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Short Stories in Italian for Beginners

Short Stories in Italian for Beginners

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  • Create Date：2021-06-28 08:53:32
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Olly Richards
  • ISBN：1473683327
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Summary

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners。

"I love Olly's work - and you will too！" - Barbara Oakley， PhD， Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers

Short Stories in Italian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level， designed to give a sense of achievement， and most importantly - enjoyment！ Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference， these eight captivating stories will both entertain you， and give you a feeling of progress when reading。

What does this book give you？

· Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres， from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun， while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary

· Controlled language at your level， including the 1000 most frequent words， to help you progress confidently

· Authentic spoken dialogues， to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability

· Pleasure！ It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun， and research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language， you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard！' 'I don't understand！'

· Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally， in a stress-free way

Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy， these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress， including

· A glossary for bolded words in each text

· A bilingual word list

· Full plot summary

· Comprehension questions after each chapter。

As a result， you will be able to focus on enjoying reading， delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language， without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated。 From science fiction to fantasy， to crime and thrillers， Short Stories in Italian for Beginners will make learning Italian easy and enjoyable。



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Reviews

Chris ，

Great way to practice reading in Italian and introduces you to new vocab。 Each chapter is followed by a summary and questions to ensure you've understood and a list of key vocab。My only criticism is that the stories are a bit of a mixed bag。 None of these stories are ever going to win a literary award and nor would I expect that， the main aim of the book is to learn。 But whilst some are entertaining， a few were a bit ridiculous and didn't hold my interest。 But overall the stories are fairly ente Great way to practice reading in Italian and introduces you to new vocab。 Each chapter is followed by a summary and questions to ensure you've understood and a list of key vocab。My only criticism is that the stories are a bit of a mixed bag。 None of these stories are ever going to win a literary award and nor would I expect that， the main aim of the book is to learn。 But whilst some are entertaining， a few were a bit ridiculous and didn't hold my interest。 But overall the stories are fairly entertaining。Definitely worth buying for anyone looking to improve their Italian reading skills。 。。。more

Gretchen ，

Non male！ Almeno le storie non sono scritte per i bambini。 È buono per imparare a leggere in italiano e per il vocabolario。

Michael ，

It's not exactly great literature， and it's not meant to be。 But it IS a wonderful tool for practicing reading in （basic） Italian。 It's not exactly great literature， and it's not meant to be。 But it IS a wonderful tool for practicing reading in （basic） Italian。 。。。more

Reid ，

The stories were genuinely interesting and it was amazing to me to be able to actually understand them and be able to read them， I would love to come back and see how much smoother I can read them each time as I improve in Italian but I would definitely look at his other work for more practice。

Jad ，

Very well written， engaging and perfect for advanced beginners level Italian。 Would have been helpful to add some grammar explanations to the stories to assist readers in their learning journey。

Michael ，

This book helped a lot with my Italian。 Short stories are great for learning another language because they put the words into an meaningful context rather than having them in an isolated fashion。

Brian Kell ，

Great book if you want to begin to read in Italian。

M V GOMEZ ，

Great bookGreat book but I would suggest that you provide the new words for the chapter first。 The words can be learned and understood and in that way you can apply the new words to the chapter。

Aerin ，

Utile e piacevole！ Il mio italiano è ancora molto cattivo ma questo libro mi ha aiutato a migliorare。

Milli ，

no rating but great if you want to learn a language

Kelly ，

Finalmente ho finito questo libro！ È un libro per migliorare la conoscenza della lingua Italiana。 Il livello è veramente facile e si può leggere senza troppa difficoltà。 Le storie sono un pò pazze ma sono molto utili per imparare le nuove parole。 E allora ho scritto questa recensione in Italiano！ Mi piace più la storia che si chiama “La capsula spaziale”。 Mi piace questo modo di studiare Italiano e cercherò più libri come questo。 （As a few other reviews have noted， a few of the answers on page 1 Finalmente ho finito questo libro！ È un libro per migliorare la conoscenza della lingua Italiana。 Il livello è veramente facile e si può leggere senza troppa difficoltà。 Le storie sono un pò pazze ma sono molto utili per imparare le nuove parole。 E allora ho scritto questa recensione in Italiano！ Mi piace più la storia che si chiama “La capsula spaziale”。 Mi piace questo modo di studiare Italiano e cercherò più libri come questo。 （As a few other reviews have noted， a few of the answers on page 192 are incorrect which is not fantastic。 I had to double check with my handy nearby Italian to check I had understood properly。 And the choice of bold words （those added to the vocabulary lists） was sometimes a bit weird: some were easy and had been added while others which were clearly more obscure weren’t in the lists。） I should note that the handy Italian has also proofread my Italian and corrected several errors in the making of this review :D 。。。more

Isabel ，

The stories were a bit odd but as a beginner， I was able to understand everything that was going on。 As long as you have a basic knowledge of the grammar and a good handful of vocabulary this shouldn't be too challenging。 The stories were a bit odd but as a beginner， I was able to understand everything that was going on。 As long as you have a basic knowledge of the grammar and a good handful of vocabulary this shouldn't be too challenging。 。。。more

Donna Arcara ，

PERFECT for my very beginner Italian language！！ :）

Lilly Minasyan ，

Racconri brevi， facili e vari， alla fine c'erano domande a cui rispondere。 Più per l'italiano di livello B2。4 stelle perché fa il lavoro， niente di male da dire 🙈 Racconri brevi， facili e vari， alla fine c'erano domande a cui rispondere。 Più per l'italiano di livello B2。4 stelle perché fa il lavoro， niente di male da dire 🙈 。。。more

Kelly ，

DNF Keine Lust mehr :/

Mélanie Maillot ，

Some of the stories were weird/boring， but I read it mainly to improve my Italian - in this sense it did serve its purpose。

LA Smith ，

Useful for my Italian language study。

Alan ，

A good book with some very bizarre stories however they were enjoyable and definitely challenged me。

Miki Jacobs ，

I studied Italian at night school for about 3 terms before they shut the school so I was a bit apprehsive about this as I thought that I wouldn't be up to this。 However the premise of the book is not to translate the stories， but to read them without looking up words and get the general idea of the story。 Each of the 8 stories is split into 3 parts and at the end of each part there is a brief summary， some vocabulary and a quick multiple choice quiz to check that your understanding。I surpised my I studied Italian at night school for about 3 terms before they shut the school so I was a bit apprehsive about this as I thought that I wouldn't be up to this。 However the premise of the book is not to translate the stories， but to read them without looking up words and get the general idea of the story。 Each of the 8 stories is split into 3 parts and at the end of each part there is a brief summary， some vocabulary and a quick multiple choice quiz to check that your understanding。I surpised myself by understanding a lot more that I thought I would and was pleasantly surprised。I feel a lot happier about my Italian now。 。。。more

Bruce McNair ，

This is a collection of short stories in Italian targeted at people beginning to learn the language。 Each story is broken into three parts followed by a summary and a set of questions。 The stories are nice little vignettes that portray some interesting situations， some more fanciful than the others。 I enjoyed them， although the language was still a little challenging for me。 I gave the book 4 stars。

Brian ，

It was perfect for what I wanted， some simple stories written in contemporary Italian。 Although the stories weren't really my taste， I was reading for the language learning， not the story value。 I'd probably get volume 2 if there were such a thing， who knows I might even get good enough to go up a level。 It was perfect for what I wanted， some simple stories written in contemporary Italian。 Although the stories weren't really my taste， I was reading for the language learning， not the story value。 I'd probably get volume 2 if there were such a thing， who knows I might even get good enough to go up a level。 。。。more

David Brown ，

This was once again a series short good little stories each story being divided into four chapters。One negative about this book is that the little vocabulary section at the end could have been expanded more， but than to be fair its listed as a book for high beginners to low intermediates。I struggled with some of the grammar points， because this was listed as stories for beginners but on closer inspection it is listed as for high beginners。 So that could have been clearer。 I feel like those who r This was once again a series short good little stories each story being divided into four chapters。One negative about this book is that the little vocabulary section at the end could have been expanded more， but than to be fair its listed as a book for high beginners to low intermediates。I struggled with some of the grammar points， because this was listed as stories for beginners but on closer inspection it is listed as for high beginners。 So that could have been clearer。 I feel like those who reread this book many times will get most benefit from it （as i plan to do） even thought it was a hard read for me it was a million times more interesting than slogging through a grammar book。 Although the two （in my opinion） should be used in conjunction。 。。。more

Bridget Crossan ，

Demanding enough to tax your abilities but not so difficult for beginners。 Stories are interesting and insightful。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。

Shacoria ，

Overall， this was a good book and I found it helpful， but some of the stories were not very good。 I found the first story to be interesting to read。 The second story was quite confusing and hard to get through。 Story 3 was fairly interesting， but the ending was a bit confusing。 The 5th short story in this book is downright bizarre。 The eighth story was just plain stupid to me。 Still， I look forward to reading the next book in this series。

Rick ，

The stories were weird but they were really good for learning to read in a new language。 It was an enjoyable way to learn to vocabulary and grammar within context。

Anna ，

Il primo libro che ho letto in italiano！ È stato interessante， ma sono felice di leggere qualsiasi libro adesso :）

Hannah Baker ，

Enjoyed reading these stories in an effort to further my understanding of the Italian language。

Jim ，

Useful。 I wouldn’t recommend for true beginners， but rather someone that’s already taken a class and is trying to make better sense for how all of the vocabulary they’ve learned is actually used。

Metodi Pachev ，

Questo è il primo libro che ho letto in italiano。 Ho comprato la nuova edizione e mi sono accorto che i tempi dei verbi nelle storie sono cambiate: nella vecchia edizione i testi sono scritti nel passato remoto però in questa edizione hanno utilizzato il passato prossimo。 Il problema è che nella registrazione audio hanno letto i testi con i verbi nel passato remoto。 Così， ci sono moltissime incongruenze fra il testo e il materiale da ascolto。 Nonostante tutto questo， è un bel libro per studiare Questo è il primo libro che ho letto in italiano。 Ho comprato la nuova edizione e mi sono accorto che i tempi dei verbi nelle storie sono cambiate: nella vecchia edizione i testi sono scritti nel passato remoto però in questa edizione hanno utilizzato il passato prossimo。 Il problema è che nella registrazione audio hanno letto i testi con i verbi nel passato remoto。 Così， ci sono moltissime incongruenze fra il testo e il materiale da ascolto。 Nonostante tutto questo， è un bel libro per studiare l'italiano。 。。。more

Nancy Burkey ，

This is an excellent and entertaining way to learn Italian。 Richards' instructions to essentially 'just read it' the first time through without looking things up is brilliant。 At times that was quite difficult to do， but after several chapters it became easier and his rationale became clear。 He wants the reader to take in the language without having to dissect every word or grammar point （as one does with a primary language）。 I did that the first round through and found that I was surprised by h This is an excellent and entertaining way to learn Italian。 Richards' instructions to essentially 'just read it' the first time through without looking things up is brilliant。 At times that was quite difficult to do， but after several chapters it became easier and his rationale became clear。 He wants the reader to take in the language without having to dissect every word or grammar point （as one does with a primary language）。 I did that the first round through and found that I was surprised by how easy it was to follow the story even if I missed vocabulary here and there。 Then on the second round， I did look up words or highlighted areas that I could later review with my tutor。 I am moving on to his next in the series。 Well done！ 。。。more

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