Short Stories in Italian for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Italian the fun way! (Foreign Language Graded Reader Series)
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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.
“I love Olly’s work – and you will too!” – Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers
Short Stories in Italian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly – enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading.
What does this book give you?
· Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller – making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary
· Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
· Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
· Pleasure! It’s much easier to learn a new language when you’re having fun, and research shows that if you’re enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won’t experience the usual feelings of frustration – ‘It’s too hard!’ ‘I don’t understand!’
· Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way
Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including
· A glossary for bolded words in each text
· A bilingual word list
· Full plot summary
· Comprehension questions after each chapter.
As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Italian for Beginners will make learning Italian easy and enjoyable.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Teach Yourself (4 Oct. 2018) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 224 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1473683327 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1473683327 |
| Dimensions | 12.45 x 2.03 x 19.56 cm |
by t glynn
Really helpful book. Enjoyed all the stories. Highly recommend this.
by Laetitia Webb
Great concept but only 4* as “beginner” is misleading. Once it arrived I did notice on the back it said beginner to intermediate but it’s title Volume One for Beginners didn’t make this clear at purchase.
To get the most out of this book you’ll have to have studied quite substantially via other sources… however, once ready I think the book will be an asset.
My Italian has been self taught with podcasts, Duolingo and BBC materials.
I think this book would suit those having completed a full and structured beginners course, whichever that might be.
I can’t wait to be ready!
by Davvid
I have been practising italian and this book is so good for practising my reading
by Amazon Customer
This is what beginners in language learning need. Reading books like this help you in every way.To be used and read at your own pace. You slowly learn “word by word and sentence by sentence.”
by Sarah c.
I have enjoyed the different ways that I can test my Italian learning abilities. I have found it a great way to improve on my Italian.
by D. Fallen
Good to learn Italian ????????
by Ian Barrett
Overall a really good aid for me, a beginner who has done some work previously (so working towards A2 on the language levels).
First the negatives. The stories themselves are a little dumb and I’m sure that they could have been made stronger without loosing the energy or easy-read aspects. That’s about it for negatives.
On the positive, I’ve enjoyed reading and re-reading them. They’re well organised and structured for a learner, just the right level to stretch and develop me but without putting me off or making me feel it was a chore. Nice short chapters and move along at pace.
Initially i got the book, then I moved on and got it on Audible too. Initially i used the two independently and it was really useful having read the stories once to be able to work on my listening comprehension whilst travelling or just going for walk. Now i’ve moved on to listening and reading at the same time to improve my pronunciation.
They have definitely helped broaden my vocabulary and to re-inforce some the learning I’m doing.
Best seen as an additional resource, sometimes you don’t want to study but do want to keep moving with your language learning. You can do some of that on the internet, but this is definitely a good extra way of keeping moving forward.
Enjoyed it enough to buy the second in the series for Christmas !!!
by Emory
I bought this when I was a beginner (A1) and found it way too difficult to read. Now I’m B1/B2 level and this is the perfect book for me to read, I can understand all the stories and it’s enjoyable to read as I can easily follow along and picture the story in my head as I go. My Italian (and my confidence) is improving because of it!
Highly recommend (but check your level first of course)