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Archives for June 2017

What to do if an armadillo digs up your yard

June 30, 2017 by Daniel

Buondì. Today’s free Italian listening (with transcript and NEW task) is on the “Si impersonale“. Click here to go right to it. The grammar is pretty self-explanatory, being similar in meaning to the English passive form. The listening itself is quite hard though, so don’t beat yourself up if you don’t understand that much at […]

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Dreams, and an amazing coincidence!

June 28, 2017 by Daniel

Today’s free Italian listening, with comprehension task and transcript, is on ‘dreams’. As in what you want to do in the future. For me, that would be a hot shower and some cold beer. Holidays can be tiring, don’t you think? If you’d like to get right on with studying Italian, rather than hearing about […]

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Free Italian Listening & Italian conversation in Austin TX

June 26, 2017 by Daniel

For anyone impatient with hearing about my holiday, today’s free Italian listening (with transcript and new task) is on ‘Le Regole da rispettare ad un esame’ (exam rules to respect). But if you ever have to actually DO an exam in Italy, feel free to ignore them completely – everyone else will. As a teacher […]

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Describing where places are in Italian. And squirrels!

June 23, 2017 by Daniel

If you’re learning Italian, or any foreign language, you’ll no doubt be familiar with the experience of confusing two words that, at least to you, look or sound similar. For example, when I’m speaking Italian I tend to confuse the word scorciatoia (short cut) with the word scoiattolo (the tree-dwelling rodent). Why am I telling […]

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‘Dirglielo’, ‘spiegarglielo’ ‘dicendogliene’? Combined pronouns, innit.

June 21, 2017 by Daniel

I’m waking up today in a different time zone. My eldest and I are in Texas, USA, and so seven hours behind Italian time. Everything here is big, just like they say. Malls and fast foods (lots of parking), the pickup trucks. But also very neat. Tidy. Well-organised. Pretty, even. Unlike what they say, the […]

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Do opposites attract?

June 19, 2017 by Daniel

Buondì. Here’s the final article from Italy, for a while at least. As mentioned the other day, from Wednesday I’ll be in Texas, USA taking a road trip with my eldest daughter, whose birthday present this is. I assume there’ll be WiFi, so things should proceed more or less as normal, apart from observations about […]

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What’s the longest river in Italy?

June 16, 2017 by Daniel

What’s the longest river in Italy? Every Italian school child knows this one, I’m sure. But if you don’t, I’ll give you a clue. Remember that children’s story about a teddy-bear, who lives in Hundred Acre Wood, along with various other improbable forms of wildlife: a donkey, a family of kangaroos, a piglet, a tiger […]

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Next week, the OnlineItalianClub.com Texas road trip!

June 14, 2017 by Daniel

Buondì. Ragazzi, it’s hot here in Bologna this week! Hotter than usual for June at around 34 degrees centigrade (93 degrees Fahrenheit). That said, it’s perfect ‘acclimatization’ for next week, when my daughter and I will be taking a road trip in Texas. Approximately the same temperature, but windier. This is my eldest child’s eighteenth […]

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Just starting out with Italian? Here’s something for you!

June 12, 2017 by Daniel

Buondì. After a fun weekend on the boat (mostly away from WiFi, though), I’m in a bit of a rush today. So quickly, let me link to some material suitable for those of you who are just starting out with Italian. While aimed at lower levels, it’s also useful practice for students who are further […]

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Meet Lucia, ‘una persona simpatica e divertente’!

June 9, 2017 by Daniel

Today’s free Italian listening task is about introducing yourself (‘presenting yourself’.) Click the link below to listen to Lucia and to answer the questions to check how much you understand of what she says. She’s ‘una persona simpatica e divertente’ apparently, though perhaps not that modest with it. There’s also a transcript, though if I […]

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