV programme
Understanding a property
advert
Asking details about a property
Expressing needs
Expressing surprise and regret
Talking about holiday
accommodation options
Paying somebody a compliment
Preparing ones profile for a
couch-surfing website
Talking about holidays and
traditional events
Inviting someone at an event,
accepting and refusing an
invitation
Expressing ones intention
Going shopping at a local street
market.

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Comparisons with di or che

Meglio and migliore
The future simple
The progressive form
with stare + gerund
5. The structure che + adjective +
noun
6. The direct object pronouns +
present perfect
7. Quello and Bello + nouns
8. The forms of buono
9. The imperfect and present
perfect
of sapere and conoscere
10. The verbs cominciare/
iniziare and finire

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Italians and the TV

Inviting friends over in Italy
Shopping

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Cultural content:

Italian words used abroad

Railway transport in Italy
Italian icons and symbols
Culture and free time

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Italian recipes
Italian body language
Emergency numbers in Italy

Skills Work:

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Skills Work:
Skills Work:
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Lots of speaking inc. situational

exercises & interaction
Writing practice e.g. stories,
reviews, etc.
Plenty of listening activities
Language learning awareness: A
test about the multiple
intelligences; reading skills:
skimming and scanning;
Understanding a radio broadcast;
systemising: logic and grammar.

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Lots of speaking inc. situational

exercises & interaction
Writing practice e.g. adverts and
short articles
Plenty of listening activities
Language learning awareness: In
your own words: paraphrasing;
communicating through gestures;
learning through the loci.

INTERMEDIATE 1
Topics & Vocabulary
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Describing monuments
Giving instructions for a touristic
itinerary, a recipe, or a set of rules
3. Describing people and situations
in the past
4. Talking about your family, yourself
and your origins
5. Making a reservation
6. Ordering at a restaurant
7. Inviting and accepting an
invitation
8. Expressing your opinion, making
comments about your experiences
9. Describing situations and events in
the past
10. Agreeing & disagreeing
11. Having an argument

Grammar:
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Revisiting previous level's

grammar
The imperative of regular and
reflexive verbs
The Imperfect tense
Possessive pronouns and
adjectives
The use of the imperfect and the
present perfect

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Lots of speaking inc.

situational exercises &
interaction
Writing practice e.g. letter of
complaint
Plenty of listening activities
e.g. phone messages
Language learning awareness:
Learning using information
media; learning using mental
images; systemising: logic and
vocabulary.

INTERMEDIATE 2
Topics & Vocabulary
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Building friendly, informal

relationships
2. Projects and wishes for the future
3. Hypothesis, suppositions and
resolutions
4. The world of work
5. Telling the plot of a movie/a book
6. Streets and street signs
7. Excuses and accepting excuses
8. Talking about cities and culture
9. Conflict and resolution
10. Linking past to present
11. Making friends talking about self,
states of mind and feelings

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The future
The present progressive
Simple and combined prepositions
Prepositions with verbs
Absolute superlative
Direct and indirect object pronouns
Pronominal verbs
Exclamatives
Pronouns and verbs

INTERMEDIATE 3
Topics & Vocabulary
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Projects, wishes, hypothesis

and resolutions for the futu
(continued)
Giving suggestions/advice
Describing facts and events
in former times, telling a
story, a fable
Making polite requests
Giving explanations, finding
solutions, saying sorry

Grammar:
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Present conditional
Relative pronouns
Simple (remote) past of
regular and irregular verbs
Interrogative pronouns

Cultural content:
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The South countryside,

atmosphere, people
Italian journalism
Pasta
Sicily in the World and at
Home
Friends and family

Cultural content:
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Rome: Art, History, cuisine

Italian cooking & recipes
Italian family and wedding
Having an argument with an

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Italians and Ferragosto

Young people and unemployment
Italian journalism
Children and bullying in school
Italians and the immigrants
The dialects

Skills Work:
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Lots of speaking inc.

situational exercises &
interaction
Writing practice e.g.
adverts and short articles

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Italian
Discourse markers: expressing
impatience, surprise, and wonder

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Loan words

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Plenty of listening activities

Skills Work:
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Skills Work:
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Lots of speaking inc. situational

exercises & interaction
Writing practice e.g. adverts and
short articles
Plenty of listening activities

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Lots of speaking inc. situational

exercises & interaction
Writing practice e.g. letter of
complaint
Plenty of listening activities e.g.
phone messages

UPPER INTERM. 1
Topics & Vocabulary
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Studying inc. history of (personal) education,

teaching styles, adult education in Italy
2. Relationships inc. dream partner, challenges,
tips, arguments and reconciliation
Consumerism
3. Globalisation
4. Cinema and literature
5. New media inc. usage, development,
advantages and disadvantages
6. Travelling and mobility inc. making
complaints orally or written
7. Expressing wishes which did not come true in
the past
8. Giving suggestions in order to avoid mistakes
9. Talking about future events in the past
10. Talking about one's regrets
11. Encouraging or discouraging someone
12. Expressing one's opinion and point of view;
asking for clarifications; proposing solutions to
a problem

Grammar:
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Revision of simple and combined prepositions

Past conditional; the future in the past
Past perfect
Hypothetical Constructions
Imperfect subjunctive
Combined object pronouns
The Imperative + pronouns
The formation of adverbs
Adjectives ending in -oso, -bile
Conjunctions and connectors

Cultural content:
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Italians and Ferragosto

Young people and unemployment
Italian journalism
Children and bullying in school
Italians and the immigrants
The dialects
Loan words

ADVANCED 2
Topics & Vocabulary
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Studying inc. history of (personal) education, teaching styles,

adult education in Italy
2. Relationships inc. dream partner, challenges, tips, arguments
and reconciliation Consumerism
3. Globalisation
4. Cinema and literature
5. New media inc. usage, development, advantages and
disadvantages
6. Travelling and mobility inc. making complaints orally or
written
7. Expressing wishes which did not come true in the past
8. Giving suggestions in order to avoid mistakes
9. Talking about future events in the past
10. Talking about one's regrets
11. Encouraging or discouraging someone
12. Expressing one's opinion and point of view; asking for
clarifications; proposing solutions to a problem

Grammar:
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Revision of simple and combined prepositions

Past conditional; the future in the past
Past perfect
Hypothetical Constructions
Imperfect subjunctive
Combined object pronouns
The Imperative + pronouns
The formation of adverbs
Adjectives ending in -oso, -bile
Conjunctions and connectors

Cultural content:
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Italians and Ferragosto

Young people and unemployment
Italian journalism
Children and bullying in school
Italians and the immigrants
The dialects
Loan words

Skills Work:

Skills Work:
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Lots of speaking inc. situational exercises &

interaction
Writing practice e.g. letter of complaint
Plenty of listening activities e.g. phone
messages

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Lots of speaking inc. situational exercises & interaction

Writing practice e.g. letter of complaint
Plenty of listening activities e.g. phone messages