Coffee Break Italian Level 3

An upper intermediate course from the Coffee Break Academy

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If you already have a solid grounding in Italian and want to develop your vocabulary and understanding of grammar further, this intermediate course from the Coffee Break Academy is for you.

An outline of the course

Coffee Break Italian Level 3 moves on from where you left off with Level 2. We'll be focusing on helping you build your knowledge of Italian through presentation of language topics and enjoyable conversations in which you'll see examples of the key language covered.

Each lesson features:

  • a main audio / video lesson in which we present the language topic, provide examples and explanations, and then help you become more familiar with the language through a situational conversation. This lesson is available both in audio format and as a video where you'll see the words and phrases on the screen of your device;
  • a bonus audio lesson in which we break down the entire conversation and explain every word, helping you to take your understanding further;
  • lesson notes which provide a full transcript of the conversation, along with comprehensive explanations of the language points covered in the lesson;
  • translation challenge audio and notes, in which you'll put your understanding of the main concepts of the lesson to the test with some translations.


Your Instructor


The Coffee Break Italian Team
The Coffee Break Italian Team

The Coffee Break Italian team includes language teachers, native speakers and host learners, making your experience learning a language fun and enjoyable. You can be sure every course has been carefully written by experienced teachers to ensure you progress steadily through the lessons.


Class Outline


  Lesson 1 - Direct object pronouns - Una vacanza studio a Siena
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  Lesson 1 - Direct object pronouns - Translation challenge
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  Lesson 2 - Direct object pronouns with compound tenses - Pronti per la festa?
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  Lesson 2 - Direct object pronouns with compound tenses - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 3 - Future tense and other secondary functions of the future
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  Lesson 3 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 4 - Futuro anteriore (future perfect); revision of all adjectives covered so far
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  Lesson 4 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 5 - Comparative adjectives (incl. Irregular comparatives and use of che/di to introduce the comparison)
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  Lesson 5 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 6 - Comparative adjectives (incl. Irregular comparatives and use of che/di to introduce the comparison) Relative and absolute superlative adjectives (incl. Irregular forms)
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  Lesson 6 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 7 - Indirect object pronouns
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  Lesson 7 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 8 - Combined pronouns (incl. with compound tenses)
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  Lesson 8 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 9 - Disjunctive pronouns
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  Lesson 9 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 10 - Review of all pronouns (subject pronouns, reflexive pronouns, direct/indirect object pronouns,
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  Lesson 10 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 11 - Imperative (Tu and Voi forms only; negative imperative; irregular forms; imperative with pronouns)
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  Lesson 11 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 12 - Imperative (formal imperative; it includes negative and irregular forms)
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  Lesson 12 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 13 - Impersonal si
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  Lesson 13 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 14 - Conditional mood (incl. irregular forms)
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  Lesson 14 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 15 - Conditional Perfect
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  Lesson 15 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 16 - Indefinite adjectives and pronouns
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  Lesson 16 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 17 - Molto, troppo, poco, tanto used as adjectives and adverbs.
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  Lesson 17 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 18 - Irregular plurals
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  Lesson 18 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 19 - Trapassato prossimo (Pluperfect)
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  Lesson 19 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 20 - Passato remoto (past historic)
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  Lesson 20 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 21 - Introduction to subjunctive
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  Lesson 21 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 22 - Present subjunctive
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  Lesson 22 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 23 - Consolidation of present subjunctive
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  Lesson 23 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 24 - Imperfect subjunctive
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  Lesson 24 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 25 - Perfect and pluperfect subjunctive
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  Lesson 25 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 26 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 27 - Passive structures
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  Lesson 27 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 28 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 29 - Pronominal and phraseological verbs
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  Lesson 29 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 29 - Bonus Text & Exercise
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  Lesson 30 - Modified nouns and verbs
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  Lesson 30 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 31 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - Dov’è Stella?
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  Lesson 31 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 32 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - Qualcosa di strano nell’aria
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  Lesson 32 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 33 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - La paura fa novanta
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  Lesson 33 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 34 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - Bentornata a casa, Stella!
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  Lesson 34 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 35 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - Chiediamo al professor Doppi!
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  Lesson 35 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 36 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - D’ora in poi me la caverò da solo!
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  Lesson 36 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 37 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - La leggenda delle Torrette.
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  Lesson 37 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 38 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - Ma lui cosa fa qui?
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  Lesson 38 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 39 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - Pericolo scampato!
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  Lesson 39 - Translation Challenge
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  Lesson 40 - Il tesoro di Montespelonca - Tutto è bene, quel che finisce bene!
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  Lesson 40 - Translation Challenge
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Frequently Asked Questions


How long do I have access to the course?
This is a lifetime access course: you pay once and you'll have access to the course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
When can I start and finish the course?
The course starts on 18 October 2021 and lessons will be published every two weeks from this date onwards. As soon as the lesson becomes available you will have access to it in the Coffee Break Academy. Note that the Translation Challenges are published on the "in between" weeks, so the Translation Challenge for Lesson 1 is available on 25 October, before Lesson 2 is published on 1st November.
What's the difference between the course and the free lessons on the podcasts?
You can indeed find Coffee Break Italian audio lessons on our podcast feeds, but this course provides much more! The free audio is only the "main audio lesson" as described above. This course adds the bonus episode, along with a full transcript of the Italian texts and lesson notes with explanations of the language covered. In addition, some of our free audio lessons contain advertising, but the Coffee Break Italian Premium lessons never contain advertising.

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