DILI - B2 THE DIPLOMA OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE "FIRENZE"® AIL, INTERMEDIATE LEVEL II

Time required for the preparation: about 320-400 hours
Exam duration: time 220 minutes
Exam sessions: 4 times per year
Level according to the Languages' European Portfolio: B2
Second level Schneider/North: N8

EXAM'S STRUCTURE

1. Writing comprehension (time: 40 min.)
1. One literary text or press' extract; 6 questions with multiple choice answers
2. One text with coupling proof; 7 questions with answers to check (True/False)

2. Writing skills ( time: 70 min.)
1. A composition on a general culture subject (180-220 words)
2. An exercise to choice between: insertion answering or development of an article (50-100 words)

3. Vocabulary and grammar (time: 40 min.)
60 homeworks, exercises to complete or transform

4. Listening comprehension (time: 40 min.)
1. An interview with 6 multiple choice questions
2. A RAI or TV rubric with 4 questions to check (True/False)
3. A coupling or individuation exercise with 3 questions to which the candidate has to give written answers

5. A - Individual oral exam (time: 20 min.)
1. Text reading
2. Resume of the text
3. Conversation-interview with 5 questions on a tematic matter
4. Partially guided conversation with visual impulses

B - Double oral exam (time: 30-40 min.)
1. Introduction
2. Argumentation on a common item
3. Resolution of a common exercise: simulazione o immagini da commentare

With this Italian language exam the candidate demonstrates to be able to interact, both in an oral and in a written way in the Italian field, on common elaborate subjects familiar to him/her.