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Syllabus level 2

Competenze obiettive di questo livello

Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. Suggested structures, vocabulary groups, functions, pronunciation ...

Functions asking and answering questions about personal possessions asking and giving/refusing permission to do something asking and telling people the time, day and/or date asking for and giving information about routines and habits asking for and giving personal details: (full) name, age, address, names of relatives and friends occupation etc asking for and giving simple information about places asking for and giving the spelling and meaning of words asking for and giving travel information asking for repetition and clarification asking the way and giving directions buying and selling things (costs, measurements and amounts) counting and using numbers describing people (personal appearance, qualities) expressing and responding to thanks expressing preferences, like and dislikes (especially about hobbies and leisure activities) following and giving simple instructions giving and responding to invitations greeting people and responding to greetings (in person and on the phone) identifying and describing accommodation (houses, flats, rooms, furniture etc.) introducing oneself and other people making and granting/refusing simple requests making and responding to apologies and excuses making comparisons and expressing degrees of difference paying compliments talking about food and ordering meals talking about one’s health talking about physical and emotional feelings talking and writing about future talking and writing about future plans or intentions talking and writing about what people are doing at the moment understanding and completing forms giving personal details understanding and producing simple narratives Skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing and interaction) understanding simple signs and notices understanding and writing letters giving personal details understanding and writing diaries and letters giving information about everyday activities giving and obtaining information asking and understanding questions and responding to them expressing preferences, likes and dislikes (especially about hobbies and leisure activities) Vocabulary groups daily life work and study food and drink free time sport and entertainment health and body house and home language personal information places relations with other people

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services: post office, bank, police etc. shopping travel and holidays Pronunciation basic stress patterns and reduced speech (weak pronunciation of auxiliaries, unstressed vowels …) for the listening skill appropriate stress patterns and linking in everyday speech (questions and negatives….) basic difficulty areas for Italian students Structures adjectives ( predicative and attributive) adjectives (colour, shape, size, quality, nationality) adverbs of definite time adverbs of degree adverbs of direction adverbs of frequency adverbs of manner adverbs of place adverbs of sequence article a/an article the can (ability, requests, permission) comparative and superlative forms of adjectives connectors (and, or, but) connectors (because... ) connectors (when, until, before, after, as soon as..) could (ability, possibility, polite requests) countable and uncountable (some, any) demonstrative adjectives (this, that, those, these) future with going to genitive 's and s' gerunds (-ing form) after verbs have to (obligation) how, how much, how many, how often, etc. imperatives numbers (cardinal and ordinal) past simple (past events) position of adverbs possessive adjectives prepositions before nouns and adjectives (by car, for sale, at last) prepositions of direction prepositions of instrument prepositions of place prepositions of time present continuous (present actions) present simple (states, habits) pronouns (demonstrative) pronouns (impersonal) pronouns (indefinite) pronouns (personal - subject, object, possessive) quantitative adjectives (some, any, much, many, a lot of, other etc.) regular and irregular forms of adverbs short answers singular and plural what, what + noun when where who, whose, which why would (polite requests)

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Syllabus level 3

Competenze obiettive di questo livello

Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need. Suggested structures, vocabulary groups, functions, pronunciation …

Functions

asking and answering questions about personal possessions asking and giving/refusing permission to do something asking and telling people the time, day and/or date asking for and giving information about routines and habits asking for and giving personal details: (full) name, age, address, names of relatives and friends occupation etc asking for and giving simple information about places asking for and giving the spelling and meaning of words asking for and giving travel information asking for repetition and clarification asking the way and giving directions buying and selling things (costs, measurements and amounts) counting and using numbers criticising and complaining describing people (personal appearance, qualities) describing, education qualifications and skills drawing simple conclusions and making recommendations expressing ability/inability in the present and in the past expressing agreement and disagreement and contradicting people expressing and responding to thanks expressing needs and wants expressing obligation and lack of obligation expressing opinions and making choices expressing preferences, like and dislikes (especially about hobbies and leisure activities) expressing purpose, cause and result and giving reasons following and giving simple instructions giving and responding to invitations giving warnings and prohibitions greeting people and responding to greetings (in person and on the phone) identifying and describing accommodation (houses, flats, rooms, furniture etc.) identifying and describing simple objects (shapes, size, weight, colour purpose or use etc.) introducing oneself and other people making and granting/refusing simple requests making and responding to apologies and excuses making appointments and arranging to meet making comparisons and expressing degrees of difference paying compliments talking about food and ordering meals talking about how to operate things talking about one’s health talking about physical and emotional feelings talking about the weather talking and writing about future or imaginary situations talking and writing about future plans or intentions talking and writing about past events and states in the past, recent activities and completed actions talking and writing about what people are doing at the moment

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understanding and completing forms giving personal details understanding and producing simple narratives understanding and writing diaries and letters giving information about everyday activities understanding and writing letters giving personal details understanding simple signs and notices Skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing and interaction)

understanding simple signs and notices understanding short texts of a factual nature understanding and writing letters giving personal details understanding and writing diaries and letters giving information about everyday activities scanning factual material for information talking and writing about objects, people, places etc reporting events giving and obtaining information asking and understanding questions and responding to them expressing preferences, likes and dislikes (especially about hobbies and leisure activities) Vocabulary groups

daily life entertainment feelings food and drink free time health and body house and home language personal information places relations with other people services: post office, bank, police etc. shopping travel and holidays weather Pronunciation

stress patterns and reduced speech (weak pronunciation of auxiliaries, unstressed vowels …) for the listening skill appropriate stress patterns and linking in everyday speech (questions and negatives….) basic intonation patterns (questions, statements….) stress patterns, reduced speech and linking in longer turns basic difficulty areas for Italian students Structures

adjectives ( predicative and attributive) adjectives (colour, shape, size, quality, nationality) adverbs of definite time adverbs of degree adverbs of direction adverbs of frequency adverbs of manner adverbs of place adverbs of sequence article a/an article the can (ability, requests, permission) comparative and superlative forms of adjectives comparative and superlative forms of adverbs conditional sentences type 0 conditional sentences type 1 connectors (and, or, but)

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connectors (because, so, for..) connectors (if, unless) connectors (so…that, so) connectors (when, while, until, before, after, as soon as..) connectors (while) could (ability, possibility, polite requests) countable and uncountable (some, any) demonstrative adjectives (this, that, those, these) future with going to future with present continuous genitive 's and s' gerunds (-ing form) after verbs and prepositions gerunds as subjects and objects have to (obligation) how, how much, how many, how often, how long etc. imperatives infinitives after verbs and prepositions (with or without to) need (necessity) numbers (cardinal and ordinal) participles as adjectives past continuous ( parallel actions, continuous action interrupted by past simple) past simple (past events) position of adverbs possessive adjectives prepositions (like, …) prepositions before nouns and adjectives (by car, for sale, at last) prepositions of direction prepositions of instrument (by, with) prepositions of place prepositions of time present continuous (future plans, future activities, present actions) present perfect simple (recent past, indefinite past, never, ever,) present simple (states, habits, systems and processes) pronouns (demonstrative) pronouns (impersonal) pronouns (indefinite) pronouns (personal - subject, object, possessive) pronouns (quantitative) pronouns (relative) quantitative adjectives (some, any, much, many, a lot of, all, other, every etc.) regular and irregular forms of adverbs short answers singular and plural what, what + noun when where who, whose, which why would (polite requests)

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Syllabus level 4

Competenze obiettive di questo livello

Can understand the main points of clear, standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. Suggested structures, vocabulary groups, functions, pronunciation …

Functions

asking and answering questions about personal possessions asking and giving/refusing permission to do something asking and telling people the time, day and/or date asking for and giving information about routines and habits asking for and giving personal details: (full) name, age, address, names of relatives and friends occupation etc asking for and giving simple information about places asking for and giving the spelling and meaning of words asking for and giving travel information asking for repetition and clarification asking the way and giving directions buying and selling things (costs, measurements and amounts) changing the topic checking on meaning and intention counting and using numbers criticising and complaining describing people (personal appearance, qualities) describing simple processes describing, education qualifications and skills drawing simple conclusions and making recommendations expressing ability/inability in the present and in the past expressing agreement and disagreement and contradicting people expressing and responding to thanks expressing degrees of certainty and doubt expressing needs and wants expressing obligation and lack of obligation expressing opinions and making choices expressing preferences, like and dislikes (especially about hobbies and leisure activities) expressing purpose, cause and result and giving reasons following and giving simple instructions giving advice giving and responding to invitations giving warnings and prohibitions greeting people and responding to greetings (in person and on the phone) helping others to express ideas identifying and describing accommodation (houses, flats, rooms, furniture etc.) identifying and describing simple objects (shapes, size, weight, colour purpose or use etc.) interrupting introducing oneself and other people making and granting/refusing simple requests making and responding to apologies and excuses making and responding to offers and suggestions making appointments and arranging to meet making comparisons and expressing degrees of difference making predictions paying compliments persuading and asking/telling people to do something

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re-stating what has been said resuming the topic starting a new topic sympathising talking about food and ordering meals talking about how to operate things talking about one’s health talking about physical and emotional feelings talking about probability/improbability and possibility/impossibility talking about the weather talking and writing about future or imaginary situations talking and writing about future plans or intentions talking and writing about past events and states in the past, recent activities and completed actions talking and writing about what people are doing at the moment understanding and completing forms giving personal details understanding and producing simple narratives understanding and writing diaries and letters giving information about everyday activities understanding and writing letters giving personal details understanding simple signs and notices Skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing and interaction)

understanding simple signs and notices understanding short texts of a factual nature understanding and writing letters giving personal details understanding and writing diaries and letters giving information about everyday activities scanning factual material for information understanding the general sense of imaginative or emotional texts talking and writing about emotions, reactions, events, hopes, regrets etc. talking and writing about objects, people, places etc reporting events giving and obtaining information asking and understanding questions and responding to them expressing preferences, likes and dislikes (especially about hobbies and leisure activities) Vocabulary groups

current affairs daily life education entertainment environment feelings food and drink free time sport and entertainment health and body house and home language personal information places relations with other people services: post office, bank, police etc. shopping travel and holidays weather Pronunciation

stress patterns, reduced speech, intonation patterns and prominence (weak pronunciation of auxiliaries, unstressed vowels ..…) for the listening skill appropriate stress patterns and linking in everyday speech (questions, negatives…....) basic intonation patterns (questions, echo questions, statements, agreeing and disagreeing...….) stress patterns, reduced speech and linking in longer turns basic difficulty areas for Italian students (not to be misunderstood)

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Structures

abstract nouns adjectives ( predicative and attributive) adjectives (colour, shape, size, quality, nationality) adverbs of definite time adverbs of degree adverbs of direction adverbs of frequency adverbs of indefinite time adverbs of manner adverbs of place adverbs of sequence article a/an article the can (ability, requests, permission) comparative and superlative forms of adjectives comparative and superlative forms of adverbs compound adjectives compound nouns conditional sentences type 0 conditional sentences type 1 connectors (although, while) connectors (and, or, but, either…or) connectors (because, since, so, for..) connectors (if, unless) connectors (so that, to) connectors (so…that, so, such …that) connectors (when, while, until, before, after, as soon as..) connectors (where) could (ability, possibility, polite requests) countable and uncountable (some, any) demonstrative adjectives (this, that, those, these) double genitive (a friend of theirs) echo questions future with going to future with present continuous future with will and shall (offers, promises predictions etc) genitive 's and s' gerunds (-ing form) after verbs and prepositions gerunds as subjects and objects have to (obligation) how, how much, how many, how often, how long etc. imperatives indirect embedded questions (know wonder) infinitives after verbs and prepositions (with or without to) must (obligation) mustn't (obligation) need (necessity) needn't (lack of necessity) numbers (cardinal and ordinal) participles as adjectives passive forms (present and past simple) past continuous ( parallel actions, continuous action interrupted by past simple) past simple (past events) phrasal verbs / verbs with prepositions position of adverbs possessive adjectives prepositions (like, as, due to, owing to …) prepositions after nouns (afraid of…) prepositions after verbs (ask for laugh at…) prepositions before nouns and adjectives (by car, for sale, at last) prepositions of direction

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prepositions of instrument prepositions of place prepositions of time present continuous (future plans, future activities, present actions) present perfect simple (recent past, indefinite past, unfinished past, just, yet, already, never, ever, for, since) present simple (states, habits, systems and processes) present simple (states, habits, systems and processes) pronouns (demonstrative) pronouns (impersonal) pronouns (indefinite) pronouns (personal - subject, object, possessive) pronouns (quantitative) pronouns (relative) quantitative adjectives (some, any, much, many, a few, a lot of, all, other, every etc.) regular and irregular forms of adverbs shall (suggestion, offer) short answers should (advice) singular and plural so/nor with auxiliaries verb + object + infinitive + direct/indirect object (give, take, send, bring, show) what, what + noun when where who, whose, which why will (offer) would (polite requests)

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Syllabus level 5

Competenze obiettive di questo livello

Can understand the main ideas of text on topics regarding his/her profession, school and personal interests. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with speakers of the language in situations which are familiar or can be regularly encountered. Can produce text on familiar subjects relating to personal interests, opinions, events etc. and explain a viewpoint. Suggested structures, vocabulary groups, functions, pronunciation …

Functions

asking and answering questions about personal possessions asking and giving/refusing permission asking and telling people the time, day and/or date asking for and giving information asking for and giving information about places asking for and giving personal details: (full) name, age, address, names of relatives and friends occupation etc asking for and giving the spelling and meaning of words asking for and giving travel information asking for repetition and clarification asking the way and giving directions buying and selling things (costs, measurements and amounts) changing the topic checking information checking on meaning and intention counting and using numbers criticising and complaining describing people (personal appearance, qualities) describing simple processes describing, education qualifications and skills drawing simple conclusions and making recommendations explaining expressing ability/inability in the present and in the past expressing agreement and disagreement and contradicting people expressing and responding to thanks expressing degrees of certainty and doubt expressing needs and wants expressing obligation and lack of obligation expressing opinions and making choices expressing preferences, like and dislikes (especially about hobbies and leisure activities) expressing purpose, cause and result and giving reasons following and giving simple instructions giving advice giving and responding to invitations giving warnings and prohibitions greeting people and responding to greetings (in person and on the phone) helping others to express ideas identifying and describing accommodation (houses, flats, rooms, furniture etc.) identifying and describing simple objects (shapes, size, weight, colour purpose or use etc.) interrupting introducing oneself and other people making and granting/refusing requests making and responding to apologies and excuses making and responding to offers and suggestions making appointments and arranging to meet making comparisons and expressing degrees of difference making predictions paying compliments

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persuading and asking/telling people to do something reporting what people say responding in social situations re-stating what has been said resuming the topic starting a new topic sympathising talking about food and ordering meals talking about how to operate things talking about one’s health talking about physical and emotional feelings talking about probability/improbability and possibility/impossibility talking about the weather talking and writing about future or imaginary situations talking and writing about future plans or intentions talking and writing about past events and states and completed actions in the past, recent activities and actions talking and writing about what people are doing at the moment understanding and completing forms understanding and producing simple narratives understanding and writing diaries and letters understanding signs and notices Skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing and interaction)

understanding signs, notices,and texts of a factual nature understanding and writing diaries, faxes and letters (job applications, apologies……) skimming and scanning (newspapers, brochures, magazines…..) understanding and writing imaginative or emotional texts talking and writing about emotions, reactions, events, hopes, regrets etc. talking and writing about objects, people, places etc reporting events (film/book review, current affairs…..) giving information asking and understanding questions and responding to them understanding and expressing opinions (advantages, disadvantages) understanding interaction (dialogues….) understanding short turns (phone, announcements, ….) understanding professional long turns (speeches, talks, stories, radio programmes…..) interacting in social and professional situations Vocabulary groups

current affairs daily life education entertainment environment feelings food and drink free time health and body house and home language personal information places relations with other people services shopping travel weather Pronunciation

stress patterns, reduced speech, intonation patterns and prominence for the listening skill appropriate stress patterns and linking in everyday speech (interactional)

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intonation patterns (questions, echo questions, statements, agreeing and disagreeing, checking and confirming….) stress patterns, reduced speech, linking and intonation in longer turns difficulty areas for Italian students Structures

abstract nouns adjectives ( predicative and attributive) adjectives (colour, shape, size, quality, nationality) adverbs of definite time adverbs of degree adverbs of direction adverbs of frequency adverbs of indefinite time adverbs of manner adverbs of place adverbs of sequence article a/an article the both, either, neither comparative and superlative forms of adjectives comparative and superlative forms of adverbs compound adjectives compound nouns conditional sentences type 0 conditional sentences type 1 conditional sentences type 2 connectors (although, while) connectors (and, or, but, either…or) connectors (because, since, so, for..) connectors (if, unless) connectors (so that, to) connectors (so…that, so, such …that) connectors (when, while, until, before, after, as soon as..) connectors (where) could ( polite requests) countable and uncountable (some, any) demonstrative adjectives (this, that, those, these) double genitive (a friend of theirs) future with going to future with present continuous and present simple future with will and shall (offers, promises predictions etc) genitive 's and s' gerunds (-ing form) after verbs and prepositions gerunds as subjects and objects have to (obligation) how, how much, how many, how often, how long etc. imperatives indirect / embedded questions (know wonder) infinitives after verbs and prepositions (with or without to) may (possibility) might (possibility) must (obligation) mustn't (obligation) need (necessity) needn't (lack of necessity) not… any more/longer numbers (cardinal and ordinal) participles as adjectives passive forms (present and past simple) past continuous ( parallel actions, continuous action interrupted by past simple) past perfect simple (narrative, reported speech) past simple (past events)

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phrasal verbs / verbs with prepositions position of adverbs possessive adjectives possibility, ability (can, be able to) prepositional phrases (at the beginning of, by means of…) prepositions (like, as, due to, owing to …) prepositions after nouns (afraid of…) prepositions after verbs (ask for laugh at…) prepositions before nouns and adjectives (by car, for sale, at last) prepositions of direction prepositions of instrument prepositions of place prepositions of time present continuous (future plans, future activities, present actions) present perfect continuous (unfinished actions, continuous action recently finished) present perfect simple (recent past, indefinite past, unfinished past, just, yet, already, never, ever, for, since) present simple (states, habits, systems and processes) present simple (states, habits, systems and processes) pronouns (demonstrative) pronouns (impersonal) pronouns (indefinite) pronouns (personal - subject, object, possessive) pronouns (quantitative) pronouns (reflexive and emphatic) pronouns (relative) quantitative adjectives (some, any, much, many, a few, a lot of, all, other, every etc.) question tags regular and irregular forms of adverbs shall (suggestion, offer) short answers should (advice) singular and plural so/nor with auxiliaries used to + infinitive (past habits) verb + object + infinitive with or without to (make, let, allow) verb + object + infinitive + direct/indirect object (give, take, send, bring, show) what, what + noun when where who, whose, which why will (offer) would (polite requests)

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Syllabus level 6

Competenze obiettive di questo livello

Can understand the main ideas of quite complex text on concrete topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers often possible. Can produce text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topic giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. Suggested structures, vocabulary groups, functions, pronunciation …

Functions

arranging to meet in social situations asking and answering questions about personal possessions asking and giving/refusing permission to do something asking and telling people the time, day and/or date asking for and giving information about routines and habits asking for and giving personal details: (full) name, age, address, names of relatives and friends occupation etc asking for and giving simple information about places asking for and giving the spelling and meaning of words asking for and giving travel information asking for repetition and clarification asking the way and giving directions buying and selling things (costs, measurements and amounts) changing the topic checking on meaning and intention counting and using numbers criticising and complaining describing people (personal appearance, qualities) describing simple processes describing, education qualifications and skills drawing simple conclusions and making recommendations expressing ability/inability in the present and in the past expressing agreement and disagreement and contradicting people expressing and responding to thanks expressing degrees of certainty and doubt expressing needs and wants expressing obligation and lack of obligation expressing opinions and making choices expressing preferences, like and dislikes (especially about hobbies and leisure activities) expressing purpose, cause and result and giving reasons following and giving simple instructions giving advice giving and responding to invitations giving warnings and prohibitions greeting people and responding to greetings (in person and on the phone) helping others to express ideas identifying and describing accommodation (houses, flats, rooms, furniture etc.) identifying and describing simple objects (shapes, size, weight, colour purpose or use etc.) interrupting introducing oneself and other people making and granting/refusing simple requests making and responding to apologies and excuses making and responding to offers and suggestions making appointments and arranging to meet making comparisons and expressing degrees of difference making predictions paying compliments

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persuading and asking/telling people to do something reporting what people say re-stating what has been said resuming the topic starting a new topic sympathising talking about food and ordering meals talking about how to operate things talking about one’s health talking about physical and emotional feelings talking about probability/improbability and possibility/impossibility talking about the weather talking and writing about future or imaginary situations talking and writing about future plans or intentions talking and writing about past events and states in the past, recent activities and completed actions talking and writing about what people are doing at the moment understanding and completing forms giving personal details understanding and producing simple narratives understanding and writing diaries and letters giving information about everyday activities understanding and writing letters giving personal details understanding simple signs and notices Skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing and interaction)

understanding signs, notices,and texts of a factual nature understanding and writing diaries, faxes and letters (job applications, apologies, complaints, advice……) skimming and scanning (newspapers, brochures, magazines, biographies, narrative…..) understanding and writing imaginative or emotional texts talking and writing about emotions, reactions, events, hopes, regrets etc. talking and writing about objects, people, places etc reporting events (film/book review, current affairs…..) writing notes giving information asking and understanding questions and responding to them understanding and expressing opinions (advantages, disadvantages) understanding interaction (dialogues, conversation, anecdotes….) understanding short turns (phone, announcements, ….) understanding professional long turns (speeches, talks, stories, radio programmes…..) interacting in social and professional situations Vocabulary groups

current affairs daily life education entertainment environment feelings food and drink free time health and body house and home language personal information places relations with other people services shopping travel weather Pronunciation

stress patterns, rhythm and prominence; reduced speech, intonation patterns, vowel reduction, vowel length, final consonants and consonant clusters for the listening skill

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appropriate stress patterns and linking in everyday speech (interactional) intonation patterns (questions, echo questions, statements, agreeing and disagreeing, checking and confirming….) stress patterns, reduced speech, linking and intonation in longer turns difficulty areas for Italian students Structures

abstract nouns adjectives ( predicative and attributive) adjectives (colour, shape, size, quality, nationality) adverbs of definite time adverbs of degree adverbs of direction adverbs of frequency adverbs of indefinite time adverbs of manner adverbs of place adverbs of sequence article a/an article the both, either, neither can/could (polite requests, deduction) causative have/get comparative and superlative forms of adjectives comparative and superlative forms of adverbs compound adjectives compound nouns conditional sentences type 0 conditional sentences type 1 conditional sentences type 2 conditional sentences type 3 connectors (although, however, while, on the other hand……. ) connectors (and, or, but, either…or) connectors (because, since, so, for..) connectors (if, unless) connectors (so that, to) connectors (so…that, so, such …that) connectors (when, while, until, before, after, as soon as..) connectors (where) countable and uncountable (some, any) demonstrative adjectives (this, that, those, these) double genitive (a friend of theirs) future with going to future with present continuous and present simple future with will and shall (offers, promises predictions etc) genitive 's and s' gerunds (-ing form) after verbs and prepositions gerunds as subjects and objects have to (obligation) how, how much, how many, how often, how long etc. imperatives in case indirect / embedded questions (know wonder) infinitives after verbs and prepositions (with or without to) may (possibility) might (possibility, deduction) must (obligation, deduction) mustn't (obligation) need (necessity) needn't (lack of necessity) not… any more/longer numbers (cardinal and ordinal) order of adjectives

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ought to (obligation) participles as adjectives passive forms (all forms) past continuous ( parallel actions, continuous action interrupted by past simple) past perfect simple (narrative, reported speech) past simple (past events) phrasal verbs / verbs with prepositions position of adverbs possessive adjectives possibility, ability (can, be able to) prepositional phrases (at the beginning of, by means of…) prepositions (like, as, due to, owing to …) prepositions after nouns (afraid of…) prepositions after verbs (ask for laugh at…) prepositions before nouns and adjectives (by car, for sale, at last) prepositions of direction prepositions of instrument prepositions of place prepositions of time present continuous (future plans, future activities, present actions) present perfect simple (recent past, indefinite past, unfinished past, just, yet, already, never, ever, for, since) present simple (states, habits, systems and processes) pronouns (demonstrative) pronouns (impersonal) pronouns (indefinite) pronouns (personal - subject, object, possessive) pronouns (quantitative) pronouns (reflexive and emphatic) pronouns (relative) quantitative adjectives (some, any, much, many, a few, a lot of, all, other, every etc.) question tags regular and irregular forms of adverbs relative clauses (defining and non-defining) reported commands/requests (say, ask, tell) reported questions (say, ask, tell) reported statements (say, ask, tell) shall (suggestion, offer) short answers should (advice) singular and plural so/nor with auxiliaries used to + infinitive (past habits) verb + object + infinitive with or without to (make, let, allow) verb + object + infinitive + direct/indirect object (give, take, send, bring, show) what, what + noun when where who, whose, which why will (offer) would (polite requests)

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Syllabus level 7

Competenze obiettive di questo livello

Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. Suggested structures, vocabulary groups, functions, pronunciation …

Functions

arranging to meet in social situations asking and answering questions about personal possessions asking and giving/refusing permission to do something asking and telling people the time, day and/or date asking for and giving information about routines and habits asking for and giving personal details: (full) name, age, address, names of relatives and friends occupation etc asking for and giving simple information about places asking for and giving the spelling and meaning of words asking for and giving travel information asking for repetition and clarification asking the way and giving directions buying and selling things (costs, measurements and amounts) changing the topic checking on meaning and intention counting and using numbers criticising and complaining describing people (personal appearance, qualities) describing simple processes describing, education qualifications and skills drawing simple conclusions and making recommendations expressing ability/inability in the present and in the past expressing agreement and disagreement and contradicting people expressing and responding to thanks expressing degrees of certainty and doubt expressing needs and wants expressing obligation and lack of obligation expressing opinions and making choices expressing preferences, like and dislikes (especially about hobbies and leisure activities) expressing purpose, cause and result and giving reasons following and giving simple instructions giving advice giving and responding to invitations giving warnings and prohibitions greeting people and responding to greetings (in person and on the phone) helping others to express ideas identifying and describing accommodation (houses, flats, rooms, furniture etc.) identifying and describing simple objects (shapes, size, weight, colour purpose or use etc.) interrupting introducing oneself and other people making and granting/refusing simple requests making and responding to apologies and excuses making and responding to offers and suggestions making appointments and arranging to meet making comparisons and expressing degrees of difference making predictions paying compliments

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persuading and asking/telling people to do something reporting what people say re-stating what has been said resuming the topic starting a new topic sympathising talking about food and ordering meals talking about how to operate things talking about one’s health talking about physical and emotional feelings talking about probability/improbability and possibility/impossibility talking about the weather talking and writing about future or imaginary situations talking and writing about future plans or intentions talking and writing about past events and states in the past, recent activities and completed actions talking and writing about what people are doing at the moment understanding and completing forms giving personal details understanding and producing simple narratives understanding and writing diaries and letters giving information about everyday activities understanding and writing letters giving personal details understanding simple signs and notices Skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing and interaction)

understanding signs, notices,and texts of a factual nature understanding humour in written and spoken English understanding a scientific text understanding and writing diaries, faxes and letters (job applications, apologies, complaints, advice……) skimming and scanning (newspapers, brochures, magazines, biographies, narrative…..) understanding and writing imaginative or emotional texts (story, biography, dialogue .... ) understanding old-fashioned English recognising different styles of written English writing composition (opinion, headings, for.against .....) separating fact from opinion in written texts listening for gist and for detail understanding colloquial language understanding fast speech talking and writing about emotions, reactions, events, hopes, regrets etc. talking and writing about objects, people, places etc reporting events (film/book review, current affairs…..) writing notes giving information asking and understanding questions and responding to them understanding and expressing opinions (advantages, disadvantages .......) understanding interaction (dialogues, conversation, anecdotes….) understanding short turns (phone, announcements, ….) taking part in discussion and/or debate understanding professional long turns (speeches, talks, stories, radio programmes…..) interacting in social and professional situations Vocabulary groups

business clothes and fashion crime and punishment current affairs and media daily life education entertainment environment, animals and conservation feelings food and drink free time health, body and medicine

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history and politics house, home and decoration language personal information places relations with other people science and technology services shopping travel weather Pronunciation

stress patterns, rhythm and prominence; reduced speech, intonation patterns, vowel reduction, vowel length, final consonants and consonant clusters for the listening skill appropriate stress patterns and linking in everyday speech (interactional) intonation patterns (questions, echo questions, statements, agreeing and disagreeing, checking and confirming….) stress patterns, reduced speech, linking and intonation in longer turns difficulty areas for Italian students Structures

abstract nouns adjectives ( predicative and attributive) adjectives (colour, shape, size, quality, nationality) adverbs of definite time adverbs of degree adverbs of direction adverbs of frequency adverbs of indefinite time adverbs of manner adverbs of place adverbs of sequence all, every, each, no, none, any article a/an article the as / like be used to both, either, neither can/could (polite requests, deduction) causative have/get clauses of contrast in spite...so that... clauses of purpose and reason comparative and superlative forms of adjectives comparative and superlative forms of adverbs compound adjectives compound nouns conditional sentences type 0 conditional sentences type 1 conditional sentences type 2 conditional sentences type 3 connectors (although, however, while, on the other hand……. ) connectors (and, or, but, either…or) connectors (because, since, so, for..) connectors (if, unless) connectors (so that, to) connectors (so…that, so, such …that) connectors (when, while, until, before, after, as soon as..) connectors (where) countable and uncountable (some, any) demonstrative adjectives (this, that, those, these) double genitive (a friend of theirs) future continuous

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future perfect future with going to future with present continuous and present simple future with will and shall (offers, promises predictions etc) genitive 's and s' gerunds (-ing form) after verbs and prepositions gerunds as subjects and objects have to (obligation) how, how much, how many, how often, how long etc. imperatives in case indirect / embedded questions (know wonder) infinitives after verbs and prepositions (with or without to) may (possibility) might (possibility, deduction) must (obligation, deduction) mustn't (obligation) need (necessity) needn't (lack of necessity) not… any more/longer numbers (cardinal and ordinal) order of adjectives ought to (obligation) participles as adjectives passive forms (all forms) past continuous ( parallel actions, continuous action interrupted by past simple) past perfect simple and continuous (narrative, reported speech) past simple (past events) phrasal verbs / verbs with prepositions (separable, not separable, idiomatic and not...) position of adverbs possessive adjectives possibility, ability (can, be able to) prepositional phrases (at the beginning of, by means of…) prepositions (like, as, due to, owing to …) prepositions after nouns (afraid of…) prepositions after verbs (ask for laugh at…) prepositions before nouns and adjectives (by car, for sale, at last) prepositions of direction prepositions of instrument prepositions of place prepositions of time present continuous (future plans, future activities, present actions) present perfect simple (recent past, indefinite past, unfinished past, just, yet, already, never, ever, for, since) present simple (states, habits, systems and processes) pronouns (demonstrative) pronouns (impersonal) pronouns (indefinite) pronouns (personal - subject, object, possessive) pronouns (quantitative) pronouns (reflexive and emphatic) pronouns (relative) quantitative adjectives (some, any, much, many, a few, a lot of, all, other, every etc.) question tags regular and irregular forms of adverbs relative clauses (defining and non-defining) reported commands/requests (say, ask, tell) reported questions (say, ask, tell) reported statements (say, ask, tell) shall (suggestion, offer) short answers should (advice) should have, must have, might have, can’t have

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singular and plural so, such ...that so/nor with auxiliaries the .....the + comparative used to + infinitive (past habits) verb + object + infinitive with or without to (make, let, allow) verb + object + infinitive + direct/indirect object (give, take, send, bring, show) verbs with either gerund or infinitive what, what + noun when where who, whose, which why will (offer) wish + past simple, past perfect, would + inf would (polite requests)