Learn how to use the present perfect tense for describing the past.

Talking about recent holidays

Do you want to learn the basics in Italian? The audio tracks in this collection are devised for learning simple Italian, including expressions for greetings, ordering food and drinks, booking into a hotel and talking about a recent holiday. The tracks contain sample recordings with suggestions for how to pronounce Italian sounds, along with some activities to help improve your listening and speaking skills. 

This material forms part of The Open University course L195 Andante: beginners' Italian."

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Learn how to great people in Italian at different times of the day.

Greetings in Italian

Transcript -- Greetings in Italian

Practise Italian vowels ordering food and drinks.

Ordering food and drinks

Transcript -- Ordering food and drinks

Listen to short exchanges at a fruit market and a deli.

Talking about recent holidays

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