Easy Italian Reader, Premium Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Riccarda Saggese

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 263
• Series: Easy Reader
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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Start Reading in Italian Immediately and Build Your Language Skills in No Time!

Whether you’re a brand-new beginner or an advanced-beginning learner, the new editions of these popular titles enable you to dive into the language with engaging readings that progress in difficulty to match your growing reading skills. This process will allow you to rapidly build comprehension and confidence as you enjoy the stories and complete the post-reading exercises.

EASY ITALIAN READER is divided into three parts:

Part I describes the story of Christine, an American student who whose family moves to Italy. As you read about their experiences, you’ll discover the nuances of language and culture right along with Christine.

Part II describes episodes in the colorful history of Italy, from the founding of ancient Rome to the present, offering biographical sketches of famous personalities, including St. Francis, Marco Polo, and Galileo.

Part III is comprised of three contemporary short stories that allow you to practice your grammar and vocabulary skills on authentic works of Italian literature.

The bonus app that accompanies this book provides:

FLASHCARDS to aid memorization of all vocabulary terms

AUDIO recordings of more than 40 passages

RECORD-YOURSELF feature for 34 comprehension exercises

AUTO-FILL GLOSSARY for quick reference

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Indice
Introduction
PARTE PRIMA Antonio e Christine
1 Due amici
2 Gli studi
3 La famiglia di Antonio
4 La famiglia di Christine
5 Due appartamenti
Ripasso 1
6 La scuola di Antonio
7 Descriviamo
8 «Tu sei...»
9 In classe
10 Ricordi
Ripasso 2
11 Il Circolo Italiano
12 L’esame di maturità
13 L’università
14 Gli Azzurri
15 All’ufficio postale
Ripasso 3
16 Le vacanze di Natale
17 Filastrocca di Capodanno
18 Un film
19 Una giornata a Napoli
20 In giro per Roma
Ripasso 4
PARTE SECONDA Fatti e figure della nostra storia
1 La nascita di Roma
2 Giulio Cesare (100–44 a.C.)
3 La pace romana
Ripasso 1
4 La città medievale
5 La cucina medievale
6 San Francesco (1182–1226)
7 Marco Polo (1254–1324)
Ripasso 2
8 Lorenzo il Magnifico (1449–1492)
9 Cristoforo Colombo (1451–1506)
10 Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
11 Masaniello (1620–1647)
12 Carlo III di Borbone (1716–1788)
Ripasso 3
13 L ’unità d’Italia
14 Realtà diverse
15 Modernizzazione ed emigrazione
Ripasso 4
16 Il Fascismo
17 La repubblica
18 I governi di centro (1947–1962)
Ripasso 5
19 Il centro-sinistra (1962–1976)
20 Il terrorismo
21 Il pentapartito (1979–1992)
22 Il nuovo secolo
Ripasso 6
PARTE TERZA Scrittori contemporanei
Volevo i pantaloni di Lara Cardella
Le luci di Roma di Alberto Moravia
Vita di Melania Mazzucco
Answer Key
Vocabolario