Description
Learn Italian with parallel texts: an original story in Italian with an accompanying English translation!
A group of friends who haven’t seen each other for a while plan a trip to the mountains. But the strains in their friendship start to show…
- .pdf e-book
- original text in Italian / translation in English
- 8 short chapters to read and study
- Suitable for students at any level
- Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)
How do I access my ebook?
When your order is ‘completed’ (allow up to 24 hours), a download link will be automatically emailed to you. It’s valid for 7 days and 3 download attempts so please save a copy of the .pdf ebook in a safe place. Other versions of the ebook (.mobi/Kindle-compatible, .epub) cannot be downloaded but will be emailed to people who request them.
Parallel Texts – How To View The Chapters Side-By-Side!
Viewing the chapters of your parallel text ebook side by side (so as to compare the different languages) is not hard, but probably won’t happen automatically.
There are a few simple, free things you’ll need to do first.
The file is a .pdf so will open with whatever the default .pdf reader on your device is.
These can vary and will probably NOT show the chapters side-by-side, as intended.
For this reason, we recommend the free Adobe Reader, which is installed on many computers in any case.
If you don’t have it, download it here (though I’d suggest un-checking the ‘Optional Offers’…)
Once you have Adobe Reader installed, this is what you do:
- Download the file
- Don’t just click on it or it will open in a browser, which probably works differently
- Instead, view it in your device’s downloads file
- Open with Adobe Reader (right click on the file, choose ‘Open with’, select Adobe Reader)
- In Adobe Reader…
- Look in the menu (at the top) for ‘View’, then choose ‘Page display’
- Choose ‘two page view’ (for the parallel text) or ‘single page view’ for normal documents
- Use ‘View’ / ‘Read mode’ to make the text larger or smaller so that it fits your screen
- Use the ‘zoom’ and ‘page up/down’ buttons to navigate through the book
Fiona Lascelles (verified owner) –
I am an avid reader and having an enjoyable read as well as the ability to listen through an audio book AND follow the text is a brilliant combination. I always listen first as I find hearing and understanding much harder than reading and understanding. This is a great way to join up language skills. Thank you lots
Kara (verified owner) –
A lovely, interesting story. I like the parallel text format for checking comprehension. Good delivery, customer service, etc – come sempre!
Barry Edwards –
This another very good read. I also used the Audio as well as I like to listen to the story as well. A great story of 3 friends meeting again after a long time and experiencing two mountain adventures, one a pleasant day out and the other where various problems highlighted their real camaraderie and teamwork, finishing with Ricardos inflated version of the story. I am really enjoying these books
Zsuzsanna Snarey (verified owner) –
Exciting story of three friends going on a mountain excursion. I liked the conversations and the suspense in the story which spurred me on to finish the story.
Anne Quieti (verified owner) –
I like the fact that there is more content to each chapter. The level is still very manageable and the wording usage makes sense. Many books that I try to read I just don’t hear/see a structure and word usage that appears like everyday use. This book reassures your knowledge and confidence. I am looking forward to being able to read B2s. When I can afford to do so I will buy more. Thank you.