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What Italian grammar do I need to study at each level?

February 17, 2014 by Daniel

What Italian grammar do I have to study at each level?Here’s a question emailed to me the other day by Catarina:

Ho trovato le designazione dei livelli d’italiani A1 fino a B2 su molti siti ma non capisco che grammatica, verbi, … correspondono a ogni livello (ho trovato informazione divergente).

Il mio obbiettivo é continuare a imparare per fare prima un esame B1. Che devo studiare esattamente?

(She wants to know what grammar corresponds with each level of the Common European Framework…)

Good question, and I can understand why she is asking, as these days ‘levels’ are not described solely in terms of what grammar you know, or don’t know!

Instead they are descriptions of what you can actually DO with the language (for more on this: Understand your level in Italian).

It’s not surprising therefore, that unless you’re a professional language teacher, it’s not going to be that obvious what you should study when.

If in doubt…

The simplest way to get an idea of what to study next, and what to leave well alone, would be to check out the contents page of a course or book designed for the level that interests you.

A beginners’ course will inevitably cover the basic present and past tenses, for example.

But what if you don’t have a nice set of Italian course books handy?

Well that’s what the Internet is for.

Click the links below  to download the FREE sample chapters from each one of our Italian Workout! series of self-study books.

The just print the contents page from each volume, highlight the grammar covered and, hey presto, you have a level-by-level grammar syllabus!

  • Italian Workout! A1
  • Italian Workout! A2
  • Italian Workout! B1
  • Italian Workout! B2
  • Italian Workout! C

By the way, browsing the material in each of the sample chapters should also give you an approximate idea of your current level in Italian.

Which will allow you to quickly and easily create a study plan:

  1. First, revise the grammar from the level below your current one (to consolidate)
  2. Next, study the grammar from your current level (for accuracy)
  3. Finally, start looking at the grammar for the next level up (to deepen your knowledge of Italian)

 

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P.P.S. 23 places out of 30 are already taken for this week’s FREE ITALIAN CONVERSATION LESSONS. Wednesday is full. There are still a few places for tomorrow and for Friday. Better be quick though. As my mother used to say, “Once they’re gone, they’re gone.”

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Comments

  1. John Thomson says

    February 20, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    Hi everyone

    I am writing this in English, it is a bit technical

    Daniel has had a look at why I am having problems with the webinar program.

    It looks like I have very poor broadband speed, you can check your own, click on the link

    http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk

    My speeds are – download 17.50 megabits per second, upload 00,57 Mbps

    the upload speed is very very low, it is apparently always lower than download but not as poor as this

    This is why I can be heard and not seen or seen and not heard

    I am having fibreoptic broad band installed on 3rd March so hopefully all should be well

    They say the speed will be – up to 38.00 download and 6.00 upload

    A domani

    John

  2. John Thomson says

    February 21, 2014 at 1:49 pm

    I have just finished an “anytime” meeting. it was excellent, putting a face to the posts, Ruth, Gina, Daniel and Paolo, we could hear but not see July.

    I could be seen and heard, the others even waved to Jennifer, my wife and Sam, our dog

    Paolo runs the show very well

    Certainly Paolo, possibly others, seem to want a copy of some recipes, the only place I can put them is as a comment to one of Daniel’s articles, unless anyone has a better idea

    I feel quite inspired

    well done Daniel and Paolo

    Grazie

    John

    • Ruth Stephens says

      February 21, 2014 at 8:12 pm

      I will quickly dash off a reply in English, John as I’ve just had an online lesson with Lucia so basta di italiano per una giornata!
      It was nice to “meet” you at last and also Jennifer and the dog and Gina and Alan. It was a pity we could only hear July but that was better than just corresponding here – oh and there was another person whose name I forget – sorry -but whose voice we heard, disembodied. Hope we will all meet again. I think we will all “loosen up” a bit in time, but for myself I tend to forget how to say things in Italian in a situation like that. Paolo does very well in trying to draw us out.
      I would say put the recipes on here then we can all see them and try them if we’re so inclined. Your orange flavoured rice sounded delicious,
      Have a good weekend – by the way, the heating is back on, after nearly 2 weeks, so I shall!
      Ruth

      • John Thomson says

        February 21, 2014 at 8:36 pm

        ah Ruth, la pieta,non hai mai ci ha deluso.
        sono molto contento che il tuo riscaldamente sta funzionando ora
        a proposito il tuo italiano e molto buona, piu migliore che mio
        ecco la ricetta –

        Torta di riso al profumo di arancia (Arancione torta di riso)
        Non solo è semplicemente delizioso il cibo italiano, è anche deliziosamente semplice

        Ingredienti
        1 litro di latte
        150 grammi di riso per risotto, per esempio Arborio
        100 grammi di zucchero
        3 uova
        La scorza grattugiata di 1 limone
        La scorza grattugiata di 2 arance
        I cucchiaino di essenza di vaniglia
        1 cucchiaio di liquore all’arancia (usiamo Cointreau)
        Zucchero a velo per la decorazione

        Metodo
        Grattugiare la scorza di limone
        Mettere il latte in un tegame, aggiungere lo zucchero, la scorza grattugiata del limone e l’essenza di vaniglia.
        Portare a ebolliszione, agguingere il riso, poi bollire, mescolare di tanto in tanto fino ad sembra un budino di riso,molto spesso ( 35 – 40 minuti)
        Fare attenzione che non si attacche al fondo della padella.
        Lasciare raffreddare.
        Separare le uova
        Mescolare i tuorli con il liquore d’arancia e la scorza grattugiata di una delle arance
        Montare gli albumi a un massimo rigida
        Aggiungere il composto tuorlo al riso e mescolare
        Piegare gli albumi nel composto
        Imburrare , con burro, una antiaderente teglia da forno
        Versare il composto nella teglia.
        Cuocere in forno a 180 gradi per 40 minuti
        Quando fresco, decorare con zucchero a velo e dispersione la metà della scorza grattugiata dell’ altra aranca

        Buon divertimento. Il riso sarà ‘al dente’

  3. John Thomson says

    February 21, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    perche non c’e nessuno chi e affisso ?

    mi sento molto isolato

    che peccato

    Ruth. dove sei tu ?

    saluti cordiali a tutti

    John

    • paolo copparoni says

      February 22, 2014 at 12:14 pm

      ciao a tutti! sono molto contento che vi divertiate durante le nostre conversazioni online. per me é molto bello conoscervi e chiacchierare un po con voi..non vi preoccupate se fate alcuni errori..siamo qui per imparare no? buon fine settimana e a presto!
      ps. john grazie mille per la ricetta..sembra davvero deliziosa! se riesco domani proveró a cucinarla!

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