Italian Beginners Stage 3 (Rosa Santi) - Northern Beaches Community College

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Italian Beginners Stage 3 (Rosa Santi)

Course Outline:

For those students who have completed the first two terms or for those who are familiar with the basics of Italian language

Topics include

     Identification and Pronunciation (vowels, consonants, tones in words and structures).

    Greetings (meeting people) - Introducing and describing yourself and others.

    Asking and responding: your and someone’s name; country of origin; your well being (for example ‘how are you?’ ‘where are you from?’ or 'what’s your name?').

    Using basic communicative expressions in formal and familiar forms

    Small talk – idioms

    Time – time of the day, days of the week, months; birthdays

    Numbers – For example telephone number, address, money, age

    Cultural Perspective – geography, demography, and social customs

    Practice – Some language learning/study strategies

    Greetings and describing yourself and others, professions, finding out more about somebody

    Restaurants – ordering food, drinks etc.

    Directions

    Likes and dislikes, hobbies, activities, negatives, agreeing and disagreeing, personal opinions, social life, daily activities and routines, family and friends

    Grammar practice, pronouns, possessives, demonstratives, present and past time relations, singular and plural

    Practice, dialogues in formal and informal context – role plays, strategies for language learning, reading texts.

    Present and past tense or regular and irregular verbs.

Please Bring:

‘BUONGIORNO ITALIA!’ by Joseph Cremona - New Edition - (approximate cost $35)

 Pen and notebook.

 Where to buy the book

 Abbey’s Bookshop, 313 York Street, Sydney www.abbeys.com.au

 or www.amazon.com.au

 or www.bookdepository.com

 NOTES

There are many bookshops shops, or options to order the book online in addition to the recommended outlets above. Please note it is quite common for a textbook not to be available at the commencement time of your course. If this becomes the case, your tutor will have photocopied handouts available until your book arrives.

 If you are new to this group, before you buy the book and for more information, we are happy to put you in contact with the tutor. Please call and check with the office on 9970 1000 to confirm the class is going ahead before purchasing your book. NBMC is not liable to for any loss incurred from purchasing a textbook if a class is cancelled.

About the Tutor:

 Rosa Santi moved from Italy to Mosman. She studied cinema and communication in Rome and worked many years in tourism, wedding and events planning on the Amalfi Coast. She obtained a full qualification to teach Italian according to the newest standards of the University for Foreigners of Siena and is experienced teaching Italian to both professionals and amateurs. Believing that language is alive, she uses mostly authentic resources, to let you learn having fun and at your own pace!

If you are new to this group, before you buy the book and for more information, we are happy to put you in contact with the tutor.
Please call and check with the office on 9970 1000 to confirm the class is going ahead before purchasing your book. NBMC is not liable to for any loss incurred from purchasing a textbook if a class is cancelled._

This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.

Course testimonials:

  • I enjoyed Rosa's ability to impart the knowledge in an easy to understand format.
  • I enjoyed the enthusiasm & encouragement of our teacher Rosa