Italian Level Self-assessment

If you feel that you could cope reasonably well with the following topics, you are at a suitable level for Italian 2

Can you

• Introduce yourself to someone and give some basic information about yourself
• Ask someone about his/her job
• Cope with dates/times/money/tell the time
• Understand and give basic directions in Italian
• Order food and drink in a café/restaurant
• Talk about your daily routine

Would you be able to communicate with an Italian who asked you these questions?

• Come si chiama ? Qual è la sua nazionalità ?
• Dove abita?
• Che lavoro fa?
• Che giorno è oggi ? Che ore sono?
• Dica come arrivare alla stazione
• Desidera ? Vorrei un caffè, un bicchiere di vino…
• Cosa fa di il fine settimana ?
• Cosa fa ogni giorno ?

If you feel that you could cope reasonably well with the following topics, you are at a suitable level for Italian 3

Can you

• talk about everyday routine and frequency
• talk about routine in your house 
• talk about likes and dislikes 

• talk about hobbies 

Would you be able to communicate with an Italian who asked you these questions?

• Chi fa queste cose a casa sua? (cucinare, pulire…)

• Cosa le piace/ non le piace
• Cosa fa nel tempo libero? 

If you feel that you could cope reasonably well with most of the following topics, you are at a suitable level for Italian Elementary 1.

Can you

• Hold a short conversation about yourself, family, work, hobbies
• Elicit similar information from someone else
• Talk about what you did yesterday
• Cope fairly comfortably with ordering food and drinks
• Ask for what you want in a shop
• Ask somebody about their plans for the holidays / the evening

Would you be able to communicate with an Italian who asked you these questions?

• Quando è arrivato qui?
• Cosa ha fatto durante le ultime vacanze?
• Cosa vuole fare questo fine settimana?
• Mi scusi, c’è una banca qui vicino?
• Ha già visitato Pompei ?

If you feel that you could cope reasonably well with the following topics, you are at a suitable level for Italian Elementary 2

Can you

• express likes and dislikes, sports and hobbies 
• talk about your last holidays 
• talk about life in the childhood 
• talk about events in the past 
• describe habits and preferences in the past 
• talk about clothes
• describe people.
• name the parts of human bodies and health
• express wishes and congratulate 

Would you be able to communicate with an Italian who asked you these questions?

• Com’era la sua vita da bambino? Le piaceva studiare?
• Com’era la sua vita dieci anni fa?
• Le piace fare sport? Quale attività pratica abitualmente?
• Descriva una persona: altezza, colore dei capelli, statura…
• Descriva la personalità di qualcuno
• Spieghi cosa stanno facendo delle persone (ad esempio in un’immagine)

Faccia gli auguri a qualcuno (Natale, compleanno ecc)

If you feel that you could cope reasonably well with the following topics, you are at a suitable level for Italian Elementary 3

Can you

• describe a house/flat 

• locate objects in space 

• understand a recipe and explain how to cook something 
• give orders 

• organise a holiday 
• give advice 
• express preferences 
• talk about problems on holiday 

• talk about TV programmes

• express opinions 

Would you be able to communicate with an Italian who asked you these questions?

• Com’è la sua casa?
• Com’è la sua cucina? Dove sono le cose? 

• Come si prepara la carbonara?
• Dia un ordine a qualcuno

• Dica come dovrebbe essere una vacanza. Dia suggerimenti
• Ha avuto dei problemi nell’ultima vacanza? Come li ha risolti?
• Le piace la televisione?
• Quali programmi preferisce? Cosa ne pensa di …?

If you feel that you could cope reasonably well with most of the following topics, you are at a suitable level for Italian Elementary 4.

Can you

• Talk about jobs 
• Talk about some of the things you did yesterday
• Elicit similar information from someone else
• Describe a good holiday you had with friends
• Ask somebody about their plans for the holidays / the evening
• Talk about future 
• Describe places  
• Talk about nature 

Would you be able to communicate with an Italian who asked you these questions

• Che lavoro fa? Com’è il suo lavoro? Lavora a tempo pieno?
• Quando è andato al ristorante l’ultima volta? Dove? Com’era?
• Preferisce il mare o la montagna? Perchè?
• Dove preferirebbe andare in vacanza? Cosa le piacerebbe fare?
• Cosa farà l’estate prossima?
• Cosa fa per rispettare l’ambiente?

If you feel that you could cope reasonably well with the following topics, you are at a suitable level for Italian Elementary 5

Can you

• talk about personal habits 
• talk about a story in the past 
• invite to do something 

• describe objects and indicate their positions in the house 
• talk about a problem 
• give advices and suggestions 
• talk about Italian food 
• read an Italian recipe 
• express needs 

Would you be able to communicate with an Italian who asked you these questions

• Cosa fa al mattino quando si sveglia? Faccia una lista.
• Inviti un amico ad andare al cinema
• Dica che non può, rifiuti l’invito/ faccia una proposta alternativa/ accetti l’invito
• A casa, qual è la sua stanza preferita? La descrivi.
• Il suo amico ha dei problemi con i vicini. Dia qualche suggerimento
• Spieghi una ricetta.
• È al ristorante. Dica al cameriere che ha bisogno di…/manca

If you feel that you could cope reasonably well with most of the following topics, you are at a suitable level for Italian Elementary 6.

Can you

• talk about life as a child 
• describe life in a place as it used to be 
• talk about life in the past  

• give orders, invite to do something politely, give suggestions 

• talk about cinemas, theatres, music 

• travel, ask for information, talk about a journey 

Would you be able to communicate with an Italian who asked you these questions?

• Dove viveva quando era bambino?
• Cosa le piaceva fare da bambino?
• Dia un ordine (per esempio chiudere la porta)
• Suggerisca a qualcuno di fare qualcosa (per esempio smettere di fumare)
• Di cosa parla l’ultimo film che ha visto al cinema?
• Com’è stato  il suo ultimo viaggio in aereo/treno?