Italian Beginners A1 (Wednesday Nights)
Course Overview
This beginner Italian course is designed for learners who have completed an introductory Italian course and are ready to expand their communication skills through practical everyday situations.
The course combines selected units from Nuovo Espresso Plus 1 and Dieci A1, focusing on accommodation, daily routines, leisure, travel and holidays.
Prerequisites
Students should have completed an initial introduction to Italian or approximately 16 hours of beginner study.
Learners are expected to be able to:
• Use the present tense of common regular verbs
• Recognize the main parts of speech
• Use definite and indefinite articles
• Understand basic everyday Italian expressions
• Apply simple gender and number agreement
Course Breakdown
Lesson 1 - Home and Hotel EssenHals
Describe a house and a hotel room; book accommodation; ask for information and services.
Grammar: c’è/ci sono, venire, potere.
Lesson 2 – AccommodaHon and Apartments
Describe an apartment, ask about prices and facilities, make simple complaints. Grammar: prepositions, dates and ordinal numbers.
Lesson 3 – Daily RouHnes
Talk about routines, schedules and free time. Grammar: reflexive verbs, frequency adverbs.
Lesson 4 – Likes and Leisure
Express preferences, agreement and disagreement. Grammar: piacere, indirect object pronouns.
Lesson 5 – Organising Free Time
Arrange appointments and discuss hobbies. Review of present tense communication.
Lesson 6 – Around Town
Describe places and daily habits. Grammar: possessives and time expressions.
Lesson 7 – GeRng Around
Ask for and give directions, discuss opening hours and travel plans.
Lesson 8 – CelebraHons
Talk about celebrations, routines and special occasions. Consolidation lesson.
Lesson 9 – Holidays in Italy
Discuss holidays, weather and travel. Grammar: introduction to the passato prossimo.
Lesson 10 – My Italian Experience
Talk about past holidays and experiences. Final review and communicative activities.
Term Dates
Term 1 runs from Wednesday 4 February to Wednesday 25 March
Term 2 runs from Wednesday 22 April to Wednesday 24 June
Term 3 runs from Wednesday 22 July to Wednesday 23 September
Term 4 runs from Wednesday 14 October to Wednesday 2 December
Course Outcomes
- Consolidate basic Italian grammar and vocabulary.
- Recognise and correctly use articles, nouns, and adjectives in simple sentences.
- Apply gender, number, and degrees of adjectives.
- Expand vocabulary on everyday and cultural Italian topics (food, cities, family, work, music, fashion).
- Understand short texts and describe people, objects, and places in Italian. Develop cultural awareness of Italy through readings and practical activities.
Material List
- A pen and paper to make notes
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Recommended book “Nuovo Espresso 1" or "Nuovo Espresso 1 Plus" (Alma Edizioni) textbook/workbook (abbeys.com.au or amazon.com).
- Note: We recommend purchasing the textbook once the class is confirmed to be running by the Centre.
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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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