The newly revised seventh edition of the popular self-taught textbook includes an Italian dictionary, a vocabulary of about 2,500 words, phraseology and pronunciation. Emphasis is placed on the active use of Italian, the ability to communicate and respond promptly in the most common situations. Each lesson ends with quizzes designed to arouse the user's interest in the culture of Italy. The textbook is also intended for courses and schools. It includes a key to exercises with an Italian-Czech and Czech-Italian dictionary in a separate booklet and a recording of selected texts in MP3, which can be downloaded from the publisher's website.