I think this is number 6 in our series of mini-biographies of Italians with streets or schools named after them. The others were: Garibaldi | Marconi | Cavour | Galvani | Leonardo da Vinci If you’re finding the level of this material difficult (it is), there are plenty of easier listening texts and other materials accessible from our ‘Free […]
Archives for August 2014
Leonardo da Vinci, a challenge, and an experiment!
OK, Leonardo da Vinci was not Bolognese. He was, in fact, from Vinci… But he still has a street named after him here, so makes it into our ‘Street names’ series of short biographical Italian listenings. First though, ‘Ciao’ to Michael Bigarelli, who commented: Do you provide an English translation of the text? I understand that […]
Per sfortuna delle rana.. (Bad luck for the frog!)
Here’s the next in our ‘street names’ series of free Italian listening texts. Each one is a short biography of a famous Italian who has a street or school named after him in my home town of Bologna. So far we’ve found out about Garibaldi, Marconi and Cavour. I’m learning a lot, and hope you […]
How the hell do I listen to the free stuff your site? (+ Cavour)
OK, our recent Italian listening tracks on Garibaldi and Marconi have gone down well. Garibaldi has already had over 150 plays, and Marconi more than 60. But as there are around 1500 OnlineItalianClub.com ‘members’, I guess that means that plenty of you are not managing with the technology. Cono wrote to me saying: I have […]
A famous Bolognese (with a street named after him)
Here’s the second in our new series of Italian listenings with transcripts. The subjects of these short biographies are all Italians who have streets or schools named after them in my home city of Bologna. If you missed the first one, which told the fascinating story of Giuseppe Garibaldi, click here. So today we have […]
‘Eroe dei due mondi’: new Italian listening series starts today
Today we start a new series of Italian listening exercises. We have texts on well-known Italian scientists and political figures, the sort of people who have streets or piazze named after them. The idea, apart from providing listening/reading practice, is to work on your ‘cultural knowledge’, background info that will put your study of the […]
Final B1 Italian listening comprehension exercise
Here’s the final intermediate-level listening comprehension exercise in our current series. Next week we have something new: a series of short biographies of people who have streets named after them. Scientists, heroes of the risorgimento, that sort of thing. The idea, apart from giving you reading and listening practice, is to work a little on […]
Fourth B1 (intermediate) Italian listening exercise
Friday is Ferragosto, a public holiday in Italy, and the often the last chance for most Italians (and me) to enjoy a little sun and sea before the ‘rientro’. For this reason, the final B1 listening task might be delayed until Saturday or Sunday, depending on whether it’s sailing weather or not. For now, though, […]
Third B1 (intermediate) Italian listening comprehension
OK, so the e-book offer should be finished by now. Thanks to everyone who bought one. Any problems, don’t hesitate to write to me for technical help, or for a refund. So this week we’ll be ploughing on with the final three exercises in the series of B1 listening comprehensions, ready to start something new […]
Too many emails, rubbish content, you totally mislead me
Yesterday Jan decided he’d heard enough from OnlineItalianClub.com. “Too much post and anything of use is not free, totally mislead when I joined.” Jan’s clearly a bright guy and has understood our game. Spam everyone and make as much cash as possible! He also figured out that, at the bottom of each e-mail we send, […]
