They prepare you to understand and talk about local and global events. The brief News pieces expose you to vocabulary and grammar that is different from conversational language. They also train you to guess meaning from context, similar to an immersion situation. These are read in a slow but natural pace and are an painless way to grow your vocabulary.

A new 'Total Beginner'' level now makes entry into Italian real-world materials easier. The various readings are sorted by level and come with audio, an Italian transcript, and an English translation. This is a collection of 600+ stories, news pieces, conversations, jokes and songs. Short Italian Readings with audio 'Leggi con me' (Read with me). There's no fluff, no flying owls, no fanfares, etc. It functions like a contextual dictionary of the words and phrases in the course.Ĭlick HERE for our detailed description of the lesson format, which continues to be simple and effective. Stefano has added a search field to look up words and see how they are used throughout the course. Once you've chosen your level, you'll find lots of material that you'll understand just well enough - 'comprehensible input' - to really stretch your skills. Spaced repetition helps you acquire vocabulary and grammar patterns easily. The audio course now has 250 lessons ranging from Beginner to Advanced. Italian audio course 'Ripeti con me' (Repeat after me). THINK IN ITALIAN OFFERS TWO SETS OF LESSONS 1. We best learn grammar through examples, not rules. We all learn a language by listening and mimicking.ģ. Think in Italian's lessons are based on a simple wisdom:ġ. And he's an opera singer with a wonderful voice, as you'll hear in the audio. Stefano Lodola is an Italian polyglot, language teacher and translator, who speaks 12 languages. Since our last review of ' Think in Italian' (11/2020), Stefano has made a number of changes that enhance his focus on speaking, which - we fully agree with him - 'is the most overlooked skill in language apps'. Posted on Novemby Ulrike Rettig Think in Italian - Updated Review

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