This level is for students who have already completed A1 level. If you have not previously studied with the IIC please write to us at langcor.iicnewdelhi@esteri.it to schedule an entrance test.
Class
This is the upper elementary level in a language where the basic communications are developed. Making friends is not easy but when you start to share your memories and your future plan, you get closer and closer, not only to the language you are studying but also with the native speaker of that particular language.
The interaction here moves from the formal way of interacting with strangers to daily situations with your friends. Past, future, imperative, conditional, continuous tenses are explored with songs, movies and…. More!
Listening Skills
- Recognizing the main idea and key details in short conversations, announcements, and simple media content (e.g., weather forecasts, short interviews).
- Following simple instructions and explanations spoken at a moderate pace.
Speaking Skills
- Describing daily routines, past experiences, and future plans using simple connected sentences.
- Expressing preferences, opinions, and reasons in a basic way (e.g., “Perché…”, “Secondo me…”).
- Handling common travel and service situations, such as booking accommodation, ordering in restaurants, or explaining a problem.
- Participating in simple conversations about familiar topics with increasing confidence.
- Using formal and informal language appropriately in common situations.
Reading Skills
- Reading and understanding short texts such as emails, short articles, advertisements, schedules, and informational brochures.
- Identifying main ideas and specific information in simple narratives.
- Understanding instructions, forms, and everyday written communication.
Writing Skills
- Writing short paragraphs about personal experiences, routines, and plans.
- Composing informal and simple formal emails.
- Describing people, places, and events using connected sentences.
- Narrating past events using basic past tense forms.
Vocabulary
- Expanded everyday vocabulary related to travel, health, work, technology, leisure, and daily life.
- Expressions for giving opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, and making suggestions.
- More detailed time expressions and sequencing words (prima, dopo, mentre).
Cultural Awareness
- Understanding differences between formal and informal communication in real contexts.
- Introduction to everyday Italian customs and social norms.
- Basic awareness of regional differences in language and culture.
- Greater familiarity with contemporary Italian lifestyle and traditions.
A2 learners can interact in routine situations with some independence and can describe experiences, plans, and opinions in simple terms.
Learning Plan
- The indirect pronouns
- Demonstrative adjectives: “questo” and “quello” (This and That)
- The informal imperative (second-person singular: “tu”)
- Comparatives of majority and minority (più di / meno di)
- The Imperfetto tense (Imperfect past tense)
- Passato prossimo vs. Imperfetto (Choosing between past tenses)
- The particle “ci”
- Altered nouns: Diminutives and Augmentatives (I nomi alterati)
- Pronominal verbs: “farcela”, “sapere”, and “andarsene”
- Comparatives of equality: “quanto / come”
- Passato prossimo of the verbs “cominciare “ and “ finire”
- The present conditional tense
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