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, […]
Just what IS an e-book, anyway?
An e-book is basically just a computer file, and can come in many file different formats according to where and how you intend to use it. The simplest option is the .pdf (portable document format), which is used for all types of documents, not just e-books. Let me explain. Suppose I write a short story […]
2nd B1 Italian listening exercise, plus new C2 tracks
Here’s the second in our series of five new Italian listening comprehension exercises at B1 (intermediate) level. If B1 (intermediate) is way, way too easy for you, see today’s postscript for news of eight new C2 (proficiency level) listening tracks. But first things first: here you should see an image with today’s task, and below […]
First of five intermediate-level Italian listening exercises
OK, so the consensus was that we go with the easier B1 level for the next five listening exercises. Here’s the first in the series. You should see an image below with the task, and underneath that, the audio plugin which you need to listen. If either is missing, click here to view this article […]
Final Italian listening exercise in our A2 series
Monday again and here’s another free Italian listening comprehension exercise! This is the last in our A2 series. What will be next? Haven’t decided. The options are B1 (intermediate) or C2 (proficiency). Both series are ready to publish… If you’d like to help me decide which should come next, leave a comment on this article […]