Final week of the Summer Series, final years of WWII

Buondì.

I’ll keep this brief today, as we have a half-price ‘eBook of the Week’ offer, and the FREE Summer Series article, which is a really interesting one.

The link to that is here below. Scroll down for the promotion.

Episodio 28. La crisi del fascismo e il cambio di schieramento dell’Italia (1943)

(The previous twenty-seven episodes in this series can be found on our History page, along with the ninety Summer Series articles from previous years. Scroll right down to the end to find the latest ones.)

Now there! Wasn’t that brief?

Plenty of club members doubted I was capable of it, but stuff has got piled up, so I need the time today.

A mercoledì.

Half-price eBook of the Week: Roma città aperta

This week’s half-price eBook of the Week is from our Classic Italian Movies series. It’s the B1-level ‘Roma città aperta‘.

The ebook works well on its own, as practice reading and listening material. Better still if you combine it with our FREE Summer Series of articles with audio, which is covering the exact same period this week.

But why limit yourself to text + audio when you could watch the movie itself, also for FREE?

You’ll find several versions on Youtube but I’ve selected one for you, one which was restored by Bologna’s Cineteca, so a local connection.

Here’s the link to that: Roma città aperta (1945)

N.b. Unless your Italian is really good, I’d obviously suggest doing the ebook first, then watching the movie afterwards. Given that there are no subtitles, it helps!

So, what’s it all about?

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This moving masterpiece of Italian neo-realism, set in WW2 Rome, tells the story of how resistance leader Giorgio, along with his friends, neighbours and family members, fight the Nazi forces occupying their city.

• .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
• .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
• 8 chapters to read and listen to
• Comprehension questions to check your understanding
• Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
• Suitable for students at B1 level and above
• Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Buy Roma città aperta just £4.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Classic movie ebooks | Catalog

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