Italian Course (from Russian)

Italian Basic Course

Listen-Repeat-Learn

Listen: Hear a phrase first in Russian and then twice in Italian

Repeat: Practice at your own pace and learn the pronunciation

Learn: You may begin to start using your new language within a few exercises

This is a bilingual (russian to italian) downloadable course in Italian.

The course contains of 3 hours MP3/AAC-file downloaded recorded material and 2 course booklets in PDF-format.

The textbooks follow the chapters of the recording.

This introductory course is both in Italian and Russian and contains the following 37 chapters:

1. Common expressions – when you meet someone

2. The cardinal numbers

3. The ordinal numbers

4.The time

5.The days of the week

6. The months

7. The seasons

8. The weather

9. The colours

10. By train

11. By air

12. At the airport

13. At passport control / at customs

14. At the hotel

15. Breakfast

16. Renting a car

17. At garage/ at the petrol station

18. By bus

19. By underground

20. By taxi

21. Giving directions

22. Common expressions – when you are in need of help

23. At the bank

24. At the post office

25. Telephoning

26. Common socializing expressions

27. At the restaurant

28. Food

29. Drinks

30. Purchases and shopping

31. At the doctor’s

32. At the chemist’s

33. Common expressions – in emergencies

34. On the beach

35. Entertainment

36. Excursions

37. Sport

You will learn approximately 800 new words.

In everyday speech a person uses between 500 and 1500 words.

According to the scale provided by the European Council’s levels of Language Proficiency,

you will have mastered level A1 at the completion of this course.

This implies that you will be familiar with the most common words and basic phrases related to your immediate surroundings, a well as beeing able to read common names and simple sentences. You will be able to converse when your interlocutor speaks clearly and slowly. You will be able to complete basic application forms.