Italian Level 15 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Italian Level 15 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 14 or a course of at least 168 class hours. 

Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Building on talking about future plans
• Writing a cover letter
• Talking about media and news
• Talking about the weather

Linguistic aims

• Building on and consolidation of futuro semplice
• Use of comparativi

Cultural aspects

• Italian media and newspapers

This language course includes

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Italian language teachers
• Italian language study tips

Italian Level 16 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Italian Level 16 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 15 or a course of at least 180 class hours. 

Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Telling a story
• Talking about experiences abroad
• Talking about different lifestyles
• Talking about past holidays

Linguistic aims

• Building on the uses of the passato prossimo and imperfetto indicativo
• Building on and consolidation of futuro semplice

Cultural aspects

• Places to visit in Italy

This language course includes

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Italian language teachers
• Italian language study tips

Italian Level 17 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Italian Level 17 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 16 or a course of at least 192 class hours. 

Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Talking about health
• Expressing opinions and preferences about houses and neighbourhoods
• Talking about films
• Talking about Italian heritage

Linguistic aims

• Building on imperativo informale and introduction to imperativo formale
• Introduction of congiuntivo presente

Cultural aspects

• Italian films and heritage  

This language course includes

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Italian language teachers
• Italian language study tips

Italian Level 18 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Italian Level 18 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 17 or a course of at least 204 class hours. 

Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Talking about travelling in Italy
• Talking about different lifestyles
• Expressing preferences about places to live and visit
• Talking about Italian heritage

Linguistic aims

• Forma passiva
• Building on and consolidation of passato prossimo e imperfetto
• Building on and consolidation of congiuntivo presente

Cultural aspects

• Italian cities, sightseeing and heritage

This language course includes

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Italian language teachers
• Italian language study tips

Italian Level 19 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Italian Level 19 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 18 or a course of at least 216 class hours.

Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Talking about well-being
• Talking about environment
• Talking about Made in Italy
• Describing objects 

Lingusitic aims

• Building on and consolidation of congiuntivo presente
• Si impersonale
• Introduction to pronomi combinati
• Talking about Italian heritage 

Cultural aspects

• Made in Italy and Italian heritage 

This language course includes

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Italian language teachers
• Italian language study tips

Italian Level 20 is an Intermediate course for students who have studied the Italian language to a fairly high level. Italian Level 20 requires that you have previously studied Italian Level 19 or a course of at least 228 class hours. 

Our Italian language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communicative aims

• Talking about how societies are changing
• Talking about Italian language and history
• Expressing preference about different costumes and traditions
• Talking about Italian heritage

Lingusitic aims

• Building on linguistic structures that take congiuntivo e indicativo
• Consolidation of pronomi combinati
• Introduction to congiuntivo imperfetto (vorrei + congiuntivo imperfetto)

Cultural aspects

• Italian costumes and heritage

This language course includes

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
• Support and advice from Italian language teachers
• Italian language study tips

The Preparation Course  

The B1 Citizenship course requires a previous knowledge of the Italian language at B1 level.  

Lessons take place face-to-face, once a week (18:30-20:30) for 6 weeks at our school. 

The course also requires self-study time between sessions.   

Each course must reach a minimum number of 4 students to be confirmed to run. 

Students are required to have completed the equivalent of 180 hours of one-to-one or group classes to before taking the course. If you are unsure of your level, you can take our level test to verify your existing language knowledge. 

Course Description

This course is designed to prepare students for the CILS B1 Citizenship exam, a language proficiency test specifically for Italian citizenship applicants.  

This course is designed to provide students with the necessary tools and strategies to approach the CILS B1 Citizenship exam.  

Important: Successful completion of this course does not guarantee passing the exam. 

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to: 

Listening Comprehension

• Understand everyday conversations, news reports, and public service announcements. 

• Accurately complete listening comprehension tasks (multiple-choice, gap-fill, true/false). 

Reading Comprehension

• Read and understand authentic texts (news articles, official documents, signs, forms). 

• Identify key information and answer comprehension questions effectively. 

Written Expression and Interaction

• write down a text in the shape of an email or message that you write to your work / friend / a local authority / a school / etc… 

• a short essay about a general topic in your life, for example, describing your latest birthday or vacation 

Oral Expression and Interaction 

• Engage in basic conversations on citizenship-related topics (rights, duties, social integration). 

• Express opinions and ask questions. 

Coursebook

Percorso CILS Cittadinanza B1 – Test di preparazione + online audio  

Publisher  Ornimi 

ISBN  9786188492776 

Assessment

• Completion of homework assignments 

• Performance in mock exams 

The Exam 

Italian B1 Citizenship – CILS B1 CITTADINANZA 

The B1 Citizenship exam is aimed at adults, living in Italy or abroad, interested in obtaining Italian citizenship (Law 1 December 2018, no. 132). 

This exam certifies competence with reference to the autonomous learner profile of the CEFR and therefore tests the linguistic communicative skills needed to use the Italian language appropriately in contexts and communicative situations relating to life in Italy, in the personal sphere, in public contexts, at work and in training. 

Those who possess this level of competence can understand the essential points of a clearly articulated speech in standard Italian, to read written texts that they encounter most frequently in everyday life and in communicative situations in Italian. Oral and written production is communicatively effective, even if it contains errors. 

Having specific objectives, the CILS B1 Cittadinanza exam has a different construct and format from the CILS UNO B1 exam. In particular, the B1 Cittadinanza describes a much more limited portion of competence than the standard B1 and for this reason it has a spendability limited to citizenship purposes only. This exam does not cover working and academic aims.   

The CILS UNO-B1 Cittadinanza has to be passed in full: if candidates fail one part of the exam, they have to do the whole exam again. 

Did you know that at IH London you can sit Italian exams at all levels? Find out more and book your place here.