50 Italian Coffee Breaks
Short activities to improve your Italian one cup at a time
by Coffee Break Languages
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Pub Date 9 Jun 2022 | Archive Date 31 Dec 2022
John Murray Press | Teach Yourself
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Description
Transform your down time into 'do time'.
The most successful language learners create a habit of studying on a regular basis. 50 Italian Coffee Breaks makes it easy to master a simple routine of improving your Italian by effortlessly integrating it with your calming daily ritual - from a 5-minute espresso to a 15-minute latte.
Organised by 5, 10 and 15 minutes, these 50 varied and lively activities - from anagrams and idiom challenges to recipes and quotations - are created for high-beginner to intermediate adult and young-adult learners and designed to keep you motivated while building your skills in key areas.
· Reading comprehension
· Writing skills
· Grammar confidence
· Translation abilities
· Vocabulary expansion
· Cultural awareness
By practising Italian in a fun and relaxed way in the time you have, you will stay on track to achieve your language-learning aspirations. So, pick up your preferred brew and this practical book, and make learning the most pleasant and productive part of your busy day.
For 15 years Coffee Break Languages has helped make it possible for millions of people to learn a language in a way that fits into their everyday life: whether that's while walking the dog, at the gym, or on their coffee break!
Teach Yourself has collaborated with Coffee Break Languages to bring their brilliant method to a wider audience by producing their first-ever printed product. All the activities are written by long-time teachers of the language in Coffee Break's characteristically friendly and conversational style. It's the perfect complement to your studies.
The activities are levelled for high-beginner to low-intermediate learners: CEFR A2-B1 and ACTFL Intermediate-low/mid
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781399802390 |
| PRICE | £10.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 272 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Anne M, Reviewer
You’ve got a coffee in front of you and 5, 10, 15 minutes to spare? What better time to acquire some language skills. Really liked the format and that the light-hearted tone leaves the usual dry textbook lingo aside.
With a variation of challenges from translations and recipes to anagrams and image descriptions, learning is never a dull repetition. The “solution” pages to the challenges not only give you the solution, but a detailed explanation - really helpful!
You won’t become a fluent Italian speaker just by reading this book, but as a refresher for existing knowledge it’s a fun way to set out whilst slurping your capuccino.
Librarian 431790
it's a good way to refresh a language you study but seldom used. It's well done and I tried it with my mother tongue.
Well done, highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
Jo F, Reviewer
This has been great to help me brush up on my Italian. Throughout the book there are activities that will take you 5, 10 or 15 minutes to do, some more difficult than others. There are a variety of activities from vocabulary practice, reading tasks, grammar and writing tasks. You can start where ever you want Not necessarily At the beginning. There are activities about the weather, occupations, numbers etc. i found this beneficial and enjoyable. I’d say you’d need some Knowledge of Italian or be able to read Italian to get the most out of this book.
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