The Renaissance, Episode 4 / 25% Off New Ebook Easy Reader

Buondì.

Hope you had a good weekend, or at least one that was cooler and less chaotic than ours!

We have a smaller version of Roomie staying for a few days, as the zoo keepers are on strike, or something. Our Roomie is jealous as hell, which manifests itself as her refusing to eat, but also trying out my ‘seventies-era parenting techniques (shouting, mostly) on her Mini-Me. Out of the mouths of babes.

But now it’s Monday, the kindergarten is open, so peace is temporarily restored to casa mia. Hence I’ve had time to proof-read and publish the latest in our Summer Series, which has a prominent mistake in the audio.

I would remonstrate with the ‘speaker’, but the poor woman was up half the night burping (transitive not intransitive), so deserves a break.

Congratulate yourself on your listening skills if you can spot the error. It’s not hard…

Il Rinascimento, Episodio 4. Firenze la nuova Atene, filosofi e pensatori (XV secolo)

For those who haven’t begun, Episodes 1-3 of this summer’s series, and the Summer Series from 2020 and 2021, can be found on our History page.

A mercoledì.

25% Off New Ebook Easy Reader

Also this week we have another in our series of history-themed ‘easy reader’ ebooks, this time set in World War I.

A conscript army is defending Italy from the Austro-Hungarians. New recruits Rino and Felice have been marching, footsore, towards the trenches, which are carved high up in the rocks of the Alps. They’re almost there!

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Tra il 1915 e il 1917, durante la Prima Guerra Mondiale, l’esercito italiano e quello austriaco si scontrano nella zona montana delle Alpi Carniche, vicino al fiume Isonzo. I militari italiani, reclutati in tutta Italia, vengono mandati al fronte.

“La terra delle montagne, qui, ha un odore strano, una puzza terribile a dire la verità. Non è come a casa” dice Rino a suo fratello Felice a bassa voce, mentre il rumore di molti stivali come i loro marca il ritmo della marcia. “Ancora pochi minuti e arriviamo alla trincea, accelerate il passo!” comanda un ufficiale che cammina poco avanti a loro.

Gli stivali sono scomodi, con il fondo di cartone e i chiodi sulla suola sottile. I piedi dei soldati sanguinano dopo le lunghe ore di cammino al freddo sulle Alpi. L’odore, intanto, è sempre più forte. “Questa puzza viene sicuramente dalla trincea” pensa Rino di nuovo. Felice gli stringe un braccio e dice: “Non ce la faccio più, lo giuro. Devo fermarmi un poco” mentre va avanti a fatica. Rino lo incoraggia: “E dai, che stiamo arrivando, resisti!”

• .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 intermediate level or above
• Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

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Vita in trincea is B1/B2-level, so intermediate, and as usual the first week, it’s disounted 25%, to £5.99 rather than the usual ‘easy reader’ price of £7.99.

And if you’re not at B1/2 level? Not to worry – there are plenty of other ebook options from beginner to advanced in our online Catalog, all with downloadable free sample chapters and FREE online audio!

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P.S.

I bet you already listened to, and read, Saturday’s FREE bulletin of ‘easy’ Italian news.

But if not, that was the usual reminder…

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