| Description: | This is the second of six levels. This course is for those students who have completed one semester (or equivalent) of Italian and who already have a basic vocabulary of Italian and basic knowledge of elementary structures of the language. Course description and objectives: Students will be able to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring an exchange of information on familiar and routine matters, to describe his/her background, immediate environment and matters related to areas of most immediate relevance. Grammar: Review of beginning level contents. Reflexive verbs. Future. Imperfect: forms and usage. Direct pronouns. Indirect pronouns. Present Conditional. Interrogative pronouns. Some areas covered: Shopping. Habits in the past. Invite, accept, refuse, give alternative offer. Giving advice. Health and medicines. Italian festivities. Talking about future plans Talking about food. Tourism. Giving directions and instructions. Literature: reading of appropriate literary passages. |