{"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":"2026-07-28T16:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:11:52","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>FALL SESSION 2026<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>October 5 \u2013 December 12, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 257px;\" width=\"863\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Monday <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"138\"><strong>10 AM &#8211; 12 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"245\"><strong>October 5 \u2013 December 7 (In-Person)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">Wednesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">October 7 \u2013 December 9 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">10 AM \u2013 12 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">October 8 \u2013 December 10 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"138\"><strong>6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"245\"><strong>October 8 \u2013 December 10 (In-Person)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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> $470.00 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><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 371px;\" width=\"867\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">Tuesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">October 6 \u2013 December 8 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">Wednesday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">10 AM &#8211; 12 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">October 7 \u2013 December 9 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"138\"><strong>10 AM &#8211; 12 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"245\"><strong>October 7 \u2013 December 9 (In-Person)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"138\"><strong>6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"245\"><strong>October 7 \u2013 December 9 (In-Person)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">10 AM &#8211; 2 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">October 8 \u2013 December 10 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"180\">Thursday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">6:30 \u2013 8:30 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">October 8 \u2013 December 10 (Online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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> $470.00 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=\"180\">Saturday<\/td>\n<td width=\"138\">12 PM &#8211; 2 PM<\/td>\n<td width=\"245\">October 10 \u2013 December 12 (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> $470.00 <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>&nbsp;<\/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<p>N\/A<\/p>\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> $470.00 <strong>Payment method:<\/strong> Visa\/MasterCard\/Amex<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook:<\/strong> Materials provided by the instructor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For information about CILS exam click here FALL SESSION 2026 October 5 \u2013 December 12, 2026 &nbsp; Intermediate Italian 1 Communicative goals include: describing past actions that occurred repeatedly, talking about one\u2019s childhood, expressing wishes, understanding and giving orders. 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