Publisher's Synopsis
Italian is an Important LanguageItaly is the destination of choice for hundreds of millions of tourists and aspiring tourists worldwide. The combination of a rich history, centuries of art and culture, and exquisite natural beauty - all these make Italy a dream holiday spot for most people.To really soak in everything that makes the jewel of the Mediterraneean great, you need to know and study Italian.This book is unique in that it helps people who are already fluent in Italian to improve their language skills further, and it helps people who are learning Italian solidify the common words that they need to know for sure.There are many apps and games that help us learn languages in a fun and exciting way.From the gamification inherent in apps like Duolingo and Rosetta Stone, to more traditional approaches in brick and mortar language classes, language learning has always seen a variety of pedagogical approaches.This book offers an interesting - and successful - new take on the age-old problem of building up one's vocabulary in a new language quickly and at minimal cost.Learning Italian has many aspects: it is important to learn basic grammar and sentence structure. It is also very important to have a large bank of words to draw from, so that you can understand all the important parts of a conversation, and also so that you can read a book or watch a movie and follow most of what's going on without needing to use a dictionary or rely too heavily on the subtitles.Within this book, you will learn hundreds of new Italian words through the medium of multiple fun and engaging word game formats.The book can be read in two ways: it can either be approached as a serious puzzle book by people who are 3-12 months into a Italian course, and are looking to take their vocabulary size to the next level, in a way that is more interesting and entertaining than the tried and tested method of going through a dictionary and memorizing word after word.It can also be used by people who are just starting off on their Italian journey. I have provided the meanings, in English, of every Italian word featured in this book; this will help any reader go through the answers and learn the words, before going back to the questions after a while, and trying to guess those words in a different order.All the very best!
