Espresso is an Italian language course for foreign students, divided into three levels, for both adults and school children. It is based on a modern and innovative methodology which results in students learning to communicate quickly and with ease and confidence in real situations. Espresso also contains a wealth of information on Italian life and culture and is recommended as a simple and practical aid for use by teachers. Each of the three levels has a student book, an audio CD and a teacher's guide and offers teaching material for 40/60 hours of coursework (plus homework exercises). The student text is a book and workbook in one. It contains 10 teaching units, 10 chapters of exercises, and 4 units of educational games for revision. The audio CD contains authentic excerpts of spoken language and exercises on intonation and pronunciation. The teacher's guide contains explanations on methodology and suggested lesson plans. Level 2 - Intermediate - Student Book