Italian for Beginners

Are you interested in finding out more about Italian culture? Do you enjoy holidaying in Italy or Italian speaking countries, and want to learn the language? Do you have family or friends who live there? This course is perfect if you have little or no previous knowledge of the language.

By the end of the course, you will be able to communicate with sympathetic native speakers, ask for and understand information using basic phrases and be able to express opinions in a variety of everyday tourist situations.

You will have the opportunity to develop your conversational skills around a theme each week, e.g. food, travel, restaurants and cafés, as well as focusing on your listening, reading and writing skills in Italian.

Start Date : Tue 23rd Apr 2024
Time : 18:00 - 20:00
Location : Cirencester College
Duration : 10 weeks
Spaces : 6
Code : 04/24_ITA_10W_TN
£168
This is a continuers class.

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What topics are covered?

This is a suggestion of the types of themes you will learn about:

Greetings, titles and introductions

Numbers

Talking about family and personal possessions

Asking for and giving directions

Making enquiries about places and things

Booking hotel accommodation

Ordering a snack and a drink

Ordering a three-course meal in a restaurant

Making a complaint in a restaurant/hotel

Shopping (quantities and prices)

Hobbies

Describing an illness

Talking about leisure interests,

planning an activity,

Saying how you are feeling and describing symptoms,

Describing people and what they look like

Describing a property,

Enquiring about a rental villa,

Showing someone around the house,

Expressing your opinion and making comparisons,

Asking the way and following directions,

Talking about holiday plans and the weather

and many others

How will I learn?

As communication is the main objective of this course, students work in pairs or groups to practise speaking and listening. Recorded material, such as CDs and authentic listening texts/videos will also be regularly used to improve listening skills. Understanding written Italian will be based on everyday items such as notices, leaflets and signs. Italian will be the medium of instruction as far as possible.

What do I need to bring?

Notepad/paper and a pen.

You are of course welcome to bring bottled water or filled travel mugs with you should you wish.

Any additional costs

For new beginners, this class uses a textbook. We ask you to buy this before the class.

You can source it yourself should you wish or we sell it on our website. (On the main Italian page or in our Shop page)

What else do I need to know?

No prior knowledge of the language is assumed. This course is suitable for students who have never studied Italian before or who studied the language years ago and want to go back to the basics.

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Excellent for beginners

Rated 5.0 out of 5
2024-01-04

This is a really useful course for those starting off learning Italian for basic conversation and reading. Classes are held in a relaxed easy going atmosphere with no pressure.

Gordon

Italian for Beginners

Rated 5.0 out of 5
2022-11-09

Nadia is an excellent teacher and this course is really fun. It is so interesting to learn a new language and think about Italian in comparison to other European languages.

Dr
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