The 14-Chapter Path
Our structured curriculum is designed for mastery. Each chapter builds on the last, combining a comprehensive textbook with integrated video lessons to provide a seamless learning experience.
Pronunciation guide. Basic greetings (formal vs informal). Useful expressions and cognates.
Grammatical gender in Italian. The indefinite article (“a/an”). Verb forms in Italian and the verb essere (to be). The coffee bar il bar. Numbers from 0–20.
Unità 3 Come stai? How are you doing?
The verb avere (to have). Question words (interrogatives). Singular to plural noun-ending changes. The definite article (“the”) in Italian. Days of the week.
Unità 4 Che bella Firenze! Florence is so beautiful!
C’è, ci sono, ecco. Adjectives gli aggettivi. Alternate adjective placement and endings. Numbers from 21 to 100,000 i numeri da 21 a 100,000. The calendar il calendario the weather il tempo.
Unità 5 Cosa prendi? What are you having?
The conjugation of regular -are verbs in the present tense. Prepositions le preposizioni. Food / courses (Part 1) il cibo / i piatti. Basic possession. Likes and dislikes mi piace… non mi piace…. This and that questo e quello.
Unità 6 Dove compri il formaggio? Where do you buy cheese?
Regular -ere verbs in the present tense. Regular -ire verbs in the present tense. Telling time l’ora. Street directions (Part 1). Typical places in town (Part 2).
Unità 7 Ho una domanda per te. I have a question for you.
Prices and payments i prezzi e i pagamenti. Irregular verbs in the present tense: andare, dare, fare. Additional avere expressions, and fare expressions. Adverbs gli avverbi. More irregular verbs in the present tense: sapere, venire, uscire, bere, stare, dire. Clothing and body parts i vestiti / il abbigliamento e le parti del corpo.
Unità 8 Vuoi venire con noi? Do you want to come with us?
Present tense practice and its usage for the immediate future. Helper verbs: potere, volere. Tense time il tempo libero. The partitive. Negative constructions and words related to the partitive. Reflexive verbs (Part 1).
Unità 9 Ho mangiato molto bene. I ate very well.
Forming the past tense with il passato prossimo. Passato prossimo formed with essere. Past expressions. Putting things in sequence. Means of transportation mezzi di trasporto.
Unità 10 Sono andato in palestra. I went to the gym.
Irregular past participles. More guidance on when to use essere. Additional family vocabulary and possessive adjective rules for family la famiglia e gli aggettivi possessivi. House / hotel objects.
Unità 11 Mi sono alzata alle otto. I got up at eight.
Reflexive verbs in the present tense (Part 2). Reciprocal verb constructions. Reflexive verbs in the passato prossimo. Education in Italy. Professions le professioni. Additional irregular noun endings.
Unità 12 Guarda, stiamo arrivando. Look, we’re arriving.
Additional street directions and places in town. Present progressive il presente progressivo. Major holidays in Italy le feste principali in Italia. Interjections le interiezioni. English and Italian twin words. Introduction to direct-object and indirect-object pronouns.
Unità 13 Faceva la stessa cosa. He used to do the same thing.
The imperfect tense. The imperfect alongside the passato prossimo. Ordinal numbers. Additional food descriptions and food allergies. Molto, troppo, tanto, poco as adjectives or adverbs.
Unità 14 Tornerò in Italia. I will return to Italy.
Review of the present tense, the passato prossimo, the imperfect. Learn the basic comparative and the future tense.
Instructor Support
1
Access to our comprehensive 14-chapter curriculum, designed for seamless classroom integration and structured progression.
2
Direct integration of our YouTube video lessons into your lesson plans for a dynamic, multimedia learning experience.
3
Auto-graded exercises that provide immediate feedback, allowing you to focus on student interaction and classroom management.
4
Direct support and professional guidance from our team to ensure your students achieve their language learning goals.
Master Italian with our structured textbook path and integrated video lessons.
