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ABOUT ITALIAN Italian is a language spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four official languages. It is also the official language of San Marino. It is the primary language of the Vatican City. Standard Italian, adopted by the state after the unification of Italy, is based on Tuscan and is somewhat intermediate between Italo-Dalmatian languages of the South and Northern Italian languages of the North.
Contatti: A First Course in Italian: Student's Book v. 1 (Contatti)
 
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Very confusing - don't get this CD posted on 2008-02-02
I bought the CD as part of the Contatti Italian to teach a class. I speak Italian fluently, and even then found the layout confusing. The CD is not divided into the various sub-sections so one cannot FF or RW except between chapters and one therefore wastes much time waiting for the right sub-section to be played. I would therefore NOT recommend it to anyone unless the CD is remastered to allow stop/start in between each sub-section.
 
Excellent illustrated guide ... must have! posted on 2004-10-29
I bought this textbook when learning Italian whilst at university. It was such a useful guide all the way through the year, and it helped when writing essays and creating dialogue. Great basic guide, I even took it holiday with me to Venice, and got a quite a few smiles from the locals ... good for pronunciation.
 
To accompany a course only posted on 2004-02-16
On its own this book is of no use if you want to teach yourself Italian, since it consists just of questions/excercises but without the answers or the relevant audio clips.
With the associated tapes and answers book it is a very good way of practising your Italian, but there is still little in the way of teaching material. It is a good support to a structured classroom course or other learning material.
 
A good textbook for classroom use posted on 2003-12-10
This textbook covers a good variety of topics and grammar and is ideally suited for someone who's starting to learn Italian to use on holiday, but covers the grammar in enough detail to form a good base for future GCSE and A-level studies.

I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who's looking to learn Italian on their own as the vast majority of exercises are based on roleplay with a partner and some of the grammar needs to be explained in more detail by someone who's more fluent in Italian.

The only thing missing from this set would be some video material for the teacher to show the class in order to familiarise them more with Italy.

 
Doesn't do quite what it says on the tin posted on 2002-05-14
On the back of the book it says it contains most of the GCSE syllabus and that its good for both individuals and group learners.
Its not very useful to contain only some of the GCSE syllabus is it?! You're always going to need more books if you're using it to work on a GCSE. (I did a GCSE at an adult evening class).
Also it would be pretty hopeless if you were using it alone because there are loads of role plays where "Student B"'s part is at the back of the book. It does have useful bits like the revision at the end of every chapter and the pictures and interactive stuff but its not much cop as an exam companion.
The tapes are quite good though - quite a few of the conversations sound like they are real situations.
 
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