{"id":554,"date":"2023-07-12T15:53:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T22:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iiclosangeles.esteri.it\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/calendario-dei-corsi\/intermedi\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:43:56","slug":"intermedi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iiclosangeles.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/calendario-dei-corsi\/intermedi\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Levels &#038; CILS B1 Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>For information about CILS exam<a href=\"https:\/\/iiclosangeles.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/certificazioni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> click here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SPRING SESSION 2026<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>April 20 &#8211; June 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Intermediate Italian 1 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Communicative goals include: describing past actions that occurred repeatedly, talking about one\u2019s childhood, expressing wishes, understanding and giving orders. The grammatical structures include: imperfetto tense and past tense vs. imperfetto, progressive form (stare + gerund), regular and irregular imperatives, comparatives, superlatives, direct and indirect pronouns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule of Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"705\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"138\"><strong>10 AM \u2013 12 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"293\"><strong>April 20 \u2013 June 22 (In-Person)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">April 21 \u2013 June 23 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">10 AM \u2013 12 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">April 25 \u2013 June 27 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons:<\/strong> 2 hours <strong>Total hours:<\/strong>\u00a020 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of students:<\/strong> minimum of 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>When to register:<\/strong> Registration is currently open<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration prerequisites:<\/strong>\u00a0Basic Italian 3 or equivalent <strong>Entrance exam:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course fee:<\/strong> $460.00 Materials not included <strong>Payment method:<\/strong> Visa\/MasterCard\/Amex<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook:<\/strong>\u00a0New Italian Espresso Textbook (Beginner &amp; Pre-Intermediate) for English speakers, Alma Edizioni. Chapters 12 \u2013 15<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Intermediate\u00a0Italian\u00a02\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Communicative goals include: express hope, form hypotheses; invite someone to do something together; express one\u2019s opinion; complain; express a preference; express emotions or moods; express a condition. The grammatical structures include: present and past subjunctives; past perfect; combined pronouns; past conditional; agreement of moods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule of Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"705\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\"><strong>Tuesday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"138\"><strong>6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"293\"><strong>April 21 \u2013 June 23 (In-Person)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">April 21 \u2013 June 23 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">Wednesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">10 AM \u2013 12 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">April 22 \u2013 June 24 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">10 AM \u2013 12 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">April 23 \u2013 June 25 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons: <\/strong>2 hours <strong>Total hours:\u00a0<\/strong>20 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of students:\u00a0<\/strong>minimum of 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>When to register:<\/strong> Registration is currently open<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration prerequisites:<\/strong>\u00a0Intermediate Italian 1\u00a0or equivalent <strong>Entrance exam:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course fee:<\/strong> $460.00 Materials not included <strong>Payment method:<\/strong> Visa\/MasterCard\/Amex<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook: <\/strong>New Italian Espresso Textbook (Intermediate &amp; Advanced) for English speakers, Alma Edizioni. Chapters 5\u20138. Materials provided by instructors<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>CILS B1 PREP CLASS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A preparation course for intermediate students who have to take the<a href=\"https:\/\/iiclosangeles.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/certificazioni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> B1 exam valid for citizenship application<\/a>. Please note that previous knowledge of Italian at intermediate level is recommended to attend this course. Candidates at a lower level may contact us for other options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule of Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"705\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">12 \u2013 2 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">April 25 \u2013 June 27 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons: <\/strong>2\u00a0 hours <strong>Total hours:\u00a0<\/strong>20 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of students:\u00a0<\/strong>minimum of 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>When to register:<\/strong>\u00a0Registration is currently open<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration prerequisites:<\/strong>\u00a0Intermediate Italian 1\u00a0or equivalent <strong>Entrance exam:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course fee:<\/strong> $460.00 <strong>Payment method:<\/strong> Visa\/MasterCard\/Amex<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook:<\/strong> Materials provided by instructors<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Intermediate Conversation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Summer quarter only \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span>This course develops listening and conversation skills.\u00a0A basic understanding\u00a0of Italian is presumed, and the entire class is conducted in Italian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule of Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons: <\/strong>2 or 4 hours <strong>Total hours:\u00a0<\/strong>20 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of students:\u00a0<\/strong>minimum of 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>When to register:<\/strong> Registration is not currently open<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration prerequisites:<\/strong>\u00a0Intermediate Italian 1\u00a0or equivalent <strong>Entrance exam:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course fee:<\/strong> $460.00 <strong>Payment method:<\/strong> Visa\/MasterCard\/Amex<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook:<\/strong> Materials provided by the instructor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Italian through opera<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Introduction to traditional Italian opera (characters, plots, settings, themes, and various historical, political, and cultural issues raised in each opera) combined with the study of Italian language through reading, vocabulary, grammar, and writing activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule of Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons:\u00a0<\/strong>2 hours\u00a0<strong>\u00a0Total hours:\u00a0<\/strong>20 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of students:<\/strong>\u00a0minimum of 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>When to register<\/strong>: Registration is currently open<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration prerequisites<\/strong>: Basic Italian 3 or equivalent <strong>Entrance exam<\/strong>: None<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course fee:<\/strong>\u00a0$460.00\u00a0<strong>Payment method:\u00a0<\/strong>Visa\/MasterCard\/Amex<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook<\/strong>: N\/A. 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