A lively and popular introductory textbook teaching Italian to absolute beginners working in a classroom setting. A diverse range of dialogues, video clips, and reading passages deliver new material which is carefully practised in a wide variety of imaginative exercises, both individually and in pair- and groupwork, and backed up by structured grammatical underpinning and exercises.
Foundations Languages courses are tailor-made for undergraduates and other students on Institution-wide Languages Programmes (IWLPs), languages options and electives, ab initio and minor routes in languages, and open learning programmes at universities and in Adult Education. Foundations Italian 1 assumes no previous knowledge.
Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/bloomsbury-foundation-languages. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost. Included are: accompanying audio and video, a substantial self-study section with practice material for homework and revision, and for extension purposes.
Overview
Introduction
Learning a languageSimboli
1. Come ti chiami
2. Al lavoro e in famiglia
3. Una giornata tipica
4. Il tempo libero
5. Al bar
6. A casa
7. In città
8. Ti va di...?
9. Cosa hai fatto ieri?
10. Ieri, oggi, domain
Ancora un po' di pratica
Guide to intonation and pronunciation
Guide to grammatical terms
Grammar summary
Verb
Tables
Vocabulary
Answers
Appendix
Index