Yet again, our half-price ‘Ebook of the Week’ offer comprises two titles from our Classic Italian movie series of Italian ‘easy readers.
The two short texts with online audio have been written by an award-winning scriptwriter (who teaches Italian between movie projects to pay the rent) with the idea of making well-known films from Italian movie history accessible for all learners of the Italian language, not just advanced students with developed listening-comprehension skills.
This week’s half-price choices are Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (level A2/B1, pre-intermediate/intermediate) and I soliti ignoti (level B1, intermediate). Until we close down the offer, early next week, each costs just £4.99. So you could get BOTH but just pay £9.99, the usual price for one!
One of Italian cinema’s masterpieces, the Oscar-winning ‘Nuovo Cinema Paradiso’, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is retold here for learners of Italian.
Growing up without a father in post-WW2 Sicily isn’t easy, but Totò makes friends with Alfredo, projectionist at the town’s only cinema, and develops a passion for movies…
- .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
- .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
- 8 chapters to read and listen to
- Comprehension questions to check your understanding
- Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
- Suitable for students at any level
- Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)
Buy Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, just £4.99! | Free sample chapter (.pdf) | Classic Italian Movies series | Catalog
Mario Monicelli’s 1958 classic comedy is now retold for learners of Italian: a gang of small-time criminals plan a night-time raid on the safe of a pawn-broker’s shop – with hilarious results!
- .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
- .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
- 8 chapters to read and listen to
- Comprehension questions to check your understanding
- Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
- Suitable for students at any level
- Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)
Buy I soliti ignoti, just £4.99! | Free sample chapter (.pdf) | Classic Italian Movies series | Catalog
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P.S.
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