Berlitz Advanced Italian (English and Italian Edition) [Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

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Book Description

Series: Advanced | Publication Date: August 20, 2008

BERLITZ ADVANCED ITALIAN

The advanced conversational course


Designed for students, business people and anyone with an understanding of Italian, Berlitz Advanced will take your language skills to the next level with challenging and engaging content including advanced readings, vocabulary and grammar activities featuring authentic dialogues and exercises.


What Do I Get?

*3 audio CDs with native speakers in engaging, real-life conversations (3 hours total).

*Fully illustrated course book to master the four key elements: listening, speaking, reading, writing.

*Go online for free additional materials--easy to read audio script and learner s guide for those who like to read along with the audio.


How Does the Course Work?

1. Strengthen your language skills as you use the course book and audio CDs.

2. Practice and reinforce what you ve learned by listening to the audio at home or on the go.

3. Go to berlitzpublishing.com for free additional materials to help you gain fluency in your new language.

4. Compatible with your iPod® or MP3 devices.

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About the Author

About Berlitz


For more than 125 years, Berlitz has been the most trusted name in language learning. Berlitz was built on the principle that language skills are best acquired through conversation, with a focus on real-life situations. Today, we offer self-study audio language programs, phrasebooks and dictionaries in more than 30 languages for children and adults.
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With more than 450 language schools in over 60 countries, Berlitz has taught millions how to speak another language.

Product Details

• Audio CD: 136 pages
• Publisher: Berlitz Travel Guide; 1 Com/Pap edition (August 20, 2008)
• Language: English, Italian
• ISBN-10: 9812683216
• ISBN-13: 978-9812683212
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #18 in Books > Books on CD > Languages > Language Instruction > Italian

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, October 28, 2009

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Amadeus (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berlitz Advanced Italian (English and Italian Edition) (Audio CD)

Berltiz Advanced Italian is truly a great value at just $25. I really enjoyed the dialogues and the text was fantastic. The text introduces advanced grammar topics and expands vocabulary. I listened to all the dialogues, then learned all the vocab, then read through the grammar sections and finally returned to listen once again to the dialogues. I found this method to expand my knowledge of Italian. On the other side, I disliked the 2nd and 3rd CDs entirely. On these audio only lessons you spend a lot of time repeating spoken Italian or answering questions. The problem here is that the answer you give might be right but might not be what is recorded as the answer. Nonetheless, I highly recommend this program, for Advanced Learners Only!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars ridiculous waste of CD space, July 17, 2010

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Maddalena "la_maddalena" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berlitz Advanced Italian (English and Italian Edition) (Audio CD)

The speakers and the lessons on this are great. But they repeat entire lessons, obviously a cheap way to fill the CD. Anyone that has a CD player can replay any cut, so the "listen again to see if you made a mistake" is just fill.

Too bad. I really like the lessons; particularly the ones I can use in my car.

2.0 out of 5 stars For intermediate, not advanced speakers, December 5, 2010

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J. Fuchs "jax76" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Berlitz Advanced Italian (English and Italian Edition) (Audio CD)

This isn't an advanced course by any stretch. You get some not very interesting dialogues (ordering in a restaurant, going to the doctor), which are spoken very slowly, and then the same dialogues repeated even more slowly. There are also grammar lessons in the book that aren't in-depth enough to teach the concepts (pronouns, commands, etc.) to someone just being introduced to them, but aren't challenging enough for an advanced student.

The dialogues are probably useful to intermediate students wanting some extra practice listening, and the course as a whole might be good for someone who spoke Italian well years ago and is trying to relearn it. For everyone else, this is mediocre at best. Living Language does advanced Italian much better.