Italian is the official language of Italy and San Marino, and an official language of Switzerland, Croatia, and Slovenia. It is spoken by about 58 million in Italy, 24,000 in San Marino, 840,000 in Switzerland, another million in other European countries, and 5 million in North and South America. The Pimsleur® Method is scientifically proven to be your fastest route to nearnative fluency. Italian Phase 3 includes another 15 hours of spoken language practice and one additional hour of reading instruction, and is designed to be used after completion of Phases 1 and 2.The beginning lessons of Phase 3 offer you the chance to expand your vocabulary and increase your fluency to an even higher level. Youll gain experience participating in many informal and some formal discussions on practical, social, and semiprofessional topics. Youll skillfully form longer, more complex sentences, and most importantly, youll find yourself being understood, even by native speakers unused to dealing with foreigners. Youll be able to join in conversations effortlessly, confident of being understood.In the next 10 lessons of Phase 3 your skills will show everincreasing mastery of the language. Speaking with grace and complete naturalness, youll enjoy fluid conversations on many new subjects. Delving deeper into cultural norms and situations, youll find yourself responding effortlessly, and able to choose from a wide accumulation of vocabulary and structures.In the final 10 lessons of Phase 3, youre nearing fluency with agile responses, and a naturalsounding, nearnative accent. Youre able to |