Program Structure
COMMUNICATIVE CONTENT
- Telling an event
- Talking about habits related to school memories
- Description of a teacher, a classmate, a course, a school
- Expressing agreement/disagreement
- Expressing regret
- Showing amazement and disbelief
- Admitting something
- Criticizing an opinion or a statement
- Talking about food
- Talking about taste
- Expressing a preference
- Description of a dish
- Describing a procedure in detail
- Reporting information
- Expressing percentages/statistics and commenting on them
- Framing a fact in a past century
- Reporting an event or a historical fact
- Expressing and discussing your point of view in informal contexts
GRAMMAR
- Use of the auxiliary verbs ESSERE or AVERE in the Passato Prossimo
- Verbs with double auxiliary in the Passato Prossimo
- Cavarsela and Entrarci
- Review of past tenses : passato prossimo, imperfetto, passato remoto
- Relative pronouns Chi, Ciò che
- Indefinite words
- Future perfect (Futuro anteriore)
- Subjunctive with indefinites
- Dislocation to the left (?) Dislocazione a sinistra
- Passive voice
- Verbs + prepositions
- Time indicators Allora, Un giorno
- Indirect speech introduced by di
- Use of conditional to express uncertain information
- Non perchè + subjunctive
- Indirect interrogative sentences
COMMUNICATIVE CONTENT
- Talking about work
- Making a request and respond formally
- Talking clearly and politely in a formal situation
- Communicating a desire or an intention
- Exchanging complex information and advice about work
- Expression of emotions in formal and informal situations
- Talking about oneself
- Description of people
- Complaining
- Interviewing someone
- Film genres
- Expressing taste and preferences
- Telling the plot of a movie
- Review a movie
- Expressing criticism
GRAMMAR
- Use of subjunctive with relative sentences
- Use of subjunctive with relative superlative
- Difference between Finalmente and Alla fine
- Gerund with causal and hypothetical function
- Tense correlation: conditional with subjunctive
- Professions (feminine and masculine)
- Adjectives formed from nouns
- Use of the postponed possessive adjectives
- Uscirsene
- Use of possessive Proprio
- The formation of the opposite of nouns and adjectives
- Different ways to express SE in the hypothetical sentence
- Hypotheticals (irrealtà)
- Come se – Senza che + subjunctive
- Position of adjectives
- Subjuncive with the negative main clause
- Subjuntive with Purché
- Fare + infinitive
COMMUNICATIVE CONTENT
- Visiting a museum
- Starting and ending a presentation
- Telling by specifying details
- Focusing on a specific part of the speech
- Description of an image
- Expressing agreement/disagreement
- Sustainable Italy
- Expressing an opinion and an evaluation
- Taking about environmental problems
- Making proposals
- Expressing wishes
- Curiosities about Italy
- Expressing doubts
- Explaining something
- Congratulate
- Asking and giving advice
GRAMMAR
- Prepositions In and A
- Subjunctive tenses correlation
- Infinitive used as a noun
- Relative pronouns
- Relative pronoun Il cui
- Relative pronoun Il che
- Position of pronouns with gerund, past participle, infinitive and imperative
- More about the position of the adjective
- Future (Different uses)
- Position of the adverbs
- Definite articles with geographic nouns
- Gerund present and past
- Some expressions with pronominal verbs : A dirla tutta, Sbrigarsela da soli, Arrampicarsi sugli specchi
- Homonyms
- Words with two plurals
COMMUNICATIVE CONTENT
- Conducting an interview
- Contradicting a common opinion
- Discussing a topic
- General Review
GRAMMAR
- Subjuntive with comparative sentences
- Subjunctive with : In modo che, Far sì che
- Plural of compound words
- Use of Mica
- Some idiomatic expressions : Prendersela, Darci giù…
- Comparative of equality Tanto quanto
Short 5 weeks course aimed at improving our students’ conversational skills on everyday topics.
No books required.
Classes are 90 minutes long.
You’ll explore the most significant works from the origins of Italian literature to the present day, discovering prominent authors and gaining valuable insights into the historical and cultural contexts that shaped Italy’s literary movements and genres.
From Dante Alighieri and Boccaccio to modern voices like Dacia Maraini and Elena Ferrante, you’ll be introduced to Italy’s major literary figures.
Lessons are organized into 4-hour blocks (equivalent to two classes), each focusing on a specific historical period in Italian history. You can choose to enroll in the full 24-lesson program or select individual blocks to focus on the periods that interest you most.
If you opt for the comprehensive package of 24 lessons or choose a more tailored option with a package of 12 lessons that align with your preferences. For personalized 12 or 24-class packages at a discounted rate, kindly reach out to us at italianschool@sfiis.org.
Alternatively, you can enroll in individual regions from the list provided below.
Mastering Italian phonetics is the key to achieving a truly authentic accent and boosting your confidence in spoken Italian. Barbara will guide you through the nuances of Italian sounds, pronunciation, and intonation patterns that make the language so musical and distinctive.
In this course, you’ll not only learn how to pronounce words correctly, but also gain a deeper understanding of the rhythm, stress, and melody unique to Italian. Through engaging lessons, practical exercises, and personalized feedback, you’ll develop a keen ear for Italian phonetics, equipping you to understand native speakers more easily and express yourself with precision and clarity.
A 10$ nonrefundable registration fee will be automatically added at checkout.
Books are not included in the enrollment price.
DISCOUNTS
BRING A FRIEND: If you enroll with a friend (new to IIS), you both get a 10% discount
ENROLL IN 2 GROUPS: if you enroll in 2 groups in the same Term, you will get a 15% discount on the second group's enrollment (the less expensive)
PRIVATE CLASSES: if you are enrolled in a group, you can purchase private classes with a 10% discount
BULK REGISTRATION: if you enroll in 2 or more Terms at the same time, you will not pay the $10 registration fee and will get an additional 10% discount
To get these discounts, send an email to italianschool@sfiis.org
