Lounge Lizards Guide to Italian Vocabulary

Lounge Lizard Languages Ltd was formed in 2007 to deliver a user-friendly product to the Italian language learning market in how to learn Italian, to satisfy an existing demand for Italian language learning. It has been estimated by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education that over 25% of the UK population - some 15 million people - state a desire to learn a language with Italian taking up a large majority of that number, yet only 500,000 or so are currently studying to this end. The study also revealed that 90% of us want our children to study and speak a second language with again the Italian language being one of the most preferred , as we clearly all have a realisation of the value in being able to do this in an increasingly International world. Despite already large numbers this desire to learn the Italian language is ever growing with cities becoming more multi cultural and travel becoming easier the there has never been such a need and desire for new Italian learners to the Italian language. We appreciate that potential Italian learners consider themselves increasingly time poor, and we have therefore developed our Italian learning CD to utilise the vast amounts of time we spend commuting to work or other similar times which could be more successfully utilised. The accompanying Italian booklet is intended to be small and slim line, to fit neatly into a jacket pocket or unobtrusively into a handbag. And it doesn't just have to be you learning Italian - brushing up on your old skills whilst teaching the kids on the morning school run should help them in getting ahead. The UK contains one of the lowest numbers of second language speakers in Europe (and many that are have immigrated). Most other countries have at least half their populations able to speak a foreign language with the Italian language being particularly prominent. Indeed, of all the developed nations, only America fairs worse than the UK in percentage terms for foreign language speakers. We hope we can change this, to keep Britain's competitive edge. Whether it be for conducting foreign business, holidaying abroad or simply because it would be useful, speaking the Italian language is an inherent desire in millions of us, yet for some reason, we never find the motivation to begin. Lounge Lizard hopes to bridge that gap to starting, helping to lead you on to greater things. The Lounge Lizard company was started for this very reason of helping to teach foreign language to improve our social skills both at home and abroad along with enhancing our other transferable skills to give us a cutting edge in the business world. Through our Italian learning tool we feel we have now created something to assist those who want to learn the Italian language, giving you the best chance yet to first becoming Italian learners and setting you well on your way to speaking the Italian language. There are plenty of reasons that could be fitted in here, but regardless of what motivates the millions of you out there, the end game is the same - to learn the Italian language. With so much going on in our everyday lives, trying to find the time to fit learning the Italian language in can be a challenge, so we have made it as easy as possible for you to get started. We don't advocate learning Italian language every day, as this is both impractical and unlikely. Falling behind on a regime is disheartening, and often stalls the whole Italian learning process. Our Italian learning CD's are intended to help overcome this. This Italian learning Audiobook is designed so you can work at your own pace, and subsequently learn more of the Italian language when you are ready. Whatever the reason for being a Italian learner this tool is designed for flexible, easy learning and with you in mind. The Lounge Lizards believe smaller milestones are more helpful - which is why we have grouped Italian language words into chapters. Spending a week commuting to work listening to the numbers, and subsequently being able to count to twenty is oddly satisfying or even listening to the Italian language audiobook en route to Italian then being able to ask for a drink can be rewarding. A thirst for Italian language and further words then creeps up on you, and with a thousand words, there begins a confidence in the realisation that you could be understood by natives abroad, leading you on to even greater achievements using the Italian language. With the whole Italian language Audiobook being the basics and essentials for those starting to learn Italian, the chapters begin with conversational Italian language words. The flexibility of the this Italian learning tool allows you to focus on one area more urgently - for example food & drink.