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Mediterraneo - Learn Italian with an Engaging Mystery Story: Graded Italian Reader (A2-B2 CEFR Levels)
Are you looking for a fun and rewarding way to make Italian words and phrases stick?
Reading a short story is a brilliant way to achieve this. When you read a simple Italian story, you get novel exposure to all the words, phrases, and grammar that you've studied, but in different contexts and through an engaging, adult story.
This is not only a way to immerse yourself in Italian but also to improve your Italian sentences, vocabulary, and grammar all at once.
Features of this
Easy Italian: This book is written in simple Italian and is designed for upper beginners and intermediate learners. The verb tenses mainly used are the presente, passato prossimo, imperfetto, and imperativo.
Common Italian Phrases: Using the 1000 most common Italian words and real-life dialogues that you are most likely to encounter when in Italy.
Bite-Sized Chapters with Bilingual Wordlist: Dive into each chapter within minutes and end with a list of words and phrases that will enhance your comprehension.
Exercises: At the end of the book, you'll find a set of recall activities for every chapter (quizzes, translations, and writing prompts). All of them have been designed to help you retain the vocabulary you have gone through in the chapters.
Modern Adult Mystery Set in Scenic Puglia: The mystery is set in one of the most beautiful regions of Puglia, specifically in Polignano a Mare, a picturesque Mediterranean village.
The Plot
Both Liam and Charlotte have remote jobs in Australia, so they decide to take a leap of faith to move to the idyllic Mediterranean countryside along the enchanting Puglia coastline. Their pursuit of the dolce vita dream takes a dark turn when they become embroiled in a murder investigation.
This story is designed for adult learners and can be used for self-study or in your Italian classes as valuable material to enhance your Italian conversation and vocabulary skills.
This book is a labor of love created by a certified Italian teacher with over 10 years of experience in teaching Italian as a foreign language.
FREE audiobook available for subscribers.
Reading a short story is a brilliant way to achieve this. When you read a simple Italian story, you get novel exposure to all the words, phrases, and grammar that you've studied, but in different contexts and through an engaging, adult story.
This is not only a way to immerse yourself in Italian but also to improve your Italian sentences, vocabulary, and grammar all at once.
Features of this
Easy Italian: This book is written in simple Italian and is designed for upper beginners and intermediate learners. The verb tenses mainly used are the presente, passato prossimo, imperfetto, and imperativo.
Common Italian Phrases: Using the 1000 most common Italian words and real-life dialogues that you are most likely to encounter when in Italy.
Bite-Sized Chapters with Bilingual Wordlist: Dive into each chapter within minutes and end with a list of words and phrases that will enhance your comprehension.
Exercises: At the end of the book, you'll find a set of recall activities for every chapter (quizzes, translations, and writing prompts). All of them have been designed to help you retain the vocabulary you have gone through in the chapters.
Modern Adult Mystery Set in Scenic Puglia: The mystery is set in one of the most beautiful regions of Puglia, specifically in Polignano a Mare, a picturesque Mediterranean village.
The Plot
Both Liam and Charlotte have remote jobs in Australia, so they decide to take a leap of faith to move to the idyllic Mediterranean countryside along the enchanting Puglia coastline. Their pursuit of the dolce vita dream takes a dark turn when they become embroiled in a murder investigation.
This story is designed for adult learners and can be used for self-study or in your Italian classes as valuable material to enhance your Italian conversation and vocabulary skills.
This book is a labor of love created by a certified Italian teacher with over 10 years of experience in teaching Italian as a foreign language.
FREE audiobook available for subscribers.
- GenresItalian Literature
129 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 29, 2023
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June 7, 2025
Un libro buono!
it’s a simple story, but I found it really helpful for my Italian. Perfect for my A2-B2 level. It includes plenty of translation and explanation. I will be buying more of Serena Capilli’s books.
it’s a simple story, but I found it really helpful for my Italian. Perfect for my A2-B2 level. It includes plenty of translation and explanation. I will be buying more of Serena Capilli’s books.
February 18, 2024
3.5 stelli
il libro ha un buon mistero ed esercizi.
il libro ha un buon mistero ed esercizi.
January 28, 2025
Way too short, much shorter than similar books of this type
August 17, 2025
fun story
Easy read with many colloquial phrases. Good for B1 level readers, easy for B2. I will read more from this author.
Easy read with many colloquial phrases. Good for B1 level readers, easy for B2. I will read more from this author.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews