Description

Book Synopsis
Do you want to bring clarity to your communication by:

- getting to grips with the building blocks of Italian?
- learning the right language for the right context?
- speaking and writing with ease and style?

In this course you'll find comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures reinforced and raised through authentic materials. You will learn how to construct grammar correctly and when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. You'll also get extensive practice through exercises and self-assessments.

This book offers:

- clear learning goals to guide your learning
- comprehension questions to test your knowledge
- language in context sections to demonstrate grammar usage in everyday-life situations
- glossary of grammatical terms and verb tables for easy reference.

 

Table of Contents
  • : Introduction
  • :
    Introduction
  • : How to use this book
  • : How to use this book
  • : Glossary of grammatical terms
  • : Glossary of grammatical terms
  • : Functional grammar
  • : Functional grammar
    • 01: Asking for and giving personal information
    • : 01 Asking for and giving personal information
    • : 02 Identifying people and things
    • 02: Identifying people and things
    • 03: Asking about availability
    • : 03 Asking about availability
    • : 04 Talking about location
    • 04: Talking about location
    • 05: Stating choice and preference
    • : 05 Stating choice and preference
    • : 06 Talking about the present
    • 06: Talking about the present
    • 07: Talking about routine and habits
    • : 07 Talking about routine and habits
    • : 08 Talking about possibility and asking permission
    • 08: Talking about possibility and asking permission
    • 09: Giving orders and instructions
    • : 09 Giving orders and instructions
    • : 10 Talking about possession
    • 10: Talking about possession
    • 11: Talking about events and actions in the past
    • : 11 Talking about events and actions in the past
    • : 12 Describing the past
    • 12: Describing the past
    • 13: Talking about the future
    • : 13 Talking about the future
    • : 14 Talking about wants and preferences
    • 14: Talking about wants and preferences
    • 15: Describing processes and procedures
    • : 15 Describing processes and procedures
    • : 16 Talking about likes and dislikes
    • 16: Talking about likes and dislikes
    • 17: Asking and giving an opinion
    • : 17 Asking and giving an opinion
    • : 18 Expressing obligation and need
    • 18: Expressing obligation and need
    • 19: Expressing emotions and uncertainty
    • : 19 Expressing emotions and uncertainty
    • : 20 Expressing wishes or polite requests
    • 20: Expressing wishes or polite requests
    • 21: Expressing regrets
    • : 21 Expressing regrets
    • : 22 Expressing conditions
    • 22: Expressing conditions
  • : Key to the exercises
  • : Key to the exercises
  • : Reference grammar
  • : Reference grammar
    • 01: Nouns with irregular plurals
    • : 01 Nouns with irregular plurals
    • : 02 Adjectives extra
    • 02: Adjectives extra
    • 03: Comparison
    • : 03 Comparison
    • : 04 Pronouns
    • 04: Pronouns
    • 05: Indefinites
    • : 05 Indefinites
    • : 06 Quantity
    • 06: Quantity
    • 07: Relative pronouns
    • : 07 Relative pronouns
    • : 08 Prepositions
    • 08: Prepositions
    • 09: Negatives
    • : 09 Negatives
    • : 10 Question words
    • 10: Question words
    • 11: Conjunctions
    • : 11 Conjunctions
    • : 12 Linking parts of sentences
    • 12: Linking parts of sentences
    • 13: Verbs
    • : 13 Verbs
  • : Taking it further
  • : Taking it further
  • : Index
  • : Index

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      Publisher: John Murray Press
      Publication Date: 28/09/2012
      ISBN13: 9781444179460, 978-1444179460
      ISBN10: 1444179462

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Do you want to bring clarity to your communication by:

      - getting to grips with the building blocks of Italian?
      - learning the right language for the right context?
      - speaking and writing with ease and style?

      In this course you'll find comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures reinforced and raised through authentic materials. You will learn how to construct grammar correctly and when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. You'll also get extensive practice through exercises and self-assessments.

      This book offers:

      - clear learning goals to guide your learning
      - comprehension questions to test your knowledge
      - language in context sections to demonstrate grammar usage in everyday-life situations
      - glossary of grammatical terms and verb tables for easy reference.

       

      Table of Contents
      • : Introduction
      • :
        Introduction
      • : How to use this book
      • : How to use this book
      • : Glossary of grammatical terms
      • : Glossary of grammatical terms
      • : Functional grammar
      • : Functional grammar
        • 01: Asking for and giving personal information
        • : 01 Asking for and giving personal information
        • : 02 Identifying people and things
        • 02: Identifying people and things
        • 03: Asking about availability
        • : 03 Asking about availability
        • : 04 Talking about location
        • 04: Talking about location
        • 05: Stating choice and preference
        • : 05 Stating choice and preference
        • : 06 Talking about the present
        • 06: Talking about the present
        • 07: Talking about routine and habits
        • : 07 Talking about routine and habits
        • : 08 Talking about possibility and asking permission
        • 08: Talking about possibility and asking permission
        • 09: Giving orders and instructions
        • : 09 Giving orders and instructions
        • : 10 Talking about possession
        • 10: Talking about possession
        • 11: Talking about events and actions in the past
        • : 11 Talking about events and actions in the past
        • : 12 Describing the past
        • 12: Describing the past
        • 13: Talking about the future
        • : 13 Talking about the future
        • : 14 Talking about wants and preferences
        • 14: Talking about wants and preferences
        • 15: Describing processes and procedures
        • : 15 Describing processes and procedures
        • : 16 Talking about likes and dislikes
        • 16: Talking about likes and dislikes
        • 17: Asking and giving an opinion
        • : 17 Asking and giving an opinion
        • : 18 Expressing obligation and need
        • 18: Expressing obligation and need
        • 19: Expressing emotions and uncertainty
        • : 19 Expressing emotions and uncertainty
        • : 20 Expressing wishes or polite requests
        • 20: Expressing wishes or polite requests
        • 21: Expressing regrets
        • : 21 Expressing regrets
        • : 22 Expressing conditions
        • 22: Expressing conditions
      • : Key to the exercises
      • : Key to the exercises
      • : Reference grammar
      • : Reference grammar
        • 01: Nouns with irregular plurals
        • : 01 Nouns with irregular plurals
        • : 02 Adjectives extra
        • 02: Adjectives extra
        • 03: Comparison
        • : 03 Comparison
        • : 04 Pronouns
        • 04: Pronouns
        • 05: Indefinites
        • : 05 Indefinites
        • : 06 Quantity
        • 06: Quantity
        • 07: Relative pronouns
        • : 07 Relative pronouns
        • : 08 Prepositions
        • 08: Prepositions
        • 09: Negatives
        • : 09 Negatives
        • : 10 Question words
        • 10: Question words
        • 11: Conjunctions
        • : 11 Conjunctions
        • : 12 Linking parts of sentences
        • 12: Linking parts of sentences
        • 13: Verbs
        • : 13 Verbs
      • : Taking it further
      • : Taking it further
      • : Index
      • : Index

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