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B1 Intermediate

Advance your Italian with our Intermediate course

Ready to elevate your Italian to the next stage? The Intermediate course - our Italian B1 level program - is designed for learners who master the basics and are eager to deepen their understanding of the Italian language.

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ITALIAN LEVEL B1

Why take an Intermediate Course?

If you master the basics of the Italian language and can communicate simple needs, our Italian B1 Intermediate course is the ideal next step in your Italian journey. This course provides sufficient tools for more complex conversations and richer social connections with Italian speakers on familiar topics, preparing you to enjoy Italian media and culture.

Italian B1 Course Overview

After completing the Intermediate course - our Italian B1 level program designed in accordance with the CEFR international standard - you'll be able to confidently:

  • Understand key points in everyday contexts like work, school, and leisure.
  • Deal with most situations encountered while travelling.
  • Craft simple texts on topics of personal interest.
  • Talk about experiences, events, dreams, and aspirations, and share explanations and viewpoints.

“Loved the course! My personal favourite part was the dialogues as they can be quite funny😂 I loved the whole experience! Thank you😇…or should I say grazie !!!”

Taylor N., Giulia Student

What You'll Learn

Communication Skills

By the end of the B1 level Italian program, you'll be able to:

  • speak about your future aspirations, both personal and professional;
  • describe your educational background and future training plans;
  • organize and conduct a job interview in your field of expertise;
  • describe your lifestyle and compare the benefits of urban and rural life;
  • talk about the environment, natural disasters and alternative energy resources;
  • share your thoughts about cultural identity, diversity and globalization;
  • converse about cultural topics and express your opinions and preferences;
  • comment on current cultural trends;
  • converse about relationships, dating, and family structures;
  • talk about the economy, manufacturing, imports, and exports;
  • describe the power and effects of pubblicity;
  • share your passion for sports and competitions;
  • speak about beauty and the importance of self-confidence;
  • talk about the benefits and concerns of the presence of the internet in daily life.

Vocabulary

You'll expand your vocabulary on the following topics:

  • work-related environment and career;
  • education and professions;
  • urban and country lifestyle;
  • personal feelings and relationships;
  • family structures;
  • environment, natural phenomena, energy sources;
  • culture and language identity;
  • Italian design, fashion, food and wine;
  • Italian production and manufacturing;
  • advertising and commercial strategies;
  • olympic sports and competitions;
  • beauty, personal appearance;
  • Internet, online shopping, and digital security.

Grammar

The B1 grammar program includes the following definitions and structures:

  • tenses of the verbs to be, to have, modals, regular in -ARE, -ERE, -IRE, reflexive, and main irregular verbs;
  • indicative past perfect;
  • indicative future perfect;
  • conditional past;
  • subjunctive present, past, imperfect;
  • simple participle;
  • gerundive present;
  • combined use of past tenses;
  • combined use of future tenses;
  • use of subjunctive;
  • impersonal forms;
  • reported speech (introductory clause in the present tense);
  • question sentences (introductory clause in the present tense);
  • if clauses: first and second conditional;
  • pronominal verbs;
  • ci and ne;
  • indefinite adjectives and pronouns;
  • subordinating conjunctions.
“The course was very well-designed and helpful. I learned new knowledge and enjoyed having a good teacher that was a patient, caring, and knowledgeable teacher. I am looking forward to continuing to the next level.”

Alan F., Giulia Student

Meet some of our Italian language teachers

You will experience authentic Italian learning with accredited teachers from our network who are native speakers and recognized experts in teaching Italian as a Foreign Language.

Francesca

Francesca

Giulia Accredited Italian Teacher

  • 10 years of experience
  • Born in Gorizia, Italy
  • Teaching from Berkeley, United States
Lucrezia

Lucrezia

Giulia Accredited Italian Teacher

  • 5 years of experience
  • Born in Rome, Italy
  • Teaching from Rome, Italy
Valentina

Valentina

Giulia Accredited Italian Teacher

  • 17 years of experience
  • Born in Nuoro, Italy
  • Teaching from San Francisco, United States

Learn a language you can use in real life

Our curriculum and lesson materials, crafter by our language experts, ensure you're immersed in authentic situations, enabling you to apply your Italian language skills immediately in real-life contexts.

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