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Gli animali: learn Italian animal words

Gli animali: learn Italian animal words

Hai mai avuto un animale domestico? Come si chiamava? Impara il vocabolario degli animali. Leggi la scheda e ascolta una canzone italiana molto divertente dedicata agli animali. Gli animali in italiano. Cominciamo con un piccolo gioco. Abbina l’immagine al nome gallo– piccione- mucca – cane – gallina –agnello – gatto Controlla qui sotto Ascolta e pratica il vocabolario degli animali…

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Opera in London

Opera in London

L’elisir d’amore by Donizetti Villa Incanto: the Italian Opera Group The emotion of an entire opera in little over an hour. From Verona, Italy, Opera Villa InCanto brings their alternative to staged operas to Lauderdale House and Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church. This is a powerful but intimate show by an excellent cast of singers, who have sung across Europe.   19th…

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Coro Monte Gonare at the Italian Cultural Institute

Coro Monte Gonare at the Italian Cultural Institute

  The increasingly popular and established Coro Monte Gonare will delight (and impress) the audience with traditional Sardinian folk songs inspired not only by some of the most distinctive Sardinian traditions but also by local poets. The Choir also pursues and researches the cultural heritage of the Orani area, Sardinia. Coro Monte Gonare is an imposing all male members: powerful voices matched by unexpected gentleness.…

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Top 10 + most common mistakes made by Italian learners

Top 10 + most common mistakes made by Italian learners

Over the years of reviewing and teaching, I have compiled a list of the most common Italian grammar mistakes made by my students. Italian grammar is notoriously tricky and irregular. Here’s my essential guide for students of Italian who want to avoid common grammar mistakes. Common mistakes every student of Italian L2 should avoid! Ecco la classifica degli errori da…

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Pronounce Italian right!Come si pronuncia?

Pronounce Italian right!Come si pronuncia?

Chiacchieriamo in italiano!! Studiare una lingua straniera significa anche imparare la pronuncia. Le parole italiane bruschetta, pistacchio, quindici, pinocchio, chiacchierare sono difficili da pronunciare per molti studenti. Proviamo a fissare delle regole. Comincia a leggere ad alta voce e attenzione alla differenza fra “chi“: (pronuncia/ˈki/) e “ci“( pronuncia: /ˈʧi/). Se la c è seguita dalle lettere h+e (che) oppure h+i (chi) ha un suono “duro”(hard).…

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Barocci: the new exhibition in London

Experience the charm and sensitivity of Barocci’s masterpieces – never before seen outside Italy. Federico Barocci (about 1533–1612) is celebrated as one of the most talented artists of late 16th century Italy. Fascinated by the human form, he fused charm and compositional harmony with an unparalleled sensitivity to colour. The exhibition will showcase Federico Barocci’s most spectacular altarpieces, including his famous…

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