by Carmine Albanese (Author)
The Elementary level of the Easy Italian courses aims at helping you thoroughly understand Italian grammar with lots of examples and exercises, acquire new vocabulary and new communication skills that will allow you to interact with mother tongue Italians in a wider range of situations. All the dialogues and the vocabulary lists that you'll find in this book are also available online on www.italianglot.com for you to listen to (and download).You'll also be able to use a self-evaluation system so that you'll know at the end of each lesson, if you need to go back and review it or if you're ready to move on to the next step. Half way through this course and then again at the end of it, a test will allow you to check your level and make sure that you've achieved the results you were aiming for.If you can already speak and understand basic Italian or you've completed the beginner's course, you can take the next step with this elementary level. By the end of this course you will be able to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment), communicate on familiar and routine matters, describe in simple terms aspects of your background, your past experiences, and matters in areas of immediate need and you will be able to develop the following communication skills and talk about these topics: - Memories and habits in the past - Describe people, things and situations in the past - The weather - Clothes and accessories - Science and Technology - The seasons and the months of the year - Holidays and celebrations - Media and communication - Health issues and healthy lifestyles - Jobs and professions - Cooking and food - Giving and receiving directions - Animals - Making comparisonsSo let's start Study a bit every day and have fun