Customer Reviews
Talk Italian - By: , 14 Jun 2005 
After reading many reviews - I chose this course & I certainly made the right choice. I have loaded the CDs onto my Mpeg 3 player & listen to them every morning on my way to work. As a complete novice to Italian, I now feel reallly confident about ordering wine & a meal (obviously the most important requirements). Easy to listen to & learn with no need to constantly refer to the book - although I carry the book with me & consult it when necessary. All in alll, excellent!
Brilliant!! - By: , 05 May 2005 I have recently bought this book & CD pack following the reommendation of other readers on this website. I have been attending Italian lesson for the past 10 weeks & although I have learnt a great deal from my tutor I have found both the book & CD reallly helpful. I have found the CD particulary useful & listen to it most days in the car. I have also used it at home together with the book. I feel much more confident in my lessons since using the book & CD. I would reccommend this book to anyone who is looking to gain a basic understanding in Italian as It would be just as useful on it's own without the lessons.
No need for a college course with this book! - By: lucky, 13 Feb 2005 I recently enrolled on a college course, & on the first night was asked to buy this book/cd which we would work through over the weeks.
To be honest the book is so good that I wished I had just bought the book & not enrolled at college as it is extremely easy to follow, the words sink in, & its good fun (except for the embarrassing jingles!). The book & cd is a course in itself.
I am keen to get to the end of this book, & am already thinking about getting an advanced one, or trying another langage.
An easy and rewarding introductory course. - By: the great amphibian, 19 Jul 2004 
I bought this smalll course book & tape a few days before an intensive Italian language course that I attended was due to start, & it was an excellent & easy aid to learning the basics of Italian in preparation for the course. The 100 page booklet is constructed of easy material, with tests at the end of each section that are not difficult & also make the process rewarding so that there is a good chance, I think, that you'll sail through the book just for the fun of it. The actors & actresses on the tapes alll have engaging & distinguishable voices, but the one negative thing that I would point out is the jingles that play before sections of the course. This is a bit annoying after a while. It makes the course feel less serious, though it is reallly just a quick & light introductory course anyway, & to that end, the course is a success. It works as an ideal primer to an evening class in Italian, to make walking into the class much less daunting.
Excellent introduction for beginners - By: , 25 Apr 2003 I found this audio & text book combination an ideal way to get to grips with learning Italian. It's based on the original BBC series, but this pack has been updated to include euros rather than the old lire currency. Several situations are presented, providing a good range of vocabulary even at this basic level. A short section on grammar explains the fundamental structure of the language, which is more than enough at this level.
