Mastering Italian Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach

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Contents Foreword The Pronunciation of Italian Phonetic Notation 1. Personal Data 2. The Human Body 3. Health and Medicine 4. Eating and Drinking 5. Clothing 6. Living Arrangements 7. Human Characteristics 8. Feelings, Instincts, Drives 9. Thinking 10. Behavior 11. Abilities and Talents 12. Expressing Thoughts, Feelings, Perceptions 13. Making Evaluations 14. Family and Relatives 15. Social Relations 16. Education and Training 17. Professional Life 18. Economics 19. Finance and Insurance 20. Tools and Office Items 21. Use of Leisure Time 22. Sport 23. Tourism 24. Means of Communication 25. Media 26. Religion and Culture 27. Countries, Nationalities, Languages 28. The Organization of Government 29. Geography and Landscape Forms 30. Natural Environment 31. Animal Kingdom 32. Vegetable Kingdom 33. Man-made Environment 34. Transportation and Traffic 35. The Universe 36 Shapes and Colors 37. Substances and Materials 38. Statements of Quantity 39. Space and Time 40. Structural Words 41. Verbs Grammar Section Use of the Article Definite Article Indefinite Article Prepositions and Articles Personal and Reflexive Pronouns Unstressed Forms Combined Forms Stressed Forms Accusative Possessive Pronouns ci/ne Patterns of Conjugation of Regular Verbs Verbs Ending in -are Verbs Ending in -ere Verbs Ending in -ire Verbs Ending in -ire and Adding -isc- to the Stem Special Features of Tense Formation 1. Present Indicative 2. Present Subjunctive 3. Imperfect 4. Compound Tenses 5. Past Definite (Passato Remoto, Remote Past) 6. Formation of the Future Tense 7. Formation of the Participle 8. Imperative Forms 9. Special Features of Spelling Index of All Italian Entries