Course Details

Italian for Beginners 2

Academic Year 2026/27

VYI002 course is not part of any programme in the faculty

Grammar

  • Modal Verbs: Conjugation and usage of potere (can/may), volere (to want), dovere (must/have to), and sapere (to know/be able to).
  • Prepositions & Articulated Prepositions: Basic prepositions (in, a, per), prepositions of place, and combining prepositions with definite articles.
  • Pronouns & Adverbs: Direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le), distinction between bene vs. buono.
  • Verb Phrases: Usage of venire da and review of irregular verbs.

Vocabulary & Topics

  • City & Transport: Urban environment, places in town, spatial orientation, and public transit.
  • Time & Schedule: Days of the week, telling time, and time expressions (at what time).
  • Gastronomy & Dining: Food, beverages, types of dishes, restaurant service, and designing a menu.

Communication Skills

  • Getting Around & Travel: Asking for and giving directions, using public transport, shopping, and asking for prices.
  • Dining Out: Ordering food and drinks in a restaurant, expressing food tastes/preferences, and describing daily meals.
  • Scheduling: Telling exact time, scheduling appointments, and discussing days of the week.
  • Group Interaction: Practical practice of everyday dialogues.

Review & Assessment

  • Introductory review (Units 1 & 2: introductions, irregular verbs).
  • Comprehensive review of material from Units 3 & 4 combined with small-group conversation practice.
  • Final content review 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

winter

Course Guarantor

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Institute

Institute of Social Sciences

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Entry Knowledge

Italian for Beginners (VYI001) or any course at the VYI001 level.

Aims

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Grammar & Language Knowledge

  • Correctly conjugate and practically apply modal verbs (potere, volere, dovere, sapere).
  • Properly use basic prepositions (in, a, per), prepositions of place, and articulated prepositions (prepositions combined with definite articles).
  • Use direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le) to replace nouns in sentences.
  • Correctly distinguish between and apply the expressions bene and buono.
  • Practically apply the verb construction venire da.

Communication & Practical Skills

  • Navigate around a city, ask for and give directions, and use public transportation.
  • Tell the exact time, use the days of the week, and schedule appointments or make plans.
  • Interact in shopping situations, ask for prices, and handle routine transactions.
  • Order food and drinks in a restaurant, describe daily eating habits, and express food preferences and tastes.
  • Engage in active dialogues and converse effectively in common everyday situations within the scope of Units 3 and 4.

Basic Literature

N. Cozzi, F. Federico, A. Tancorre: Nuovo Caffe Italia A1; Eli Edizioni, 2020 (it)

Prerequisites

Italian for Beginners (VYI001) or any course at the VYI001 level.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/306447

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • Week 1: Review of Units 1 and 2; introducing oneself

  • Week 2: Vocabulary: the city; review of irregular verbs

  • Week 3: Prepositions in, a, per; the verbs to be able to/can (potere) and to want (volere)

  • Week 4: Navigating the city; prepositions of place; prepositions combined with the definite article

  • Week 5: The verbs to have to/must (dovere) and to know how to/can (sapere); asking for and giving directions

  • Week 6: Shopping, asking for the price; travelling by public transport

  • Week 7: Telling the time; At what time...?; days of the week

  • Week 8: Vocabulary: food, drinks, restaurant

  • Week 9: What do I eat during the day? What do I like/enjoy eating?

  • Week 10: Bene vs. buono; object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

  • Week 11: Venire da; ordering in a restaurant; creating a restaurant menu

  • Week 12: Review of Units 3 and 4; group conversation

  • Week 13: Summary of the material; credit test (final test)