Intermediate Italian Level B1-B2

Structure of the intermediate Italian course (B1-B2)

Level B1: The threshold (Communicative independence)

Level B1 enables you to deal with most situations that arise while travelling, expressing opinions and describing experiences with greater fluently.

Module 7: Narrating and describing

1. The imperfect: uses, conjugation, and differences from the past perfect

2. Combined use of imperfect and past perfect (ongoing and completed actions)

3. Combined pronouns: me lo, te la, glielo, etc.

4. The pluperfect: expressing anteriority in the past

5. Simple relative pronouns: che and cui

6. Double relative pronouns: il quale, la quale, chi

7. The hypothetical period of reality (se + present)

8. Indirect speech in the present and past tense

Module 8: Modals and Conjunctions

1. The simple conditional: uses, conjugation, and irregular verbs

2. Using the conditional to express wishes, advice, and polite requests

3. Forms and uses of ci (as an adverb of place and as a pronominal)

4. Forms and uses of ne (partitive function and pronominal function)

5. The use of the gerund (ongoing actions and causal function)

6. Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the past perfect

7. Conjunctions to express cause, purpose, and opposition (poiché, affinché, benché)

8. The vocabulary of emotions and feelings

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Level B2: Upper intermediate (Effectiveness and fluency)

Level B2 allows for fluent and spontaneous communication, the use of complex texts, and participation in technical discussions in one’s field.

Module 9: Opinion and Uncertainty

1. The present subjunctive: formation and obligatory use cases (will, doubt, opinion)

2. The imperfect subjunctive: formation and use

3. The past and pluperfect subjunctive: compound forms

4. The hypothetical period of possibility (se + imperfect subjunctive/simple conditional)

5. The hypothetical period of unreality (se + past perfect subjunctive/compound conditional)

6. The compound conditional: expressing actions that failed in the past

7. The use of the passivating si and the impersonal si: distinction and contexts

8. The vocabulary of argumentation: secondo me, è ovvio che, nonostante

Module 10: Form and Complexity

1. The passive form: essere + past participle and alternatives (venire, andare )

2. The implicit construct (infinitive, gerund, participle) to connect sentences

3. Double and mixed pronouns (chiunque, qualunque, neanche)

4. Free indirect speech: reporting thoughts without saying or thinking

5. The future perfect: future actions that are prior to other future actions

6. The most complex subjunctives: the use with anche se, a condizione che

7. The use of prefixes and suffixes to expand vocabulary (e.g. super-, -mente, -ezza )

8. Lexical variation: synonyms and antonyms to improve exposition

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