I happened on this Facebook page which seems quite new and has tons of useful information if you're planning a visit to the Sulmona area of Abruzzo.http://www.facebook.com/W
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Hello everyoneJust in case any of you are in the UK at the moment and within striking distance of Edinburgh next week, I'm running two workshops there on Saturday 28 July.
Sat, 07/21/2012 - 20:52
I’ve just posted to my Facebook page some information about the RAI TV programmes for immigrants which cover language and ‘civilisation’ material, and I thought it might be of interest to people here.
Sat, 07/14/2012 - 08:19
I have friends whose apartment in Florence is available for rent. It's 2 bedrooms and about 95 square metres. It's not a holiday property, so they're looking for a longish let.
Tue, 04/17/2012 - 09:03
I just posted this on my local forum, but thought it might be useful to others here.Since the weather is dull, cold and wet, I thought I'd ruin the day completely by going to my comune to get some information about how much I will have to pay for
Mon, 04/16/2012 - 12:00
Hello everybodyAm hooked on the Montalbano episodes (series 1!) being reshown in the UK at the moment, which my students love too and come each week to class armed with expressions they've picked up from the latest episode. Thank you RAI.
Thu, 03/08/2012 - 08:48
Picking up on Don's query in the Learning Italian thread, a decent monolingual Italian dictionary, like Devoto & Oli, will give you a brief idea of etymology. I also have a now ancient copy of Giacomo Devoto's Avviamento alla etimologia italia
Sat, 04/24/2010 - 16:43
I can't buy items online (flipchart/printer/monitor - so I need delivery) because I don't have a credit card issued in Italy. Faff! Anyone come across a way round this?
Wed, 03/17/2010 - 10:06
Afternoon everyone I have a friend arriving at Ciampino airport who needs to get to Tiburtina coach station and doesn't want the faff of public transport when she has lots of luggage. I seem to remember reading there was a set charge of 30 eur
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 12:20
Hello everyone I have two young students planning the big adventure to Italy later this month (!) and I'm sure there are lots of you out there who could offer advice (apart from wait until spring and get a newer vehicle, please!). I haven't dr
Tue, 01/05/2010 - 10:48
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Thanks for this Barbie and Ken. I did not know this and will look into it further. A couple of people have shown interest but as my site is brand new (too new for a Google ranking), I wouldn't want to unwittingly pull someone else's site down. Also was concerned it might be against site regulations to post my website, but here goes: It's: www.italianforyou.co.uk Many thanks and best wishes
Hello everyone and Fromnowon in particular There's a collection of short stories from well-known contemporary Italian writers that your husband might find interesting. I'm using it with my Italian Book Club language class here in Cornwall. Some of the stories are a bit strange, but it will provide a range of authors that could be followed up on if they appeal. It's called Italiana - antologia dei nuovi narratori published in 1991 by Mondadori. I got it remaindered from the IBS internet book shop (someone in this thread has provided the full website details) and they were very good. They sent me 10 copies to the UK in a couple of days - so it should only take about a week or two within Italy
!! Auguroni a tutti per il 2010 Pacentro08 www.italianforyou.co.uk
Hi James Shame no-one replied to you about this. I've no experience of the Scuola Leonardo in Milan or anywhere else, so didn't immediately post a reply. However, if you look for my thread 'How are you learning Italian in Italy?' of a few weeks ago, you'll find someone was talking about very cheap lessons from the local comune, which might be worth following up. Something else worth checking is whether the school you're thinking of has teachers who have a qualification in teaching Italian as a foreign language/second language. I have been in the business of teaching Italian all my adult life and it's a very different thing teaching your own language to foreigners rather than to native speakers (as you might get with school teachers looking for some extra work). I'm not saying it's essential, but it gives you an idea of how 'serious' the school is. If you've already booked, good luck with it and hope the move to Milan goes well. I have fond memories of the city from my postgraduation years. Shame the timing and the location don't fit either, otherwise I'd have offered to help out. All good wishes
Thanks for all your suggestions. As usual, very helpfulBuona domenica
Madonna's grandfather, I believe, lived almost opposite me. Not at the same time, you understand!And what's the excellent claim to fame Jenta? Clooney in my fave restaurant (where they also filmed some scenes for L'Americano) or Madonna's nonno? Would put smiley face here, but can't find them. Too late to be doing this, obviously! Sogni d'oro a tutti
Let's get to the important stuff! Film is l'americano, a spy thriller. Clooney wanted to make a film in Abruzzo to help the economy after the earthquake.
Having hired a car six times this year from Autoeuropa/Car Hire in Sicily at Ciampino airport and experienced great customer service, last time I went they had completely new staff and I had the same problem as described above. Car rented to me when it was dark and tiny scratch on door when returned - 406 euros worth. Fortunately I had an annual policy with a company which covered me for the excess and I've just received the cheque. Needless to say, I'll be going to a different car hire firm next time
Hi I posted a while ago on this as I very successfully used my mobile phone as the modem for my laptop half way up a mountain in Abruzzo this summer for only 1 euro a day when I logged on (up to 500MB). This was with Vodafone. When I looked three weeks ago before going out to Italy again, it had gone up to 4 or 5 euros which I think more or less takes it to UK prices. But at least you don't have to buy a dongle (or internet key, as they call them) which are a lot more expensive in Italy - though I think IWIND currently has a deal on. Hope you get sortedSalutoni
I know I've got another posting going on about the board game, but if you can record the programme, it's really good because people speak quite slowly as they think about choosing their response, you have the written versions to think about, and you're increasing your general knowledge/ cultural knowledge too. My students love it - even though they thought they would hate it when I first suggested it! You can get it via satellite in the UK too (which is where I am at the moment). When I started this thread, I was intrigued that no-one seemed to be going to classes, but now I know better. I've learned such a lot from this site in the couple of weeks since I've joined. And I will get around to doing the Introductions posting soon. Promise.Salutoni
Having done this a year ago, I looked into various companies and amazingly found my bank (First Direct) was as competitive as some of the specialists. So don't assume your bank will give you a poor deal. Congrats on the house purchase BTW, it's SO exciting! Salutoni