A study guide that will help children of senior preschool and primary school age to get acquainted with the basics of the Italian language. 35 lessons contain proverbs, tongue twisters, rhymes and crossword puzzles on the topic under study | all these game tasks arouse children's interest in the language being studied, activate thematic vocabulary, and also train phonetic and grammatical skills. Each lesson ends with a task, by completing which the student consolidates the knowledge gained.At the end of the textbook is a brief grammar appendix with basic grammar information and a small Italian-Russian dictionary.In addition to the book thematic audio material in MP3 format prepared by the publishing house is provided.Listening to the live speech of a native speaker, the children will acquire listening skills, master Italian intonation and pronunciation.