| Description: | One semester of 6 credits is equivalent to the standard two semester sequence of 3 credits. This level covers the same material presented in 3-Credit Italian Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2. Grammar: Review and strengthening of Beginning level contents. Direct pronouns. Adjectives: comparative/superlative. Reflexive verbs. Stare + gerund. Imperfect: habits in the past and description. Imperfect/present perfect. Già/non ...ancora. Relative pronouns. Indirect pronouns. Impersonal form volerci. Introduction to conditional. Diminutives. Possessive adjectives. Imperative - negative imperative: formal and informal. Adjectives: comparative and superlative. Future tense. If clause (se + present or future). Present subjunctive. Stare per + infinitive. Mentre/durante. Combined pronouns, use and positioning. Relative pronouns. Development of the use of the imperfect. Trapassato prossimo. Conditional. Passato remoto. Thematic Areas: Italian festivities. Shopping (clothing). Family and marriage in Italy. Talking about one's habits in the past. An Italian song. Describing a person. Horoscope. Making an appointment: to invite, accept, refuse. Directions. Adapted literature passages. Talking about food. Jobs: talking about working conditions, writing a C.V. House. Apologizing. Cinema: a film review. Vocabulary: Geography. At the doctor's: giving advice. A biography. Newspaper/magazine articles. |