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Author Proudfoot, Anna

Title Routledge Intensive Italian Course
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (455 pages)
Series Routledge Intensive Language Courses
Routledge intensive language courses.
Contents Cover; ROUTLEDGE INTENSIVE ITALIAN COURSE; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; GLOSSARY; Unit 0 Cominciamo da zero; Introduction; ALphabet; Spelling; CapitaL Letters; Pronunciation; Stress; Written accents; Using a dictionary; Using a grammar reference book; Unit 1 Ciao, mi chiamo . . .; FUNCTIONS; Greeting someone: buongiorno, buona sera, ciao, etc.; Meeting people, introducing oneself and others; Formal [Lei] or informal [tu] 'you'; Indicating nationality; Asking for something, ordering food and drink; GRAMMAR; Present tense of essere and chiamarsi; Nouns [singular]
Indefinite articles un, uno, una, un'Subject pronouns io, tu, lui, lei, Lei, noi, voi, loro; Adjectives of nationality inglese, italiano [singular form only]; VOCABULARY; Greetings; Nationality; Food, drink; Numbers 1-100; Euros; Unit 2 Amici e famiglia; FUNCTIONS; Describing or indicating someone or something; Talking about jobs and professions; GRAMMAR; Nouns [singular and plural]; Definite article il, lo, la, l', i, gli, le; Adjectives [singular and plural]; Demonstratives: questo, quello; Possessives: mio, tuo, suo, nostro, vostro, lora; Present tense of regular verbs ending in -are
Present tense of irregular verbs: avere, fareVOCABULARY; Family; Professions; Descriptions; Unit 3 In viaggio; FUNCTIONS; Making travel arrangements; Making accommodation arrangements; Expressing notions of availability, time, place and cost; GRAMMAR; C'รจ, ci sono; Numbers from 101, prices; Time, days of the week, dates; Expressions of frequency; Prepositions: a, con, da, di, fra, in, per, SU, tra; Combined prepositions: al, dal, del, nel, sul; Present tense of regular verbs ending in: -ere, -ire; Ci vuole, ci vogliono; VOCABULARY; Travel; Accommodation; Unit 4 Facciamo un po' di shopping!
FUNCTIONSShopping for items, asking for something; Describing or indicating something; Talking about availability; Talking about size, quantity, etc.; Describing someone or something by physical characteristics; GRAMMAR; Indefinite adjectives: alcuni, dei/delle, qualche; Indefinite pronouns: qualcuno, qualcosa; Direct object pronouns: lo, la, li, le and ne; Weights, quantities, measures: un litro di, un chilo di, etc; Invariable adjectives; Position of adjectives; Present tense irregular verbs: andare, dare, dire, fare, sapere, stare, uscire, venire; VOCABULARY; Clothes; Food
Weights and measuresUnit 5 Donne e lavoro; FUNCTIONS; Talking about the present; Talking about daily routines; GRAMMAR; Present tense reflexive verbs; Present tense of irregular verb stare + gerund; Frequency; Interrogatives; Negatives; Expressions of time [present]; VOCABULARY; Routine actions; The world of work; Unit 6 Tutti a tavola!; FUNCTIONS; Expressing a desire, preference, need; Stating what you want; Stating a preference; Expressing likes and dislikes; GRAMMAR; Indefinites: niente di buono, qualcosa da mangiare; Present tense of piacere; Present tense of preferire
Summary This intensive foundation course in Italian is designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language. Accompanying audio material containing dialogues, listening exercises and pronunciation practice is available to purchase separately in CD format. These two audio CDs are designed to work alongside the accompanying book. Students using the Routledge Intensive Italian Course will practise the four key skills of language learning - reading, writing, speaking, and listening - and will acquire a thorough working knowledge of the structures of Italian. The Routledge Intensive Italian Cou
Notes Present tense of bisogna, aver bisogno di
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Form Electronic book
Author Kneale, Tania Batelli
Gennari, Daniela Treveri
Stefano, Anna Di
ISBN 9780203498941
0203498941