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.
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Duration
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How it works
Italian for Beginners 3: My Daily Life
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.
Syllabus
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.
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Develop skills in basic Italian for interacting in common communicative situations
- Engage in simple communication in Italian
- Apply the language introduced to talk about what you do during a normal day
- Apply the language introduced to talk about your leisure habits and things you do regularly, using reflexive verbs
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed at people with little prior knowledge of Italian, who want to learn the basic language and find out about Italy and its regions and culture. The course assumes that you have already studied the previous two courses in the Italian for Beginners program. This course is taught through English.
Who will you learn with?
Lecturer in Italian at the Open University, author of Italian course books. I'm Scottish but learnt Italian in Italy when young. I love singing, dancing and travelling around Italy.
OU associate lecturer and materials writer. I have written materials on business communication, Academic English and Italian.
Who developed the course?
The Open University
As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.
Established
1969Location
Milton Keynes, UKWorld ranking
Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
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$244.99 for a whole year
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Develop skills to further your career
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- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Tests to boost your learning
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
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$79/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Tests to boost your learning
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
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Sample the course materials
- Access expires 15 Feb 2025
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