Italian Advanced 5 (B1.5)

Complete the Italian B1 pathway in a structured, supportive course for students who have completed Italian Advanced 4 or have equivalent knowledge.

You’ll develop more confident and flexible communication while exploring the history of the Italian language, reporting conversations and discussing contemporary media and communication.

Course: Italian Advanced 5
Level: Advanced / B1.5
Format: Small-group class
Course length: 10 weeks
Lesson length: 90 minutes per week
Textbook: Arrivederci! 3
Best for: Students who have completed Italian Advanced 4 or already understand its core content

What You’ll Cover

• revision and consolidation of Italian Advanced 4
• exploring the history of the Italian language
• discussing the development of modern Italian
• changing the meaning of words using suffixes
• using altered nouns and adjectives
• introducing and using indirect speech
• reporting something another person has said
• adapting verb tenses and pronouns in reported speech
• telling and understanding jokes
• discussing social networks and online communication
• talking about television and media
• expressing and supporting more detailed opinions
• consolidating the principal language of the B1 pathway

Is This the Right Level?

This course is designed for students continuing directly from Italian Advanced 4.

You should already be comfortable discussing Italian art, fashion, cinema and design, using the present and past conditional, making polite requests, expressing wishes and advice, and discussing hypothetical past situations.

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.

Students continuing from Italian Advanced 4 will normally already have this textbook.

Italian Advanced 5 covers Units 7 and 8 of Arrivederci! 3 and completes the Italian B1 pathway.