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Talk Italian, part of the popular BBC series, is a simple yet effective Italian course for absolute beginners. The course is based on a combination of textbook and audio based learning; each aspect can be used on its own, but are best when used together. This not only makes the course portable but also caters for those of us who enjoy a textbook based approach. The course is split up into 10 sections each covering vocabulary specific to various everyday situations. Whilst progressing through these sections users are gradually exposed to basic grammatical concepts and at the end of each lesson there are exercises to help you consolidate the new grammar and vocab you have learnt. By the end of the course you should be able to form basic sentences for use in situations in which you are likely to find yourself  as a tourist in Italy.

As the course is designed for absolute beginners, it is assumed that you have no prior language learning experience. This makes the course very easy to follow and there is no need to be constantly referring to the text book to clarify anything. The Italian dialog is realistic yet doesn't feel rushed as with some other teach yourself Italian audio courses. The only drawback we came across was the slightly irritating musical jingles between each lesson which only represented a minor annoyance.

As the course is designed for complete beginners, intermediate users will probably have already covered most of the content. However, if it has been some time since you studied Italian, this may be a great way to refresh what you have learned. Advanced language learners (especially those who have already learned a Latin language) who are looking to pick up Italian quickly may find some of the grammatical explanations rather obvious and the course a little slow paced. However, this would only be the case if you needed to learn Italian with any kind of urgency. Those who will make the most out of this course will be complete beginners who would like to pick up the basics before a trip to Italy or are looking for a companion to another source of learning.

Overall, Talk Italian is a simple yet effective, well structured and nicely paced solution for beginners. As one of the cheapest products in this category you can't go far wrong with this teach yourself Italian course.

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