Buondì. I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment, besides teaching Italian kids and adults and, between classes, sitting grumpily at the reception desk of our Italian language school. As mentioned previously, we’ve been reorganising the various things we do so that each is snug in its own dedicated legal entity, as shown […]
Spring cleaning! (If you still want emails, open this one!)
Buondì. Next week we have two separate promotions planned. Why two? Because we recently separated our business activities into three new entities – EasyItalianNews.com, EasyReaders.org (ebooks), and NativeSpeakerTeachers.com (1-1 lessons) – and they’ll increasingly be doing their own thing, so allowing me to take life a little easier, as everyone is always telling me I […]
A peek in the postbag / Half-price A1-2 eBook of the Week
Buondì. Sometimes days go by with no interesting emails. But occasionally I write something that strikes a cord, then a bunch arrive, all at once. I guess Friday’s article must have been one of those, as I spent a chunk of Sunday afternoon writing back to people. I’m making ragù this morning, so find myself […]
To do what with?
Buondì. A common question is “How long will it take?” As in: “How long will it take to learn Italian?” “How long will it take until I can say whatever I want to in Italian?” “How long will it take until I can understand everything I hear?” (See Wednesday’s article for more on that last […]
The bottom of the sea can be a long way down
Buondì. The bottom of the sea can be a long way down, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t swim underwater, if you’re so inclined. If the water is shallow, you might be able to grab a handful of sand, at least. But for most swimmers, if the depth is more than a couple of meters, […]
New easy reader ebook: ‘I racconti di Canterbury’ (B2/C1)
Buondì. This morning we published a new Italian easy reader ebook, I racconti di Canterbury, the first in a series of simplified versions of world literature classics. And to celebrate, we’ve also discounted our six Italian literature easy readers! Improve your Italian reading and listening skills with these B2/C1-level stories from ‘I racconti di Canterbury’ […]
Learn ‘in series’ or ‘in parallel’?
Buondì. A vague memory from physics lessons at school forty years ago… Batteries, which are now a hot topic again due to electric vehicles and the like, can, if you have more than one of them, be wired ‘in series’ or ‘in parallel’. Which basically means (I think) that if your electric torch or portable […]
What if everyone else in the class is better than you??
Buondì. Yesterday evening I taught my Tuesday night English class, level B1/B2, which means that the students are intermediate-ish and that, during the course of the academic year – assuming they stick with it and that I make appropriate choices for them – they’ll be transitioning towards upper-intermediate. That process involves strengthening and practising what […]
Half-Price A1/2 eBook of the Week: ‘Cena con delitto’ £3.99!
Buondì. I’m keeping it short this Monday, as I have work backed up from the weekend (and before…) So today we have the year’s first, half-price ‘eBook of the Week’. There’ll be thirteen, and because most of what we’ve published lately has been higher level, I’m starting with something easy, hoping to tempt those who […]
“Did you see? Did you see? A BABY!”
Buondì. In Wednesday’s rant, I argued that pretty Italy is a country of and for the old. That is to say, in terms of opportunity for betterment, it’s a wasteland. Italy is a country which the young (even if wealthy) are best advised to leave behind, in search of better prospects elsewhere. All this, of […]