Italian — Foreign Language 0535
Build vocabulary and grammar for everyday communication. Practise reading, listening, writing and speaking through familiar topics and original examples.
What you'll cover
- Everyday activities
- Personal and social life
- The world around us
- The world of work
- The international world
Published syllabus exam years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030. Confirm exam-series and centre availability with your school and Cambridge.
Cambridge IGCSE Italian (0535) syllabus map
2025–2027 Version 3 and 2028–2030 syllabuses
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All Italian passages, prompts, model answers, listening scripts and tasks are original StudyForA material, not Cambridge assessment content. Cambridge's separate 2028 vocabulary spreadsheet is linked through its subject page but has not been reconciled word by word. Grammar groups need item-by-item specialist checking, and an Italian-language teacher should review the original Italian before publication is described as complete. Browser speech synthesis is not Cambridge audio and cannot guarantee a regional accent, natural pace or pronunciation. Speaking is rehearsal and self-review, not a centre assessment or examiner mark; writing answers are self-checked, not Cambridge-marked. No complete timed specimen or 130-hour course is included. Confirm your exam year, entry option and centre availability with Cambridge and your school. The five broad topic areas and three grouped grammar pathways link to guided, independent and transfer practice. Paper 1 listening and both year-specific reading, speaking and writing formats are represented. This is mapped teaching, not evidence of full vocabulary mastery, examiner readiness or a complete course.
The 2025–2027 route retains written short answers in Reading and the 45-mark Writing paper. From 2028 all papers are 40 marks; Reading is all multiple-choice/matching, supervised speaking notes are handed to the examiner before the test, and Writing uses the 5/10/25 allocation. Cambridge applies the Reading change from March 2028 in India and June 2028 elsewhere. Confirm your exact exam series with your centre.
Choose your paper route
- 2025–2027 Version 3P1 Listening · P2 Reading · P3 Speaking · P4 Writing
Use the older written-response Reading and 45-mark Writing format. Follow your centre's preparation rules for the speaking component.
- 2028–2030P1 Listening · P2 all selected response · P3 Speaking with preparation notes · P4 Writing
All papers are 40 marks. Reading changes by exam series; speaking notes are handed to the examiner before the test; Writing has the revised mark allocation.
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The map links the five broad topic areas, grouped grammar and original practice for both published paper formats. It does not imply that every vocabulary item or grammar structure has been individually checked. Italian-language specialist review, timed specimen papers and official speaking/writing marking remain outstanding.
A: time expressions, days, months, seasons and routines; A: meals; fruit and vegetables; meat, fish and seafood; snacks, drinks, cutlery and utensils; A: the human body, health and illness; A: travel and transport
- Everyday activitiesA
B: self, family and friends; B: home, including rooms, furniture, furnishings, garden and household appliances; B: colours, clothes and accessories; B: leisure activities, hobbies, sport and holidays
- Personal and social lifeB
C: people and places, continents, countries, nationalities and compass points; C: natural world, environment, climate and weather; C: communications and technology, digital world, documents and texts; C: built environment, buildings, services, urban areas and shopping; C: size, shape, measurements and materials
- The world around usC
D: education, learning institutions, training, classroom, learning tools, subjects and studying; D: jobs, careers and workplaces
- The world of workD
E: countries, nationalities and languages; E: cultures, customs, faiths and celebrations
- The international worldE
Supplemental grammar and structures
- Italian nouns, agreement and pronounsLANG-NOUNS · Supplemental StudyForA practice, not a syllabus section
- Italian verbs and time framesLANG-VERBS · Supplemental StudyForA practice, not a syllabus section
- Italian questions, connectors and quantityLANG-STRUCTURES · Supplemental StudyForA practice, not a syllabus section
Practice the papers
Practice the papers
- Listening · original practicePaper 1 · 1 lessons
40 marks in both cycles. The 2028 syllabus retains the component; paper-based exams include six minutes to transfer answers. Browser speech synthesis is not Cambridge audio.
- Reading · written-response formatPaper 2 · 2025–2027 · 1 lessons
One hour, 45 marks; includes matching and short answers in Italian. Use this lesson only for the relevant 2025–2027 exam series.
- Reading · all selected responsePaper 2 · 2028–2030 · 1 lessons
One hour, 40 marks; all questions are multiple-choice/matching. The new format applies from March 2028 in India and June 2028 elsewhere.
- Speaking · route through 2027Paper 3 · 2025–2027 · 1 lessons
About 10 minutes speaking plus 10 minutes of supervised preparation: one role play and two topic conversations. Candidates may not make notes; the centre assesses and Cambridge moderates the test.
- Speaking · supervised preparation notesPaper 3 · 2028–2030 · 1 lessons
About 10 minutes speaking plus 10 minutes of supervised preparation: one role play and two topic conversations. Candidates may make notes under supervision and must hand them to the teacher/examiner before the test; the centre assesses and Cambridge moderates the test.
- Writing · 45-mark formatPaper 4 · 2025–2027 · 1 lessons
One hour, 45 marks: form 5, directed writing 12, extended writing 28. Follow the paper's exact prompts and word guidance.
- Writing · revised 40-mark formatPaper 4 · 2028–2030 · 1 lessons
One hour, 40 marks: Q1 5, Q2 10 (5 task completion, 5 range/accuracy), Q3 25 (9 task completion, 9 range, 7 accuracy). StudyForA does not award Cambridge marks.
Lessons and worked examples
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Everyday activities
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Personal and social life
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The world around us
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The world of work
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The international world
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Italian nouns, agreement and pronouns
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Italian verbs and time frames
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Italian questions, connectors and quantity
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Listening for details and attitude
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Reading through 2027
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Reading from 2028
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Speaking through 2027
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Speaking from 2028
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Writing through 2027
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