Italian Beginners Level 1 (Friday Night)
Course Overview
This fun and practical course is perfect for those with no prior knowledge of Italian or those who know just a few words.
You will learn how to communicate in everyday situations through interactive activities that build your confidence and introduce you to the rich culture of Italy.
Each week will focus on essential grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation to help you understand and use common expressions. By the end of the course, you will be able to greet people, introduce yourself, order at a café or restaurant, talk about daily routines and understand basic texts.
Lessons are engaging and supportive, using games, role-play, audio-visual materials, and conversation practice to make learning enjoyable.
The course also weaves in cultural insights to deepen your understanding and appreciation of Italian life.
This course is ideal if you're preparing to travel to Italy or simply want to start your Italian journey with confidence and a solid foundation.
Course Breakdown:
Week 1: Unit 1
Course introduction: what to expect and how to learn a foreign language.
Italian phonetics: reading and pronouncing correctly.
The concept of formal and informal language.
Greetings and numbers
Italian culture: regions and their characteristics
Week 2:
Introducing yourself and others.
Nationalities and adjectives
Subject pronouns and the verb essere
Week 3
Describing objects: singular nouns
Indefinite articles.
Italian culture: Italian names and a few false friends
Week 4: Unit 2
Talking about our job and professions
Present tense of regular verbs.
Week 5:
Definite articles.
The irregular verb Fare
Reading comprehension and practice
Week 6:
Practicing using regular verbs in everyday conversation.
Italian Culture: Interesting facts of Italian famous places
WEEK 7 Unit 3
Italian food and myths
Nouns in the plural
Ordering food and drinks
WEEK 8
Revision of all topics covered and conversation practice
Italian culture: Italian dishes and their origin
Materials:
Please purchase textbook Dieci A1 :corso di lingua italiana per stranieri (Alma Edizioni) available at www.abbeys.com.au
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2026 Term Dates
Term 1 runs from Friday 6 February to Friday 27 March
Term 2 runs from Friday 24 April to Friday 12 June
Term 3 runs from Friday 24 July to Friday 11 September
Term 4 runs from Friday 16 October to Friday 4 December
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About the tutor
Sophia Emmanuello
Born in the Eternal City, Sophia is a Montessori teacher with a degree in Oriental Languages and Cultures.
During her study and research travels in Asia, she developed an educational outlook enriched by diverse cultural perspectives.
Over the past several years, she has taught Italian both as a first and second language, to children and adults in Italy and abroad.
These experiences have shaped a flexible and respectful teaching approach, informed by Montessori principles and grounded in a deep curiosity for global educational philosophies.
She applies the Montessori method to teaching Italian, fostering autonomy, curiosity, and active engagement in every learner.
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