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Go from beginner’s Italian to mastery with this single, comprehensive guide. 

Experts agree: the quickest route to learning a language—from beginner to advanced—is through a solid grounding in grammar and well-crafted exercises that reinforce lessons in vocabulary, essential structures. This premium resource combines two bestsellers, Easy Italian Step-by-Step and Advanced Italian Step-by-Step into one easy-to-use guide. 

Following a series of logically interconnected “steps,” you’ll progress from the basics and essential structures to more advanced concepts that govern how Italian is spoken and written—including the use of preterit and imperfect tenses, commands, the present and past subjunctive, idiom, and much, much more.

Complete Italian Step-by-Step features:

• Two bestselling books in one convenient, easy-to-use guide• Unique “building block” approach to mastering essential grammar, verbs, and vocabulary• Tools to help you begin speaking Spanish almost immediately• Exercises to help test and measure your progress, and more

Learn Italian step-by-step and soon you'll be making leaps and bounds

Your quickest route to learning Italian is through a solid grounding in grammar basics. Now don't be put off by the "G-word." What you won't find in this book is a lot of repetitive drills. Instead, you get an original, step-by-step approach to learning Italian based on the way people naturally acquire language.

From the very beginning, you are introduced to the most essential structures--allowing you to communicate in Italian almost immediately. Gradually, through a series of interconnected "steps," you logically progress to more common concepts that govern how Italian is spoken and written. And along the way you are introduced to hundreds of carefully selected verbs and vocabulary words presented on the basis of how often they are used in everyday Italian.

Guaranteed to get you quickly up and running with the knowledge and skills you need to communicate in Italian with confidence, Easy Italian Step-by-Step features:

A unique "building-block" approach to mastering essential grammar, verbs, and vocabulary Down-to-earth explanations of important rules and concepts Hundreds of frequently used verbs and key terms a beginner should know Exercises to test what you've learned and measure progress Engaging readings that help you hone your skills in everyday contexts

Go beyond conjugation to master Italian verbs and their usageVerbs play a vitally important role in every sentence, and the selection of a particular verb and a specific tense has a great impact on meaning. To help you understand why a certain tense works in a given situation, Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Verb Tenses provides clear, concise explanations, combined with plenty of practice to develop language skills. And this new edition is accompanied by audio recordings, available online and via app, that will build greater confidence in your ability to communicate.Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Verb Tenses will help you:● Build your verb skills using more than 200 engaging exercises● Learn when and why to use each verb tense in Italian● Reinforce your knowledge with everyday example sentences● Improve your listening and pronunciation skills● Study on-the-go with recordings and review quizzes via appTHE BONUS APP THAT ACCOMPANIES THIS BOOK PROVIDES:STREAMING AUDIO of most exercise answers to model your pronunciation after native speakersFLASHCARDS to aid memorization of all vocabulary termsQUIZZES to review your understanding on-the-goAUTO-FILL GLOSSARY for quick reference

Expand your Italian verb mastery with the best review and practice workbook for beginning to intermediate learners—now with extensive support from the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app!  Confident use of verbs is an essential foundation for learning Italian—and also one of the most difficult to master. Italian Verb Drills helps you overcome these obstacles, and lays the foundation with clear explanations and rigorous practice. Written with beginning and intermediate-level learners in mind, it provides numerous examples that demonstrate how the Italian verb system works, along with review and mastery exercises to reinforce learning. With extensive support from the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app, you can also access flashcards, an auto-fill glossary, and a variety of exercises to get you up to speed with valuable immediate feedback.Boost your mastery of the Italian language with Italian Verb Drills, Premium Fifth Edition:

Drills format helps you to focus on verbs without distractions of other kinds of grammarClear explanations of conjugations, followed by practice exercises to “drill down” what you’ve learnedNew: Streaming audio recordings of verb conjugations and answers to numerous exercises in the bookBonus flashcards, auto-fill glossary, and interactive exercises helps you gauge what you’ve learned

Build your mastery of Italian grammar with the most focused review and practice workbook for beginning to intermediate learners—now with audio support from the McGraw Hill Language Lab app!

Understanding the rules of grammar is the first step in learning a language, but gaining true mastery requires reinforcing your knowledge with extensive practice. In Italian Grammar Drills, you’ll get all the practice you need to build confidence in your Italian language skills.

Each chapter in Italian Grammar Drills starts with a review of the concepts at hand, with helpful examples and an extensive progression of rigorous drill exercises. The book includes a final review section, with an additional 50 quizzes available in the McGraw Hill Language Lab app. This on-the-go study aid is newly enhanced in this edition with audio recordings of the answers, helping you improve your skills in both listening and speaking the Italian language.

Features:

NEW: Audio recordings of the answer key to more than 50 exercises, available through the McGraw Hill Language Lab appNo other book on the market focuses so exclusively on practiceIncludes more than 200 exercisesAccessible style and format: Simple grammar reviews with clear examples are followed by an engaging variety of exercisesIncludes 50 interactive exercises (via app and online) to help you practice what you’ve learnedTopics include adjectives and adverbs, comparatives and superlatives, present tense versus past tense, prepositions, passive voice, verbal expressions and constructions, and more

Learn and review Italian grammar at a glance

Of all the obstacles you face while learning a new language, grammar is one of the toughest. But now there's a way to learn the subtleties of grammar without all the headaches. Side by Side Italian & English Grammar is the perfect tool to help you understand the similarities and differences between English and Italian grammar.

By learning Italian grammar through comparisons to your native English language, you are able to build on what you already know. You will be better able to understand and remember Italian grammar while writing, speaking, and being tested on Italian usage. This innovative grammar guide includes:

Clear and comprehensive introductions to the parts of speech, explaining their functions and answering common questions about themQuick Check sections that summarize main ideasAppendices that identify possible grammar trouble spots, such as interrogative pronouns and adjectives, familiar and formal commands, and the use of determinersNumerous verb charts with side-by-side Italian and English translations for easy understanding of each tense's meaningAn exercise section with answer key to test and review your knowledge

Side by Side Italian and English Grammar gives you a firm grasp of the structure of both languages andsets the stage for true language mastery.

Take your Italian to the next level using the groundbreaking, proven-effective "building block" approach to proficiency

Advanced Italian Step-by-Step begins with a quick review of the key grammar basics and then moves on to more advanced topics you need for true mastery of the language. It introduces you to hundreds of new vocabulary words--all reinforced with readings that put the new terms in everyday context.

Leads you through a unique "building block" approach to mastering advanced grammarDown-to-earth explanations of essential rules and conceptsKey verbs and vocabularyNumerous exercises that enable you to chart your progressEngaging readings that help you hone your skills in everyday contexts