Living Italian
On sale
10th September 2015
Price: £16.99
Genre
Grammar & Vocabulary / Italian / Language Learning: Audio-visual & Multimedia / Language Self-study Texts / Language Teaching & Learning Material & Coursework / Listening Skills / Pronunciation Skills
Selected:
Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781444154009
This new 6th edition includes an up-to-date culture and vocabulary guide, allowing you to broaden your knowledge of contemporary language and customs.
Do you want to learn Italian or brush up what you know already? Are you looking for a course with a traditional approach to language learning, based on solid grammatical foundations, translation skills and practical vocabulary? If so, this is the course for you.
The material covers a variety of everyday topics in a simple, concise manner. There are plenty of examples and explanations to illustrate how the language works and to build confidence. Each unit, designed to build systematically on what you have already learned, contains:
– clear grammar explanations
– vocabulary lists
– reading material consisting of a story, dialogue or letter
– questions for speaking practice
– exercises
– 32pp test-yourself section giving you extra practice and allowing you to monitor your progress as you go through the course, helping you keep on top of tricky grammar points and regularly testing the vocabulary you’re learning.
There are also revision units to help you practise what you are learning. At the back of the book, an exercise key enables you to check your answers while grammar and vocabulary sections provide a useful reference.
The accompanying audio will help you with listening and speaking. In addition to a full pronunciation section, it contains reading passages and dialogues from the course book, followed by comprehension questions in Italian, together with model answers.
Download our free app, Teach Yourself Library, from the App Store or Google Play to access the free audio.
Do you want to learn Italian or brush up what you know already? Are you looking for a course with a traditional approach to language learning, based on solid grammatical foundations, translation skills and practical vocabulary? If so, this is the course for you.
The material covers a variety of everyday topics in a simple, concise manner. There are plenty of examples and explanations to illustrate how the language works and to build confidence. Each unit, designed to build systematically on what you have already learned, contains:
– clear grammar explanations
– vocabulary lists
– reading material consisting of a story, dialogue or letter
– questions for speaking practice
– exercises
– 32pp test-yourself section giving you extra practice and allowing you to monitor your progress as you go through the course, helping you keep on top of tricky grammar points and regularly testing the vocabulary you’re learning.
There are also revision units to help you practise what you are learning. At the back of the book, an exercise key enables you to check your answers while grammar and vocabulary sections provide a useful reference.
The accompanying audio will help you with listening and speaking. In addition to a full pronunciation section, it contains reading passages and dialogues from the course book, followed by comprehension questions in Italian, together with model answers.
Download our free app, Teach Yourself Library, from the App Store or Google Play to access the free audio.
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