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Binding: Audio Cassette
Dewey Decimal Number: 458.3421
EAN: 9780679034124
Format: Box set
ISBN: 0679034129
Label: Living Language
Manufacturer: Living Language
Number Of Items: 2
Number Of Pages: 276
Publication Date: April 15, 1997
Publisher: Living Language
Release Date: April 15, 1997
Studio: Living Language

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
·All the essentials for learning to speak and understand Italian for your travels in a single package
·From arrival to departure, expressions for dining out, asking directions, socializing, and more
· A 288-page phrasebook with a two-way dictionary and more than 3,800 words and phrases
·Two 45-minute cassettes, accompanied by an audioscript, with essential phrases and sample dialogues spoken by native speakers
· Easy-to-use phonetics, grammar basics, English translations, travel tips, and more
· From the most respected names in travel and language instruction.




Rating: - Great little helper!
I used this book extensively when I spent three months in Sicily. It's small enough to carry everywhere, easy to read and understand. It was helpful to me on many occasions. I highly recommend it.

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Rating: - Good, this aged version slightly outdated
Used this book extensively during 2 week sojourn in Italy. Very helpful, but as this edition was several years old, some vocabulary (particularly internet, phone) out of date. Other than that content was excellent, well organized and easily usable. Good Italian to English and vice versa dictionary in back of book. Would recommend getting same book in more recent publication if availble.

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Rating: - Not for the beginner.
This book is not for someone who just wants to pick up enough Italian to get them through a trip unless they have a good ear and memory. I found "Italian in 10 Minutes a Day" much better as you must write what you learn in a workbook.

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Rating: - Definitely not a stand-alone tool
I strongly agreed with the reviewers who described the Fodor's CD as poorly organized, too quickly spoken, and not terribly useful. In some instances they stated the English term and then followed it with the Italian; in others they stated the Italian term first. Because there was no warning about the switch, if you're not on your toes you may find yourself repeating the wrong Italian term for the English word you believe you are translating.

The dialogues, while spoken at natural speed) ... Read More

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Rating: - CDs are poorly organized.
I paid full price for this set because I'm planning a trip to Italy. The book isn't bad but the CDs are pretty terrible. They have boring drills on numbers and vocabulary. Not at all interactive. The phrases are read in Italian and then English, but sometimes in English and then Italian without warning. Since I know no Italian, I had a hard time knowing which English word went with which Italian word (and since I was listening in my car, I couldn't check the book while driving to find out). All ... Read More

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