

Italo Calvino, one of the most important Italian authors, collected and transcribed in Italian from the various dialects, 200 fairy tales of the popular tradition. Not only Pinocchio, the Italian popular tradition is full of fairy tales and different stories in each region of the Boot. The texts are integrated by comprehension tests, exercises, didactic activities. it is possible to access the audio version of the text online, useful for training oral comprehension, intonation and pronunciation. They present a facilitated but authentic language, in which the dialogues reproduce the speech in various communicative situations.

Storie di due minuti A series of graded readings to read in two minutes and set in everyday life contexts.Our advice for those who have recently approached the Italian language, accessible texts for A1-A2 levels. In the suggestions that follow, we have alternated some graded reader titles with other authentic texts. If we are already at an intermediate level, B1-B2, we have a wide choice in all literary genres.īelow a B1 level, we have to recognize that the options are more limited, as the number of words to look for in the dictionary increases, and an approximate choice could discourage us from the start.įor A1-A2 levels, graded readers, both specially written and adapted from other larger and more complex books, are a good compromise to keep the exercise active and enjoy the pleasure of reading.

Identifying one’s skills and the level of difficulty of a text can require great efforts if we have to choose blindly in the middle of the shelves of a library. How difficult is it to find good books to read in Italian for beginners?
