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Coffee Break Italian Level 2

This is Season 2 of our free Italian podcast, for learners who’ve finished Level 1. Over 40 lessons you’ll build on the basics and move from the present tense to the past, and the season ends with La Mia Estate, a story in ten episodes.

Level 2A2–B140 lessonsWith teachers Mark and Francesca, and learner Isla

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Part 1 · Lessons 1 to 10

The present tense

Use verbs in the present tense to talk about your weekend, your daily routine and your plans for the evening, ask for help and arrange to go out.

  1. 1Ricominciamo! Using Italian -are verbs
  2. 2Che cosa fai al fine settimana?Talking about the weekend using -are verbs
  3. 3A che ora ti alzi?Reflexive verbs, telling the time and daily routines
  4. 4Dipingo a modo mio…Present tense -ere verbs, including spelling changes
  5. 5Mario pulisce la casa-ire verbs, including -isc- verbs and reflexives
  6. 6Cosa facciamo stasera?Using the present tense to make arrangements
  7. 7Faccio colazione, poi vado alla spiaggia perché fa bello!The irregular verbs andare and fare
  8. 8Hai bisogno di aiuto?The irregular verbs avere and essere
  9. 9Sai che vado a Londra domani?The irregular verbs bere, tenere, sapere and conoscere
  10. 10Esci stasera? Vengo anch’io!The irregular verbs venire, uscire and dire

Part 2 · Lessons 11 to 20

Describing things, and the past

Describe things with colours and adjectives, including bello, questo and quello, learn to use ci, then talk about what you’ve learned, seen and tried with the perfect tense.

  1. 11I pantaloni blu sono molto eleganti!Adjective agreement and position, with clothes and colours
  2. 12Che belle scarpe e che bell’orologio!The adjectives bello and buono
  3. 13Questo libro è in italiano, ma quello è in franceseQuesto and quello: saying this and that
  4. 14Abbiamo delle belle mele rosseThe partitive article and ne, buying food
  5. 15Adoro il calcio – ci penso giorno e notteUsing the little words ci and ne
  6. 16Abbiamo imparato molto!The perfect tense with avere
  7. 17Abbiamo visto tutto!Irregular past participles in the perfect tense
  8. 18A che ora sono arrivati?The perfect tense with essere
  9. 19Ti è piaciuta la pastiera?Piacere and reflexive verbs in the perfect tense
  10. 20Non ha mai provato la pizza napoletana!Mai, già, ancora and appena with the perfect tense

Part 3 · Lessons 21 to 30

More about the past

Use the imperfect to say what was happening when something else happened, then talk about people, preferences and plans, and finish with a review.

  1. 21C’era molta gente e non faceva troppo freddoThe imperfect tense for describing the past
  2. 22Preparavo la cena quando Luca è arrivatoImperfect and perfect: what was happening when something happened
  3. 23Cosa facevi quando ti ho telefonato?Choosing between the perfect and the imperfect
  4. 24Chi va a Roma perde la poltronaRelative pronouns che, cui and chi
  5. 25Chi è quella persona che lavora in biblioteca?Question words: come, dove, quando, chi and more
  6. 26Preferisci andare in palestra o a teatro?The prepositions a, in and su
  7. 27Fra 10 minuti dobbiamo essere da tuo zio!The prepositions di, da, per, con and tra/fra
  8. 28Dopo aver fatto colazione, vado al lavoroPrima di and dopo aver: before and after doing something
  9. 29Ho molti amici molto simpaticiForming adverbs, plus molto, troppo and poco
  10. 30Review lessonReview

Part 4 · Lessons 31 to 40

La Mia Estate

La Mia Estate is a story in ten episodes, set over one summer, that brings the season together.

  1. 31La Mia Estate ep1 – Facciamo le valigie!Introducing the future tense
  2. 32La Mia Estate ep2 – Sognare non costa niente!Arriving in Italy, and the pluperfect tense
  3. 33La Mia Estate ep3 – Accipicchia! Che sbadato…Direct and indirect object pronouns
  4. 34La Mia Estate ep4 – Dobbiamo escogitare un piano!A first look at the subjunctive
  5. 35La Mia Estate ep5 – Perché non ci diamo del tu?Formal and informal "you", darsi del tu
  6. 36La Mia Estate ep6 – Incredibile, sembrano due piccioncini!The imperative for giving commands
  7. 37La Mia Estate ep7 – Chissà quali sorprese ci regaleranno le stelle!Imperatives with pronouns, and negative commands
  8. 38La Mia Estate ep8 – Adesso, esprimi un desiderio!The subjunctive after feelings and opinions
  9. 39La Mia Estate ep9 – Che scenetta romantica…The conditional and the imperfect subjunctive
  10. 40La Mia Estate ep10 – Ognuno vivrà l’estate che aveva sognatoThe subjunctive after volere, pensare and sperare

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