Course Details
Italian for Pre-Intermediate Students
Academic Year 2026/27
VYI003 course is not part of any programme in the faculty
Grammar
- Reflexive Verbs: Conjugation of reflexive verbs in the present tense and forming their past tense.
- Possessive Pronouns: Usage and forms of possessive pronouns (including rules with family terms).
- Compound Past Tense (passato prossimo): Past tense formation using auxiliary verbs essere and avere, regular and irregular past participles (participio passato).
Vocabulary & Topics
- Housing & Home: Types of accommodation, house vs. apartment, and renting a flat.
- Family & Daily Life: Family relations, personal life, and daily routines.
- Holidays & Vacation: Leisure activities, travel, and vacation planning.
- Time & Seasons: Seasons of the year and seasonal activities.
Communication Skills
- Housing & Routine: Describing living situations, managing flat rentals, and talking about daily routines in detail.
- Past Narration: Coherently describing past events (e.g., "what you did yesterday"), recounting past vacations, and sharing past experiences.
- Planning & Coordination: Planning holidays or trip with friends.
- Seasonal Activities: Describing favorite hobbies and activities tailored to specific seasons.
Review & Assessment
- Introductory review of Units 3 & 4 alongside icebreaking activities.
- Thematic review of Units 5 & 6, including past tense practice through interactive games and quizzes.
- Final content summary and credit test (Week 13).
The course emphasizes speaking, pair work, and group work. Lessons include videos, listening activities, songs, and games.
Credits
2 credits
Language of instruction
Czech
Semester
Course Guarantor
Institute
Forms and criteria of assessment
Entry Knowledge
Italian for Beginners 2 (VYI002) or any course at the VYI002 level.
Aims
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Grammar & Language Knowledge
- Conjugate and correctly use reflexive verbs in both present and past tenses.
- Correctly form and apply the compound past tense (passato prossimo) with auxiliary verbs essere and avere for both regular and common irregular verbs.
- Properly apply possessive pronouns (including specific usage rules with family members).
- Utilize an expanded vocabulary related to housing, daily routines, travel, holidays, and seasons.
Communication & Practical Skills
- Describe living situations, manage basic formalities for renting an apartment, and talk about home environments.
- Describe daily schedules and personal routines in detail.
- Coherently narrate past events (e.g., describing activities from yesterday or recounting past vacations).
- Discuss family background, relatives, and personal relationships.
- Coordinate with friends to plan joint holidays, trips, or leisure activities based on different seasons.
- Actively converse and respond to common everyday scenarios within the scope of Units 5 and 6.
Basic Literature
Prerequisites
Italian for Beginners 2 (VYI002) or any course at the VYI002 level.
Offered to foreign students
Course on BUT site
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
Week 1: Review of U3 and U4; icebreaking activities
Week 2: Vocabulary: house, housing, apartment; reflexive verbs
Week 3: Possessive pronouns; my family
Week 4: I can rent an apartment; talking about my daily routine (using reflexive verbs)
Week 5: Holidays and vacation – what do I like to do?
Week 6: Introduction to the past tense (passato prossimo)
Week 7: Past tense – regular and irregular verbs; What did you do yesterday?
Week 8: I am able to make arrangements with a friend and plan a vacation
Week 9: How did I spend my last holiday?; past tense of reflexive verbs
Week 10: Seasons; What do I do in spring...
Week 11: Past tense practice through games
Week 12: Review of U5 and U6 topics
Week 13: Summary of U5 and U6 through a game quiz; credit test