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TALK ITALIAN BOOK & CDS (NEW EDITION) Paperback – 8 February 2006

Italian edition by Alwena Lamping (Author)
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Talk Italian is the ideal course for absolute beginners. Designed for adults learning at home or in a class, it covers all the basic language you’ll need in everyday situations, so you can make the most of your visit from the moment you arrive!

Talk Italian’s rewarding step-by-step approach makes progress rapid and is effective in teaching even the least confident of language learners. Illustrated in full colour and featuring a wealth of enjoyable activities, it makes learning Italian fun.

The native speakers on the audio will give you a real flavour of the Italian you’re likely to hear – and you’re encouraged to join in and put your new-found language skills to the test!

This pack contains a 128-page course book and two 60-minute audio CDs. The book is also available separately (9780563520153).

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    126 pages
  2. Language
    Italian
  3. Publisher
    BBC Active
  4. Publication date
    8 February 2006
  5. Dimensions
    13.34 x 0.64 x 19.69 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    8871921186
  7. ISBN-13
    978-8871921181
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0563520167
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ BBC Active; 1st edition (8 February 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Italian
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 126 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8871921186
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8871921181
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.34 x 0.64 x 19.69 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Alwena Lamping

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Alwena Lamping is the Series Editor of the bestselling BBC Talk language courses and has written several books on language learning, all of them designed expressly to encourage and motivate English-speaking adults to learn other languages. She has taught Italian, French, Welsh and English, and has extensive specialist experience of curriculum development and course design in the field of Adult Language Learning. In addition, her varied career as a professional linguist has included interpreting for the police, writing and presenting a series on BBC Radio Wales, plus involvement in national language policy development and in international projects.

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Tunbridge Wellian
5.0 out of 5 stars I Highly recommend this book and C.D. set!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2013
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This has been a fantastic book and C.D. set and made learning Italian quite fun as well as effective. It is a well thought through programme and is very good value for money too.
I was able to listen to the CD's on my way to and from work, which was a good use of my time. The book is small enough to go in my bag and pull out anytime I was waiting somewhere, like at the dentist's office or such like!
This system fits in well to my busy schedule and has been really enjoyable for me. There are also on-line resources for free that you can download/print off - adding to the learning opportunities.
I can now get by on rudimentary Italian for most situations that I will encounter on holiday there- and I apparently have developed a good accent!
I would recommend anyone keen on Italian to get the double set, with the following book and 2 CD's as it is an even cheaper option to buy them together. I am now going to order the second book and carry on with my learning!
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C. S. Rothwell
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent beginners course
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2010
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An excellent course for complete beginners with a short book telling you what you need to know and having some exercises to help you at each stage. The two CDs are really good as well, with short, clear sections which really tell you what you need to know to get you going. I uploaded the contents of the two CDs to my MP3 player and my wife and I now use it all the time whilst walking, in the garden, 'taking five' with a cup of tea etc. to practice and revise what we have already covered. If you are looking for a basic, straight-forward self-tuition course, I cannot do better than recommend this. (Also really good value for money. My wife and I had originally planned to enroll on a Beginners Italian Evening Course at a cost of £300.00, but, as it was over-subscribed, bought this course instead (and saved nearly £300.00!) (or more, as we would certainly have bought some kind of text to go with the classes as well)).
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J P
4.0 out of 5 stars A good, basic starter set
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2013
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Required for a beginners' Italian course, so I bought it. I decided also to get the CDs, to give me more opportunity to practice both speaking and hearing real Italian, rather than an English speaking tutor's Italian. Both the book and the CDs are quite good, but rather simplistic, and I felt I quickly outgrew them and am left wanting more. That said they are fine for getting a basic start in the language and I feel confident I will be able to understand and be understood on my next trip to Italy.
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clare Isaacs
5.0 out of 5 stars IThe product is clear and concise with a steady rhythm ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2014
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IThe product is clear and concise with a steady rhythm.
Ive recently studied italian via rosetta stone. In that programme you are immersed with the language right from the start, which doesn't really allow for explanation. In this book throughout, you get lots of help understanding the reasoning behind the mechanics of the italian language.

It allows you to listen to the tracks more than once and go through the book at your own pace.
Also has answers at the back for help with solo studying. Plus has all the explanations for verbs, nouns and plural words.

Met all my expectations and more with the 2 c.d part. Helpful for beginners and also those wishing to study seriously.
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lucky
5.0 out of 5 stars No need for a college course with this book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2005
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I recently enrolled on a college course, and on the first night was asked to buy this book/cd which we would work through over the weeks.
To be honest the book is so good that I wished I had just bought the book and not enrolled at college as it is extremely easy to follow, the words sink in, and its good fun (except for the embarrassing jingles!). The book and cd is a course in itself.
I am keen to get to the end of this book, and am already thinking about getting an advanced one, or trying another langage.
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