Course Overview

Online Italian Levels 3&4 is an Elementary Italian course course for students who have already studied some Italian. This is an intensive Italian course allowing you to take two Italian levels in 10 weeks and progress more quickly. Online Italian Levels 3&4 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 2 or a course of at least 24 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level, then take our quick Italian language level test here or check our levels chart.

Our Online Italian language classes take place via Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. The interactive lessons emulate our face-to-face classes, and via teacher screen-sharing, students are able to experience a live classroom environment. From vocabulary activities and covering grammar points on the white board, to listening exercises, file sharing and ‘break-out rooms’ to practise speaking with classmates, students can learn without leaving the comfort of their homes. Take a look at an example of one of our online classes in this video. 

Course Content

Level 3

• • Reviewing a hotel 
  • Asking for assistance in a hotel 
  • Making complaints in a hotel 
  • Describing your city or town 
  • Describing the location of places in a city 
  • Asking and giving directions 
  • Asking and telling the time 
  • Booking a guided tour

Linguistic aims

• • Adverb molto 
  • Present tense of verb dovere 
  • Nouns/adjectives agreement 
  • C’è, ci sono (there is/there are) 
  • Prepositions of place 
  • Ordinal numbers (1 to 10) 
  • Introduction to le preposizione articolate 
  • Vocabulary:
    • Time 
    • Adjectives to describe hotels 
    • Days of the week 
    • Months 
    • Means of transport 
    • Places in a city 
    • Verbs of movement 

• • Italian cities 

  • Famous Italian monuments 

Level 4

Communicative aims  

• • Describe habits  
  • Talk about time and frequency  
  • Talk about interests and free time  
  • Express agreement and disagreement  
  • Make an appointment and proposals  

Linguistic aims

• • Revision of verbs at the present tense regular & irregular  
  • Revision of noun + adjective agreement  
  • Question phrases: what time? 
  • Reflexive verbs in the present tense 
  • Irregular verbs: uscire (present tense)  
  • Adverbs of frequency  
  • The double negative with mai  
  • The verb piacere in the present tense  
  • Indirect pronouns: mi and ti  
  • Anche / neanche  
  • Vocabulary:
    • Days of the week  
    • Sequence adverbs (Prima, poi, dopo)  
    • Free time activities  

Socio-cultural aspects  

• • Italian stereotypes  

Coursebooks

Level 3

Dieci: Libro A1: Libro + audio e video online A1 (Dieci A1: Libro + audio e video online A1) 

Unit 4C, 4D, 5

Level 4

Dieci: Libro A1: Libro + audio e video online A1 (Dieci A1: Libro + audio e video online A1) 

Unit 6

Course Information

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: 24 class hours of previous Italian language study required
• Classes will take place via Zoom

Class Schedule 

• The classes are 2.5 hours per week 
• The course runs for 10 weeks 
• The course takes place on Saturdays 10:30 – 13:00 
• The possible study options for this course are as follow: 

15th April – 17th June 2023

What do you need for an online class?

To get the most from this course you will need:

• A reliable internet connection
• A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
• An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
• The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom

This language course includes:

• Access to our Moodle platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Italian language teachers
• Italian language study tips