As I confessed a while back, my quest to improve my listening in French, and so motivate you guys to improve your listening in Italian, has got a bit off track lately. January is often a draggy month. If you’re like me, you may have taken on too many new committments for the new year. […]
‘Improve your listening’ Day 4, On motivation
As mentioned in my last article, my attempt to improve my listening in French (so as to demonstrate to you how ‘easy’ it is to improve your Italian listening) has rather, well, ground to a halt. I know I COULD do the work. And I do WANT to. But actually, I don’t really HAVE to. […]
What to do if Italians ‘speak too quickly’
Today I’m answering a question raised by July in her comment on yesterday’s article: My problem has always been the speed at which Italians speak. I’ve found a site called Slow News in Italian, but, of course it is not free. Maybe it’s maleducato(-a ?) of me to mention a competitor. Would you think of […]
‘Improve your listening’ Day 3, I encounter an obstacle
Everything was going so well in my quest to improve my (French) listening skills to B1. I’d completed all of the exam materials for A1 level, and was ready to step up to A2 and start pushing myself further. I knew it would be tough and I’d need to put in some extra time, but […]
Just a few hours left to book your FREE 1-1 online Italian lesson!
There are just hours left until the end of our free online Italian lesson offer. Fortunately, it’ll just take you a minute to book yours. There’s nothing to pay, and absolutely no commitment. You just need to fill in a form with your contact details, and we’ll do the rest. Go here for details and […]
Last 24 hours for the FREE Skype Italian lesson offer
A break from the articles on improving your listening in Italian to remind you that the offer on online Italian lessons ends in about 24 hours. Lot’s of people are using this as a chance to try a way of learning that may be new to them (one-to-one, over the Internet, with a pro Italian […]
‘Improve your listening’, Day 2, The man with the plan
On “Day 1” I described how I evaluated my level in French using various techniques, and so defined what my target would be, in terms of improving my ability to understand the spoken language. Yes, I know this site is not about French. But I already understand spoken Italian pretty well, so I’m walking you […]
‘Improve your listening’, day 1 – Start here
Yesterday morning I hadn’t studied French for nearly 30 years. By yesterday afternoon I was on my way to a better understanding of the language, and already noticing an improvement. Seems incredible, really. I even surprised myself. Guess I must be a great teacher! (Only joking.) In fact, there’s no amazing secret or method, and […]
Want to understand Italian better in 2014?
Presenting, the 2014 “Improve your listening” challenge! You’ll understand spoken Italian better. For free. Starting tomorrow. Interested?
Your Italian New Year’s Eve Menu + vocabulary to learn
With apologies to OnlineItalianClub.com users who don’t eat pork, here’s a suggestion for your New Year’s Eve festive meal, Italian style! I confess that this rather lazy article is based on what we’ll be having here in Bologna. So, two birds killed with one stone. For details of the recipes, or to share your own […]