{"id":7363,"date":"2024-08-19T18:51:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/?page_id=7363"},"modified":"2024-09-27T17:38:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T14:38:19","slug":"basic-level-a2-survival-level-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/methods-and-levels\/basic-level-a2-survival-level-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ELEMENTARY LEVEL \u2013 A2 Waystage"},"content":{"rendered":"

A2.1<\/strong> (25 hours)<\/p>\n

Course Description.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Topics – unit 1: \u201cIn giro per l\u2019Italia\u201d (Wandering around in Italy); unit 2: \u201cQuando ero piccola\u201c (When I was a little girl); unit 3: \u201cUn tipo interessante\u201d (An interesting guy)
\n<\/em>Grammatical aspects – review of previous content, the verb piacere <\/em>(to please\/to like), direct pronouns, the imperative mode (2nd person), comparatives, the imperfect (indicative), the use of the near past and the imperfect, the particle there, altered nouns; review of previous content, neither … nor, some pronominal verbs, the comparative with quanto\/come (as much as\/like, the present conditional, someone\/none.<\/p>\n

Course Objectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. read texts, listen to and understand audio-visual sources devoted to the topic of clothing and its vocabulary, memories and habits of the past.<\/li>\n
  2. talk about clothing, personal likes and dislikes, express doubts, ask and give advice about clothing and fashion, talk about memories, describe situations, express for or against something.<\/li>\n
  3. read texts, listen to and understand audio-visual sources focusing on physical and character descriptions of individuals, cultural and social events.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The course is for those who have a knowledge of Italian that would allow them to access this level or those who would benefit from a review from this level.<\/p>\n

    Textbook and materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Nuovo espresso 2. Libro dello studente e esercizi.<\/em> Corso di italiano A2<\/em>. With CD-Audio: A2 (Giovanna Rizzo and Maria Bal\u00ec, Florence: Alma, 2017).<\/p>\n

    A2.2<\/strong> (25 hours)<\/p>\n

    Course Description.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Topics -, unit 4: \u201cTi va di venire?\u201d (Would you like to come?) unit 5: \u201cBuon viaggio!\u201d (Have a good trip!); unit 6: \u201cA tavola!\u201d (To the table!)
    \n<\/em>Grammatical Aspects – stare<\/em> (a verb between to be<\/em> and to stay describing <\/em>current status) + gerund, direct pronouns + have, the concordance between the past participle and direct pronouns, direct and indirect pronouns with the infinitive, relative pronouns; the indicative imperfect of want, the past tense of know and know, the use of the past tense and the imperfect, the verb volerci <\/em>(need to do\/must or should do), the verb serve, the irregular imperative and the negative imperative in the second person singular, pronoun position with the imperative mode.<\/p>\n

    Course Objectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. describe people from a physical and character point of view, talk about the organization of social events, refuse and accept an invitation, make a proposal, accept and refuse a proposal, make a wish, book a theater ticket.<\/li>\n
    2. read texts, listen to and understand audio-visual sources centered on the topics of vacations and habits adopted on vacation, of travel, of eating habits, food and health.<\/li>\n
    3. talk about one’s travel habits and preferences, ask and get information during a trip, express surprise, ask questions about the length of a trip, talk about healthy eating, talk about social media interaction, talk about food and eating habits.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      This course is for those who have a working knowledge of Italian that would allow them to access this level or those who would benefit from a review from this level.<\/p>\n

      Textbook and materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Nuovo espresso 2. Libro dello studente e esercizi.<\/em> Corso di italiano A2<\/em>. With CD-Audio: A2 (Giovanna Rizzo and Maria Bal\u00ec, Florence: Alma, 2017).<\/p>\n

      A2.3 (<\/strong>25 hours)<\/p>\n

      Course Description.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Topics – unit 7: \u201cCome va?\u201d (How do you do?); unit 8: \u201cEgregio Dottor \u2026\u201d (Dear Dr. …)
      \n<\/em>Grammatical aspects – review of previous content, the imperative and negative imperative with Lei (You)<\/em> and voi <\/em>(plural you), the position of pronouns with the imperative mode, the comparative and superlative of good and well, the future simple, bisogna<\/em> (must to\/need to), the hypothetical period of reality (of the first kind).<\/p>\n

      Course Objectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. read texts, listen to and understand audio-visual sources dealing with topics related to health problems, sports and its vocabulary, future actions, job offers, and the world of work.<\/li>\n
      2. talk about health problems, describe symptoms, make suggestions about sports and health, talk about sports activities, talk about future plans, express wishes and intentions, apply for a job offer, talk about a job and working conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The course is for those who have a knowledge of Italian that would allow them to access this level or those who would benefit from a review from this level.<\/p>\n

        Textbook and materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Nuovo espresso 2. Libro dello studente e esercizi.<\/em> Corso di italiano A2<\/em>. With CD-Audio: A2 (Giovanna Rizzo and Maria Bal\u00ec, Florence: Alma, 2017).<\/p>\n

        A2.4<\/strong> (25 hours)<\/p>\n

        Course Description.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Topics – unit 9: \u201cColpo di fulmine\u201d (Love at first sight); unit 10: \u201cCasa dolce casa\u201d (Home sweet home)
        \n<\/em>Grammatical aspects – review of previous content, mentre\/durante<\/em> (while\/during), stare per <\/em>(to be on the verge of doing something) + infinitive, the near past of modal verbs, some concluding conjunctions, the present subjunctive of regular verbs ending in –are, -ere, -ire,<\/em> the present subjunctive of some irregular verbs, the use of the subjunctive to express need, hope, and personal opinions, the comparative form more … than\/that, magari <\/em>(extremely versatile and useful word meaning maybe\/perhaps\/I wish!, among others).<\/p>\n

        Course Objectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. read texts, listen to and understand audio-visual sources focusing on topics such as feelings and love at first sight, houses and apartments.<\/li>\n
        2. talk about feelings, narrate and ask to narrate events, talk about events that occurred at a specific time, communicate disappointment, describe a house and apartment, express needs and desires, speak for or against something, compare things.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          The course is for those who have a knowledge of Italian that would enable them to access this level or those who would benefit from a review from this level.<\/p>\n

          Textbook and materials:<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Nuovo espresso 2. Libro dello studente e esercizi.<\/em> Corso di italiano A2<\/em>. With CD-Audio: A2 (Giovanna Rizzo and Maria Bal\u00ec, Florence: Alma, 2017).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A2.1 (25 hours) Course Description. Topics – unit 1: \u201cIn giro per l\u2019Italia\u201d (Wandering around in Italy); unit 2: \u201cQuando ero piccola\u201c (When I was a little girl); unit 3: \u201cUn tipo interessante\u201d (An interesting guy) Grammatical aspects – review of previous content, the verb piacere (to please\/to like), direct pronouns, the imperative mode (2nd […]","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":375,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7363","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7363"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7671,"href":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7363\/revisions\/7671"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}