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Italian for Beginners 3: My Daily Life

In the third Italian for Beginners course, learn how to talk about your daily life and your leisure activities.

Duration

4 weeks

Weekly study

4 hours

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Established

1969

Location

Milton Keynes, UK

World ranking

Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020

This online course is the third of six courses. It will introduce you to language that you need to:

ask and say the time;

say what time things happen;

talk about your daily routine;

talk about working hours;

talk about going to places;

talk about leisure activities.

Describe your normal day in Italian

During the four weeks of the course, you will learn vocabulary and expressions to talk about what you do during a normal day, and learn the present tense of regular verbs ending in -ere and -ire, as well as some irregular verbs such as andare (to go) and uscire (to go out) and venire (to come). You will also talk about your leisure habits and things you do regularly, using reflexive verbs.

By now, you will find that you are getting more confident in your listening, and you will continue to work on your speaking, reading and writing skills too.

You will find out about meal times and eating habits in Italy, and about bike-friendly towns.

Week 1
Times of day
- Talking about the time
  In this activity you will learn how to ask and say the time in Italian using the 12- and 24-hour clock. You also learn to say whether times are in the morning, afternoon, evening or at night.
- Saying at what time things happen
  In this section you learn to say at what time something happens and, in particular, at what time people have their main meals.
- Talking about a typical day
  In this activity you will learn how to talk about your own and other people’s typical day and learn how to use verbs ending in -ere and -ire.
- Over to you
  Learning another language requires personal effort. Here you can find some guidance to get the most out of what you learned this week.
Week 2
Daily routine
- Talking about daily routine
  In this activity you will learn how to talk about your daily routine, using both regular and reflexive verbs.
- Using the verb 'fare '
  In this activity you will learn about a verb that is often used to talk about daily activities such as *fare colazione*.
- Expressions of time
  In this activity you will learn to express duration of time, clearly sequence your activities and say at what time of day they are carried out.
- Writing practice
  In this activity, you will practise writing about your own and other people’s routine.
- Over to you
  Learning another language requires personal effort. Here you can find some guidance to get the most out of what you learned this week.
Week 3
Going places
- Talking about going to places
  In this activity you will learn how to talk about going to places, using both regular and reflexive verbs. You will also learn about Italian working hours and working conditions.
- Writing practice
  In this activity, you will practise writing about other people’s activities using the verbs 'andare', 'uscire' and 'venire'. You will also learn about Italian schools and their timetables.
- Talking about means of transport
  In this activity you will learn to talk about means of transport and continue practising different verb forms.
- Over to you
  Learning another language requires personal effort. Here you can find some guidance to get the most out of what you learned this week.
Week 4
Leisure activities
- Talking about leisure activities
  In this activity you will learn to talk about leisure activities and to say how frequently you and others exercise.
- Talking about sports and physical activities
  In this activity you will learn how to talk about sports and physical activities you engage in.
- Talking about your week
  In this activity you will learn to talk about the days of the week and the activities you do each day.
- Expressing frequency
  You will now learn to recognise expressions of frequency to indicate how often people engage in free-time activities.
- Over to you
  Learning another language requires personal effort. Here you can find some guidance to get the most out of what you learned this week.