Course introduction:

Italian Beginner 1 (Part A) is the first level of Italian at Polyglottist Language Academy. It is recommended for complete beginners, who have no knowledge of Italian. In this course, students will learn basic grammar and vocabulary to be able to understand everyday Italian and express themselves in Italian. 

Textbook: 

Prego! An Invitation to Italian (seventh edition) by Lazzarino, Dini, Peccianti

ISBN -13: 978-0-07-353526-5 (Student Edition)

Course Schedule

Week One

Course Introduction/ Greetings and Expressions of Politeness

The Alphabet and Pronunciation

Week Two

Topics & Vocabulary: How old are you? Where are you from? Numbers 1-10

Grammar: Personal pronouns

Week Three

Topics & Vocabulary: Days of the week/Calendar/Numbers 10-100

Preliminary Chapter Revision

Week Four

Topics & Vocabulary: Italian City

Grammar: Nouns: Gender and Number

Week Five

Revision: Italian City

Grammar: Indefinite Articles/Verb “avere”/Expressions with “avere”

Week Six

Topics: Reading an Italian Text (Le venti regioni d’Italia)

Vocabulary: Description

Grammar: Italian Adjectives