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(More customer reviews)As a supplement, this book offers more than the minimum, dedicating a section to familiarizing oneself with necessary language roots, ie. latin origin (for speakers of other latin-based languages) & slang, another to the professional backgrounds of its cartoon artists, as well as some grammar explanation such as articles, pronouns and verbs.
As for the cartoons, coming from a teacher and long-time student of Italian, they are both funny and culturally relevant. Various cartoon styles peak interest for different learners. Layout facilitates classroom presentation, with illustration and Italian dialogue atop, helpful vocab in the middle, and English translation at the bottom. Students looking to comprehend meaning on their own, or teachers wishing to give students a headstart, can easily cover up the English in the beginning.
Highly recommended for students of Italian, and for teachers looking to add interest to their classroom!
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Going beyond the traditional grammar book, this collection takes a hilarious look at the everyday language the Italians really use. The cartoons are by Italy's most popular artists and each illustration is accompanied by captions and vocabulary notes.
