A1 Syllabus

Syllabus Level

The A1 level is divided into four sequential classes:

A1.1 – A1.2 – A1.3 – A1.4

Each class lasts for 10 weeks. Upon completion of the four A1 classes, students can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases explaining specific needs.
When listening to a conversation, they can understand words and short sentences, provided that people speak slowly and very clearly.

A1.1 (Absolute beginner) Syllabus

Grammar:

Italian alphabet and pronunciation
Nouns, gender and number
Personal pronouns;
Present tense of regular verbs (1st, 2nd, 3rd
conjugation)
Irregular verbs: essere, stare, avere, fare
Indefinite and definite articles
Adjectives
Prepositions a, in, di
Numbers 1 to 100

Communication skills:

Greetings and introductions;
Addressing people formally/informally;
Asking people how they are doing
Thanking and apologizing
Express our physical and emotional state of being
Asking and replying to simple conversational questions
Ordering at the bar
Expressing preferences

A1.2 Syllabus

Grammar:

Present tense of –ire verbs
Irregular verbs: andare, venire
Modal verb dovere
Adverbs and frequency expressions
Simple prepositions di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra, fra
Compound prepositions
Present tense of reflexive verbs

Communication skills:

Describing living spaces
Vocabulary useful in a hotel
Asking and giving directions
Asking and telling the time
Talking about daily routines
Ordinal numbers 1 st -10 th

A1.3 Syllabus

Grammar:

Irregular verbs: uscire
Verb piacere: present tense and constructions with
the indirect object pronouns
Negative sentences with mai
Simple past with essere and avere
Irregular past participles

Communication skills:

Talking about leisure activities
Describing events in the past
Weather and seasons
Telling a simple biography
Talking about vacations
Writing a postcard

A1.4 Syllabus

Grammar:

Possessives adjectives
Family names
Direct object pronouns
Demonstratives questo and quello
Introduction to the imperfect tense: verb essere
Informal imperative

Communication skills:

Italian holidays and country fairs
Clothing and fashion
Grocery shopping: vendors, foods, idioms
Talking about the workplace
Talking about health: wellness, common problems,
doctors, remedies