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  • Learn Italian with Paul Noble for Beginners – Part 1

  • Italian Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
  • By: Paul Noble
  • Narrated by: Paul Noble
  • Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (130 ratings)

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Learn Italian with Paul Noble for Beginners – Part 1

By: Paul Noble
Narrated by: Paul Noble
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With Paul Noble’s simple, relaxed approach you will learn in a way that suits you – without having to memorise long lists of words you won’t use, scribbling notes as you listen, or feeling frustrated. Instead, Paul will introduce you to the basics of the Italian language and guide you through over 4 hours of everyday scenarios that are practical, fun, and applicable. Just listen, interact, and learn wherever you are.

Whatever your experience with languages, whether you’re an absolute beginner or someone with basic knowledge who wants to improve their ability, this is the course to get you speaking Italian quickly, confidently, and with no chance of failure. 

A native-speaking Italian expert will help you to perfect your pronunciation as you progress through the course. You will learn a huge range of vocabulary in no time at all, and be able to quickly make your new knowledge work for you in a variety of everyday scenarios. A downloadable booklet is also included to use as a reference and revision tool.

Paul Noble left school unable to speak a language – having found that the traditional learning methods left him feeling ‘confused, incapable and unable to really say anything’. Determined that there must be a better way to learn, Paul spent years devising his own unique method of learning languages which cuts out all the grammar, all the memorisation, and all the stress. He began using his method to teach in his Language Institute and, thousands of students later, he prides himself on never having had a student fail.

This download is Part One of a three-part course. Once you’ve finished Part One, download Learn Italian with Paul Noble for Beginners – Part Two.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio on our Desktop Site.

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Great way to learn

Picked this book up to check how it worked and was throughly impressed.
I found I was able to take in the information and retain it. I have been using other learning methods for a while but I found I was learning more through this book and far easier.
Books 2 and 3 are now in my library ready to go

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Noble Effort in Effective Language Learning

The effectiveness of any language audio book is very dependent upon your particular learning style. Most rely on repeating phrases in the hope that the listener will eventually absorb and memorise the language, problem is most forget within days. Paul Noble's approach to teaching Italian is radically different and very, very effective. Noble gently and conversationally de-constructs the Italian sentence into an equation with a start, middle and end and uses clever mnemonic devices such as the "Maria and Mario" rule to empower the student in building their own language. Book One of the three book series is full of "I finally get it" moments as Noble the tutor, supported by crystal clear delivery of the Italian phrases from a native italian female speaker, unlocks the recipe to bake your own italian in a clever and engaging way. Buonissimo!

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Not structured

I found this course all over the place, some lessons were to advanced for beginners. I found with Pimsleur they focused on 1st contact with Italian is, do you, can you, speak English / Italian. Then progress with what would next be required to connect with Italians e.g 'Where is'

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This 'Part One' just cuts off mid-lesson

This is not a complete "book". It ends very suddenly, in what seems like mid-lesson. I assume the lessons pick up again in Part Two, which has to be purchased separately.
Otherwise, it is absolutely fabulous, I LOVED learning this way. Paul Noble's method is really pleasant and stress-free, and I loved listening to his native speaker who has a gorgeous voice.
The reason I am not giving it five stars is because I don't feel like Audible provided good value for money because this is not a complete book.

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fantastic

absolutely loved it and i wish he did more languages! really fantastic and totally worth it

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Good structured approach to learning.

Great way to learn Italian. Good for a regular commute. But purchase all chapters together.

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Excellent

Very good for learning. Explains the language well so you have an understanding of Italian and are not just repeating phrases with little ability to really communicate.

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This has been the easiest way for me to learn Italian

I use interactive apps and I thought I’d try this audible. I’ve learnt so much more in 5 days listening to this (every day) than I did learning over 2 months on an app. Highly recommend.

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This is very easy to follow

Very easy to follow, and I feel I've a good basic knowledge about how the language is structured.

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So helpful for my trip to Italy!

I listened to Paul’s audio book while driving to and from work each day (I only have a 20min commute) and it gave me confidence to speak Italian on my recent holiday in Italy. I was able to use so much of what I learned and amazingly I was able to recall the language easily when I needed, because Paul made it so practical and recall was just there! I am buying the French version now for my holiday in France!

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