Italian Stage 2

Suitable for: Students who have completed stage 1 or equivalent
1 Revision and Consolidation of Stage 1:
• talk about yourself, friends and family, describe where you live
• explain your daily routine, likes and dislikes
• ask for information and directions
Main grammar points: present tense of regular are/ere/ire verbs, e.g. parlare, vendere + servire plus present tense of main irregular verbs essere, avere, fare etc..Simple prepositions: in, a, da etc..
Vocabulary revision: numbers, adjectives, family, routine, time and days, food, drink and travel.

2 Main Topic areas covered in Stage 2:
• talk about what you did yesterday
• tell the story of your life so far
• talk about past holidays, visits to Italy etc.
• talk about what you used to do
• describe what your friends and family were like
• describe good/bad experiences you’ve had over the previous year
• say when your football team will win the European Cup
• say what life will be like 50 years from now
• say what you + your friends were doing last night from 8.00 to 10.00 pm

3 Main grammar points covered in Stage 2:
• present perfect of regular and main irregular verbs, e.g. ho parlato, abbiamo comperato, hai detto etc.
• imperfect tense for past description, routine and continuous actions e.g. parlavi, vendeva, era, avevo, etc…
• direct and indirect object pronouns e.g. mi, ti, ci, gli etc.
• simple future tense, e.g. parleró, avró, amerete etc.
• imperatives, e.g. etc…parla, parli, non parlare etc.