Practical Course of Italian with Keys

Ludmila Alexandrovna Petrova – a teacher with vast experience in leading universities of the country; the largest contemporary Italianist; professional translator; author of various textbooks and manuals. The publication presents a practical course of Italian that covers the lexical, grammatical, and phonetic sections of the language. The first part – Introduction to Phonetics, contains information about letters, sounds, and reading rules. The second part – Main Course, consists of 11 lessons. Each lesson provides the necessary amount of vocabulary and grammar, as well as practical exercises to practice and reinforce the material covered, with keys provided for some of them at the end of the manual. The third part presents comedy dialogues, working with texts not only contributes to the development of reading skills but also helps improve written and spoken language. A feature of the publication is the use of authentic texts from the Italian commedia dell'arte mask comedies. This manual is intended for readers with the most basic knowledge of the Italian language who wish to continue their studies. The self-teacher will be a reliable assistant for those wishing to master the Italian language at the B1 level.