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Rapid Italian: 200+ Essential Words and Phrases Anchored into Your Long Term Memory with Great Music (Musical Brain Trainer) | 
 enlarge | Author: Marlon Lodge
Publisher: earworms Learning
Category: Book
List Price: £14.99
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 2371
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Pages: 20
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1905443005
EAN: 9781905443000
ASIN: 1905443005
Publication Date: July 15, 2005
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 The best of Italian for Beginners February 5, 2006
susan
59 out of 59 found this review helpful
I have now tried five different beginner courses for Italian and this is the best of them. The voices are charming and very natural. The pace is not fast and the pronunciation is wonderful. I would like more in this series but where are they?
An excellent, fun way to learn a language! November 27, 2005
Anna (Yorkshire)
51 out of 51 found this review helpful
At last, a language course that I can use any time, I have been trying to learn Italian with books for years (struggling)...I have downloaded to my MP3...the music really helps you to relax and enjoy it. I wake up now with Italian words in my head...it really is a cool product, the best yet - can't wait for volume 2.
Earworms Italian June 21, 2006
Ann Kent (Stowmarket, Suffolk)
51 out of 51 found this review helpful
Even knowing how to say "hello" and "thank you" makes life more pleasant when travelling abroad - and the locals appreciate it. But is it really possible to learn a language the easy way? I've tried several teach yourself Italian audios and have always ground to a halt because they were too fast or too boring. Earworms gives you the Italian you are likely to need on holiday (with the tiniest hint of shoe fetishism thrown in) The slow pace and frequent repetitions allow you to really HEAR individual words and pronounce them correctly. The vocabulary does seep in, as promised. You suddenly realise that you can hire a car or ask for sticking plasters (which you'll need after buying all those shoes) without quite realising it is happening. It would also be useful for schoolkids and students taking Italian as an accent improver. I shall definitely get the second CD when it comes out.
Benissimo August 18, 2006
S. Doyle (London)
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
The claim of this CD to anchor 200+ words of vocab in your head is amazingly accurate. It didn't take much effort or a lot of time before I was easily speaking all of the language on this disc.
Ok, it's a bit cheesy but get over it, it works!
It's not an Italian course in itself. Perfect for those going on holidays who need basic words and phrases but nothing more. For those beginning to learn Italian, I've found this complements other courses and aids pronounciation.
Will most definately be buying vol. 2
great for a holiday as this works November 7, 2007
Sarah Duncan (UK)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
With a holiday to Italy coming up, preceded by several long car journeys, I bought three language CDs to listen to in the car: Earworms, Learn in Your Car Complete Language Course and BBC Quickstart and I'd rate them them in that order. They're all easy to listen to in the car, although I think they are actually better suited to short journeys than long ones.
Earworms was easily my favourite of the three. You absorb - I don't want to say learn, because it doesn't involve any effort - the phrases as the CD plays. When on holiday, it all came flooding back just like magic - my companion kept exclaiming at how good my Italian was. Yes, the range of phrases is limited and I was scuppered once anyone ventured beyond the obvious holiday areas of buying clothes, ordering in restaurants, getting directions/travelling etc, but within those areas I confidently spoke and not only did people understand me, but I understood what people were saying to me.
On the CD the man says the word in English, the woman gives the Italian translation. There isn't a space for you to repeat the words as such, but because they follow the rhythms of the music you find yourself joining in. They've both got very attractive voices, and interact with each other - there's no attempt though at the painful role playing of the BBC CD. I listened to the CD three times through before going on holiday, which was enough for most of it to stick, and it was never a chore to listen.
Very occasionally I didn't catch the Italian and had to check in the booklet. Very helpfully that has the English, the Italian translation and a phonetic version of the Italian so you can see exactly what should be said. Overall, if you want to learn Italian properly, you need something more comprehensive, but for a holiday this is perfect.
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