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  • Short Stories in Italian for Beginners

  • By: Olly Richards
  • Narrated by: Matteo Ghilardi
  • Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (26 ratings)

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Short Stories in Italian for Beginners

By: Olly Richards
Narrated by: Matteo Ghilardi
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Summary

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.

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 listening.

What does this book give you?

  • Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making learning fun, while you gain 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 listening 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 will entertain you, while at the same time allowing you to benefit from an improved range of vocabulary and a better 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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2018 Olly Richards (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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"Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" (Barbara Oakley, PhD, author of New York Times best seller A Mind for Numbers)

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cheated out of supporting material

The book would have been good but the supporting material did not download and there was no link or helpline to find out how to do it...

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Narrator is too shouty!

I’ve bought most of Olly Richards’ short stories as I love studying languages.
The stories are basically the same in each language, which I find a great way to learn. However, the narrator in this book, the Italian short stories, seems to like to shout a lot, and it’s REALLY irritating!
I end up shouting back at him and having to turn the volume down!
The stories themselves are ok, but are sometimes a bit bizarre!
When I first listened to them I thought I’d misunderstood the plots in a few of them. As it turns out I hadn’t, they were just a bit odd!!

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Really good, just wish there were transcripts too

Nice and clear, well read. It. Would be great if there were Italian/English transcripts available as well.

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best way to learn languages

loved it. I wish there was a transcript of everything though, not just a summary of the stories.

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book download does not match audio

The book does not match the audio. You need to purchase the complete book separately.
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Great for learners

I really enjoyed this. Good stories and well paced.

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This accompanies the book which you buy separately

The book is for reading comprehension.
This audio accompanies the printed book.
The printed book is what you need.
The audio makes more sense with the printed book.

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As usual. Too fast.

I am an upper intermediate Italian student. This audiobook, like just about every other one, is too advanced for beginners. One day someone will realise that for most non-native language speakers the spoken version of text needs to be done SLOWLY.

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Good Stories but narrator terrible

Stories are good, but narrator is quiet and then SUDDENLY STARTS SHOUTING VERY LOUDLY. It startles you and is very annoying

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