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Handmade Italian Greeting Cards
Handmade Italian Greeting Cards
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The Italian language is considered one of the most beautiful and melodic in all the world. Italian is a Romance language (descended from Latin, the language of ancient Rome), spoken by approximately 63 million people. Modern Italian, adopted by the Italian state after the unification of Italy (Risorgimento) in 1871, is based upon the Tuscan dialect.
For those who wish to study the Italian language, the internet is filled with websites providing free instruction in Italian for students at all levels. Below are some excellent examples:
The British Broadcasting System or BBC provides an Italian language course with a variety of resources for beginner and intermediate students. T here are video and audio clips, games and quizzes, and full transcripts (in Italian and English) of the Italian travel documentary “Italy Inside Out”.
Dentro l'Italiano is a multimedia course in Italian with audio clips, grammatical exercises, and a course guide in a number of European languages. The course is divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections and the modules in each section can be selected by theme. The site is hosted by Italica, a division of the Italian broadcasting company Rai International.
Oggi e Domani is an interactive 20-lesson course in Italian, with levels ranging from beginner to intermediate. Each lesson includes exercises, audio clips, and external links. Reference materials (dictionary, grammar, pronunciation) are also available.
Centro Studi Italiani contains many on-line exercises for beginners and intermediate students. There are games and quizzes, a section of links to Italian cultural websites, and even a Pen Pal page.
About.com has an Italian language section with a variety of grammar resources. There is an Audio Lab, Word of the Day, Italian verbs for beginners, and even a section devoted to Italian hand gestures. Many links to other Italian learning sites are provided.
Fun Trivia has a selection of fun Italian quizzes on topics ranging from animals to Shakespeare. Listed by level of difficulty.
Matdid is operated by Scudit or the Scuola d’Italiano Roma, an Italian language school in Rome. They provide a large collection of essays and articles for intermediate to advanced students, which are accompanied by lessons in grammar and quizzes.
The University of Toronto maintains an Italian studies website. There is a complete online course with interactive exercises and sections devoted to Italian verbs and correspondence. Video and audio clips are available for both beginners and more advanced students.
One World Italiano contains a variety of learning material including an online course with dialogues, vocabulary and grammar. There are You Tube videos in italian, audio recordings, links to Italian news and cultural websites, and even a section devoted to proverbs and Italian expressions.
For those who wish to study the Italian language, the internet is filled with websites providing free instruction in Italian for students at all levels. Below are some excellent examples:
The British Broadcasting System or BBC provides an Italian language course with a variety of resources for beginner and intermediate students. T here are video and audio clips, games and quizzes, and full transcripts (in Italian and English) of the Italian travel documentary “Italy Inside Out”.
Dentro l'Italiano is a multimedia course in Italian with audio clips, grammatical exercises, and a course guide in a number of European languages. The course is divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections and the modules in each section can be selected by theme. The site is hosted by Italica, a division of the Italian broadcasting company Rai International.
Oggi e Domani is an interactive 20-lesson course in Italian, with levels ranging from beginner to intermediate. Each lesson includes exercises, audio clips, and external links. Reference materials (dictionary, grammar, pronunciation) are also available.
Centro Studi Italiani contains many on-line exercises for beginners and intermediate students. There are games and quizzes, a section of links to Italian cultural websites, and even a Pen Pal page.
About.com has an Italian language section with a variety of grammar resources. There is an Audio Lab, Word of the Day, Italian verbs for beginners, and even a section devoted to Italian hand gestures. Many links to other Italian learning sites are provided.
Fun Trivia has a selection of fun Italian quizzes on topics ranging from animals to Shakespeare. Listed by level of difficulty.
Matdid is operated by Scudit or the Scuola d’Italiano Roma, an Italian language school in Rome. They provide a large collection of essays and articles for intermediate to advanced students, which are accompanied by lessons in grammar and quizzes.
The University of Toronto maintains an Italian studies website. There is a complete online course with interactive exercises and sections devoted to Italian verbs and correspondence. Video and audio clips are available for both beginners and more advanced students.
One World Italiano contains a variety of learning material including an online course with dialogues, vocabulary and grammar. There are You Tube videos in italian, audio recordings, links to Italian news and cultural websites, and even a section devoted to proverbs and Italian expressions.
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