Students will be required to show knowledge and understanding of the broad topic areas listed below. These provide contexts for the acquisition of vocabulary and the study of grammar and structures. 
VOCABULARY AND TOPIC AREAS
Personal and social life: 
-at home, family, get-togethers, family reunions, dinners with friends, etc.; 
The world around us: 
-on the street, in the square, in the park, etc.; 
-at the bar, restaurant, etc.;
-at the information office, bank, post office, etc.;
-at the market and in food shops;
-in public offices (town halls, police stations, etc.);
-in various shops (clothing, newsagents, etc.);
-at the station, at the airport, etc.;
-on means of transport (by bus, taxi, etc.);
-in places of free time (cinema, theater, gym, etc.)
-in health and personal care places (hospital, pharmacy, etc.).
The world of education and work:
-in the classroom;
-in the Secretary;
-in other places related to their educational context (gym, canteen, courtyard, library, etc.);
-at your workplace.
FUNCTIONAL SYLLABUS
-ask and give personal information;
-talking about likes and dislikes;
-talking about routines;
-begin, maintain and finish a short conversation;
-accept or refuse an invitation - invite someone;
-search, ask and give information in everyday situations;
-express desires;
-introduce someone;
-describe people, objects and places;
-speak about himself and ask questions about past events; 
-speak about past events;
-express and ask questions about time and dates;
-put events in a sequence;
-express moods, feelings and emotions;
-express the wish to do something;
-ask and give the permission to do something;
-order or ban somebody to do something;
-give and understand simple instructions;
-give an explanation;
-express judgements and personal opinions;
-make simple assumptions. 
GRAMMAR SYLLABUS
-articles: definite, indefinite, partitive; definite article with titles and countries;
-nouns: gender; singular and plural forms, including common and less common irregulars;
-adjectives: position and basic exceptions; common irregular adjectives before nouns (e.g bello, buono);
-comparative and superlative adjectives (regular and irregular);
-demonstrative adjective (quello singular and plural);
-possessive with articles; exceptions (e.g. family members);
-interrogatives (e.g. che; qual/quale/quali; quanto/a, quanti/e);
-indefinite adverbs (poco, molto, tanto, troppo)
-adverbs of time and place;
-direct and indirect pronouns;
-quantifiers;
Verbs: 
-presente tense (irregular verbs);
-present perfect (avere or essere + past participle);
-imperfect;
-imperative; 
-future;
-present conditional; 
-modal verbs; 
-reflexive verbs;