Intermediate

Main competencies:

• express opinions, preferences and hopes
• express agreement and disagreement
• complain about something
• express wishes, opinions, formulate hypothesis, make suppositions
• use the correct language depending on different means of communications
• talk about traditions, national holidays and presents
• talk about historical characters and famous Italian people
• describe Italy, its geography and its heritage
• talk about everyday life and problems
• talk about the news
• learn and use the vocabulary related to: objects, materials, shapes, learning a language, problems of living in a big city, means of communication, bank holidays and traditions, books, family

Main grammar topics:

• how to use the past tenses: passato prossimo and imperfetto
• trapassato prossimo (e.g. avevo pensato, eravamo andati)
• the subjunctive: congiuntivo presente, passato, imperfetto e trapassato
• direct and indirect object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi, lo, la, li, le, gli, le)
• compound pronouns (e.g. me la, glieli, etc.)
• condizionale semplice (e.g. vorrei, mangerebbe, direste) and condizionale composto (e.g. avrei detto, sarebbe tornato)
• relative pronouns (che, cui, quale)
• periodo ipotetico della possibilità (e.g. se avessi i soldi, comprerei una casa nuova)
• periodo ipotetico dell’irrealtà (e.g. se avessi preso la macchina, non sarei arrivato tardi)
• conjunctions and prepositions
• make comparisons using che and di
• the passive form with essere and venire
• the passive form with andare
• indirect speech