50 Italian Coffee Breaks: Short activities to improve your Italian one cup at a time

by Coffee Break Languages

Transform your down time into 'do time'.

The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 Italian Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your Italian by effortlessly integrating it with your calming daily ritual-from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte.

Organized by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively activities - from anagram and idiom challenges to recipes and quotations - are created for high-beginner to intermediate adult and young-adult learners and designed to keep you motivated while building your skills in key areas.

· Reading comprehension
· Writing skills
· Grammar confidence
· Translation abilities
· Vocabulary expansion
· Cultural awareness

By practicing Italian in a fun and relaxed way in the time you have, you will stay on track to achieve your language learning aspirations. So, pick up your preferred brew and this practical book, and make learning the most pleasurable and productive part of your busy day.

For 15 years Coffee Break Languages has helped make it possible for millions of people to learn a language in a way that fits into their everyday whether that's while walking the dog, at the gym, or on their coffee break!

Teach Yourself has collaborated with Coffee Break Languages to bring their brilliant method to a wider audience by producing their first-ever printed product. All the activities are written by long-time teachers of the language in Coffee Break's characteristically friendly and conversational style. It's the perfect complement to your studies.

 

Genres: Italian Literature, Nonfiction, Language, Reference, Self Help

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 2022

Reviews

[Michael]

I've started reading and working on the excercises a few weeks ago. I absolutely love it! The book is well written, very clear, with a large variety of tasks fitting A1-B1 levels of Italian. An excellent buy.
Thanks Mark and the entire Coffee Languages team!

[Georgina Reads_Eats_Explores]

The thing with languages, as with any skill, is that to remain proficient (at any level), you must keep practising. I know when I don't make an effort to read or listen to something in Italian, it doesn't take long for my abilities to wane.

The 50 Coffee Breaks series help you develop a simple routine of improving your language skills by integrating your learning into your daily routine, in the time it takes for a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte!

Organised in 5, 10 and 15-minute sections, there are 50 varied activities, from anagrams and idiom challenges to recipes and quotations, which are created to keep you motivated while building your skills in critical areas:
☕️Reading comprehension
☕️Writing skills
☕️Grammar confidence
☕️Translation abilities
☕️Vocabulary expansion
☕️Cultural awareness

Beware, this is no beginner's guide; an understanding of the foundations of Italian is essential. I liked the format and the light-hearted tone of this book; it is a fun little activity book to keep your Italian skills refreshed with very little time commitment.

The “solution” pages to the challenges not only give you the solution but a detailed explanation - beneficial for seeing the context and learning more of the grammatical theory too.

[Annarella]

it's a good way to refresh a language you study but seldom used. It's well done and I tried it with my mother tongue.
Well done, highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

[Seymour Glass]

So good! Digestible, practical, and fun. Would def complete another if they brought one out.

[Clayton]

This book contains 50 different types of exercises. The level is definitely an intermediate level, so a knowledge of basic grammar is recommended before starting this book.

[Mina]

Same as with the French version, starting my day with one of those rather than the phone helps me focus on the day ahead.

Of course, I am worse with Italian than I am with French, so it takes more brainpower