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 […]

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 […]

Our latest two simplified Italian readers are now in our shop at a special ‘launch price’. We’re talking e-books, in .pdf format, with audio tracks. Download the first chapter of each to get an idea of how useful this type of material will be for improving your Italian. The sample chapters are free. Just click […]

Here’s the fourth (out of five) Italian listening comprehension exercise in our A2 series. Scroll down for the transcript for the last exercise, which you can find by clicking here if you want to listen to it again as you check the transcript. You should see the image with today’s task here below. And the […]

Here’s the latest in our series of A2 (pre-intermediate) level Italian listening comprehension exercises. We’re getting a lot of new people joining our club right now – if that’s you, benvenuto/a! We hope you find our free materials useful, and that you’ll want to join in the conversations that (occasionally) take place amongst our members, […]

Apologies for the time that’s flowed under the bridge since the last article – it’s holiday time, which means days spent away from a reliable WiFi connection… Today’s exercise A nice, simple-looking task for you today. Which of the two options was chosen for the birthday gift? Careful! Like many tasks of this type, there […]

Buon giorno, o buon pomeriggio per chi di voi si trova in Australia… Time zones are a pain – we have loads of readers down under, for whom it’s already afternoon. And plenty in America who will still be fast asleep as I write this at breakfast time in Italy. So, it can be tricky […]

This is the last in the current series of five elementary-level Italian listening exercises. Hope you’ve found them useful. Next, we have five original, free exercises at A2 (pre-intermediate) level. Then five more at B1 (intermediate). So you’ll be able to measure your progress and hopefully see the good it’s doing you. Tell your friends: […]

Buona domenica a tutti! Yes, it’s OK to wish someone ‘Happy Sunday’, even on Saturday. Don’t ask me why… So, anyway, here’s the fourth exercise in our series of A1 (elementary) Italian listening comprehension exercises. If you don’t see the listening plugin or the image with the task, click here to view this article on […]

It’s not Friday, but it does feel like it, as I’m off to Rimini for the weekend and hope to get out into the Adriatic on our little sailboat, away from the tourists and the jelly-fish. Hope you’re planning something fun, too! Feel free to leave a comment and tell us what (plus feedback on […]