Italian

Michel Thomas's approach to language learning aims to provide in a few hours a functional working knowledge of a language without books, note-taking or conscious memorizing. This CD pack provides an eight-hour course in Italian plus a 2-hour review course.

Michel Thomas's approach to language learning aims to provide in a few hours a functional working knowledge of a language without books, note-taking or conscious memorizing. This CD pack provides an eight-hour course in Italian plus a 2-hour review course.

Vocabulary: cognates in -enza, -anza, -azione, -izione, -ema, -ibile, -abile, -ente, -ante, -ario, -ico, -ale
Nouns and adjectives: understanding gender; definite and indefinite articles; position and agreement of adjectives
Verbs and tenses: formation and practice of key verbs in the present tense; explanation of verb groups and endings; use of â volereâ , â dovereâ and â potereâ with infinitives; present to express future; formation, use and practice of future, conditional, imperfect, perfect; reflexives
Verbal idioms: â stoâ + -ando/-endo; present tense + â daâ ; â vado aâ + infinitive; â câ 232;â ; â mi piaceâ ; â ho bisogno diâ + infinitive; â ho voglia diâ + infinitive; â far fareâ ; â si diceâ ; â ci vuoleâ
Questions: intonation; question words â perché, cosa, a che ora, dove, quando, quanto, quale, comeâ
Pronouns: subject (for emphasis and clarity); direct and indirect object pronouns; pronouns after prepositions â conâ and â perâ ; practice in position of object pronouns with different parts of the verb; combinations of object pronouns; use of â neâ
Pronunciation, including stress