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Pros
This resource is a good step up from the beginning level. The vocabulary section and comprehension questions at the end of every chapter are very useful. Good level, and the reading level gets a bit higher as you go. Great way to learn and challenge y... Read More
This is one of those books that strikes the balance that intermediate learners need. This book is both fun and adapted to my level.
Cons
It's clear that the approach is to buy the rights for some stories from somewhere, hire people to translate them into different languages, then slap on some quiz questions and a vocabulary list compiled more or less at random. I like the authors books... Read More
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Quality
I read the whole book on plane home from the virgin islands, about five hours, interrupted periodically by the beverage service... Read More
The addition of new vocabulary, the ability of the stories to hold my interest and the brief length of the stories makes workin... Read More
A common problem in certain language learning texts is they start off well with the basics but then leave the learner searching... Read More
The quality of stories is good , it's proofread very well (have to emphasize this because i've bought similar book by another a... Read More
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italian, level, short, good and intermediate. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has determined that the review content quality is high and informative.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 352 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 18 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A common problem in certain language learning texts is they start off well with the basics but then leave the learner searching near and far to find consistent intermediate content
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Unfortunately at this level its way too boring to read childrens books but reading a full length novel is so far over my head
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Less familiar words are highlighted and listed at the end of each chapter
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Was not sure how useful this book was going to be
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My level is not enough to read italian books but the adapted stories of my level are very boring
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I would guess thats the level is about b1b2
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I plan to go back and reread these stories a few times in order to get the most of this book but with the exception of two chapters near the end of the book where i had to do a little rereading because i didnt quite grasp the beginning of a story
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Finding material that is both interesting and at the right level is really hard
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