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Archives for June 2014

Fourth C1 (advanced) Italian listening with transcript

June 29, 2014 by Daniel

Hurrah! It’s domenica! (NB, no capital letters on days of the week in Italian.) And time to study Italian for an hour or so before the ‘tagliatelle al ragu’, or ‘tortellini in brodo’, or whatever delicious spread is waiting for you at lunchtime. (Here at OnlineItalianClub.com HQ we’re having ‘cozze’ – mussels.) So, to work: […]

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Third C1 (advanced) Italian listening with transcript

June 27, 2014 by Daniel

I trust you’ll find a little time this weekend for the latest in our series of C1 (advanced) Italian listening practice exercises? If you’re new here, this is what you have to do: Click the audio plug in below (if you don’t see it, click here to read this article on our website) Listen first […]

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Second C1 (advanced) Italian listening with transcript

June 25, 2014 by Daniel

Ready for the second in our series of eight C1 (advanced) Italian listening practice activities? This one’s about coincidences (casi), not to be confused with ‘houses’ (case)… But if C1 (advanced) for you is still but a distant aspiration, not to worry. You’ll find other (easier) Italian listening tracks & transcripts here: A1 (beginner) | […]

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First C1 (advanced) Italian listening with transcript

June 23, 2014 by Daniel

Here’s the first in our new series of C1 (advanced) level Italian listening practice activities. And boy, is this one for you grammar-fiends! It had me sweating, I can tell you. If you’re not ready for such difficult material, not to worry… you can find other, easier listening tracks and transcripts by following these links: A1 […]

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Il fu Mattia Pascal – Capitolo 5 (simplified book + audio)

June 21, 2014 by Daniel

Simplified Italian book

Here’s the FINAL chapter from our simplified Italian book. If you don’t see the audio plug-in, click here to view this article on our website. [Read/listen to the whole story: Intro | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 ]

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Il fu Mattia Pascal – Capitolo 4 (simplified book + audio)

June 19, 2014 by Daniel

Mattia's in Rome

Oh dear. Now there’s a love interest involved (the bella Adriana- the one with the ‘good character’) Mattia’s in trouble. Will he be able to live happily ever after? Or must his past catch up with him? Maybe he could bluff it out… Listen/read to find out!

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Il fu Mattia Pascal – Capitolo 3 (simplified book + audio)

June 18, 2014 by Daniel

Desperately rushed today, so without further ado, here’s the latest chapter of our simplified e-book. Mattia’s left his old life (& wife) behind and is about to start a new one in Rome. Read/listen to find out how he gets on… (Go here to view this article on our website | Find the previous episodes […]

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Il fu Mattia Pascal – Capitolo 2 (simplified book + audio)

June 17, 2014 by Daniel

Just as these days we buy lottery tickets in the vain hope of changing our lives for the better, so in Mattia Pascal’s era it would have been off for a day at the ‘casinò’ in the hope of winning big. Note the accented final letter of ‘casinò’ – that is to say ‘gaming house’. […]

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Il fu Mattia Pascal – Capitolo 1 (simplified book + audio)

June 16, 2014 by Daniel

Yesterday you had the intro to our simplified version of Pirandello’s novel ‘Il fu Mattia Pascal’. If you didn’t get round to reading/listening to it yet, you can find it here. And perhaps sometime today you’ll find a minute for ‘capitolo 1’. Click the white arrow in the orange button of the audio plugin here […]

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Hate your job? Bored with your partner? So, what’s to do?

June 15, 2014 by Daniel

Obviously that’s a completely hypothetical question… But one faced by the main character in Pirandello’s classic ‘Il fu Mattia’. What’s to do? Stick with the boring job and nagging partner? Or seize your chance to start a new life? Find out in our e-book version of the story, which we produced around a year ago […]

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