AIL DELI A1 study guide

The DELI-A1 (Diploma di lingua italiana di livello elementare I) is the entry-level diploma in the exam suite offered by the Accademia Italiana di lingua (AIL), an association of schools, institutions and national and foreign experts working in teaching Italian to foreigners and in certification. AIL's stated peculiarity is its emphasis on practical communication in everyday life and in the commercial sphere, and it offers exams at several levels so that candidates can obtain certification of their actual command of the language. DELI-A1 sits at the bottom of that ladder, below DELI-A2 (elementary II), the B1 and B2 diplomas, and the advanced C1 and C2 diplomas. It suits learners at the very beginning of their Italian studies who want an external, standardized confirmation of elementary competence. Topics on this exam: Comunicazione pratica nella vita di ogni giorno and Comunicazione pratica in ambito commerciale. The AIL DELI A1 study guide has 2 sections and about 756 words.