Course detail

Italian for Pre-intermediate Students 2

FAST-VYI004Acad. year: 2026/2027

This pre-intermediate Italian course focuses on expanding past tenses, developing practical communication skills, and handling everyday travel situations.
Grammar

  • Past tenses: passato prossimo of reflexive verbs, introduction to imperfetto (formation, habits, descriptions), and distinguishing between and combining them in storytelling
  • Pronouns: indirect object pronouns and the pronoun NE
  • Verb structures and constructions: the verbs STARE and DARE, expressing ongoing actions (stare + gerund)
  • Other structures: ordinal numbers, expressing frequency, prepositions of place

Vocabulary and Topics

  • Personal profile and appearance: detailed self-introduction, describing physical appearance
  • Travel and services: booking a hotel room, navigating and handling situations at the train station
  • Shopping and fashion: clothing, colors, gift ideas
  • Leisure and culture: reading, books, hobbies, and expressing the frequency of activities
  • Weather: describing weather and climate conditions

Communication Skills

  • Fluently narrating past events and personal experiences
  • Handling common tourist and practical situations (hotel, transportation)
  • Formulating, accepting, and declining proposals or invitations
  • Describing ongoing actions and activities

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Entry knowledge

Pre-Intermediate Italian (VYI003) or any other Italian course at the VYI003 level.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The course concludes with a credit. Credit is awarded based on the following conditions:

  1. attendance and active class participation

  2. a midterm test

  3. a credit test during credit week

Aims

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

  • Narrate past events: Coherently describe personal experiences, past events, and habits using the correct combination of passato prossimo and imperfetto.
  • Handle travel situations: Independently book a hotel room, purchase a ticket, and manage common situations at the train station.
  • Make and respond to proposals: Formulate invitations, accept offers, and politely decline suggestions.
  • Describe people and clothing: Describe physical appearance in detail, characterize clothing (colors, styles), and suggest gift ideas.
  • Describe ongoing actions: Express what is happening at the moment using the stare + gerundio construction.
  • Discuss hobbies and the weather: Hold conversations on topics such as reading, books, leisure activities, and weather conditions.
  • Use advanced grammar structures: Correctly apply indirect object pronouns, the pronoun NE, ordinal numbers, and prepositions of place in communication.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-VP Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Syllabus

Week 1: Introductions; everything I can say about myself; review of Units 5 + 6
Week 2: Unit 7 – passato prossimo of reflexive verbs; booking a hotel room
Week 3: Clothing and gift ideas; colors
Week 4: Ordinal numbers; weather
Week 5: Unit 8 – "how often?"; passato prossimo – summary
Week 6: Indirect object pronouns; at the train station
Week 7: Verbs STARE, DARE; stare + gerund
Week 8: Unit 9 – accepting and declining proposals/suggestions; describing physical appearance
Week 9: Introduction to imperfetto (formation and usage); prepositions of place
Week 10: Unit 10 – reading and books; the pronoun NE
Week 11: Imperfetto and passato prossimo
Week 12: Imperfetto and passato prossimo
Week 13: Course review and credit test