Ecco!

Written in easy, conversational English, ECCO! reviews and explains allmajor points of Italian grammar, with special attention to those areasthat appear more foreign to English speakers. Emphasis is also placed onvocabulary enrichment. The book presents about 6,000 Italian words,grouped thematically by structural or grammatical characteristics, many ofthem illustrated by examples. It also includes about 1,000 Italian idioms(particular turns of phrase peculiar to the language) and lists all irregularforms of verbs and nouns. Students wanting to move beyond an elementaryacquaintance with Italian will fi nd the book useful as a self-teaching tool,an adjunct to other textbooks or as a reference source