Learn Italian as you read and hear about the vibrant culture of its speakers Read & Think Italian is an innovative, non-intimidating approach to learning Italian. Compiled by the expert editors of Think Italian! magazine, this audio package brings together more than 100 engaging, fully illustrated readings and articles about the life and culture of Italy. The 70-minute audio CD features many of the articles read aloud by native speakers, as well as questions for review and reinforcement of new vocabulary.
Filled with articles on Italian history and culture and written in Italiano. Keywords and phrases are translated in the margins and each section has a comprehension review.
Loved that the translations were on the same page so I'm not constantly flipping back and forth between pages. Just right for my beginner's reading ability. I skipped around and read mostly articles that seemed interesting to me.
This is a fantastic book for those of us intermediate language learners who are past the point of learning vocabulary and short sentences in DuoLingo, but not quite ready for major novels with a lot of slang or difficult sentences. It was challenging but educational, informative and interesting, and many of the articles reminded me of the many many things I love about Italy and Italian culture.
As a note, I spent 8 months in Italy (seven years ago) learning Italian at an Italian language school. I was certified at level B1 (CELI) and reached C1 by the time I left but have lost a LOT of the language in recent years with no one to practice with. Hopefully that helps anyone wondering what level language learner this might be good for!