Let's Speak Italiano!

Let's Speak Italiano!

Author: Alessandro Mancini

Publisher: Successful Linguistics

Published: 2014-07-22

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13:

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New Italian Guide for Beginners – Plus an Exclusive Discount! Are you planning to go to Italy and experience the cuisine, culture, and art? Have you been asked to attend an important conference that’s going to be held in Florence? Perhaps you’ll be visiting a long-lost friend or you’ve been longing to exchange Italian words with a family member? And more importantly, don’t you want to arm yourself with essential words and phrases before you hit the historical streets? Italian is a Romance language spoken by more than 81 million people in and out of Italy! It is primarily spoken in Vatican City, as well as in the Apostolic Palace of the pope. Spanning to more countries abroad, such as Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and the United States, Italian is the most Latin-resembling language in the world. Whether you’re a literature aficionado or an art buff, wouldn’t it be wonderful if you knew a few good poetic Italian lines and art references? Leave your friends impressed when ordering an Italian dish with some linguistic know-how. There’s so much you have yet to learn that will come valuable in Italy town! Let’s Speak Italiano is a wonderful new pocket guide by distinguished educator Alessandro Mancini, which will teach you the language essentials as you go around Italian countryside and cities. Mancini is a lecturer and a linguistic expert who dedicates his time giving workshops and teaching children, adults and tourists from across the globe. This beginner’s guide will provide you the pointers necessary to prepare you for the best time in all instances, whether at home, school, work, fun, or travel: o A Brief History of the Italian Language o Getting Over the “Difficult Language” Notion o Comparisons of the Italian Language to English o Step 1 Italian (The Alphabet, Numbers, Dates and Time + Common Greetings) o Basic Italian Grammar (Accents, Nouns, Verbs, Tenses, Adjectives, and Articles) o Learning to Form Simple Sentences and Questions in Italian o More Popular Italian Greetings Plus Slang o Useful Words and Phrases for Home, School, the Office, and Travel o Easy Tips to Learn the Language while Having Fun


Fast Italian with Elisabeth Smith (Coursebook)

Fast Italian with Elisabeth Smith (Coursebook)

Author: Elisabeth Smith

Publisher: Teach Yourself

Published: 2011-05-27

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1444145134

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Follow this course for 35 minutes a day and in six weeks you'll be speaking Italian! Elisabeth Smith has used her wide teaching experience to write a course that covers just the vocabulary and the grammar that you really need. This day-by-day programme is easy to follow and fun to do. At the end of six weeks, you'll have the confidence and knowledge to tackle all the situations you need to know about, such as shopping, eating out and getting around. With just the essential words and phrases to learn, and flashcards at the back of the book to help learn them, progress is fast and enjoyable. By the end of this course, you will be at Level A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions. Can communicate in simple and routine tasks.


Let's Go Rome 12th Edition

Let's Go Rome 12th Edition

Author: Matthew W. Mahan

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2003-12

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780312319960

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The Resource for the Independent Traveler For over forty years Let's Go Travel Guides have brought budget-savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information. Includes: Entries at all price levels for lodging, food, attractions, and more The best wine bars, nightspots, and live entertainment A user-friendly guide to the Vatican, plus helpful hints for major sights In-depth cultural information that offers an insider's look at life in the city Opportunities to make a difference through study, work, and volunteering Detailed neighborhood maps, walking tours, and photos throughout Featuring not-to-be-missed Experiences Cultural Connections: Discuss politics, sports, and love with waiters at a laidback Trastevere eatery Inside Scoops & Hidden Deals: Visit Rome's best museums at their cheapest and least crowded Off the Beaten Path: Dance the night away in a former produce market Get advice, read up, and book tickets at www.letsgo.com


Let's Speak English

Let's Speak English

Author: Mary Cagle

Publisher:

Published: 2017-03-31

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781946698001

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Let's Speak English is an autobiographical comic about my time as an English Teacher in Japan!


Italian Now! Level 1: L'italiano d'oggi!

Italian Now! Level 1: L'italiano d'oggi!

Author: Marcel Danesi

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-09-19

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 143808336X

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This updated worktext for high school and college introductory courses emphasizes functional use of conversational and written Italian with extensive use of fill-in exercises, matching columns, word puzzles, dialogues, and more. Students will also get a review of basic grammar, vocabulary, verb forms, idioms, and sentence structure. Additional features include lists of irregular verbs and Italian-English and English-Italian glossaries. Answers for all exercises, quizzes, and puzzles are presented at the back of the book. Line illustrations throughout.


Conversational Italian for Travelers

Conversational Italian for Travelers

Author: Kathryn Occhipinti

Publisher: Stella Lucente, LLC

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780990383451

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The textbook, Conversational Italian for Travelers, is a fun, friendly book, not formal like most language books, and teaches everything one needs to know to travel to Italy. If you want to really understand the Italian of today, you need this book! We learn language and culture as we follow the character Caterina in dialogues that detail her travels through Italy. As she boards planes, trains, and finally takes a ride in her cousin's car, we learn how to do these things in Italian. When she meets up with her Italian family, we learn the phrases of communicating with others, including what to say if you meet someone special, how to go shopping and how to use the telephone. Finally, Caterina goes on a trip to Lago Maggiore with her Italian family, and we learn phrases needed to stay at a hotel, go sight-seeing, and of course, go to the restaurant and order wonderful Italian food! Many Italian dishes commonly ordered in Italian restaurants are listed in the last three chapters of the boo


Tutto bene! Italian course for beginners Level 1

Tutto bene! Italian course for beginners Level 1

Author: Elio Guarnuccio

Publisher: Lingopont

Published: 2020-01-28

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0648763404

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Tutto bene! is an entertaining and comprehensive multi-level Italian language course for beginners, uniquely designed for both the classroom and a high degree of independent learning. Based on the communicative approach, the course comprises a combination of components in a range of media. Book 1 is for beginners. In this level you will learn the survival language you need to get by in Italy. Learn to greet people and introduce yourself. Get to know someone by discussing where they’re from and exchanging contact details. Be able to describe yourself and others. Order food like an Italian and express your likes and dislikes. Arrange an outing or a dinner. Book a hotel room and make sure it has what you need at the right price. Tutto bene! Book 1 provides the perfect balance, enabling you to enjoy the language while developing an understanding of the grammar. It will give you a strong foundation and the confidence to further develop your Italian. The key components for each level of Tutto bene! are as follows: Tutto bene! book The book presents the Tutto bene! course in a format designed primarily for the classroom but accessible to the independent learner and complementary to the app. Each level of the course comprises a book with ten self-contained yet progressively linked lessons. Each lesson is carefully structured to introduce new language via an episode of the sitcom series followed by graduated conversation practise, ranging from limited to more open-ended dialogues where students apply the language they’ve acquired. Listening and responding activities are integral to each lesson, as are the simple explanations and deductive activities enabling students to understand the grammar. Writing activities are given at the end of every lesson and may be completed in class or later. Tutto bene! sitcom In the Tutto bene! sitcom series we follow an almost-normal group of friends through their quotidian ups and downs living and working in Rome and on holidays in other parts of Italy. The off-beat humour, original soundtrack and idiosyncrasies of the characters in these short episodes are both entertaining and a great stimulus for learning, while importantly also serving to make the language memorable. By viewing an episode multiple times at intervals and particularly before starting a new lesson, students will recognise their progress with the language and gain a sense of accomplishment. The sitcom series is the foundation of the course, with a short episode of under four minutes’ duration introducing the new language and themes for each lesson in the book and on the app. All episodes of the series can be easily accessed in and out of the classroom: search for Lingopont Tutto bene! on YouTube or download the Lingopont Italian app. Lingopont Italian app: Tutto bene! The app delivers the Tutto bene! course in an interactive mobile format allowing maximum learning flexibility. It is both a vibrant alternative to the classroom for wholly independent learners as well as a rich resource for classroom students to further revise, consolidate and practise. The app offers an engaging and culturally-immersive learning experience with instant feedback for students to monitor their progress. With a transparent structure and supported step-by-step learning in all the skills, students have the choice of working progressively through the course or working selectively on a particular area. Each lesson comprises an episode of the Tutto bene! sitcom series followed by vocabulary building, speaking, listening, pronunciation and writing activities and culminates in a quiz. There is also a grammar reference for each lesson. Download the Lingopont Italian app from the app store.


Thirty Days to Great Italian

Thirty Days to Great Italian

Author: Ana Stojanović

Publisher: Living Language

Published: 2006-04

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 140002353X

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30 Days to Great Italian is a simple and fun course that will enhance your language skills in just weeks! Straightforward and effective teaching methods help students understand and speak Italian. Using a simple approach to grammar, 30 Days to Great Italian teaches what's really useful without nit-picking or employing technical jargon. The package includes a book and an audio CD, maps, cultural tips, and links to internet sites.


A.M.'s Longest Journey

A.M.'s Longest Journey

Author: Giovanni Finzi-Contini

Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781899293827

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Born in 1932, Giovanni Finzi-Contini is both a distinguished geophysicist and prize-winning poet and novelist. In this, his first published novel, he imaginatively reconstructs the history of his maternal grandfather's family in Ferrara from the emancipation of the Jews in newly united Italy to Fascist anti-Semitic persecution and the second world war. The elderly and frail Alberto Minerbi, who has escaped from a Fascist prison, is transported across Bologna on a cart, disguised as an old woman. As he goes, he recalls key episodes from his and his family's past in a series of vivid cinematic flashbacks, finally achieving peace of mind before his death.


Rethinking Languages in Contact

Rethinking Languages in Contact

Author: Anna-Laura Lepschy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-12-02

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1351195492

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"Taking as its theme the interaction between Italian and other languages, and marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Weinreich's seminal Languages in Contact, this volume provides an up-to-date survey of the role of linguistic and cultural interaction in the process of language change. The range of contributions covers: theoretical issues; different forms of language contact in Medieval and Renaissance Italy; dialect transition and diversity in the North and South of Italy; lexical and morphological borrowings; register and syntactic loans in the Romance area; old and new contact varieties of Italian in the Mediterranean, including Malta and North Africa; and, finally, Italian under pressure from English in EU institutions. The volume is published in memory of Joseph Cremona (1922-2003), and includes a bibliography of his work. Anna Laura Lepschy is Visiting Professor at the Universities of Reading and Toronto, and Emeritus Professor at University College London. Arturo Tosi is Professor of Italian at Royal Holloway, University of London. With the contributions: Peter Matthews - On Re-reading Weinreich's Languages in Contact; Nigel Vincent; Languages in Contact in Medieval Italy; Brian Richardson - Latin and Italian in Contact in Some Renaissance Grammars; Cecilia Robustelli - Latin and Vernacular in Contact in the Sixteenth Century: The Latin Model of Giambullari's Grammar; and, Mair Parry - Markedness, Salience and Language Change: Exploring an Italo-Romance Transition Area. It also includes: John Green - The North-South Axis of Romance: Contact Reinforcing Typology? Martin Maiden - Accommodating Synonymy: How Some Italo-Romance Verbs React to Lexical and Morphological Borrowing; Chris Pountain - Syntactical Borrowing as a Function of Register; Adam Ledgeway - The Dual Complementizer System in Southern Italy: Spirito Greco, Materia Romanza? Rosanna Sornicola - Dialectology and History: The Problem of the Adriatic-Tyrrhenian Dialect Corridor; Alberto Varvaro - The Maghreb Papers in Italian Discovered by Joe Cremona; Joseph Brincat - Languages and Varieties in Use in Malta Today: Maltese, English, Italian, Maltese English and Maltaliano; and, Arturo Tosi - Languages in Contact with and without Speaker Interaction."