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Short Stories in Italian for Beginners (Teach Yourself Foreign Language Graded Readers, 1) Paperback – November 13, 2018

by Olly Richards (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,322 ratings
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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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  6. ISBN-10
    1473683327
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1473683327
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"As researchers in language acquisition, we need to study people like you"―Stephen Krashen, Emeritus Professor, University of Southern California

"Olly's advice on language learning is the real deal, and I recommend you pay attention to what he has to say!"―Benny Lewis, Fluent in 3 Months

"When we wanted to create a free online course on how to learn a language we asked Olly to write it with us".―Dr Tita Beaven, The Open University

"Learning a language is challenging, but it's one of the best things you can do for your brain and your learning skill set... Olly Richards is doing some seriously incredible work to empower more and more people to rise to the challenge".―Jonathan Levi

"Olly bridges the gap between theory and practice by helping you to use scientific principles to get real results with your language learning".―Anthony Metivier, Magnetic Memory Method

About the Author

Olly Richards speaks eight languages and is the man behind the popular blog: I Will Teach You A Language. He started learning his first foreign language at age 19, when he bought a one-way ticket to Paris...

With no exposure to languages growing up, and no special talent to speak of, he had to figure out how to learn a foreign language from scratch. Fifteen years later, Olly has studied ten languages and has decided to reveal how he accomplished his goal of learning foreign languages quickly.

Although he started the I Will Teach You A Language blog in order to document his latest language learning experiments, his useful and actionable writing quickly transformed the blog into one of the most popular sources of language learning advice on the web. He now produces language books and courses across a variety of mediums with the goal of helping other people to successfully learn a new language.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Teach Yourself; Illustrated edition (November 13, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1473683327
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1473683327
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.8 x 7.75 inches
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Super facil de entender y aprender!!
Me compre este libro cuando me estaba mudando a italia.Me sirvio mucho, gracias al libro pude aprender mucho mas facil, te enseña vocabulario cotidiano y de uso práctico sobre todo.Ante cualquier duda siempre podras consultar los significados de las palabras nuevas.Es muy fácil de leer
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  • Erin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025
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    Cute set of short stories. Easy to follow, glossary of unfamiliar words included, and some practice questions per chapter.
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  • Yogini
    5.0 out of 5 stars a beautiful learning tool
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2019
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    I know beginners Italian; basic grammars and few hundred words. This book is a fun read. For every page, I would know about half of the stuff, I would guess more than half of the unknown, and figure out the rest by finishing the story. I wouldn’t use a dictionary for the unknown words until I finish the whole story, which is about 4 chapters. At the end of each chapter, there is a list of few definitions that the chapters uses, and some questionnaire to test your understanding. I try to answer the questions prior looking up the definitions of words I don’t know. The stories are not very exciting and it makes sense why. The story emphasizes on using basic expressions, basic words, without complicating the concept (like children’s book kinda). So it makes sense that the stories are not in depth. I believe it is a fantastic must have for Italian language lovers and learners.
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  • Ronnie Aroety
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
    Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2024
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    Awesome book
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  • Genesis Alvarado
    5.0 out of 5 stars Looking to Improve your Italian?
    Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2023
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    If you started learning the beautiful language of Italian, this is a great beginner book for you! This book starts with stories containing relatively easy Italian words and progresses to a bit more challenging ones.

    I would 100% suggest reading it the way the author recommends, which is by reading it in Italian even if you struggle, so you can use hints surrounding the words to see if you can create a subconscious connection with that word. Read it once or twice in Italian to try and figure it out and then read it in English to see if you got the main plot right!

    An extra tip would be to highlight words that might seem too long or complicated for you, so you can remember to link them to the English counterpart after!
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    Genesis Alvarado
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Looking to Improve your Italian?

    Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2023
    If you started learning the beautiful language of Italian, this is a great beginner book for you! This book starts with stories containing relatively easy Italian words and progresses to a bit more challenging ones.

    I would 100% suggest reading it the way the author recommends, which is by reading it in Italian even if you struggle, so you can use hints surrounding the words to see if you can create a subconscious connection with that word. Read it once or twice in Italian to try and figure it out and then read it in English to see if you got the main plot right!

    An extra tip would be to highlight words that might seem too long or complicated for you, so you can remember to link them to the English counterpart after!
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  • Jim
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cute but flawed
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2021
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    The book is cute and certainly helpful for beginning readers but contains definite shortcomings and language errors. The scenarios described are not at all realistic for young university students in Europe. Taking a taxi and staying in a hotel would blow through their budget in one day. Take a bus to find a place to eat in Rome? You have to be kidding. There are so many choices literally everywhere within walking distance in Rome that choosing becomes the problem. And, poor Giulia is timid and shy. A bit sexist to sexist to say the least. Ok. All in fun, but not using subjective after “Mia sorella non sa dove sono”. Well, not all Italians follow grammar rules, but “Adesso siamo a mangiare qualcosa (p.24). No, no native Italian speaker would ever say that. My conclusion, it is a fun book with definitely strange Italian at times and written by someone not of the Italian culture.
    22 people found this helpful
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  • djouna
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
    Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2025
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    It was a nice delivery
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  • miguel batista
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super facil de entender y aprender!!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2024
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    Me compre este libro cuando me estaba mudando a italia.

    Me sirvio mucho, gracias al libro pude aprender mucho mas facil, te enseña vocabulario cotidiano y de uso práctico sobre todo.

    Ante cualquier duda siempre podras consultar los significados de las palabras nuevas.

    Es muy fácil de leer
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    miguel batista
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Super facil de entender y aprender!!

    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2024
    Me compre este libro cuando me estaba mudando a italia.

    Me sirvio mucho, gracias al libro pude aprender mucho mas facil, te enseña vocabulario cotidiano y de uso práctico sobre todo.

    Ante cualquier duda siempre podras consultar los significados de las palabras nuevas.

    Es muy fácil de leer
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  • Jude F
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for beginners
    Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2023
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    This is my second book for learning Italian and so far the best. The stories are simple enough to understand and the exercises are a good tool to learn.
    I ended up buying the whole beginner series AND the intermediate series.
    Leggi questo libro!
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  • Marcelo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Otima leitura
    Reviewed in Brazil on January 5, 2025
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    Livro fácil de ler. Historias curtas, separadas por capitulos. Tem tradução de algumas palavras diferentes ao final de cada capitulo. Gostei muito
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  • Mario B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for learning through dialogue
    Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2024
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    Good book for learning through dialogue. I would rate this just above beginner level on the difficulty scale. The most difficult of words are presented to you again at the end of each reading which is fantastic. The stories are easy to follow along and surprisingly interesting. This is the first time buying a book from this author - I wasn’t crazy about the error in one of the questions at the end of the first chapter - the answer is not accurate for question 5. I sent a msg to the author on LinkedIn to see if maybe I got something wrong with my interpretation of the question/answer, they read it but did not respond. I showed it to a few italian family members and they agreed that it didn’t make sense. So I was kinda thrown off a bit after the first chapter but whatever, I will continue buying books from this author.
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  • NickT
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for taking the next step
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2025
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    I did DuoLingo for some time to learn the very basics and this book was an excellent tool for the next step of my learning. The stories are just the right length to follow. I would read a chapter once to understand the gist then revisit to learn all the words and phrases I didn’t understand. I have learnt so much from this book and I am just about to start the second book in the series. I highly recommend it.
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  • Rolando Meza Torres
    5.0 out of 5 stars Buono
    Reviewed in Italy on December 27, 2024
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    lo adoro
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  • Almeida Lucchini, Felipe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful
    Reviewed in Germany on December 6, 2024
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    Very useful to everyone studying Italian. Short and easy histories.
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