Italian Beginners (Level 2)
A second level language course for those who have successfully completed our Level 1 course or have gained that level of ability elsewhere.
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Mon 04 May8 classes, Mon 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM No class Queen's Birthday Monday 1 June Selwyn College, Auckland. Fiorella Tomasi
- $135.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Mon 04 May 19:00 - Mon 04 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Mon 11 May 19:00 - Mon 11 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Mon 18 May 19:00 - Mon 18 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Mon 25 May 19:00 - Mon 25 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Mon 08 Jun 19:00 - Mon 08 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Mon 15 Jun 19:00 - Mon 15 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Mon 22 Jun 19:00 - Mon 22 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Mon 29 Jun 19:00 - Mon 29 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Level 1 Beginners course (familiarity with greetings, be able to talk about yourself and your family, ask for directions, talk about the weather, ask about prices and restaurant orders) and familiarity with the following grammar and language structures:
- agreement of gender and number of some nouns/adjectives eg il libro interessante or i libri interessanti
- personal pronouns/subject pronouns eg io, tu, lui/lei, Lei, Noi, voi, loro
- negative and interrogative structures eg no, non, nessuno, niente
- definite and indefinite articles
- possessive adjectives eg mio, tua, suoi, nostre
- present tense of regular verbs eg -are, -ere, -ire
- present tense of some irregular verbs eg essere, avera, dare, fare
- some prepositions eg di, a da
- indirect pronouns eg mi, ti, gil
In this course, you will consolidate the basic skills learned in the Level 1 course, increase your vocabulary, learn about reflexive verbs, more irregular verbs.
Please contact the office if you are unsure which class is best for you.
More about our Italian Courses
- Italian for Travellers - a level 1 weekend workshop focusing on language for travel - aim to teach students some basic phrases and vocabulary related to travel
- Italian Beginners (Level 1) - for absolute or relative beginners - suitable as an introductory course to start your Italian learning journey with foundational grammar, and to learn some basic phrases and vocabulary for a trip
- Italian Beginners (Level 2 )- for those who have successfully completed a Level 1 - aim to enable students to function in Italian at a basic everyday survival level
- Italian Continuation (Level 3) - introduction of the past tense - aim to enable students to communicate more confidently in everyday situations
- Italian Continuation (Level 4) - to join this course you will be confident with il presente, and i verbi riflessivi confidently and able to use il passato prossimo - learning new grammar structures and vocab to enable students to understand and speak in Italian on many practical matters related to various aspects of Italian culture
- Italian Level 5 - for those confident with using present, reflexive and past tenses - continue learning some grammar structures including future tense and develop your fluency
