Pimsleur Italian Levels 1 – 5

Pimsleur Italian Levels 1 – 5 Pimsleur Italian Level 1:

In the frst 10 lessons, you’ll cover the basics: saying hello, asking or or giving inormation, scheuling a meal or a meeting, asking or or giving basic irections, an much more! "ou’ll "ou’ll be able to hanle minimum courtesy re#uirements, unerstan much o $hat you hear, an be unerstoo at a beginning level, but $ith near%native &ronunciation skills! In the ne't 10 lessons, you’ll buil on $hat you’ve learne! le arne! ('&an your menu, increase your scheuling abilities rom general to s&ecifc, start to eal $ith currency an e'changing e'changing money, refne your conversations an a over a hunre ne$ vocabulary items! "ou’ll "ou’ll unerstan more o $hat you hear, an be able to &artici&ate $ith s&eech that is smoother an more confent! In the fnal 10 lessons, you’ll be s&eaking s&eaki ng an unerstaning at an intermeiate level! In this &hase, more irections are given in the target l anguage, $hich moves your learning to a $hole ne$ &lane! Lessons inclue sho&&ing, visiting riens, going to a restaurant, &lans or the evening, car tri&s, an talking about amily! amily! "ou’ll "ou’ll be able to s&eak comortably about things that ha&&ene in the &ast an make &lans or the uture! )eaing Lessons begin in Lesson * to &rovie you $ith an introuction to reaing Italian! In aition, the combine )eaing Lessons are inclue ater Lesson +0!  hese )eaing Lessons, $hich total total about one hour, are are esigne to teach you to soun out $ors $ith correct &ronunciation an accent! Pimsleur Italian Level 2:

-uils u&on skills taught in Pimsleur’s Italian Level 1! In the frst 10 lessons you’ll begin using the &ast tense! .tructures become more com&le' an inormal s&eech is introuce! .oon you’ll take &art in conversations about orering meals, sho&&ing, an local tourist attractions! /s you &rogress, your uency $ill increase as a s your vocabulary e'&ans!  he ne't 10 lessons $ill allo$ you to urther combine an buil u&on kno$n elements, an &rouce longer an more com&le' sentences! "ou’ll "ou’ll be iscussing business an social activities, e'&ressing your interests, an talking about the $eather! In the fnal 10 lessons you’ll ouble your vocabulary an have several hunre structures to ra$ u&on! "ou’ll "ou’ll learn to e'&ress yoursel $ith relative structures – aster, slo$er, etc! "ou’ll "ou’ll be able to ask or assistance in many situations an to ask or irections i rections to various locations! "ou’ll "ou’ll e'&lore s&orts an leisure lei sure activities, manage changing money an banking, an iscuss travel &lans! -y the en o the &rogram, you’ll be s&eaking at a mi%intermeiate level $ith near%native &ronunciation, an you’ll be comortable meeting most social emans an limite ob re#uirements!

)eaing Lessons are inclue at the en o Lesson +0! hese lessons, $hich total about one hour, are esigne to give you &ractice reaing Italian, an to &rovie you $ith some insight into Italian culture $ith &roverbs, common e'&ressions, an a broa look at things you’ll e'&erience $hen visiting a Italian%s&eaking country!

Pimsleur Italian Level 3:

-uils u&on skills taught in Pimsleur’s Italian Levels 1 an 2! In the frst 10 lessons, you $ill e'&an your vocabulary an increase your uency to an even higher level! "ou’ll gain e'&erience &artici&ating in many inormal an some ormal iscussions on &ractical, social, an semi&roessional to&ics! "ou’ll skillully orm longer, more com&le' sentences, an most im&ortantly, you’ll fn yoursel being unerstoo, even by native s&eakers unuse to ealing $i th oreigners! "ou’ll be able to oin in conversations eagerly, confent o being unerstoo! In the ne't 10 lessons, your skills $ill emonstrate ever%increasing mastery o Italian! .&eaking $ith grace an com&lete naturalness, you’ll enoy ui conversations on many ne$ subects! 3elving ee&er into cultural norms an situations, you’ll fn yoursel res&oning e4ortlessly, an able to choose rom a $ie accumulation o vocabulary an structures! In the fnal 10 lessons, you’re nearing uency $ith agile res&onses, an a natural souning, near%native accent! "ou’re able to utilie the language in subtle $ays, an s&eak using &ast, &resent, an uture tenses! .el%confence soars as you no longer e'&erience the language an culture as a oreigner, but as someone $ith a ee&ening insight into the Italian%s&eaking $orl! )eaing Lessons are inclue at the en o Lesson +0! hese lessons, $hich total about one hour, are esigne to give you &ractice reaing Italian, to &rovie vocabulary an im&rove &ronunciation! -eore you kno$ it, you’ll be reaing Italian $ith the ease an e'ibility o a native s&eaker!

Pimsleur Italian Level 4:

 hirty +0%minute lessons totaling 15 hours o s&oken Italian language learning, &lus one hour o )eaing Lessons! -uils u&on skills taught in Pimsleur’s Italian Levels 1%+! "ou’ll be s&eaking an unerstaning Italian $ith near%uency an $ith a broa range o conversational skills! In Level 6 the &ace an conversation moves more ra&ily, accelerating e'&osure to ne$ vocabulary an structures, an a&&roaching native s&ee an com&rehension! "ou’ll learn to s&eak about your &roession, nees, likes an islikes, an to create com&le' sentences iscussing the &ast, &resent an uture! / e$ o the to&ics inclue in Italian Level 6: % /ccommoations: In aition to learning about accommoation o&tions, you’ll

in#uire about amenities an local activities an events, get hel& $ith luggage, an ask about restaurant o&tions an scheules! % /ctivities: biking, horseback riing, visiting art galleries, escribing abstract #ualities, seeing the o&era, a theatrical &erormance or a concert in a variety o venues, sightseeing an touring ruins, churches an &alaces! 7hecking scheules, buying tickets, taking a boat tour, a erryboat or a cruise, visiting an a#uarium or a $inery! /ttening cultural events an visiting iconic locations! % .ho&&ing: trying on an buying various items o clothing, asking or colors an sies, buying gits an souvenirs, escribing #ualities o items, fning an /8, going to an o&en%air market, haggling over &rices, negotiating a iscount, iscussing shi&&ing o&tions an methos o &ayment! % 9acationing: visiting an agriturismo an &artici&ating in outoor activities in a variety o locations, going to the beach or s$imming &ool! -ooking in high or lo$ season, ealing $ith cro$s, getting aroun using a variety o trans&ortation! % 3ealing $ith noreseen (vents – / tri& to the emergency room, escribing an accient, getting assistance, losing or orgetting &ersonal items, rescheuling an engagement, fning the $ay on the ma&! % )enting or -uying a ;ome: Learn to talk about esire location an neighborhoo, s&eciying re#uirements like urnishe or unurnishe, escribing #ualities, vie$s an s&ace re#uirements! %
Pimsleur Italian Level 5:

Italian Level 5 is esigne to be taken ater Pimsleur’s Italian Level 6! hirty +0% minute lessons totaling 15 hours o s&oken Italian language learning, &lus *0 minutes o reaing &ractice! Italian Level 5 buils u&on skills taught in Pimsleur’s Italian Levels 1%6! "ou’ll be s&eaking an unerstaning Italian $ith near uency an $ith a broa range o conversational skills! In Level 5 the &ace an conversation moves #uite ra&ily, accelerating e'&osure to ne$ vocabulary an structures, a&&roaching native s&ee an com&rehension! "ou’ll learn to s&eak more in%e&th about your &ersonal lie an emotional state, an be able to create com&le' sentences using a mi' o tenses an moos! / e$ o the to&ics inclue in Italian Level 5: % ravel an leisure: making vacation &lans, amous lanmarks, estivals, reaing, hiking, ining an movies, malls, elaye an cancele ights, lost luggage, car trouble, fling a &olice re&ort, getting a s&eeing ticket, riving os an on’ts,

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