Italian Intermediates: Past Verb Tenses of Passato Prossimo and L'imperfetto
Your student will gain confident in learning Italian by focusing on grammar, verbs, and mini-conversation skills. We will go over some verbs and conjugating in passato prossimo and l'imperfetto (including understanding when to use them).
Emily Culbertson | Italian Teacher & Italian Tutor
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What's included
4 live meetings
3 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 the start of a series that I created for after Let's Start Speaking Italian 1-8. However, your student can take this even if they are a beginner in Italian as any information from the other classes that are necessary to understand this material will be looked at. Week 1: Start learning l'imperfetto (imperfect) verb tense-- when to use it and what does it look like (the formula) for -are, -ere, and -ire verbs Week 2: Learn some verbs that are irregular in the imperfect verb tense (essere, fare, bere, and dire) Week 3: Review what passato prossimo is (or learn the basics of it for those who haven't learn that before) Week 4: Learn when to use passato prossimo versus when to use imperfect verb tense (as they are easily confused) 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 at times be given a PDF, worksheets, etc. (Homework is optional) *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 (specifically understanding 2 challenging verb tenses in Italian: passato prossimo and l'imperfetto) 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, or living in Italy.
Other Details
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
Google Drive link will be given to print off materials for class if they desire to print to review.
Joined December, 2018
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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 basic 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.Reviews
Live Group Class
$100
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
45 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
2-7 learners per class
