Adult Classes Descriptions

Levels

Comunication and Vocab

Grammar

A1

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    • Greetings (ciao, buon giorno,
    • buona sera, buona notte...)
    • Introductions (mi chiamo..., ho ...
    • anni, sono di..., piacere)
    • Polite expressions and
    • useful phrases (Come stai? vs
    • come sta? Come si dice? Che
    • significa? Grazie, prego...)
    • Countries & nationalities
    • To come from & to live (sono
    • di... vs abito a...)
    • Months
    • Days of the week
    • Numbers (ordinali e cardinali)
    • Time and date (Che ore sono?
    • Che giorno è oggi?)
    • Family members

    • To be – present tense
    • To have – present tense
    • Nouns
    • Adjectives
    • Articles
    • There is & there are
    • Regular verbs – present tense
    • Affirmative sentence
    • Negative sentence
    • Basic question words
    • Simple and articulated prepositions
    • Possessive adjectives

A1+

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    • Food
    • To like (mi piace.../mi piacciono...)
    • Daily routine
    • Work (sono.../faccio...; lavoro a.../lavoro in...)
    • Free time (fare sport, suonare strumenti, leggere...)
    • Shopping (negozi, centro commerciale, mercato, vestiti, spesa...)
    • Price (Quanto costa? Quanto costano?)
    • Means of transportation
    • Around town (edifici, vie, negozi, chiesa, banca, edicola...)
    • Directions (dritto, destra, sinistra...)
    • Quantities (grammi, chili, litri...)

    • Irregular verbs – present tense
    • Reflexive verbs – present tense
    • Adverbs of frequency
    • Partitive articles
    • This and that
    • Direct object pronouns
    • Impersonal “si”
    • Verbs: sapere vs conoscere
    • Modal verbs: dovere, potere, volere
    • Verbs: potere vs sapere
    • Past tense – passato prossimo

A2

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    • Talk about memories: once upon a time... when I was younger...
    • Physical descriptions (alto, basso, bello, brutto, lungo, corto...)
    • Words describing personality (simpatico, gentile,
      allegro...)
    • Talk about near future plans (come rimaniamo? A che ora...? Volentieri! D’accordo!)
    • Ask information politely (volevo sapere....)
    • Talk about feelings (mi sento...)
    • Use some interjections and exclamations (ma davvero? Ma dai! Ma non mi dire! Roba da matti!
      Sul serio?)
    • Talk about health problems (avere mal di.../problemi a...; farsi male a/fare male...)

    • Past tense – imperfect
    • Imperfect vs passato prossimo
    • Comparative and superlative forms
    • Phrasal verbs: cominciare a, finire di, andarsene, volerci...
    • Imperative
    • Future – future semplice
    • Very & too: troppo & molto
    • Stare + gerund
    • Double negatives
    • Indirect object pronouns
    • Present & past progressive
    • The verb “servire”

B1

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    • Express opinions, wishes, hope (secondo me ...  non/sono d’accordo ... che io sappia ... magari!
    • Vorrei ... sarebbe bello ...)
    • Ask for help (mi darebbe una mano? Potrebbe aiutarmi?...)
    • Prima di + infinite
    • Hypothesis (dovrebbe ...)
    • Avere voglia di ... 
    • Complain (avrei un problema ... l’errore è vostro ... voglio parlare con un responsabile ... )
    • Apologize and justify (mi dispiace ... è la prima  volta che ... non so cosa sia successo...)
    • Texting and calling
    • Come se + subjunctive
    • Fare + infinitive (lasciare, fare in modo che, permettere)
    • Ti va di + infinitive, sentirsela + infinitive

    • Nouns’ modifying suffixes: nomi alterati
    • Past tense – trapassato
    • Conditional mode
    • Combined pronouns
    • Subjunctive mode
    • Adverbs in -mente
    • Introduction to indirect speech
    • Pronominal particles “ci/ne”
    • Sequence of tenses – agreement between verbs in related clauses
    • Past tense – passato remote
    • Historic/narrative present
    • Comparative and superlative – peculiar forms
    • “If” clauses – periodo ipotetico

B2

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    • Talk about events in the past and in the present
    • Talk about regrets
    • Express opinions, wishes and criticisms
    • Make suggestions, judgments and proposals
    • Describe in detail (people, thing, pictures, procedures ...)
    • Talk about percentages and statistics
    • Talk about emotions and feelings
    • Interview someone
    • Use sarcasm and irony
    • Talk about a book or a movie plot
    • Review a book or a movie
    • Congratulate and compliment
    • Give and ask for advice

    • Auxiliaries and verbs with double auxiliary
    • Pronominal verbs (andarsene, cavarsela, sentirsela, uscirsene, entrarci ... )
    • Review past tenses – passato prossimo, imperfect, passato remote, trapassato
    • Future perfect tense
    • Indefinite adjectives and pronouns
    • Passive constructions with “si”
    • Verbs and prepositions
    • Indirect speech – part 2
    • Possessive “proprio”
    • “If” clauses – part 2
    • Sentence structure
    • Irregular profession nouns masculine/feminine
    • Homonymous
    • Words with double plural

Italian Lessons

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Adult Classes

Adult Classes

Adult classes are offered for every level of language proficiency. Students utilize dialogues and short texts to broaden their understanding not just of grammar, but also to initiate and carry independent conversations. The class aims to give students a firm grasp of how to use their language skills to embrace the culture as a whole.

Ciao Amici uses a workbook, chapter books, recipes, opera, and visual media.
These classes are 1 hour long on a weekly basis

BEGINNER A1

MONDAY 7:15 PM - 8:15 PM
WEDNESDAYS 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
FRIDAYS 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
SATURDAYS 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Monthly Fee $ 120.00 
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BEGINNER A1+

THURSDAYS 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
SATURDAYS 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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BEGINNER A2

THURSDAYS 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
SATURDAYS 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Monthly Fee $ 120.00 
(1 hour session)

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INTERMEDIATE B1

TUESDAYS 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
FRIDAYS 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Monthly Fee $ 120.00 
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INTERMEDIATE B2

TUESDAYS 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Monthly Fee $ 120.00 
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ADVANCED

WEDNESDAYS 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Monthly Fee $ 120.00 
(1 hour session)

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PRIVATE

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(1 hour session)

One Time Registration Fee $ 50,00

Cooking Classes

Pasta Making Class
Italian Sauce Making Class without ingredients
Appetizer Making Class
Italian Desserts Making Class

Private Virtual Lessons

Choose from a variety of different items to make such as pasta, different types of sauces, Italian appetizers or desserts

for a minimum of 6 people
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