Self-Study

Hello Pino! Learn how to greet someone and introduce yourself. Subject pronouns; "Essere" (to be).

Who are you? Learn to describe and give information about yourself. Feminine and masculine nouns and agreements; description (part 1): nouns and adjectives (plus c'è and ci sono); indefinite articles.

Here are my family and my friends! Learn to describe your family and your friends and to tell what your profession is. Nouns, adjectives, colors; description (part 2): singular/plural; definite articles; "Avere" (to have).

What do you prefer? Learn to express preferences, ask questions and answer in a negative way. Present indicative of regular verbs; interrogative sentences; negative sentences; irregular verbs: "Preferire, Capire, Piacere".

Count and sing: Learn to count in Italian, say your age and introduce your family. Numbers; possessive adjectives and pronouns; double meanings and false friends.

At the restaurant: Learn how to ask for something and order at the restaurant. "Vorrei" and other forms of courtesy; position of the adjectives, form of certain adjectives; "avere fame, avere sete"; irregular verbs: "Mangiare, Bere".

When are we going to see each other? Learn to make or postpone an appointment. Time, days, months; irregular verbs: "Dovere, Volere, Potere, Uscire, Venire"; weather.

Where is the school? Learn to ask for and give directions, tell your address and say where you are from. Simple prepositions; irregular verbs: "Fare, Andare".

Hello, who's speaking? Learn to make a phone call and give your phone number. Combined prepositions; irregular verbs: "Sapere, Conoscere, Dire, Dare, Stare".

Did you go grocery shopping? Go shopping. Learn to report a fact happened in the past. "Participio passato" and "passato prossimo"; irregular verbs: "Pagare". Difference between grocery shopping and shopping.

Three cheers for vacations! Learn to make a reservation (restaurant, hotel). "C'è, ci sono"; review of interrogative expressions; negative expressions.

Have a good trip! Pack the suitcase for a trip to Italy, work on your listening skills and review the basic structures of the Beginner level. Verbs; basic structure of a sentence; use of description; partitives. Listening development.

Order at the counter (review lesson): Experience a real Italian bar and brush up on the use of Italian verbs. Present conjugation of regular verbs. Irregular verbs: "Preferire, Capire, Agire, Reagire, Mangiare, Bere, Piacere".

Enjoy your meal! (review lesson): Experience an Italian pizzeria and review the construction of an Italian sentence. Basic elements and basic structure of a sentence.

The portrait (review lesson): Analyze a Renaissance portrait and sharpen your inquisitive mind. Critical thinking development. Interrogative sentences. Position of the subject in a sentence.

Grammar and harmony (review lesson): Get to know a very famous Renaissance painting and reflect on harmony and balance. Harmony in a sentence: agreements. Use of the definite article.

The shoe store (review lesson): Reflect on buying shoes and on fashion, and practice how to memorize verbs. Review of regular verbs - present indicative. Review of irregular verbs - how to memorize them.

The clothing store (review lesson): Experience clothes shopping and reflect on dressing. Review of simple prepositions. Position of prepositions with interrogative adverbs.

Form of courtesy and the individual (review lesson): Review the formal approach and complete the review of prepositions. Use of Lei. Combined prepositions.

Past, present and future (review lesson): Reflect on present, past and future, and get an in-depth study of some aspects of the Italian language. Passato prossimo. Participio passato. Use of "tempo" and "volta".

A trip to Italy: Pino decides to go on a journey through Italy. Practice how to use the dictionary and improve your listening skills. Review the basic structures of the Italian language and the verbs.

Pino and Rossini in Milan: Pino begins his journey through Italy. Get to know Milan, and Italian opera and music. Learn to express yourself with more complex sentences and make comparisons. "Se, che, perché"; comparative and superlative. Idiomatic expressions.

Pino and Pratt in Venice: Get to know Venice and Italian comics. Learn to ask for assistance. Parts of the body. Reflexive verbs; irregular nouns; the partitive.

Pino and Fellini in Bologna: Get to know Bologna and Italian cinema. Learn to express doubt or make hypothesis. The future tense; direct object pronoun.

Pino and Leonardo in Florence: Get to know Florence and Italian style. Learn to express pleasure, regret or make an apology. Indirect object pronoun; use of the verb "Piacere".

Pino and Michelangelo in Rome: Get to know Rome and Italian art. Learn to narrate and express disapproval. How to narrate (part 1): "imperfetto"; pronouns "ne" and "ci".

Pino and Saint Scolastica on Mount Maiella: Get to know the Italian parks and the most common religion in Italy. Learn how to narrate and congratulate someone. Relative pronouns; pronouns after a preposition; how to narrate (part 2): "trapassato prossimo".

Pino and Pulcinella in Naples: Get to know Naples and Italian theater. Learn to express preferences. The conditional (present and past conditional); special construction: conditional of "dovere, volere, potere" + infinitive. Idiomatic expressions.

Pino and Pirandello in Lipari: Get to know Lipari and Italian literature. Learn to speak in a general and impersonal way and discover more idiomatic expressions. Indefinite adjectives and pronouns; impersonal construction.

Pino and Eleonora d'Arborea in Tharros: Get to know Tharros and Italian history. Learn to write a letter. Difference between written and spoken Italian. Learn to give commands and suggestions. Imperative.

Pino and Colombo in San Fruttuoso: Get to know San Fruttuoso and Italian politics. Learn to make plans and reflect on fake news. Reciprocal construction; other particular constructions; special construction (stare + gerundio); adverbs.

True friendship: Reflect on true friendship and review what you have learned so far in the Intermediate level. Use of pronouns; use of verbs.

Ancient and modern (review lesson): Compare ancient and modern (who were the ancient Romans? who are we?) and continue the language review with an in-depth analysis of some aspects. Pronouns: esso, essa, egli, ella, ciò. Comparatives - use of "più" and "di più". Verb revision - passato prossimo.

Houses of the ancient Romans (review lesson): Practice listening to authentic material (Italian spoken at natural speed), explore the homes of the ancient Romans and delve into some aspects of the language. Difference between "stare" and "essere". Difference between "buono", "bravo" and "bene". Direct and indirect pronouns. Formal approach: use of Lei.

Nutrition of the ancient Romans (review lesson): Know some differences between standard Italian (the one you learn here) and dialectal Italian (the one you might hear in some places in Italy). Compare the nutrition of the ancient Romans to that of today's Italians and delve into some grammatical aspects. Basic structure of a sentence and position of adverbs. Difference between "infine" e "finalmente". Reflexive verbs and pronouns. Revision of pronouns "ne" and "ci".

Clothing of the ancient Romans (review lesson): Improve your way of telling a story and compare the ancient Roman clothing to today's clothing.
Verb revision: passato prossimo. Verb revision: imperfetto. Independent and dependent clauses. Demonstrative and relative pronouns - "colui, coloro, ciò", use of "quello che" and difference between "quello" and "che".

Beauty treatments of the ancient Romans (review lesson): Experience a quarrel in Italian, compare the cosmetic treatments of the ancient Romans to those of today, and see how our way of speaking can be emphasized. Punctuation. Relative pronouns. Impersonal construction.

The ancient Romans and spas (review lesson): Delve into telling a story in Italian and understanding complex texts, and learn how the ancient Romans used the thermal baths.
Verb revision: imperfetto. Verb revision: trapassato prossimo. Structure of complex texts.

Political and social life of the ancient Romans (review lesson): Learn more about the use of verbs and reflect on the political and social life of the ancient Romans. Verb revision: imperative. Verb revision: conditional - present and past. Use of the conditional to express future in the past.

Religion of the ancient Romans (review lesson): Use advanced constructions and idiomatic expressions, and reflect on the religion of the ancient Romans, compared to Italy today. Special constructions - stare + gerundio, stare per + infinitive, present or imperfetto + da + tempo. Reciprocal construction. Collocations and idiomatic expressions.

To become rich and famous: Pino is tired of being a poor boy. He wishes to be rich and famous. Reflect on wealth, fame and happiness, and review some Intermediate language structures. Pronouns; verbs.

Pino looks for a job and talks about it with Dante: Get to know the famous poet Dante and the situation of work in Italy. Start "perfecting" your use of the Italian language and prepare your resume. "Infinito", "gerundio" and "participio e curriculum"; verbs with prepositions; "diminutivi, peggiorativi".

Pino wants to be a sport champion and talks about it with Bartali: Get to know the cycling champion Bartali and the situation of sport in Italy. Learn to express yourself with concise and effective sentences. Verbs with pronouns. Relative pronoun "cui" + the article.

Pino wants to be a manager and talks about it with Ferrari: Get to know the father of the most famous cars in the world and the situation of the Italian economy. Learn to express yourself in a concise and effective way. Double object pronouns; verbs with pronouns.

Pino wants to be an artist and talks about it with Monnalisa: Discover the secrets of Leonardo's famous Mona Lisa painting, learn about Italian history and improve your way of narrating. Different types of past and narration (part 3). "Passato remoto"; "trapassato remoto".

Pino wants to work in an advertising agency and talks about it with Depero: Get to know the futurist Depero and the situation of dialects in Italy. Continue to refine your knowledge of the Italian language and learn how to give the desired emphasis to a sentence. Active and passive construction; difference between standard Italian, regional Italian and dialects.

Pino wants to be a professor and talks about it with Montessori: Get to know the scientist-educator Maria Montessori and the school system in Italy, and learn to speak in a way that brings people together. The subjunctive (part 1).

Pino wants to be a scientist and talks about it with Galileo: Get to know Galileo and the world of science in Italy. Learn more about the use of the subjunctive, develop your intuition and maintain the use of the language. The subjunctive (part 2); intuition and language practice.

Pino wants to be a politician and talks about it with Machiavelli: Get to know Machiavelli and Italian politics. Learn to make ipothesys and recognize different styles. Hypothetical sentences; different language styles; emphatic use of pronouns.

What will Pino do in life? He talks about it with Totò: Get to know the famous comedian Totò and reflect on the meaning of life. Learn to report a conversation and to maintain the practice of the Italian language. Direct/indirect construction; language review and practice.

What to do in life? Pino listens to Gino Strada: Get to know Dr. Gino Strada, founder of Emergency, learn to speak in public and to expose your theories. Theorizing; implicit form; oratory technique.

How to be happy in life? Pino listens to Tiziano Terzani: Get to know the writer Tiziano Terzani and reflect on how to be happy in life. Review what you have learned until now; reflect upon certain words.

Your portrait: are you happy? How to find your happiness (review lesson): Reflect on how to find happiness and continue the language review with an in-depth analysis of some aspects. Personal pronouns: lui, lei, esso, essa, egli, ella, ciò. Comparatives - use of "più" and "di più". Collocations and idiomatic expressions.

Individuality and loneliness: you are not alone (review lesson): Reflect on "individuality and loneliness" and practice some details that help to speak and relate. Discursive signals and filler words; punctuation; difference between "stare" and "essere"; main and secondary sentences, structure of complex texts.

Observing oneself (review lesson): Reflect on how to observe a masterpiece and how to observe yourself, and delve into the use of pronouns and idiomatic expressions. Demonstrative and relative pronouns "colui, coloro, ciò", use of "quello che", difference between "quello" and "che"; pronoun "cui" + article; emphatic use of pronouns: shift to the right; collocations and idiomatic expressions.

Italian emigration (review lesson): Reflect on Italian emigration and learn more about the use of pronouns. Direct and indirect pronouns, pronouns "ne" and "ci"; use of double pronouns; verbs used with pronouns; emphatic use of pronouns: shift to the left.

The art of balance (review lesson): Learn more about verbs and idiomatic expressions. Revision of verb tenses and moods (indicative); active and passive form; use of the verb "venire" in the passive form; collocations and idiomatic expressions.

Emotions and self-confidence (review lesson): Reflect on emotions and self-confidence and delve into the use of verbs and of the language for work. Revision of verb tenses and moods (conditional and imperative); use of the conditional to express the future in the past; Italian for work 1 (greetings, standard formulas, formal approach); direct and indirect construction.

Anger and irritation (review lesson): Reflect on anger, learn more about the use of verbs and of the language for work, and make assumptions. Revision of verb tenses and moods (infinitive, participle and gerund); Italian for work 2 (subjunctive, abbreviations); difference between "sono contento di" and "sono contento che"; hypothetical sentences.

Our true nature: let's discover our potential and talents (review lesson): Reflect on your true nature and your talent, delve into different styles and complete a general revision. Impersonal form and personal linguistic style (slangs and dialects); Italian for advertising, Italian for journalism; general revision and more difficult points; collocations and idiomatic expressions.