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| datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5613 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French | Message 1 of 22 09 February 2010 at 9:27pm | IP Logged | ||
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My Assimil "Italian with Ease" just arrived literally 5 minutes ago :D I couldn't be happier. This is my first Assimil program that I've purchased, the other German Without Toil, I borrowed. I've heard many good things, and I really can't wait to get started.
Any tips for use? I'm home from school today because it's a snow day. Perfect time to get started eh?! -Jordan 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| goosefrabbas Triglot Pro Member United States Joined 6396 days ago 393 posts - 475 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German, Italian Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 22 09 February 2010 at 10:59pm | IP Logged | ||
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Italian With Ease is pretty good. The actors speak at a quick pace early on, and there's a lot of info in each lesson. I did notice some typos in the book, though I've found some in almost all of my Assimil (and any other kind, for that matter) books.
(I haven't studied about ten of my Assimil books, and I doubt I'd ever be able to find a mistake in Le Chinois Sans Peine) Edited by goosefrabbas on 09 February 2010 at 11:04pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| magictom123 Senior Member United KingdomRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5621 days ago 272 posts - 365 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian, French | Message 3 of 22 09 February 2010 at 11:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well, never mind some typo's, there are loads. Worse than that, it seems some of the
French is still in there from the original course. Having said that, it is great for developing listening comprehension. Oh, the grammr explanations are scant at best. Still, work through a lesson every day and you will make good progress. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Wilco Triglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6358 days ago 160 posts - 247 votes Speaks: French*, English, Russian | Message 4 of 22 09 February 2010 at 11:22pm | IP Logged | ||
The ideal would be to work through one lesson every day, and to review the 6 last lessons (just listening and reading). This way, you'll go through each lesson 7 times (14 times if you do the second part). Sounds a lot, but you'll never forget them! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Guido Super Polyglot Senior Member ArgentinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6556 days ago 286 posts - 582 votes Speaks: Spanish*, French, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Catalan, Dutch, Swedish, Danish Studies: Russian, Indonesian, Romanian, Polish, Icelandic | Message 5 of 22 09 February 2010 at 11:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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This is how I usually do:
1. Hear the lesson (with the book) 2. Read it in English (optional) 3. Read it in Italian (out loud it you feel like it) 4. Read the notes 5. Hear the lesson (with the book) 6. Do the exercises 7. Hear the lesson (pay special attention to the conjugations, inflections, endings, pronouns) 8. Read it in Italian (out loud -this time should be easier than the first one) 9. Do the exercises again (they'll be much easier this time) 10. Hear the lesson (without the book) I highly recommend you to review the previous lesson by hearing it 1 or 2 times before starting with a new one (you might find something you overlooked the day before :D) and do what Wilco said, it'll help you to asociate the grammar Hearing a lesson 4 times plus 2 of the previous lesson = 18 mins. Reading it 2 times = 10 mins. Exercises, notes, plus time spent thinking in things that have nothing to do with = 5 minutes Total = 30+ mins. Have a nice day and 'in boca al lupo con l'italiano' Guido.- P.D: With harder languages (i.e. Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Hungarian, etc) you may need to hear the lessons a few more times and pay even more attention to the grammar and/or script. Btw, the "Italian with ease" is one of the best books I've ever used (together with "El nuevo inglés sin esfuerzo") Edited by Guido on 09 February 2010 at 11:58pm 8 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| GREGORG4000 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5551 days ago 307 posts - 479 votes Speaks: English*, Finnish Studies: Japanese, Korean, Amharic, French | Message 6 of 22 10 February 2010 at 1:40am | IP Logged | ||
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I'm currently listen to a bunch of the previous lessons, shadowing while reading and trying to comprehend, then do the newest lesson, then shadow that a few times until I understand the entire lesson. Haven't gotten to the output stage of an Assimil book yet, I've only just started the French course. I'm doing the earlier "Without Toil" series though, have not tried "With Ease" yet.
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| datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5613 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French | Message 7 of 22 10 February 2010 at 2:25am | IP Logged | ||
thank you! I'm glad to hear a positive review before I really start. I opened the book and "Lesson 0" really made me chuckle. lol It taught the basics of intonation nd pronunciation, and speaking "rhythm" My Spanish skill should allowed me to have a grasp on Italian quickly. Your English is VERY good by the way :) -Jordan 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| kmart Senior Member Australia Joined 6152 days ago 194 posts - 400 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian | Message 8 of 22 12 February 2010 at 10:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'd be interested to know what the audio material is on the latest version, and if it's different from my 2nd-hand Nouvel Italien Sans Peine third edition, it would be worth buying to get some new audio material as I really enjoy the Assimil format.
My edition has Marco going to Milan for a job interview, the Fords holidayig in Naples, Francesca Brambilla buying gifts for friends, etc. Is it still the same? 1 person has voted this message useful |
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