Italy has one of the strongest economies, ranking eighth in the world in this respect. Learning this language opens up new career opportunities, especially in fields related to engineering products, textiles and clothing. Furthermore, the country's universities and educational institutions score well in the World University Ranking, excelling in areas such as finance, archeology, physics and the performing arts. Whether for professional or academic reasons, TECH has developed this Language Course for all those who want to acquire a more advanced level of Italian, with native teachers and a unique teaching methodology. 

Enroll now and get access to hundreds of exercises and practical support resources that will be essential during your learning" 

Italy has excelled in many fields for millennia. It is home to the best writers, the most emblematic gastronomic dishes in the world and, of course, some of the most renowned fashion houses in the industry today. Therefore, it is not surprising that there is a growing demand to learn Italian, which translates into better professional, academic and personal opportunities. With this B1 Italian Language Course, students will improve their linguistic skills to an intermediate level, being able to function with greater fluency and ease. As it is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, this Language Course serves as an excellent springboard to achieve the desired level certification. 

You will be able to take this course completely online and with the assistance of a native teacher of the language. 

You will pass the Level B1 Italian exam thanks to the comprehensive and extensive material support you will find in this program. 

It is proven that learning languages increases your intelligence. Learning a foreign language strengthens the brain's neural networks” 

José Antonio Marina.
Philosopher, writer, and teacher

A unique and stimulating experience 

Flexible and Tailored

Take the best language course from home, at your own pace and according to your availability and schedule. 

Acquire Skills and Abilities

With our method, you will practice and consolidate the skills required for this level. 

Networking

Join a large community and exchange knowledge and experiences with students from all over the world. 

This Language Course has been designed and structured by a group of native teachers of the language. All contents follow the criteria established in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, allowing students to improve their skills in order to pass the Italian B1 level exam. Consequently, at the end of the course, students will be able to communicate effectively with native speakers in different social and professional environments.  

Where, When and How is it Taught?

This course takes place over 4 months and is divided into 15 content modules. You can do it completely online, even attending our sessions and tutorials.

It's time to improve your language skills in Italian thanks to this Language Course, which will enable you to pass the B1 exam quickly, in accordance with the CEFR criteria" 

Module 1. My Daily Routine    

1.1.  Daily Activities
1.2.  Student Life
1.3.  At Work

Module Objectives

• Ask for and give permission, excuse and apologize
• Ask and express obligation and the necessity to do something (and their opposites) 
• Formulate conditions for doing something 
• Express impossibility, possibility or obligation to do something
• Describe feelings and emotions
• Ask for and offer objects, help and services

Module 2. Let’s Eat! 

2.1.  At the Supermarket. Food and Drinks
2.2.  Food. Culinary Adjectives
2.3.  Restaurants and Cuisine

Module Objectives

• Address someone using polite formulas appropriate to the context  
• Ask for and give information about food
• Express a complaint or claim
• Evaluate services
• Ask for and offer objects, help and services
• Ask for things urgently but with courtesy
• Offer something to others

Module 3. At Home

3.1.  Family Life
3.2.  What is Your Home Like?
3.3.  Furniture and Decoration
3.4.  Household Chores

Module Objectives

• Indicate possession
• Ask and express feelings towards others: gratitude, appreciation, affection, sympathy, antipathy, aversion, admiration
• Express opinions and beliefs
• Tell anecdotes and experiences
• Describe possible future situations
• Indicate possession
• Describe objects and furniture in the house 
• Express where and when something happens
• Explain the causes, purposes and consequences

Module 4. Health and Medicine

4.1.  The Human Body
4.2.  I Am Sick
4.3.  Prevention. Physical Exercise and Food

Module Objectives

• Ask about and express health conditions, symptoms and physical sensations 
• Ask questions and express improvements or worsening of health
• React to information with expressions of interest, surprise, disbelief, joy or sorrow
• Share feelings, reassure, encourage and express condolences
• Make an appointment
• Prevent and warn
• Advise someone to do something

Module 5. Hobbies and Free Time

5.1.  What Do You Like To Do In Your Free Time?
5.2.  Sports
5.3.  Arts and Crafts

Module Objectives

• Summarize information
• Value ideas, facts, people and places
• Plan an activity
• Suggest activities, accept/reject and react to suggestions
• Describe sports
• List, oppose, exemplify, clarify aspects, contrast, emphasize and summarize
• Advise, recommend, encourage and persuade someone to do something

Module 6. The Digital Era

6.1.  Technology and Computers
6.2.  Internet Has Changed Our Lives
6.3.  Are You Connected? Social media 

Module Objectives

• Advise, recommend, encourage and persuade someone to do something
• Summarize information
• Value ideas, facts, people and places
• Plan an activity
• Talk about future events

Module 7. Around the World    

7.1.  Ways of Travelling and Methods of Transportation
7.2.  Accommodation
7.3.  I’m Going on Vacation. Tourism

Module Objectives

• Talk about future events
• Ask for and give information about vacation spots
• Compare ideas, people, objects, places, situations and actions 
• Plan an activity
• Suggest activities, accept/reject and react to suggestions
• Propose solutions, refute, give opinions, convince

Module 8. Nature and the Environment

8.1.  Earth, Animals and Plants
8.2.  The Weather and Natural Disasters
8.3.  Environmental Issues
8.4.  Taking Care of Our Planet

Module Objectives

• Express curiosity
• Connect actions in the present, past and future
• Express and contrast opinions
• Compare, predict future sensations
• Raise hypotheses and degrees of probability
• Convey information
• Prevent and warn
• Connect conditions, causes and consequences 
• Learn meteorological terms

Module 9. Inventions and Evolution    

9.1.  Inventions that Changed History
9.2.  I Can't Live Without It. Essential Tools
9.3.  What the Future Holds

Module Objectives

• Summarize important data from the past 
• Connect actions in the present, past and future 
• Summarize information
• React to information or a story with expressions of interest, surprise, disbelief, joy or sorrow
• Express opinions and preferences

Module 10. Describing People

10.1.  Physical appearance
10.2.  Personality and Behavior
10.3.  Emotions
10.4.  Personal Relationships

Module Objectives

• Describe actions that are happening at that very moment
• Describe professions
• Make comparisons

Module 11. Entertainment and Television

11.1.  The World of Television
11.2.  Movies
11.3.  Silence, It's Rolling
11.4.  Music

Module Objectives

• Congratulating, expressing good wishes, inviting, accepting and declining an invitation, toasting, welcoming, thanking, sharing feelings in certain events and reacting in those situations
• Ask for and give information about places, objects, customs
• Assess, evaluate and justify ideas and facts

Module 12. Shopping    

12.1.  Places
12.2.  Fashion and Clothes
12.3.  In the Shop
12.4.  Means of Payment

Module Objectives

• Express a complaint or claim
• Value places and services
• Express interest in products and prices
• Express where and when something happens

Module 13. Life in the City

13.1.  My City
13.2.  Buildings and Stores
13.3.  People and Activities

Module Objectives

• React to information or a story with expressions of interest, surprise, disbelief or joy, sorrow
• Show full and partial agreement, concurrence (and dissent), with an affirmative/negative statement 
• Express and contrast opinions
• Ask for and offer objects, help and services
• Ask for and give information about spots in the city
• Ask for and give directions
• Explain that all or part of what is said is not being understood, or ask if it has been understood

Module 14. Culture and Tradition

14.1.  Breaking Stereotypes
14.2.  Festivals and Celebrations
14.3.  Traditions and Customs

Module Objectives

• React to information or a story with expressions of interest, surprise, disbelief, joy or sorrow
• Congratulating, expressing good wishes, inviting, accepting and declining an invitation, toasting, welcoming, thanking, sharing feelings in certain events and reacting in those situations
• Ask for and give information about places, objects, and customs
• Assess, evaluate and justify ideas and facts
• Activate knowledge and interests
• Exchange information on dates and data
• Propose, organize and arrange appointments
• Make deductions

Module 15. Global Issues

15.1.  Policy 
15.2.  Economy
15.3.  Emigration and Immigration
15.4.  Volunteering and the Third World

Module Objectives

• Describe actions that are happening at that very moment
• Describe professions
• Ask and express obligation and the necessity to do something (and their opposites)
• Make comparisons 
• Ask for and offer objects, help and services 
• Express impossibility, possibility or obligation to do something

You will have a comprehensive syllabus at your disposal that covers all the B1 level skills of the CEFR”

"Learning Italian was not complicated at all with this TECH Language Course. Each class and exercise I did gave me a better understanding of the language, so I was able to pass the B1 Level exam with an excellent grade. I can now have a much better conversation with the Italian suppliers who provide me with the material to make my products"

Alberto Verdú 
A student from Mexico 

"Fashion design has been my passion since I was very young. That's why, when I graduated from university, I wanted to continue my studies in Italy, the birthplace of the best designers and fashion houses in the world. But this was only going to be possible if I improved my Italian. With this TECH Language Course I managed to prepare myself to pass the B1 exam and send my application to the Italian university where I wanted to study" 

Camila Álvarez 
A fashion design student from Spain.