Ultimate Italian: Advanced: Cassette/Book Package (Living Language Ultimate Courses) [Audio Cassette]

Salvatore Bancheri (Author), Maria Iocco (Author), Lucy Di Rosa (Author)

Book Description

Series: Living Language Ultimate Courses | Publication Date: April 7, 1998

Eight 60-minute Cassettes - 480-PAGE TEXTBOOK
Lively, up-to-date, authentic dialogues
Clear explanations of grammar
Cultural highlights
plus....
Business vocabulary & etiquette

Developed by the experts at Living Language, Ultimate Italian: Advanced has everything you need to increase your fluency in Italian. Just like the basic to intermediate level course, this program combines advanced conversation with grammar and culture in an easy-to-follow, enjoyable, and effective format. Ultimate Italian: Advanced also covers business vocabulary and etiquette, perfect for businesspeople as well as serious students and travelers.

COMPREHENSIVE LESSON MANUAL WITH REFERENCE SECTIONS

20 lessons:
lively, authentic, up-to-date dialogues
vocabulary, grammar, and usage
cultural highlights
business terms and etiquette

Reference sections:
complete grammar summary with verb conjugations
business and social letter writing
Italian-English / English-Italian glossary


EIGHT 60-MINUTE CASSETTES
First, learn at home:
immerse yourself in Italian - listen and repeat with the all-Italian recordings
follow along with the manual, which includes English translations
learn conversation, grammar, and culture

Then practice on the go:
review and expand upon what you've learned
an English-speaking instructor guides you through each lesson
no reading required with these Italian/English recordings
learn in the car, at the gym, anywhere

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A really great package for those who do not have the time to sit in a classroom, or the money to spend on two years in a foreign country.”
–Juergen Kempff, Ph.D., Curriculum Director, University of California-Irvine

“Authentic…enlightening and useful…I like the fact that the business section was closely related to the dialogue…makes the learning process more fun and realistic.”
–Marisa Castro Cid, World Trade Institute Language Center --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes

Text: English, Italian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Living Language (April 7, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517702347
• ISBN-13: 978-0517702345
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.6 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,101,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > Gaelic, Irish & Welsh
  • #27 in Books > Books on Cassette > Languages > Italian

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Advanced Speakers, March 2, 2000

By 

Dino "nada" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Italian: Advanced: Cassette/Book Package (Living Language Ultimate Courses) (Audio Cassette)

This set is great, and it's actually the only tape set that I found appropriate for advanced level Italian. I think a minor drawback is that the length of time in between some of the phrases doesn't give you enough time to practice repeating the phrase completely. However, I still think the set is fantastic. It puts idioms, different grammatical constructions and vocabulary in the context of realistic conversations.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vocabulary, Practice and Review, August 20, 2003

By 

Timothy D. Bina "TB" (Plymouth, MN USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Ultimate Italian: Advanced: Cassette/Book Package (Living Language Ultimate Courses) (Audio Cassette)

I have been through this book twice now and am working on my third time through. I can't imagine a better format for self-teaching than this one. Each chapter starts with a 2-3 page dialog which is spoken on tape ("Learn at Home" set) once and then replayed again with time given to repeat each segment of the conversation. This is followed by 2-3 grammer sections, a short essay on an aspect of Italy and concluding with a quiz. Unfortunately, I have found the "Learn On the Go" tapes to be utterly worthless. They are far too fast and difficult to follow, especially when driving. If anyone is interested, I have copied the vocabulary for each chapter onto an Access database. I can also copy the list onto either Word or Excel.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Practice for the Advanced Speaker, February 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ultimate Italian: Advanced: Cassette/Book Package (Living Language Ultimate Courses) (Audio Cassette)

Definately for the advanced speaker, this program is best when the book is used along with the tapes. The accents are easy to understand and a good variety of topics (shopping, travel, computers, wine, architecture) is covered, although there is a strong emphasis on business and technology. The 2nd set of tapes has portions of the conversations on the 1st set, with language review in English and Italian interspersed. My biggest problem with this series is the length and spacing of pauses -- some really long sentences are rattled off all at once with only a short time to respond (really inconvenient while driving) and are then followed by a one word phrase. My Italian has improved since buying these, though, so all in all I would recommend it as a thorough review and practice for the advanced speaker.