📚 Read & listen
Read and listen in Italian
18 short texts from A1 to B1. Listen to each text sentence by sentence, point at an underlined word to see its meaning, then check your understanding with 6 questions.
🌱 A1 · Beginner 6 texts
A1 · Description
La mia famigliaMy familyGiulia talks about her family and her cat in Bologna.
A1 · Description
Una giornata a scuolaA day at schoolMarco, a boy from Naples, describes his school day.
A1 · Dialogue
Al mercatoAt the marketRosa buys vegetables at the Ballarò market in Palermo.
A1 · Postcard
Una cartolina da RomaA postcard from RomeMatteo writes a postcard to his grandmother during a holiday in Rome.
A1 · Description
Il mio appartamentoMy flatElena describes her small flat in Milan.
A1 · Message
Un messaggio da LuganoA message from LuganoLaura invites her friend Chiara to spend Saturday in Lugano, in Italian-speaking Switzerland.
🚀 A2 · Elementary 6 texts
A2 · Email
Una email da FirenzeAn email from FlorenceMartina, a student in Florence, writes to her friend Davide about her new life.
A2 · Diary
Diario di una vacanza in SardegnaHoliday diary from SardiniaA boy writes a diary during his family holiday in Sardinia.
A2 · Recipe
Il pesto della nonnaGrandma's pestoA young woman remembers how her grandmother in Genoa made real pesto.
A2 · News
Neve in Ticino: treni in ritardo e scuole chiuseSnow in Ticino: late trains and closed schoolsA short news item about a heavy snowfall in the Swiss canton of Ticino.
A2 · Advert
Cercasi personale per gelateriaStaff wanted for an ice cream shopAn ice cream shop in Verona is looking for summer staff, and a student answers the advert.
A2 · Guide
Torino in un giornoTurin in a dayA short city guide to spending one perfect day in Turin.
🎓 B1 · Intermediate 6 texts
B1 · Story
Il treno sbagliatoThe wrong trainDavide falls asleep on the way to a job interview, but his mistake has a surprising ending.
B1 · Opinion
Il caffè al banco: un rito da difendereCoffee at the counter: a ritual worth defendingA columnist explains why he prefers the local bar to big international coffee chains.
B1 · Interview
Intervista a un casaro dell'alpeInterview with an alpine cheesemakerFabio spends every summer high in the mountains of Ticino, making cheese.
B1 · News
Napoli, il tassista onestoNaples: the honest taxi driverA news report about a Naples taxi driver who gives back a tourist's lost bag.
B1 · Article
Il Palio di SienaThe Palio of SienaAn article about Siena's famous horse race and the city districts that compete in it.
B1 · Letter
Lettera di reclamo a un hotelA letter of complaint to a hotelAfter a disappointing holiday in Rimini, Laura Ferri writes a formal complaint to the hotel manager.