Italian Intermediate 3 (A2.3)
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Term 1, 2027
Classes begin: Week commencing 1 February 2027
Course length: 10 weeks
Your first lesson: On your selected class day during that week.
Continue developing your Italian in a structured, supportive course for students who have completed Italian Intermediate 2 or have equivalent knowledge.
You’ll consolidate your ability to speak about past events while developing practical language for health, physical problems, advice, invitations, celebrations and everyday instructions.
Course: Italian Intermediate 3
Level: Elementary / A2.3
Format: Small-group class
Course length: 10 weeks
Lesson length: 90 minutes per week
Textbook: Arrivederci! 2
Best for: Students who have completed Italian Intermediate 2 or already understand its core content
What You’ll Cover
- revision and consolidation of Italian Intermediate 2
- revision of the passato prossimo and imperfetto
- vocabulary for parts of the body
- describing people
- talking about health, aches and physical problems
- giving advice
- using the informal imperative
- forming the negative informal imperative
- understanding the difference between sapere and potere
- expressing best wishes and congratulations
- writing greeting cards
- inviting people
- accepting and declining invitations
- using indefinite adjectives and pronouns
- using the relative pronoun che
Is This the Right Level?
This course is designed for students continuing directly from Italian Intermediate 2.
You should already be comfortable discussing holidays and childhood, describing past events using the imperfetto and passato prossimo, asking for information and permission, discussing clothes and shopping, and using direct-object pronouns in the past tense.
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! 2 and is purchased separately.
Students continuing from Italian Intermediate 2 will normally already have this textbook.
Italian Intermediate 3 covers Units 4 and 5 of Arrivederci! 2.