Today’s free Italian exercise is on the ‘imperfetto’, an easy-ish Italian tense which is used a lot in both speech and writing. Click here to try it. Other exercises in this series can be found on our A2 – pre-intermediate page. And while you’re at it, why not check out our free Italian exercises and […]
Free Italian exercise: verbi riflessivi al passato prossimo
Monday morning and I’m feeling reflective. Why do English-speakers say ‘I’m going to wash’ while Italians, like my wife, say ‘Vado a lavarMI’. I mean, what’s that extra MI for? Who else would she be planning to wash, first thing on a Monday morning?? Actually, I guess I should have said ‘I’m feeling refleXive’… Which […]
Free Italian exercise: pronomi diretti al passato prossimo
‘Another day, another dollar’ I say to my sleepy son who, before eating his breakfast toast and nutella, has no energy or enthusiasm for the day. ‘And it’s Friday!’ I remind him. Which indeed it is, so here’s the latest in our new series of free Italian grammar exercises. The level is A2/pre-intermediate, so not […]
New free Italian grammar exercise ‘stare + gerundio’
Here’s todays new Italian grammar exercise. The level is A2, and the topic is the Italian ‘sort-of equivalent’ of the English ‘I am doing’ form, constructed with the verb ‘stare’ and the ‘gerundio’. Take a look at the exercise. It’s easier to understand than it sounds. Click here to try it. N.B. English speakers tend to […]
Message to Nikolas (and new e-book launched today!)
Someone mentioned our club in the ‘Italian teachers’ group’ on Facebook last week, and as a consequence we’ve had lots of new people ‘joining’, one of whom wrote this to me last night: Hello!!! I just subscribed and I am waiting for the next material!! Couple of questions though! 1) In what form is the […]
Your sneak preview and free sample chapter!
Buon giorno a tutti! As we’ve finished the recent series of A1 elementary listening exercises (click here if you missed any), I thought I’d treat to you a sneak preview of our new simplified Italian reader, which will be published on Monday… It tells the story of Luca -a young Italian student chasing his dream […]
Final new free elementary Italian listening exercise
Here’s numero otto in our new series of free elementary Italian listening comprehension exercises. Today you have to listen to four descriptions of the apartments people live in – location, type of building, floor, you get the idea. And match each speaker to the description. Simple, except it isn’t quite so easy. To do a […]
Nice & easy Italian listening exercise to boost your confidence!
Number 7 in our series of 8 elementary Italian listening exercises is perfect for near-beginners and anyone who doubts their listening skills. Trust me, give it a try. Click here. Previous exercises in this series can be found on our A1 Italian exercises page. For more challenging materials, start here. P.S. Next week sees the […]
Buon Natale! 6th new elementary Italian listening exercise
Buon Natale. Here’s your present! Yes, I know it’s not Christmas, but Natale is the topic of today’s elementary Italian listening comprehension exercise, which you can try free, here. View all of the free Italian listening comprehension exercises in our current series on the elementary Italian exercises page. Or check out the other levels for something more […]
5th new elementary Italian listening comprehension exercise!
Short one today, as I have to rush off and teach this morning instead of sitting in my pajamas and slippers and showering free material for learning Italian upon the world… So click this link to visit our site and try your hand at today’s new, free Italian listening comprehension. The level is elementary. No need to be scared. […]