Berlitz Basic Italian Workbook [Paperback]

Anna Di Stefano (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998 | ISBN-10: 283156350X | ISBN-13: 978-2831563503

Intended to help reinforce skills, whether as a supplement to the popular Berlitz Basic course or to other similar home-study or self-teaching programs, these popular work-books include:
-- 24 units and exercises, as well as multiple-choice and write-in sections, to test and improve grammar and vocabulary knowledge
-- A grammar section for quick and easy reference
-- A final test section to increase proficiency and confidence
-- An answer section to help the user analyze individual strengths and weaknesses to improve overall skills

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Berlitz Guides (February 1998)
• Language: Italian
• ISBN-10: 283156350X
• ISBN-13: 978-2831563503
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,997,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars non si sbagliare, May 28, 2000

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Thomas K. Wukitsch (Arlington Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Berlitz Basic Italian Workbook (Paperback)

I had to rate this one star because zero stars is not a choice. This workbook is exactly what it purports to be: a workbook for students who have learned enough Italian for simple communciatin and now want to improve BUT, and this is a big but, the work book has a number of mistakes that will leave any novice confused. For example: Unit 2, Exercise 6 says "Complete the sentence with the words given below" and indeed the answers in the back of the book show the correct answer to be 'grandparents' for #6. Unfortunately 'grandparents' is not/not one of the words in the list to chose from. Similarly in the very next exercise the article for the plural of 'fratelli' is not 'le' as shown in the answers but 'i fratelli'. In the next item the article for 'sorelle' is listed as 'i' when the correct answer has to be 'le sorelle'. The two articles were obviously switched accidently. Berlitz' proofreader was asleep or doesn't speak or read Italian. Berlitz needs to redo check this entire workbook before I could imagine recommending it to anyone.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very useful book, April 21, 2010

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Italian "Piero" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berlitz Basic Italian Workbook (Paperback)

I use the Berlitz Basic Italian Workbook in my advanced Italian class. It contains varied and entertaining exercises that provide practice in grammar while preparing the students for different everyday situations. There are a few mistakes in the book but they are insignificant. The book has another advantage: it is affordable. There is no point choosing a textbook that the students can't afford to buy!