Upgrade Your Italian

Upgrade Your Italian
Author: Clelia Boscolo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014-02-04
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1444119214

Highly original and pragmatic approach Aimed at C and B grade students (i.e. the majority) Short, accessible and user-friendly

Italian Made Simple

Italian Made Simple
Author: Cristina Mazzoni
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-01-23
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 030743432X

Whether you are planning a romantic Italian getaway, packing a knapsack for your junior year abroad, or just want to engage your Italian business associate in everyday conversation, Italian Made Simple is the perfect book for any self-learner. Void of all the non-essentials and refreshingly easy to understand, Italian Made Simple includes: * basics of grammar * vocabulary building exercises * pronunciation aids * common expressions * word puzzles and language games * contemporary reading selections * Italian culture and history * economic information * Italian-English and English-Italian dictionaries Complete with drills, exercises, and answer keys for ample practice opportunities, Italian Made Simple will soon have you speaking Italian like a native.

50 Ways to Improve your French: Teach Yourself

50 Ways to Improve your French: Teach Yourself
Author: Lorna Wright
Publisher: Teach Yourself
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2011-12-02
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 144413227X

Do you have a working knowledge of French, but want to improve? Allow this book to come to your rescue and eliminate basic errors and slips of the pen. Each one of 50 top tips for improving your spoken and written French is presented and analysed across a whole double page, with explanations as to where and why people sometimes go wrong. The tips are grouped into grammar, spelling, false friends, pronunciation and cultural faux pas sections. There's even free downloadable audio content available to help you with your pronunciation. Polish your French with this brand new series from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. 50 ways to improve your French touches all essential bases and is divided into the following easily digestible sections: Only got a minute? A 60-second introduction to French to get you started. Only got five minutes? Get to grips with French and its common pitfalls even if you're short of time. Only got ten minutes? Use your free time wisely to learn something about the French language. Insights Instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on Lorna Wright and Marie-Jo Morelle's many years of experience. Test yourself Tests online to keep track of your progress. Articles Extra information to keep you motivated. Summaries Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. Grammar Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding. Pronunciation Don't sound like a tourist - polish your pronunciation before you go. Audio Downloadable audio support online to help with key areas - iPod/MP3 compatible For your free audio download please visit: www.hodder.co.uk/TYLfreedownloads

The Home Upgrade

The Home Upgrade
Author: Gestalten
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2019-09-25
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9783899559798

The Home Upgrade looks beyond big budget projects and explores homes where the seemingly impossible has been achieved. For architects striking out on their own, such projects offer the opportunity to flex their muscles and lead a project for the first time.

Good Girls Don't Wear Trousers

Good Girls Don't Wear Trousers
Author: Lara Cardella
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1994
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781559702638

The ironic tale of a 12-year-old Sicilian girl who decides to show her independence by flouting convention, in this case by wearing trousers and flirting with boys. When she is caught kissing, the parents punish her by sending her to another village to live with an uncle, unaware he molested her when she was younger.

Dirty Italian

Dirty Italian
Author: Gabrielle Euvino
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1646042824

This hilariously improper English-Italian phrasebook teaches you slang words, modern phrases, and curses you never saw in a classroom. You already know enough Italian to get by, but you want to be able to tell those inside jokes, greet your friends in a laid-back manner, and casually pick someone up at a bar. From “What’s up?” to “Wanna go home with me?” Dirty Italian will teach you how to speak like you're a regular on the streets of Milan or Rome. But you’ll also discover material that goes beyond a traditional phrasebook, including: Hilarious insults Provocative facts Explicit swear words Themed Italian cocktails And more Next time you’re traveling or chatting with your Italian friends, pick up this book, drop the textbook formality, and get dirty!

Upgrade Yourself

Upgrade Yourself
Author: Thibaut Meurisse
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2018
Genre: Happiness
ISBN: 9781980387961

In Upgrade Yourself, you'll learn simple habits and strategies to transform your mindset and change your life for the better. You'll discover how to overcome self-defeating behaviors, how to sharpen your skills, up your productivity, and more.

Fluent in 3 Months

Fluent in 3 Months
Author: Benny Lewis
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2014-03-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0062282700

Benny Lewis, who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World is a new blueprint for fast language learning. Lewis argues that you don't need a great memory or "the language gene" to learn a language quickly, and debunks a number of long-held beliefs, such as adults not being as good of language learners as children.

The Path to the Spiders' Nests

The Path to the Spiders' Nests
Author: Italo Calvino
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2013-04-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0141889594

Pin is a bawdy, adolescent cobbler's assistant, both arrogant and insecure who - while the Second World War rages - sings songs and tells jokes to endear himself to the grown-ups of his town - particularly jokes about his sister, who they all know as the town's 'mattress'. Among those his sister sleeps with is a German sailor, and Pin dares to steal his pistol, hiding it among the spiders' nests in an act of rebellion that entangles him in the adults' war.

New York

New York
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1178
Release: 1992
Genre: New York (N.Y.)
ISBN: