Online Italian Level 15 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Online Italian Level 15 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 14 or a course of at least 168 class hours. 

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

Communicative aims

• Building on talking about future plans
• Writing a cover letter
• Talking about media and news
• Talking about the weather

Linguistic aims

• Building on and consolidation of futuro semplice
• Use of comparativi

Cultural aspects

• Italian media and newspapers

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

Online Italian Level 16 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Online Italian Level 16 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 15 or a course of at least 180 class hours. 

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

Communicative aims

• Telling a story
• Talking about experiences abroad
• Talking about different lifestyles
• Talking about past holidays

Linguistic aims

• Building on the uses of the passato prossimo and imperfetto indicativo
• Building on and consolidation of futuro semplice

Cultural aspects

• Places to visit in Italy

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

Online Italian Level 17 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Online Italian Level 17 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 16 or a course of at least 192 class hours. 

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

Communicative aims

• Expressing opinions and making comparisons.
• Understanding and discussing film plots and TV series.
• Understanding web/social media and creating content.
• Reformulating and simplifying complex texts.
• Formulating hypotheses and expressing agreement/disagreement.
• Reporting messages and giving detailed explanations.
• Handling formal communication and assistance requests.

Grammar

• Comparative of equality with tanto… quanto…
• Comparison introduced by che.
• Relative pronoun il quale.
• Trapassato prossimo (past perfect).
• Appena with passato prossimo.
• Combined verbs and pronouns.
• Basta + infinito.
• Indirect speech (present main clause).
• Verb dovere for hypotheses.
• Conjunctions bensì and oppure.
• Adverbs/adverbial phrases: precisamente, tra l’altro, riguardo a, a causa di.

Vocabulary

• Film and TV terminology (regista, attore, trama, etc.).
• Web and social media commands.
• Musical instruments.
• Second World War vocabulary.
• Refund and compensation vocabulary.
• Banking and money terms.
• Formal correspondence terms.
• Telephone assistance vocabulary.

Cultural aspects

• Italian popular music and its significance.
• Classic Italian cinema and italian TV series.
• Influence of the internet and social media.
• Understanding travel, customer service and banking issues in Italy.

What do you need for an online class?

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

Online Italian Level 18 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Online Italian Level 18 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 17 or a course of at least 204 class hours. 

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

Communicative aims

• Talking about travelling in Italy
• Talking about different lifestyles
• Expressing preferences about places to live and visit
• Talking about Italian heritage

Linguistic aims

• Forma passiva
• Building on and consolidation of passato prossimo e imperfetto
• Building on and consolidation of congiuntivo presente

Cultural aspects

• Italian cities, sightseeing and heritage

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

Online Italian Level 19 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Online Italian Level 19 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 18 or a course of at least 216 class hours.

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

Communicative aims

• Talking about well-being
• Talking about environment
• Talking about Made in Italy
• Describing objects 

Lingusitic aims

• Building on and consolidation of congiuntivo presente
• Si impersonale
• Introduction to pronomi combinati
• Talking about Italian heritage 

Cultural aspects

• Made in Italy and Italian heritage 

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

Online Italian Level 20 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high Online level. Italian Level 20 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 19 or a course of at least 228 class hours. 

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

Communicative aims

• Talking about how societies are changing
• Talking about Italian language and history
• Expressing preference about different costumes and traditions
• Talking about Italian heritage

Lingusitic aims

• Building on linguistic structures that take congiuntivo e indicativo
• Consolidation of pronomi combinati
• Introduction to congiuntivo imperfetto (vorrei + congiuntivo imperfetto)

Cultural aspects

• Italian costumes and heritage

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

Study Intermediate Level Italian with Trainee Teachers

Course Information

• Students must be 18+ years old
• Existing language ability: this is a course for Intermediate level students. Test your Italian level here.
• Classes will take place via Zoom
• Lessons taught by up to six supervised IH London trainee teachers
• All lessons are supervised by experienced teacher trainers

Class Schedule

• The classes are 2 hours per week
• The course runs for 10 weeks
• The course takes place on Wednesdays evenings 18:30 – 20:30

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