Italian Advanced 1 (B1.1) — Term 4, 2026
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Term 4, 2026
Classes begin: Week commencing 12 October 2026
Course length: 10 weeks
Your first lesson: On your selected class day during that week
Begin the Italian B1 pathway in a structured, supportive course for students who have completed Italian Intermediate 7 or have equivalent knowledge.
You’ll consolidate the main language developed throughout A2 while expanding your ability to express tastes and feelings, discuss permissions and prohibitions, and communicate with greater accuracy across a range of cultural and everyday topics.
Course: Italian Advanced 1
Level: Advanced / B1.1
Format: Small-group class
Location: Brunswick East
Course length: 10 weeks
Lesson length: 90 minutes per week
Textbook: Arrivederci! 3
Best for: Students who have completed Italian Intermediate 7 or already understand the core content of A2
What You’ll Cover
- revision and consolidation of key A2 topics
- talking about the five senses
- revising vocabulary for parts of the body
- expressing tastes, sensations and feelings
- discussing communication through gestures
- revising the difference between sapere and conoscere
- using sapere and conoscere in the passato prossimo and imperfetto
- revising the passato prossimo and imperfetto
- using fare and lasciare + infinitive
- expressing permission and prohibition
- talking about volunteering and solidarity
- revising adverbs and adjectives
- revising buono and bene
- revising migliore and meglio
- discussing what “Made in Italy” means
- general conversation and consolidation
Is This the Right Level?
This course is designed for students continuing directly from Italian Intermediate 7.
You should already be comfortable communicating across familiar everyday topics, using the present, passato prossimo, imperfetto, future and conditional tenses, working with pronouns and prepositions, and expressing opinions with reasonable confidence.
Students with previous Italian experience can review the full Italian Course Level Structure or contact us for help selecting the right course.
Course Book
The required course book is Arrivederci! 3 and is purchased separately.
Italian Advanced 1 begins the B1 pathway and covers Unit 1 and the introduction to Unit 2 of Arrivederci! 3.