Italian Intermediates: Conditional Verb Tense, Popular Expressions, Numbers
In 7 classes, students gain confidence in learning Italian by focusing on grammar, verbs, and mini-conversation skills. We will go over the conditional verb tense (presente and passato), popular exclamation expressions, and ordinal numbers.
Emily Culbertson | Italian Teacher & Italian Tutor
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(517)
What's included
7 live meetings
5 hrs 15 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Optional to review the material taught.Assessment
There are no quizzes or tests. We review and engage in mini-conversations together. Your student should expect to participate. If asked, I provide a certificate in pdf format for finishing the course.Class Experience
This course is a part of the series called Italian Intermediates, intended to be after the series Let's Start Speaking Italian 1-8. However, your student can jump in at any level to learn the Italian grammar, vocabulary, and verbs we are focusing on for this course. Week 1: i numberi ordinali (saying first, second, third,...). We'll learn how to say 1st to 10th and then the patterns up to 1,000th. We'll also look at examples in sentences. (p312) Week 2: Regular verbs in the Condizionale presente-- Learning a verb tense used to express intention, preference, a wish, or polite request (page 328) Week 3-4: Irregular verbs in the Condizionale presente (dare, fare, stare, andare, avere, cadere, dovere, potere, sapere, vedere, vivere, essere, bere, venire, volere) Week 5: Esclamazioni comuni (exclamazions expression a wish or a feeling) such as Best Wishes, Congratulations, Happy birthday, Break a leg, Wow, Well done, Help, Cheers, etc. We'll learn about 32 expressions. Week 6: Condizionale passato (saying expressions such as I would have finished...). We'll learn the formula pattern and then read examples. (page 331-332) Week 7: Review. If time permits, we'll look at some popular Italian foods to know their Italian name and what they are. This is very helpful when going to Italian restaurants or traveling to Italy. Each week, as long as time permits, we will also do mini-conversation skills. *Each time, we will review the information from the last lesson. *Students will be given a PDF, etc. (Homework is optional which includes reviewing what we learned.) *Subject to change.
Learning Goals
The goal of this class is to help students get excited and feel confident in speaking some Italian through learning some key grammar and verb skills. We will go over the conditional verb tense in presente and passato, learn ordinal numbers, and popular exclamation expressions in order to get them interested in foreign languages for college or feeling more confident in upper Italian for those learning the language for fun, traveling to Italy, living in Italy, or understanding Italian relatives better.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Quizlet may be given at times as a ways to review what we learned. Your student will need an account signed up for in order to play the games/ save the scores.
Italiano Bello is a website that I may suggest students using to review verb tenses-- no signs ups or accounts required. It will also students to practice creating verbs in that verb tense.
YouTube may be used in class if extra timer permits to learn conversation skills, a song, or watch a show in Italian. No account needed. Links will be in classroom to re-watch video if desired.
Supply List
Printer will be needed if you desire to print off the pdf of what we learn in each class.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Printables will be in the classroom.
Quizlet may be given at times as a ways to review what we learned. Students will need an account signed up for in order to play the games/ save the scores.
Italian Bello to review or look at examples.
YouTube may be used in class if extra timer permits to learn conversation skills, a song, or watch a show in Italian.
Joined December, 2018
4.9
517reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from North Carolina State University
I believe that taking foreign language classes opens the doors to many opportunities. In high school, I took Spanish, and at university, I learned up to the Intermediate level in Italian. I now give students the opportunity to learn the Italian language by making it fun and engaging through my teaching style, print-offs, and Quizlets games. I have been teaching beginner through intermediate Italian courses since 2019 involving basic conversation skills, grammar (present indicative, passato prossimo, conjugating verbs with pronouns, adjectives reflecting the correct the-- as there are 7 the's in Italian, and more), as well as vocabulary and fairytale reading classes to make the language to come to life in a fun way. I've taught over 1,000 students through private lessons, group sessions, and charter schools with over 400 positive reviews.Reviews
Live Group Class
$25
weekly1x per week, 7 weeks
45 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
2-5 learners per class
