ITALIAN FOR TRAVELLERS

WINTER 2025

“FACILISSIMO” CRASH COURSE FOR TOURISTS

BEGINNER ITALIAN A1: ITALIAN FOR TRAVELLERS

START DAY: Saturday, January 11 - END DAY: March 1- TIME: 9:00am to 10:30 OR 11:00am - 12:30pm in person
COURSE PRICE for 8 weeks (one and half hour per class) : $228+ $ 45 for the textbook

The timetable will be confirmed depending on the preference of the majority of students

RECOMMENDED FOR :

  • Students who are planning to visit Italy , who don’t have much time to study and just need few classes to be able to have a simple communication on vacation

    FACILISSIMO Italian for Travelers Crash Course is designed for beginner students who are specifically interested in acquiring basic communication skills before leaving for Italy. Students who are planning to visit Italy , who don’t have much time to study and just need few classes to be able to have a simple communication on vacation . Students will learn many useful skills, including meeting and greeting others, requesting information, ordering in a restaurant and asking for directions.

INDEX

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Basic vocabulary for travelers

  • Ask a local for directions

  • Order in a coffee shop and in a restaurant

  • Book a hotel room

  • Grocery and clothes shopping

  • Understand public transport schedules, directions and request information

    REGISTRATION POLICY: Please, read carefully the Terms and Conditions before registering a Language Course.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

TEACHING METHOD:
Modern, inductive, communicative. You will be guided to develop your communication skills, as well as being introduced to Italian culture. You will also work just a little n grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, enabling you to use Italian in typical travel situations.
Audio CD included in the textbook.
The course provides a practical level of conversational Italian in just a short time, covering part of Beginner A1 level. The topics cover a variety of useful situations including: going to a restaurant and cafe’ , finding accommodation, discussing health problems, doing shopping, moving around the town, and using basic services. In addition, dedicated cultural sections introduce aspects of Italian daily life, acting as a kind of “practical guide to Italy”. The book “Facilissimo” includes clear grammar tables, solutions to all the exercises, self-assessments and a bilingual Italian-English glossary. It also comes complete with audio CD containing the dialogues for each lesson together with recordings of vocabulary for easy pronunciation practice.

AFTER YOU FINISH ITALIAN FOR TRAVELERS COURSE:
You can attend Beginner Italian A1-1 or A1-2 (you need to do a placement test)