Italian Short Stories For Beginners Volume 2: 8 More Unconventional Short Stories to Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn Italian the Fun Way!

by Olly Richards

Improve your comprehension, grow your vocabulary and ignite your imagination with these unconventional Italian short stories! This is Volume 2 of the international bestseller, featuring 8 brand new stories! In this book you will find:
Short stories from a variety of compelling genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller, so you'll have great fun reading, whilst learning a wide range of new vocabulary and rapidly improving your Italian comprehension! Stories which are broken down into manageable chapters, so you always make progress with the story and feel a sense of achievement without great difficulty reading! Realistic amounts of new vocabulary so that you're not overwhelmed by complex words. Instead of pausing to look up every word, you'll absorb new vocabulary from the context of the story, and have the satisfaction of that moment when you say: "I totally understood that sentence!" Carefully written Italian, using straightforward grammar that is comprehensible for beginner and intermediate level learners, so that you can enjoy reading and learn new grammatical structures without the feeling of overwhelm and frustration that you get from other books. Plenty of natural dialogues in each story, so that you can learn conversational Italian whilst you read, and improve your speaking ability at the same time! Regular plot summaries, comprehension questions and word reference lists, so that help is always on hand when you need it. You'll be able to focus on enjoying reading and having fun, rather than fumbling around with dictionaries and struggling through dense text with no support. A five-step plan for reading the stories in this book the smart way. This detailed introductory chapter gives you specific, step-by-step instructions for effective reading in Italian, so that you know exactly how to make the most out of the book and maximise your learning! Italian Short Stories for Beginners Volume 2 is written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level (A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference). The eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when reading. You'll finally be able to enjoy reading in Italian, grow your vocabulary in a natural way, and improve your comprehension at the same time. Based on extensive research into how people most enjoy and benefit from reading in a new language, this book eliminates all the frustrations you have experienced when trying to read in Italian:
Dull topics that are no fun to read Books so long you never reach the end Endless chapters that make you want to give up Impenetrable grammar that frustrates you at every turn Complex vocabulary that leaves you with your head buried in the dictionary Instead, you can just concentrate on what you came for in the first place - enjoying reading and having fun! If you're learning Italian and enjoy reading, this is the book you need to rekindle your passion for the language and take your Italian to the next level! So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and grab your copy now!

Genres: Italian Literature, Italy, Short Stories

238 pages, Paperback

Published July 13, 2016

Reviews

[Lynne Belokopitsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been studying Italian for years and still lack conversational skills. I'm currently working my way through the Duolingo course, but wanted to supplement that rote learning with some easy reading. This was perfect. This is not great literature, but the stores are short and interesting. They were just challenging enough to keep me interested, but not so challenging that I gave up. There is a brief 5 question quiz at the end of each chapter to ensure that you really understood it. This book would only be of interest to somebody who wants to improve their Italian language skills. I did not purchase the audio version of the e-book.

[Crystal Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

It sure is Italian

[Bonnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading these stories, which are about at my level.
I had read some of them earlier—in Spanish—but that wasn't too much of a problem.
However, there were occasional errors with the glossary, and in one, there was a complete mix-up of several words. Also sometimes words were glossed that were very clear for an English speaker, while others I needed were not. I'm wondering if the same words are glossed for the different languages.
Nevertheless, there is a great need for reading material at easy levels, and these stories are usually interesting and soometimes exciting.

[Carlos B schulz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buenas historias para principiantes

Con historias cortas, a veces demasiado cortas, vas aprendiendo más y más vocabulario y avanzas en el entendimiento del tema de la historia, el método sugerido por el autor es muy provechoso.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi piaceva molto questo libro! Era molto facile ma anche interessante

[Nicola · Rating 4 out of 5]

I give this 4 stars, not for the quality of the literature (which is at times dire), but for the effect it is having on my learning and understanding of Italian. I like that it uses numerous idioms (although these are not always fully explained -e.g. dormire con un ghiro). In any event if you read this out loud it sounds, as Italian always does, wonderful - even the Italian for hyperspace jump (which I am sure I will never need).

[David Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good read overall however the quality was not the same as the previous book ie lack of illustration text that was hard to read and inconsistent in places. The stories themselves were interesting and good for my level but overall the presentation was not as good as his last book. Perhaps because it was published by Amazon. Nonetheless I will reread several times before inevitably buying his short conversations in intermediate Italian.

[Nancy Burkey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent book by Olly Richards. His chapters are just the right length as are each short story (3 chapters for each short story). After each short story there are vocabulary words, a summary and a few comprehension questions at the end. I bought the Kindle edition which allowed me to highlight words or phrases to study later. This is an excellent series for Italian language learners.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like in the first volume, the stories here aren't very good. We get more tenses in this one (including the remote past, which is much more useful than the present for reading actual Italian literature), but overall the formatting is much messier and there is no glossary. Overall, it's a great tool even if the collection still leaves much to be desired.

[ClareT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another interesting way to learn Italian. This follows the same format - 8 stories, three chapters per story with vocabulary at the end of each chapter. This one concentrates more on the past tense.

[Brian Kell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for learning Italian... I'll read again and again.

[Pascal Wattiaux · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice stories to read while learning Italian 👍🙏

[Michelle Jankovich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Olly never disappoints

[Alex Coch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good