At the A2 level of Italian, learners expand their basic communication skills and begin to interact more independently in everyday situations. This level strengthens grammatical foundations while increasing vocabulary and fluency. Learners move beyond survival phrases and start expressing ideas about the present, past, and future in a simple but connected way.
The main areas covered include:
Listening Skills
Understanding clear, standard speech about familiar topics such as daily routines, travel, work, hobbies, and family.
Recognizing the main idea and key details in short conversations, announcements, and simple media content (e.g., weather forecasts, short interviews).
Following simple instructions and explanations spoken at a moderate pace.
Speaking Skills
Describing daily routines, past experiences, and future plans using simple connected sentences.
Expressing preferences, opinions, and reasons in a basic way (e.g., “Perché…”, “Secondo me…”).
Handling common travel and service situations, such as booking accommodation, ordering in restaurants, or explaining a problem.
Participating in simple conversations about familiar topics with increasing confidence.
Using formal and informal language appropriately in common situations.
Reading Skills
Reading and understanding short texts such as emails, short articles, advertisements, schedules, and informational brochures.
Identifying main ideas and specific information in simple narratives.
Understanding instructions, forms, and everyday written communication.
Writing Skills
Writing short paragraphs about personal experiences, routines, and plans.
Composing informal and simple formal emails.
Describing people, places, and events using connected sentences.
Narrating past events using basic past tense forms.
Grammar
Verb Conjugations:
Consolidation of regular and irregular verbs in the present tense.
Introduction to the passato prossimo.
Introduction to the imperfetto and its basic uses.
Introduction to the futuro semplice.
Reflexive verbs and expanded use of modal verbs (potere, dovere, volere).
Articles:
Full control of definite and indefinite articles.
Use of articulated prepositions (e.g., “nel,” “alla,” “dei”).
Nouns and Adjectives:
Agreement in gender and number in more complex sentences.
Comparative and superlative forms (e.g., “più grande,” “il più interessante”).
Pronouns:
Direct and indirect object pronouns (lo, la, li, le; mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi).
Introduction to combined pronouns (e.g., “glielo”).
Basic relative pronouns (“che”).
Prepositions:
Expanded use of simple and articulated prepositions.
Common prepositional expressions related to time, place, and movement.
Vocabulary
Expanded everyday vocabulary related to travel, health, work, technology, leisure, and daily life.
Expressions for giving opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, and making suggestions.
More detailed time expressions and sequencing words (prima, dopo, mentre).
Cultural Awareness
Understanding differences between formal and informal communication in real contexts.
Introduction to everyday Italian customs and social norms.
Basic awareness of regional differences in language and culture.
Greater familiarity with contemporary Italian lifestyle and traditions.
A2 learners can interact in routine situations with some independence and can describe experiences, plans, and opinions in simple terms.
Learning Plan
Past tenses: passato prossimo and introduction to imperfetto
Future tense (futuro semplice)
Reflexive verbs
Direct and indirect object pronouns
Combined pronouns
Relative pronoun “che”
Comparatives and superlatives
Articulated prepositions
Expanded modal verb usage
Common connectors for linking ideas
Regular verbs in:
– Indicative present form (consolidation)
– Indicative past forms (passato prossimo)
– Imperfect form
– Future form
– Infinitive
– Polite requests and functional expressions



