All-Audio Italian Cassette

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Summary: Excellent adjuct to studying from a text.
Review: I used this tape collection in my car after having completed several beginner level tape sets. The commentary prepared me for my first trip to Italy. The instruction is clear; the drills good. Although at first I found it impossible to respond to the exercises, I could do so with some skill on my third time. I use the set along with some books and other other intermediate Italian tapes. Admittedly, the commentary I once found so interesting is now a little tiresome. This set could be improved by having the native speaker in the exercises speak more distinctly.

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Summary: A great way to learn conversational Italian in your car.
Review: Logically organized (for tourists) with a consistent lesson-to-lesson format which includes essential grammar, listening to, then practice in pronunciation. Very useful vocabulary included. Helpful cultural/custom tidbits add to its practical value and help to keep it interesting. Doesn't "bog down". If you are a visual learner, you'll need some other companion workbook or text because, except for a small, relatively useless pamphlet, it's true to its title "All-Audio Italian". Get a dictionary, too. Molto buono.

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Summary: Excellent value for use in car or on treadmill.
Review: What I like about this is that it presents materials and then prompts in English for the learner to translate to the target language. The quality of sounds is good enough to listen to on a treadmill while jogging. (I wish though that there were a slightly longer pause between the prompt and the response.)