{"id":2147,"date":"2023-06-06T06:20:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/corsi-standard\/livello-base\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T05:00:36","slug":"livello-base","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/corsi-standard\/livello-base\/","title":{"rendered":"BASIC USER &#8211; A1 Breakthrough Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A1.1 <\/strong>(25 hours)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Topics \u2013 Unit 1: <em>\u201cPrimi contatti\u201d<\/em>; Unit 2: <em>\u201cIo e gli altri\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Grammar and Vocabulary Aspects \u2013 The Italian alphabet, personal pronouns, the verbs <em>essere<\/em> (to be), <em>avere<\/em> (to have), and <em>chiamarsi<\/em> (to be called), definite and indefinite articles, adjectives related to nationalities, singular and plural forms of nouns, adjectives, and articles, demonstrative and interrogative pronouns, cardinal numbers from 0 to 100, regular verbs ending in <em>-are<\/em>, the simple prepositions <em>in<\/em> and <em>a<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the end of this course, the student will be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Spell names and nouns, introduce themselves and others, ask about someone\u2019s origins and language knowledge, and request personal information.<\/li>\n<li>Communicate their address and phone number, talk about their likes and preferences, ask and state age.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This course is intended for those with no prior knowledge of the Italian language or for those who may benefit from a review starting at this level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook and materials<\/strong><br \/>\nLuciana Ziglio \u2013 Giovanna Rizzo, <em>Nuovo espresso 1 PLUS. Libro dello studente e esercizi<\/em>. <em>Corso di italiano A1<\/em>. <em>(book &amp; interactive e-book) <\/em>(Firenze: Alma, 2025). <strong>Units 1-3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A1.2 <\/strong>(25 hours)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topics \u2013 Unit 3: <\/strong><em>\u201cBuon Appetito!\u201d<\/em>; Unit 4: <em>\u201cTempo libero\u201d<\/em>; Unit 5: <em>\u201cIn Hotel\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Grammar and Vocabulary Aspects \u2013 Review of previous content; the verbs <em>volere<\/em> (to want), <em>andare<\/em> (to go), <em>giocare<\/em> (to play), <em>leggere<\/em> (to read), <em>uscire<\/em> (to go out), <em>venire<\/em> (to come); adverbs of frequency; interrogatives; <em>mi piace\/mi piacciono<\/em> (I like); cardinal numbers starting from 100; agreement between nouns and adjectives; <em>c\u2019\u00e8\/ci sono<\/em> (there is\/there are).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the end of this course, the student will be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Order at a restaurant or bar, read texts, listen to and understand audiovisual sources related to leisure activities, book a hotel room, and give directions on how to reach a place.<\/li>\n<li>Talk about leisure time, personal tastes and preferences, describe an apartment, express agreement or disagreement, ask and tell the time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This course is intended for those who already have a basic knowledge of Italian sufficient to access this level, or for those who may benefit from a review starting here<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook and materials\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luciana Ziglio \u2013 Giovanna Rizzo,\u00a0<em>Nuovo espresso 1 PLUS. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano A1 (book &amp; interactive e-book) <\/em>(Firenze: Alma, 2025). <strong>Units 3-4-5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A1.3 <\/strong>(25 hours)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topics<\/strong> \u2013 Unit 6: <em>\u201cBest Wishes!\u201d<\/em>; Unit 7: <em>\u201cAround the City\u201d<\/em>; Unit 8: <em>\u201cDiscovering Italy\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grammar Aspects<\/strong> \u2013 Review of previous content; the <em>passato prossimo<\/em> (present perfect); regular and irregular past participles; the absolute superlative; the verbs <em>potere<\/em> (can), <em>dovere<\/em> (must), and <em>volere<\/em> (to want); double negation; expressions of quantity; the partitive.<\/p>\n<p>Course Objectives<\/p>\n<p>By the end of this course, the student will be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Talk about working hours, a typical day, habits, indicate the frequency of an action, express possession, and define the days and times of one or more events.<\/li>\n<li>Describe a place or a route, apologize, refer someone to other people, and talk about opening and closing times.<\/li>\n<li>Narrate past events, talk about holidays, and discuss the weather.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This course is intended for those who already have a knowledge of Italian sufficient to access this level, or for those who may benefit from a review starting here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook and Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luciana Ziglio \u2013 Giovanna Rizzo, <em>Nuovo Espresso 1 PLUS. <\/em><em>Student\u2019s Book and Exercises. Italian Course A1<\/em> (book and interactive e-book) (Florence: Alma, 2025). Units 6\u20137\u20138.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A1.4 <\/strong>(25 hours)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Topics \u2013 Unit 9: <em>\u201cFlavours of Italy\u201d<\/em>; Unit 10: <em>\u201cThe Family\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grammar Aspects \u2013 <\/strong>Review of previous content; reflexive verbs; the impersonal construction with <em>si<\/em> + verb in the third person; possessive adjectives and articles with possessive adjectives; the relative superlative; the <em>passato prossimo<\/em> of reflexive verbs; direct pronouns <em>lo, la, li, le<\/em> and <em>ne<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the end of this course, the student will be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Talk about shopping and personal habits related to it, shop in a grocery store or specialty shop, describe a shop, ask for and understand a recipe.<\/li>\n<li>Communicate about everyday life events, talk about marriage, describe and talk about their family, describe photographs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This course is intended for those who already have a knowledge of Italian sufficient to access this level, or for those who may benefit from a review starting here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook and Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luciana Ziglio \u2013 Giovanna Rizzo, <em>Nuovo Espresso 1 PLUS. <\/em><em>Student\u2019s Book and Exercises. Italian Course A1<\/em> (book and interactive e-book) (Florence: Alma, 2025). Units 9\u201310.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A1.4<\/strong> (25 hours)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Topics \u2013 unit 9: daily life; unit 10: family<br \/>\nGrammar \u2013 revision of previous contents, reflexive verbs, some adverbs of frequency, ways of saying introduced by the verb fare, possessive adjectives and the use of articles with possessive adjectives, relative superlative, present perfect of reflexive verbs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the end of this course, learners will be able to:<br \/>\n1. read texts, listen and comprehend audio-visual sources about someone\u2019s habits, daily life, Italian festivities.<br \/>\n2. talk about daily life and daily events, describe festivities and celebrations, talk about and describe their family, describe pictures.<\/p>\n<p>This course is for those who have a knowledge of Italian language which enables them to access this course\u2019s contents or for those who need to revise language contents from this level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook and materials<\/strong><br \/>\nMaria Bal\u00ec and Irene Dei, Nuovo espresso 4. Libro dello studente e esercizi. Corso di italiano A4. 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