Pre-Intermediate Italian Face-to-Face Courses
Italian Level 9 | Afternoons
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 9 is a Pre-Intermediate Italian course for students who have been studying Italian for a while. Italian Level 9 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 8 or a course of at least 96 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
What’s included in your course?
• Lesson summaries, notes & resources
• Italian study tips
• Additional study resources
• Support from experienced teachers
• Exclusive workshops and events to IH London students
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Discuss your own experience of learning Italian
- Place past events in time and describe how long they lasted
- Talk about abilities and things you have never done before
- Describe people’s appearance and personality
- Make comparisons using regular and irregular forms
- Understand and write a short biography
- Express irritation and argue politely in everyday situations (e.g. in a queue)
- Use grammar such as superlatives, comparatives, and key time expressions for the past
- Use structures like prima di + infinitive, and adverbs like mai, sempre, non… ancora
- Build vocabulary related to time, education, hobbies, and describing people
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Units 1A, 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C and 2D in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 9 | Evenings
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 9 is a Pre-Intermediate Italian course for students who have been studying Italian for a while. Italian Level 9 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 8 or a course of at least 96 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
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
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Discuss your own experience of learning Italian
- Place past events in time and describe how long they lasted
- Talk about abilities and things you have never done before
- Describe people’s appearance and personality
- Make comparisons using regular and irregular forms
- Understand and write a short biography
- Express irritation and argue politely in everyday situations (e.g. in a queue)
- Use grammar such as superlatives, comparatives, and key time expressions for the past
- Use structures like prima di + infinitive, and adverbs like mai, sempre, non… ancora
- Build vocabulary related to time, education, hobbies, and describing people
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Units 1A, 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C and 2D in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 9 | Sundays
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 9 is a Pre-Intermediate Italian course for students who have been studying Italian for a while. Italian Level 9 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 8 or a course of at least 96 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
What’s included in your course?
• Lesson summaries, notes & resources
• Italian study tips
• Additional study resources
• Support from experienced teachers
• Exclusive workshops and events to IH London students
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Discuss your own experience of learning Italian
- Place past events in time and describe how long they lasted
- Talk about abilities and things you have never done before
- Describe people’s appearance and personality
- Make comparisons using regular and irregular forms
- Understand and write a short biography
- Express irritation and argue politely in everyday situations (e.g. in a queue)
- Use grammar such as superlatives, comparatives, and key time expressions for the past
- Use structures like prima di + infinitive, and adverbs like mai, sempre, non… ancora
- Build vocabulary related to time, education, hobbies, and describing people
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Units 1A, 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C and 2D in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 10 | Afternoons
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 10 is a Pre-Intermediate Italian course for students who have been studying Italian for a while. Italian Level 10 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 9 or a course of at least 108 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Afternoon language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
What’s included in your course?
- Lesson summaries, notes & resources
- Italian study tips
- Additional study resources
- Support from experienced teachers
- Exclusive workshops and events to IH London students
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Describe habits and events in the past
- Specify the duration of something in the past
- Talk about things you have not yet done or have never done before
- Take part in an interview
- Congratulate someone appropriately in Italian
- Express emotions and talk about feelings
- Use grammar such as passato prossimo and imperfetto, including mentre + imperfetto
- Use pronouns and prepositions such as a/con… me, te, lui, lei, Lei, noi, voi, loro
- Use verbs and structures such as provare a, cercare di, smettere di, aiutare a
- Use indirect pronouns and direct pronouns with past participle agreement
- Build vocabulary related to relationships, couples, weddings, and love
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Unit 3 in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 10 | Evenings
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 10 is a Pre-Intermediate Italian course for students who have been studying Italian for a while. Italian Level 10 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 9 or a course of at least 108 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
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
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Describe habits and events in the past
- Specify the duration of something in the past
- Talk about things you have not yet done or have never done before
- Take part in an interview
- Congratulate someone appropriately in Italian
- Express emotions and talk about feelings
- Use grammar such as passato prossimo and imperfetto, including mentre + imperfetto
- Use pronouns and prepositions such as a/con… me, te, lui, lei, Lei, noi, voi, loro
- Use verbs and structures such as provare a, cercare di, smettere di, aiutare a
- Use indirect pronouns and direct pronouns with past participle agreement
- Build vocabulary related to relationships, couples, weddings, and love
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Unit 3 in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 10 | Sundays
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 10 is a Pre-Intermediate Italian course for students who have been studying Italian for a while. Italian Level 10 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 9 or a course of at least 108 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
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
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Describe habits and events in the past
- Specify the duration of something in the past
- Talk about things you have not yet done or have never done before
- Take part in an interview
- Congratulate someone appropriately in Italian
- Express emotions and talk about feelings
- Use grammar such as passato prossimo and imperfetto, including mentre + imperfetto
- Use pronouns and prepositions such as a/con… me, te, lui, lei, Lei, noi, voi, loro
- Use verbs and structures such as provare a, cercare di, smettere di, aiutare a
- Use indirect pronouns and direct pronouns with past participle agreement
- Build vocabulary related to relationships, couples, weddings, and love
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Unit 3 in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 11 | Evenings
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 11 is a Pre-Intermediate Italian course for students who have been studying Italian for a while. Italian Level 11 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 10 or a course of at least 120 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
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
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different sports
- Give formal instructions and orders
- Describe symptoms and health problems
- Specify quantity and talk about amounts
- Ask a pharmacist or a doctor for advice, both in person and online
- Ask for assistance in A&E
- Use grammar such as the imperative with Lei, noi and voi (regular and irregular forms)
- Use structures and pronouns such as ne, nessuno, and non… più
- Use partitive articles (della, delle, dell’, dello, degli, dei)
- Use adjectives and adverbs like troppo and tanto
- Use ordinal numbers after decimo
- Build vocabulary related to sport, the body, health, and wellbeing
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Unit 4 in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 11 | Afternoons
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 11 is a Pre-Intermediate Italian course for students who have been studying Italian for a while. Italian Level 11 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 10 or a course of at least 120 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
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
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different sports
- Give formal instructions and orders
- Describe symptoms and health problems
- Specify quantity and talk about amounts
- Ask a pharmacist or a doctor for advice, both in person and online
- Ask for assistance in A&E
- Use grammar such as the imperative with Lei, noi and voi (regular and irregular forms)
- Use structures and pronouns such as ne, nessuno, and non… più
- Use partitive articles (della, delle, dell’, dello, degli, dei)
- Use adjectives and adverbs like troppo and tanto
- Use ordinal numbers after decimo
- Build vocabulary related to sport, the body, health, and wellbeing
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Unit 4 in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 12 | Evenings
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 12 is a Pre-Intermediate Italian course for students who have been studying Italian for a while. Italian Level 12 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 11 or a course of at least 132 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
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
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Ask for a discount and talk about shopping and sales
- Describe clothing, fabrics, patterns and sizes
- Give and understand advice, orders and instructions
- Talk about mistakes and mishaps
- Post a package and handle situations at the Post Office
- Talk about interesting aspects of your own country
- Talk about films and film genres
- Make, accept and refuse propositions (e.g. Ti va? Che ne dici? Non mi va… Non ho voglia…)
- Organise a trip to the cinema and recommend places or cultural events
- Understand instructions, cautions and public announcements in public spaces
- Use grammar such as stare + gerundio, the imperative (tu, Lei, voi, noi) with pronouns, and combined pronouns
- Use structures such as bisogna, da + infinito, ne, and averci
- Use adverbs such as già and non ancora with the past tense and pronouns
- Build vocabulary related to shopping, clothing, the post office, films, music, and culture
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Units 5A, 5B, 5C, 6A and 6B in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 13 | Evenings
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 13 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Italian Level 13 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 12 or a course of at least 144 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
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
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Recommend places or cultural events
- Understand orders, instructions and bans in public spaces
- Describe a typical workday
- Make predictions about the future and imagine your own future
- Indicate causes and tell a story about change
- Use grammar such as the future simple tense (regular, irregular and contracted forms)
- Use adverbs like già and non ancora with the past tense and direct pronouns
- Give orders and instructions using the infinitive
- Use the relative pronoun che
- Use pronominal verbs such as metterci
- Use prepositions tra / fra
- Use connectives such as cioè, siccome, insomma, perché
- Build vocabulary related to work, professions, culture, public spaces and the future
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Units 6C, 6D, 7A, 7B and 7C in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.
Italian Level 14 | Evenings
- Course Details
- Course Content
Italian Level 14 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Italian Level 14 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 13 or a course of at least 156 class hours.
Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills.
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
By the end of your course, you should be able to:
- Describe common objects and everyday items
- Make analogies and comparisons
- Request or recommend something politely
- Express a desire
- Understand real estate advertisements
- Describe an apartment and talk about household appliances
- Understand how recycling works and talk about sustainability
- Offer help and respond appropriately
- Thank someone and reply politely
- Use grammar such as the present conditional (regular, irregular and contracted forms)
- Use the relative pronoun cui and the relative superlative
- Use the verb servire to express needs
- Use prepositions such as entro
- Use adjectives placed before the noun
- Use diminutive forms (-ino, -etto)
- Use cardinal numbers after 10,000
- Build vocabulary related to housing, household appliances, recycling and everyday expressions
Materials
Required Coursebook: DIECI A2 – C. Massimo Naddeo & E. Orlandino Publisher – ALMA Edizioni ISBN 9788861826335
For this course we will use Unit 8 in the coursebook. Please note we might not cover all activities during the course. You can buy your coursebook via our website with a link shared with you on your welcome email.