Contents of FSI 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