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Basic Italian: Cassette/Book Package (LL(R) Complete Basic Courses) [Audio Cassette]

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April 28, 1998 0609602713 978-0609602713 Cas & Book
Speak Italian with confidence in just 6 weeks!

Living Language Italian Complete Course a step-by-step guide to the basics of Italian conversation and grammar. This revised course uses the highly effective speed-learning method developed by U.S. government experts to teach foreign languages to overseas-bound servicemen and diplomats.

40 lessons on two 90-minute cassettes
Begin with simple words and phrases and progress to more complex expressions. Just listen and repeat after the native speakers. Only Italian is spoken on the recordings, so you learn naturally, the way you learned English. The accompanying Italian coursebook includes the English translations.

Italian Coursebook
The pocket-size book contains all the translated phrases from the recorded lessons, plus additional vocabulary, detailed explanations, and quizzes.
The book also features verb charts with all tenses included and a comprehensive summary of Italian grammar.

Italian -English/English-Italian Dictionary
More than 20,000 words are defined.
Idiomatic expressions and common phrases show how words are used in everyday conversation. The dictionary doubles as a phrasebook.
1,000 of the most frequently used words are highlighted for easy reference.

The best-selling language course that really works--revised, updated, and expanded!

For Beginners or Those Who Want a Thorough Review

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Speak Italian with confidence in just 6 weeks!

Living Language Italian Complete Course a step-by-step guide to the basics of Italian conversation and grammar. This revised course uses the highly effective speed-learning method developed by U.S. government experts to teach foreign languages to overseas-bound servicemen and diplomats.

40 lessons on two 90-minute cassettes
Begin with simple words and phrases and progress to more complex expressions. Just listen and repeat after the native speakers. Only Italian is spoken on the recordings, so you learn naturally, the way you learned English. The accompanying Italian coursebook includes the English translations.

Italian Coursebook
The pocket-size book contains all the translated phrases from the recorded lessons, plus additional vocabulary, detailed explanations, and quizzes.
The book also features verb charts with all tenses included and a comprehensive summary of Italian grammar.

Italian -English/English-Italian Dictionary
More than 20,000 words are defined.
Idiomatic expressions and common phrases show how words are used in everyday conversation. The dictionary doubles as a phrasebook.
1,000 of the most frequently used words are highlighted for easy reference.

The best-selling language course that really works--revised, updated, and expanded!

For Beginners or Those Who Want a Thorough Review

Product Details

  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Living Language; Cas & Book edition (April 28, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0609602713
  • ISBN-13: 978-0609602713
  • Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.7 x 2.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,895,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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71 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All in all, this course is worth the money., August 4, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Basic Italian: Cassette/Book Package (LL(R) Complete Basic Courses) (Audio Cassette)
This course proves outstanding, both in its presentation and its content. Coupled with the audio, I have never seen a more thorough review of the language from any other source. It is inclusive of the text and two sets of tapes (one to go along with the manual and the other as a self-study unit after the learner becomes more familiar with the language). The dialogues, exercises, and grammar all clearly follow the course objectives, and the course includes cultural notes and useful information. After years of studying languages and linguistics, I have found that the most excellent path toward language acquisition must encompass reading, writing, speaking, and understanding. This course helps with all of these. The dialogues, exercises, and supplemental readings allow the student of the language to gain competence in reading Italian, the exercises do an extraordinary service by enforcing the written language, and the tapes (or CD's) allow the learner to advance in speech, pronunciation, and verbal comprehension. The extensive Italian to English and English to Italian, as well as the appendices, help the learner to gain an ever-stronger competence in the language. This course should, and shall, give sufficient confidence in Italian to anyone who finds an interest in the language, for whatever the reason. Learners of other languages would be privileged to obtain material of this quality. If you have a desire to learn Italian, this is the place to start, and enjoy. You will find the easy-to-read grammar, the interesting text and cultural notes, and the easier, "at your own pace" style very simple and fun to work with, as well as educational and informative. Grazie, e che vi piaccia (Thanks, and enjoy).
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars No English translation on tapes, January 13, 2001
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Michael Milia (Edgewater, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Basic Italian: Cassette/Book Package (LL(R) Complete Basic Courses) (Audio Cassette)
While the content and format of the course is well done, the main complaint that I have about this course is that there is no English translation on the audio cassettes. You can NOT utilize the tapes without the accompaniment of the book. You must read along in the book to understand the audio lesson, therefore, this course is not ideal for someone who is planning on learning Italian in the car.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars In its category, this is the best course I know., April 14, 1999
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This review is from: Basic Italian: Cassette/Book Package (LL(R) Complete Basic Courses) (Audio Cassette)
This course is not meant to take the student to a very high level, but it is excellent to provide basic phrases for true beginners. An outstanding feature is that the tapes (or CD's) have only Italian sounds! This is definitely an advantage for the beginning student who works for a while with the book, and then continues to use the tape once a certain familiarity has been achieved.
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