Italian Audio Lessons
Home>Italian>>Italian Audio Lessons Using audio lessons is a fantastic way to develop your language skills. They provide a major help with pronunciation, while building your vocabulary and helping you make conversation. Below are some of the best Italian audio lessons available, that we've found and tried. Without a doubt Pimsleur audio lessons are among the best resources for learning to speak Italian. The lessons are structured on the research and methods of the renowned Dr. Pimsleur. Pimsleur provide 4 audio lesson courses: Comprehensive 1, 2 and 3 (30 lessons each) and Plus (10 lessons). You start from scratch with level 1 and build your ability up to intermediate by the end of Level3. The plus course expands your understanding of the language. Why choose Pimsleur: The 30 minute instructive capsules teach excellent pronunciation. Using the backwards build up drill method, students are taught to accurately mimick the sounds and inflections of native Italian speakers. Pimsleur is excellent for memory - the lessons reintroduce a word/phrase just as you are about to forget it. This carefully planned lesson structure ensures that new phrases and vocabulary become etched into your mind. The language taught is very practical for travel, business and every day usage. For more information on the Pimsleur methods, please visit our Audio Lessons page. Where to buy: One of the cheapest places to buy the Pimselur audio lessons is from Pimsleur-Language.
Michel Thomas - Italian Audio Lessons
After having tried and tested Michel Thomas courses for various languages, we feel it is the most effective set of audio lessons available - including their edition of Italian audio lessons. The basic idea is that you sit and listen to Michel teach two students. When he asks them a question, you pause the CD to figure it out, and then resume the playback. No homework, no writing, just sit back and listen. Michel's simple explanations will help you quickly grasp the grammar and verb endings, as well as easily develop a wide range of vocabulary. Where to buy: The cheapest place we have found to obtain Michel Thomas materials is Amazon. Follow the links below to take you to the products. Michel Thomas Speak Italian for Beginners: 10-CD Beginner's Program (Michel Thomas Series) Michel Thomas Speak Italian Advanced: 5-CD Advanced Program (Michel Thomas Series)
Internet Freebies: ItalianPod101 provides a free seven day trial of their audio lessons. And if you are considering actually paying something for continued membership, this one provides a much more affordable range of products, than Spanishpod. The site also provides other learning material such as flashcards and pdf files with written material. World Nomads also invites you to learn Italian on your iPod for free!
Help Others Live & Learn ItalianHave you had the experience of learning this language using audio lessons? If so we'd love to hear about your experiences. Which lessons did you find useful, and why? Which weren't that great? Please e-mail us your findings using the form below. By sharing our experiences we can save fellow language learners time and money. In fact that is the mission of Live & Learn Languages!
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