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Using Italian Vocabulary

Using Italian Vocabulary

Using Italian Vocabulary

Marcel Danesi, University of Toronto
August 2003
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    Using Italian Vocabulary provides the student of Italian with an in-depth, structured approach to the learning of vocabulary. It can be used for intermediate and advanced undergraduate courses, or as a supplementary manual at all levels - including elementary level - to supplement the study of vocabulary. The book is made up of twenty units covering topics that range from clothing and jewellery, to politics and environmental issues, with each unit consisting of words and phrases that have been organized thematically and according to levels so as to facilitate their acquisition. The book will enable students to acquire a comprehensive control of both concrete and abstract vocabulary allowing them to carry out essential communicative and interactional tasks.
    • A practical topic-based textbook that can be inserted into all types of course syllabi
    • Provides exercises and activities for classroom and self-study
    • Answers are provided for a number of exercises

    • Lists vocabulary in a functional fashion, according to themes and frequency for easy learning
    • Provides exercises and activities that allow the learner to use the vocabulary functionally
    • Includes 40 texts taken from the classic literature repertory that illustrate the use of vocabulary

    Product details

    August 2003
    Paperback
    9780521524254
    492 pages
    238 × 170 × 31 mm
    0.913kg
    178 exercises
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1. Towns, cities, and building
    • The household
    • Gardens
    • 2. The physical world
    • The animal world
    • The weather
    • 3. The body
    • Health services
    • 4. Physical appearance
    • Body language
    • 5. Personality
    • Behavior
    • 6. Clothing, footwear, and accessories
    • Food and drink
    • 7. Perception, moods, and the mind
    • Materials and textures
    • 8. Quantity, shape, measurement, and size
    • Containers
    • 9. The arts
    • The media
    • 10. Literature and writing
    • Expression, interacting, speaking, reading, writing, and phoning
    • 11. Leisure
    • Sport
    • 12. Travel
    • Transportation
    • 13. The life cycle
    • Religion
    • 14. Education
    • Science
    • 15. Agriculture
    • Industry
    • 16. The business world
    • Employment
    • 17. The office and computing
    • Communications
    • 18. Law
    • Finance
    • 19. Geography
    • History and war
    • 20. Politics
    • Social services and social issues.
      Author
    • Marcel Danesi , University of Toronto

      Marcel Danesi is Professor of Semiotics, Italian, and Anthropology and Director of the Program in Semiotics at the University of Toronto. He has also taught at various universities in North America and Italy. He has published extensively on matters of Italian language and culture.