Each didactic unit of the Student’s book is divided in the following sections:
- Entriamo in tema, introductory activities to motivate the students and enhance the texts comprehension;
- Comunichiamo, includes both the main text, followed by comprehension activities, and activities on the communicative functions;
- Impariamo le parole, activities for the introduction, expansion and reuse of vocabulary;
- Facciamo grammatica, activities for the introduction and reuse of the grammar phenomena;
- Conosciamo gli italiani, presents a written text on aspects related to Italian culture and society, and ideas for discussion in order to foster intercultural exchange between the students and the Italian reality;
- Si dice così!, summary table with the expression and the communicative functions encountered in the unit;
- Sintesi grammaticale, summarizes and systematizes the grammar phenomena encountered in the unit.
The units of the Workbook are organized in sections as well: Funzioni, Vocabolario, Grammatica, Per concludere, Pronuncia, Parola chiave.
In the English version of the book all the following are in English: the instructions of all the exercises, the information boxes, the communication functions of Si dice così!, the Sintesi grammaticale. Finally, in the appendix of the book you can find the Italian - English glossary with the translation of all the words and expressions of the Student’s Book and Workbook.
L’italiano all’università 1 for English speakers is completed by:
i-d-e-e, a platform that incorporates all the exercises from the workbook in interactive form, and a collection of tools and resources for students and teachers
An audio CD, attached to the book, with the original oral texts and phonetic exercises.
The Teacher’s guide presents an introduction on the structure and on the philosophy of the course and explains the goals of each activity, suggesting also ideas on how to apply them. It also includes the solution to the exercises of the Student’s book. The guide (among the downloadable items on the right) is also entirely available online.