Beginner (CILS A1)
141 self-paced lessons: Greetings and tu or Lei, the sounds of Italian, people and things, articles, numbers, prices and time, the present tense, the bar and the restaurant, where things are, the everyday irregular verbs, likes and dislikes, your daily routine and possessives.
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How Italian Sounds
Say the five Italian vowels cleanly, find the stressed syllable, and read the written accent that marks a final stress.
Reading Italian Aloud
Read c, g, ch, gh, h, gli, gn, sc and z correctly, and spell your name the Italian way.
Greetings and Goodbyes
Greet people and say goodbye at any time of day, and use grazie, prego, per favore and scusa / scusi.
My Name Is ...
Say your name with mi chiamo, ask someone else's with tu or Lei, and answer with piacere.
The Verb Essere, Part 1 of 2
Say I am, you are, he / she is and the polite you are with essere, and make a nationality agree with the person.
The Verb Essere, Part 2 of 2
Use the plural forms of essere, tell I am from they are, ask questions by intonation and say no with non.
Tu or Lei?
Choose between informal tu and polite Lei, use the right verb with each, and ask how someone is.
Where Are You From?
Ask and say where people are from with di + city, and give nationalities that agree with the person.
Dialogue Lab: First Day at the Language School
Follow a first conversation at a language school in Florence and choose and write the missing lines.
Error Hunt: First Words
Find and fix the mistakes English speakers make most with greetings, essere, nationalities and tu or Lei.
Real-World Mission: Introduce Yourself
Introduce yourself in three lines for a language school, once to classmates with tu and once to the director with Lei.
Unit 1 review: Ciao! Who Are You?
Listen, speak and write with what you learned in "Ciao! Who Are You?", then a short unit quiz.
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