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    Italian Short Stories for Beginners: 10 Exciting Short Stories to Easily Learn Italian & Improve Your Vocabulary: Easy Italian Stories, #1
    Italian Short Stories for Beginners: 10 Exciting Short Stories to Easily Learn Italian & Improve Your Vocabulary: Easy Italian Stories, #1
    Italian Short Stories for Beginners: 10 Exciting Short Stories to Easily Learn Italian & Improve Your Vocabulary: Easy Italian Stories, #1
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    Italian Short Stories for Beginners: 10 Exciting Short Stories to Easily Learn Italian & Improve Your Vocabulary: Easy Italian Stories, #1

    By Touri Language Learning

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    What is the most challenging thing about learning Italian?

    It's finding helpful and engaging reading material that you can actually understand… That is precisely what motivated us to write this book.

    How is a student supposed to learn when language instructors love providing materials that are tough expert-level literature with tons of grammar and rules? That style of book for new language learners can be overwhelming, and lead you to flip back and forth between a dictionary and your book… constantly!

    Not an effective use of your time nor the best way to learn.  Is this how children learn their language skills? No.

    Enter Italian Stories for Beginners Vol. 1:  You will find 10 easy-to-read, engaging, and fun stories that will help you to expand your vocabulary and give you the tools to improve your grasp of the Italian language.
    Improve your comprehension, grow your vocabulary and spark your imagination with these ten unconventional Italian short stories!

    All stories are written using vocabulary that you could easily use in your day-to-day conversations.

    The stories are written with beginner Italian learners in mind. With that said, it is highly recommended to have a basic understanding of Italian to achieve maximum enjoyment and effectiveness of the lessons.
    This program is excellent for those who want to get an introduction to the language or brush up on their Italian language skills.

    How to Read Italian Short Stories for Beginners:

    • Each story contains an important lesson in the Italian language involving an interesting and entertaining story with realistic dialogues and day-to-day situations.
    • A summary in Italian and in English of what you just read, both to review the lesson and for you to gauge your comprehension of what the tale was about.
    • At the end of those summaries, you'll be provided with a list of vocabulary found in the lesson, as well as phrases that you may not have understood the first time!
    • Finally, you'll be given clever comprehension questions in Italian, so you can prove that you learned something in the stories.

    Even if you have tried multiple times to learn Italian these short stories will give you the jumpstart you need to finally grasp the language!

    Act now and grab your copy of Italian Short Stories and start learning the fun way!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTouri Language Learning
    Release dateMay 1, 2019
    ISBN9781386354574
    Italian Short Stories for Beginners: 10 Exciting Short Stories to Easily Learn Italian & Improve Your Vocabulary: Easy Italian Stories, #1

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      Italian Short Stories for Beginners - Touri Language Learning

      Chapter 1. Il Ghiacciolo

      Era il primo giorno delle vacanze estive e Maria era felicissima! Certo, avrebbe sentito la mancanza dei suoi compagni di scuola, ma allo stesso tempo non le dispiaceva l’idea di non doversi più svegliarsi la mattina e fare i compiti per un bel po’!

      L’estate era iniziata e Maria ne stava approfittando visitando i parco giochi del suo quartiere. Era determinata a sfruttare ogni minuto, pensando di trascorrere più tempo possibile sull’altalena della sua area giochi preferita. Dopo tutto, dondolarsi e sognare di volare nel cielo come una rondine era il miglior modo per festeggiare la libertà ritrovata!

      Ma prima era desiderosa di provare tutte le altre giostre! Iniziò con gli scivoli, visto che salirci quando il sole era già su e faceva troppo caldo non sarebbe stata una buona idea! Non voleva mica bruciarsi le gambe! Le piaceva vedere come i bambini di ogni età giocavano su quelle giostre. Anche se non conosceva nessuno, era contenta di stare lì in mezzo a quelle liete urla di gioia.

      Poi andò a giocare con l’arrampicata. Sua mamma le diceva sempre di stare attenta quando era più piccola, ma adesso era più alta e sapeva che se fosse caduta non si sarebbe fatta male. A Maria piaceva pensare di essere uno scoiattolo o una scimmia, andando su e giù le sbarre di ferro e la cosa che la divertiva di più era aggrapparsi e pendere a testa in giù: il mondo sembrava molto più divertente al contrario!

      Dopodiché, Maria scendeva per andare a giocare sugli scivoli! Anche se tutto quello scendere e salire sotto il sole abbagliante le faceva sentire caldo ancora di più! Quindi decideva di andare a prendere qualcosa di fresco recandosi al supermercato dietro l’angolo. Era molto intelligente a conservare metà della sua paghetta per momenti come questo! Suo padre le disse saggiamente di spenderne metà e tenere l’altra metà per momenti di necessità.

      Dopo circa dieci minuti, lei era di nuovo pronta a giocare. Si fiondò sulle giostre, con un sacchetto di plastica che oscillava felicemente dalla sua mano, sorridendo al solo pensiero di assaggiare il suo contenuto. Si sedette su una panchina, dove erano sedute un’altra ragazzina della sua età e sua mamma, ed allungò la mano nel sacchetto per gustare la piacevole sorpresa.

      Rabbrividì al pensiero della piacevole e fresca sensazione che il ghiacciolo alla fragola gli avrebbe dato e sorrise prima di scartarlo.

      Proprio prima di dare il primo morso, notò con la coda dell’occhio che l’altra bambina la stava guardando. Ricordando quello che i genitori le avevano insegnato sulla generosità, "condividere è vivere, tesoro!, si voltò verso la bambina. Ne vuoi un po’?" chiese sorridendole.

      No, grazie. Mia madre mi dice che ci si può ammalare mangiando il gelato degli altri rispose la bambina esibendo un sorriso triste. Non voglio trasmetterti i miei germi.

      Maria sogghignò. Mia mamma dice la stessa cosa. Non preoccuparti, possiamo condividerlo lo stesso disse, separando i due bastoncini di legno che tenevano il ghiacciolo. Visto? Ci sono due ghiaccioli. Ne puoi prendere uno, mentre io terrò l’altra metà!

      Il viso della bambina si illuminò e rispose con un grande sorriso. Guardò poi sua madre che fece di sì con la testa, accordando silenziosamente il permesso di accettare la metà del ghiacciolo.

      Allora grazie mille disse la bambina, prendendo il gelato dalla mano di Maria.

      Prego! Io comunque sono Maria.

      Piacere di conoscerti, Maria. Io mi chiamo Sara

      Dopo essersi presentate, le due bambine si godettero il ghiacciolo e iniziarono a chiacchierare.  Maria scoprì così che Sara si era trasferita da poco, che aveva la sua stessa età e che avrebbe studiato presso la sua stessa scuola l’anno successivo. Maria era molto contenta perché avrebbe avuto una compagna di giochi con cui passare il tempo durante l’estate e andare insieme a scuola.

      Ti piacerebbe giocare con me sull’altalena? chiese Maria mentre gettava il sacchetto di plastica e la carta del gelato in un cestino lì vicino.

      Certo! rispose Sara.

      Le due bambine fecero a turno per spingersi e la mamma di Sara si offrì di spingere tutte e due per un po’, permettendole di divertirsi insieme allo stesso

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