F1605E Italian for Foreigners - intermediate level - CEFR B1 (Italy core) 09.15am

Grammar
•    Review of simple present tense (regular and irregular)
•    Review of simple past
•    Review of simple future tense
•    Reflexive verbs
•    Use of the partitive “ne”
•    Imperfect past tense
•    Simple past (perfect tense) and imperfect used together
•    Agreement of the direct pronouns with the perfect tense
•    Formal/unformal use of the imperative;
•    Stare + gerundio: present continuous;
•    Introduction to subjunctive (present)
•    Si impersonale
•    Pronouns
•    Use of ci
•    Relative pronouns
•    Introduction to conditional (present)

Communicative areas
•    Telling stories and events in the past; Describing weather; Giving and asking for advises or instructions; Describing situations, places and people; Making a phone call; Organizing a trip; Asking for a permission; Giving an opinion; Making projects for the future; Apologizing; Making a proposal and inviting; Accepting and refusing ; Complaining

Oral comprehension
•    Dialogues; Weather report; Songs; Phone calls; Videos; Advertisements;

Written comprehension
•    Writing a letter to a friend or a relative; Instructions; Warnings and messages; Invitations; Announcements; Tales; Short literature passages; Tourist information; Horoscope; Short newspaper articles; How to write a complaint letter

Oral expression and vocabulary
•    Face-to-face conversation; Instructions; Descriptions; Tales; Phone calls; Role play

Written expression
•    Post cards; Familiar letters; Diary pages; Tales.

The students will be expected to come to all classes prepared to actively partecipate in oral and written work. Attendance for this class is absolutely mandatory. Absences will lower the final grade.  
•    30% Class performance (participation and attendance). Class will involve much student-student and student-instructor interaction in more open-ended conversation. The quality of interaction will have a significant effect on the course grade.
•    20% Homework. (10 homework, written) Effort and enthusiasm will count as much as accuracy in preparation.
•    20% Mid-term exam (written);
•    20% Final exam (oral, final paper presentation)
•    10% Final working paper (written) during classes, students will produce some written documents concerning their own experience in Venice as a foreign student (e.g. small Venice guide for foreign students).

Textbook:
Workbook of Istituto Venezia 2 (selection of authentic teaching materials and  selected  teaching materials  from textbooks as Espresso, Chiaro, Domani).
Tutoring
Students can ask their teacher for any extra materials they may need to personalize their program further or to review some grammar points.