Sixty years earlier, her grandparents emigrated to the United States, leaving the small town of SanPier Niceto behind. What she finds and what she learns on this island is described in simple Italian which is easy to follow. Filled with history and descriptions of towns and villages along the way. Allows users to listen to native speakers as they read dialogue, poem, or reading, look up grammar help as needed, record speech as pronunciation practice, build vocabulary through games, consult word and sentence translations as needed, and obtain additional cultural information and learning tips in Notes . To be used in conjunction with textbook, Parliamo Italiano, first edition.
Users practice listening and speaking skills without the use of orthography.
Through this totally communicative approach, it tutors the self-learner or provides extra practice for the classroom student. The program consists of six broad vocabulary topics with three levels of difficulty. To play one of the games, the user responds to assorted auditory stimuli. Provides a wide variety of vocabulary topics and games. Includes the subject categories of food, numbers, home and office, places and transportation, people, and activities.