Foreign Service Institute Italian Familiarization & Short-Term Training (FAST) Course
Preface & Introduction to Italian FAST
Table of Contents: Volume 1
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Before We Begin & Preliminary Lesson
- Cultural Notes: People, History, Geography, Government
Lesson 01: At the Airport
- Cultural Notes: Language
Lesson 02: At the Airport II
- Cultural Notes: Touching
Lesson 03: At the Exchange Office
- Cultural Notes: Exchanging Currency
Lesson 04: Getting the Local Time
Lesson 05: At the Hotel
- Cultural Notes: Hotels and Boarding Houses
Lesson 06: At the Hotel II
Lesson 07: At the Hotel III
Lesson 08: At the Hotel IV
Lesson 09: Going by Taxi
- Cultural Notes: Taxis
Lesson 10: Getting Around
- Cultural Notes: Intra/lnter-City Buses, Subways
Lesson 11: At the Embassy
- Cultural Notes: Names, Tit/es
Lesson 12: At the Embassy II
- Cultural Notes: Organization of the Public School System
Lesson 13: Shopping for Clothes
- Cultural Notes: Stores
Lesson 14: At the Shoestore
Lesson 15 : Eating Out
- Cultural Notes: Meals, Eating Places
Lesson 16: Eating Out II
- Cultural Notes: Telephones
Lesson 17: Phonecall
- Cultural Notes: Housing, Apartments, Addresses