Quick lessons
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The exam
- The B1 exam: how it works and how to pass it5 min · Level A2+
- The listening test: points and strategy5 min · Level A2+
- The reading test: points and strategy5 min · Level A2+
- The writing test: what the examiner rewards5 min · Level B1
- The speaking test: what the examiner rewards5 min · Level B1
- Managing your time and getting ready for exam day5 min · Level A2+
Nouns, articles, adjectives
Prepositions
Talking about the past
- Mi sveglio, mi chiamo: reflexive verbs5 min · Level A2+
- The passato prossimo: how to form it5 min · Level A2+
- Past tense: essere or avere?5 min · Level B1
- Sono andata, siamo arrivati: participle agreement5 min · Level B1
- The imperfetto: what it was like, what you used to do4 min · Level A2+
- Passato prossimo or imperfetto?5 min · Level B1
Pronouns
Future, conditional, imperative
- The future: domani sarà, partiremo5 min · Level B1
- Vorrei, potrebbe, dovresti: the conditional5 min · Level B1
- Prendi, scrivete, non toccare: the imperative5 min · Level B1
- Si accomodi, mi dica: the formal imperative5 min · Level B1
- Penso che sia: recognising the subjunctive5 min · Level B1
- Si può, si deve, bisogna: rules and obligations5 min · Level B1
Building sentences
- Ma, però, invece, quindi, infatti: linking sentences5 min · Level B1
- Perché, siccome, quando, mentre, se: because, when, while, if5 min · Level B1
- Decido di, comincio a, voglio: verb + infinitive5 min · Level B1
- Più di, meno che, il migliore: comparing5 min · Level A2+
- Non... mai, nessuno, ogni, qualche: negation and quantity words5 min · Level B1
Words for life in Italy
- Family and the children's school5 min · Level A2+
- Home: rent, bills, apartment building5 min · Level A2+
- Work: contract, shifts, holidays5 min · Level A2+
- Health: doctor, pharmacy, emergency department5 min · Level A2+
- Offices and documents: form, counter, expiry date5 min · Level B1
- Transport: tickets, delays, connections5 min · Level A2+
- Shopping: receipts, sales, returns5 min · Level A2+
- Civic life: rules, recycling, rights5 min · Level B1
Reading in the exam
Listening in the exam
Writing an email
Speaking in the exam
civicoach practice booklet · not an official document