The Teaching-you Italian package is the perfect way to either learn or improve your Italian language skills.

The advantage of learning with a CD-rom is there is nobody else there but you.

Then again, this is also the disadvantage of this type of learning.

This CD-rom overcomes this obstacle by providing an entertaining and interactive approach to learning.

Vocabulary can be picked up through online games like Bingo and Concentration while reading, listening and speaking skills can be acquired through conversations with the onscreen characters.

I was impressed with the length to which the interactivity is taken.

With the use of a microphone, conversations between the learner and onscreen characters can be assessed and corrected.

A record/playback feature means their speech can be compared with a native Italian speaker.

A speech-recognition feature that allows for pronounciation to be monitored and lights up as it improves means assessment takes place as you speak, making the whole process even more realistic.

If you've been thinking of lying on a beautiful Italian beach or hankering for a genuine Italian pizza, you should think about getting this package.

The next time you're in a gondola under the stars, hopefully you won't be at a loss for words. This CD-rom really makes learning a foreign language as easy as one, two, three.

Price: £9.99.

Contact: 01889 570156.

Feel good factor: 7 out of 10.