{"id":552,"date":"2023-07-12T15:53:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T22:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iiclosangeles.esteri.it\/?page_id=552"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:47:38","slug":"intermedi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iiclosangeles.esteri.it\/it\/lingua-e-cultura\/i-corsi-di-lingua\/calendario-dei-corsi\/intermedi\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermedi &#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>SUMMER SESSION 2026<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>July 6\u00a0 &#8211; August 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Intermediate Conversation<\/strong><\/span><strong> &#8211; <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Summer quarter only \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This course develops listening and conversation skills. A basic understanding of Italian is presumed, and the entire class is conducted in Italian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule of Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"705\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">Monday &amp; Wednesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">July 6 \u2013 August 5 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Monday &amp; Wednesday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"138\"><strong>6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"245\"><strong>July 6 \u2013 August 5 <\/strong><strong>(In-Person)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Tuesday &amp; Thursday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"138\"><strong>10 AM \u2013 12 PM <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"245\"><strong>July 7 \u2013 August 6 (In-Person )<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">10 AM \u2013 2 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">July 11 \u2013 August 8 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons: <\/strong>2 or 4 hours <strong>Total hours: <\/strong>20 hours<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of students: <\/strong>minimum of 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>When to register:<\/strong> Registration is not currently open<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration prerequisites:<\/strong> Intermediate Italian 1 or 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>***<\/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=\"180\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">10 AM &#8211; 2 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">July 11 \u2013 August 8 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons: <\/strong>4 hours <strong>Total hours: <\/strong>20 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> Intermediate Italian 1 or 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>***<\/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>N\/A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons:<\/strong> 2 hours <strong>Total hours:<\/strong> 20 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> Basic 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> New 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 Italian 2 <\/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> N\/A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons: <\/strong>2 hours <strong>Total hours: <\/strong>20 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> Intermediate Italian 1 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>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><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>N\/A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Length of lessons: <\/strong>2 hours <strong> Total hours: <\/strong>20 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>: Basic Italian 3 or 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>: N\/A. 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