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Contents of Fast Italian, Book 1

Preface - iii
Introduction - iv
Table of Contents - v
Lesson Introduction - ix
Before We Begin - xiv

Preliminary Lesson
- Cultural Notes: People, History, Geography, Government - 1

I: At The Airport I
- Cultural Notes: Language - 15
- Region: Friuli Venezia - Giulia - 28

II: At The Airport II
- Cultural Notes: Touching - 32
- Region: Emilia - Romagna - 50

III: At The Exchange Office
- Cultural Notes: Exchanging Currency - 54
- Region: Liguria - 77

IV: Getting The Local Time
- Getting The Local Time - 83
- Region: Lombardia - 97

V: At The Hotel I
- Cultural Notes: Hotels and Boarding Houses - 101
- Region: Trentino Alto - Adige - 119

VI: At The Hotel II
- At The Hotel - 124
- Region: Lombardia - 141

VII: At The Hotel III
- At The Hotel - 145
- Region: Valle D'Aosta - 164

VIII: At The Hotel IV
- At The Hotel - 169
- Region: Abruzzo - 191

IX: Going By Taxi
- Cultural Notes: Taxis - 197
- Region: Veneto - 215

X: Getting Around
- Cultural Notes: Intra/lnter-City Buses, Subways - 219
- Region: Lazio - 238

XI: At The Embassy I
- Cultural Notes: Names, Titles - 244
- Region: Marche - 268

XII: At The Embassy II
- Cultural Notes: Organization of the Public School System - 273
- Region: Molise - 296

XIII: Shopping For Clothes
- Cultural Notes: Stores - 301
- Region: Toscana - 322

XIV: At The Shoe Store
- At The Shoe Store - 328
- Region: Umbria - 347

XV: Eating Out I
- Cultural Notes: Meals, Eating Places - 352
- Region: Basilicata - 378

XVI: Eating Out II
- Cultural Notes: Telephones - 381
- Region: Calabria - 403

XVII: Phone Call
- Cultural Notes: Housing, Apartments, Addresses - 408
- Region: Calabria - 432