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Italian Comprehension Quiz Posted by Geoff on May 11, 2016
Today’s quiz is based on our article Il Frassinicoltore. In each of the paragraphs below you’ll find a section highlighted in red. Translate the highlighted sections into English. Clicking on the times at the beginning of each paragraph (e.g. 1:30) will take you to that part of the video. Have a go, don’t be shy! We’ll…
Italian Quiz – October 2015 Posted by Geoff on Oct 19, 2015
This month’s quiz is based on material from our recent posts. The focus is on vocabulary and dialogue. Part 1 is fairly easy and part 2 is quite advanced, but if you follow our blog closely you should find all the answers you’ll need. Have fun! Part 1: Vocabulary revision (easy, you’ll find all the…
Down On The Farm In Italy – The Solutions Posted by Geoff on Sep 25, 2015
Isn’t it frustrating when something that should be simple turns out to be surprisingly difficult? Farm animals, animal noises, the things that we learn in nursery school in our mother tongue, become illusive. Are we really at the pre-nursery stage in our studies of the Italian language? Not really. The problem, as I so often…
Down On The Farm In Italy Posted by Geoff on Sep 21, 2015
Paintings by Antonio Ligabue (1899 – 1965) We’ve had a lot of comments from readers who were disappointed not to have received our September quiz due to the changes that were made to our e-mail system. So I’ve decided to rectify the situation with a little story based largely on the vocabulary from the quiz…
Italian Quiz – September 2015 – The Solutions Posted by Serena on Sep 18, 2015
This blog is dedicated to Elaine, the only person in the whole wide world who had a go at our September quiz! Elaine, when you come to Pontremoli you can collect your prize: a beverage of your choice at a local bar, okay? As for the rest of you …. no treats for you! We…
Italian Quiz – September 2015 – Gli Animali Posted by Geoff on Sep 16, 2015
Dear Readers, we’ve been making a few changes to the e-mails that you receive from us in order to make it easier for you to comment on the articles. These changes were implemented on Monday at around the time that this quiz was originally published, and it’s possible that some of you may have missed…
Italian Quiz – August 2015 – The Solutions Posted by Geoff on Aug 27, 2015
Dear Readers, we’re truly touched by your responses, grazie mille! Our aim has always been to provide you with the kind of learning material that is most helpful to you, and your feedback helps us immensely as it gives us an insight into your needs as learners of Italian. Here are the solutions to our August Italian…