The fifth in a series of ten books “Italian for Tourists: Mauro and Carla Bianchi’s Trip to Italy”— Readers will follow the journey of an Italian-American couple that travels to Italy for the first time and will learn the Italian language in a written and audio format that is fun, practical, effective and useful in daily situations through a series of real life scenarios.

In this book, our main characters—Carla and Mauro Bianchi—will meet their friends Marisa and Roberto at a local restaurant. They stop at the bar while waiting for their table. We will learn how to order food, ask for the check and useful phrases and vocabulary pertinent to these situations. We will also learn how to place an order for a pizza delivery.

The sixth in a series of ten books “Italian for Tourists: Mauro and Carla Bianchi’s Trip to Italy”— Readers will follow the journey of an Italian-American couple that travels to Italy for the first time and will learn the Italian language in a written and audio format that is fun, practical, effective and useful in daily situations through a series of real life scenarios.

In this book, Carla and Mauro Bianchi—our Italian-American couple vacationing in Italy—are shopping downtown and at the market square.

We will learn how to ask for bargains if there is no sale going on and useful phrases and vocabulary pertinent to these situations.

The seventh in a series of ten books “Italian for Tourists: Mauro and Carla Bianchi’s Trip to Italy”— Readers will follow the journey of an Italian-American couple that travels to Italy for the first time and will learn the Italian language in a written and audio format that is fun, practical, effective and useful in daily situations through a series of real life scenarios.

In this book, which opens with a cultural note, Carla and Mauro Bianchi—our Italian-American couple vacationing in Italy—are at a museum, antique ruins and spa enjoying massages, manicure, pedicure and a new hairdo.

We will follow them to the movie theater and a live music show and on the dance floor. We will learn about the Italians’ “dolce vita” and useful phrases and vocabulary pertinent to these situations.

The eighth in a series of ten books “Italian for Tourists: Mauro and Carla Bianchi’s Trip to Italy”— Readers will follow the journey of an Italian-American couple that travels to Italy for the first time and will learn the Italian language in a written and audio format that is fun, practical, effective and useful in daily situations through a series of real life scenarios.

In this book, our main characters, Carla and Mauro Bianchi, are traveling to major Italian cities by all means of transport and visiting places on foot. While driving downtown, they get a ticket and are witnesses to a bag-snatching. A ride in the gondola turns the day into a positive one!

We will learn how to ask for directions, get a bus, a taxi, train tickets, water-taxi and take a gondola ride through role playing and useful phrases and vocabulary pertinent to these situations.