C1 Italian course

Are you ready to move beyond fluency and into mastery? Our C1-level Italian course is designed for advanced learners who want to express themselves with precision, nuance, and confidence. Whether you’re preparing for a certification (like CILS, PLIDA, or CELI), studying at university, or working in an Italian-speaking environment, this page offers you a complete learning path across all core language areas.

1. Italian language vocabulary: C1 Italian course for upper-intermediate (3000 words)

a). Environment and Geography

• Lesson 1: Il pianeta e la sua strattura / The planet and its structure
• Lesson 2: Divisioni politiche e umane / Political and human divisions
• Lesson 3: Grandi biomi e caratteristiche naturali / Major biomes and natural features
• Lesson 4: I regni della vita / The kingdoms of life
• Lesson 5: Impatto umano sulla natura / Human impact on nature

b). Society and Social issues

• Lesson 1: La società e la sua struttura / The society and its structure
• Lesson 2: Problemi sistemici e disuguaglianze / systemic problems and inequalities
• Lesson 3: Risposte della società e sistemi di supporto / Social responses and support systems
• Lesson 4: Catalizzatori del cambiamento / Catalysts for change
• Lesson 5: Sfide globali e intersezionali / Global and intersectional challenges

2. Italian language grammar: C1 Italian course for upper-intermediate level

a). The conditional if

• Lesson 1: Il periodo ipotetico [il se condizionale] / The hypothetical period [the conditional if].
• Lesson 2: Periodo ipotetico di prima tipo [della realtà] / Hypothetical period of the first type [of reality].
• Lesson 3: Periodo ipotetico di secondo tipo [della possibilità] / Hypothetical period of the second type [of possibility].
• Lesson 4: Periodo ipotetico di terzo tipo [della impossibilità o irrealtà] / Hypothetical period of the second type [of impossibility or unreality].
• Lesson 5: Altri modi per esprimere il periodo ipotetico / Other ways to express the hypothetical period

b). Passive, and impersonal form

• Lesson 1: Forma attiva e passiva del verbo / Active and passive form of the verb.
• Lesson 2: La forma passiva con il verbo Essere / The passive form with the verb to be.
• Lesson 3: La forma passiva con il verbo Venire e Andare/ The passive form with the verb (to come) and (to go).
• Lesson 4: La forma passiva con il “Si” passivante/ The passive form with the passivating “Si”.
• Lesson 5: La forma impersonale / The impersonal form.
• Lesson 6: Il “Si” impersonale / The impersonal “Si”.
• Lesson 7: Verbi impersonali / impersonal verbs.