LL Italian 2: A Conversational Approach to Verbs (Book)

Living Language Italian 2 is an ideal tool for students with a basic knowledge of Italian. While structured around the verb forms, it employs a very useful selection of words and phrases in the examples which illustrate the verbs. It also uses just enough English to enable the tapes to be used without the book ( for example in the car) so that the user gets to hear the maximum amount of Italian - which after all is what language tapes should be about. The English sentences are given before the Italian so that the tape can really be used by someone with a very basic knowledge of Italian. While there is a small reference grammar section in the book there is no other explanation of grammar other than verb tenses so it is not suitable for the complete beginner. The book also includes an extensive list of 168 verbs and their tenses fully declined. (Saving the reader from the expense of buying one of the specialty books on verbs.) Both my wife, with very basic Italian, and I, with an ability to read novels but poor comprehension and fluency, found it improved our Italian