UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES
& INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
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Italian Level 3+
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Italian Syllabus 3.
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to:
- Develop of accuracy in grammar structures and communication.
- Acquire a better fluency to be able to follow discussion and debates on current issues;
- Discuss personal, social and current issues using appropriate structures and range of
vocabulary
Functions
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Express opinions, worries, agreements/disagreements, doubts
Asking for permissions
Dos and don’ts in public places
Asking for help
Describing an object
Complaints
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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Italian language/words versus English ones
The city & Italian regions
Shapes and materials
Buying items
Adverts
Grammar
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Revision of present subjunctive
Revision: direct and indirect pronouns
Combined pronouns (glielo, gliene…)
Relative pronouns: che, cui. Il quale, la quale
Trapassato prossimo: “Ero appena uscita quando è iniziato a piovere”
The past conditional
Recognize the “Passato Remoto”
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Possessive Pronouns: “è tua questa macchina? No è sua.”
Introduction of past subjunctive
La particella CI
Futuro anteriore “ti chiamerò quando sarò arrivato”
Learning Resources
Books
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Espresso 3. Libro dello studente ed esercizi. Chapters 1-3.
Handouts provided by the tutor.
In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials for self-study in the
Self-Access Centre.
Bilingual Dictionaries
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Bilingual Dictionary (Collins).
Reference:
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Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana. ISBN 8886440340.
Italian grammar in practice. ISBN 9788886440899
Useful websites:
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http://www.ucl.ac.uk/language-centre/Self-AccessCentre/index.php?Language=Italian&UserID=
Bookshops:
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Waterstone’s – 82 Gower Street WC1E 6EQ
Italian Bookshop - 5 Warwick Street
London W1B 5LU
Please note that the syllabus might vary according to class progress and availability of materials.
Do not hesitate to contact your tutor for further information.
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