last Friday. This is, by far, my favorite way to study Italian.Each time Acquerello Italiano creates an edition of this innovative subscription, they use native Italian speakers doing audio news stories about current events and cultural information. I opted in to get all of the bells and whistles - the audio CD, the word-for-word written transcript booklet of the CD (which includes definitions of current phrases that Italians use), the pre-listening exercises, and the audio flash cards CD that brings together the Italian and English versions of all of the current phrases and slang from the main CD in one easy-to-study tool.
I can listen to the CDs over and over in my car, using my commute time in a constructive way. I can play the CDs on my lunch hour and follow along with the word-for-word guide so that I can see the words - I personally retain the new information better when I can see it as well as hear it. Using the Acquerello Italiano CDs and guides, I almost feel like I am listening to the news in Milano. Also, it is a much better way to listen to real Italians talking about subjects that they are talking about right now, without trying to stream video or audio through an internet connection, which can be slow and take up lots of bandwidth for anyone else trying to use my network at the same time.
The packet I received last Friday is the last one from my original subscription, but I can't let this one lapse - it is far too entertaining and educational. Acquerello Italiano has moved my Italian Language study ahead faster than anything else I have tried. It is information that I can use now to help me read other Italian texts like the Corriere della Sera newspaper, since the new phrases I am learning are being used in news stories that are happening now.
Learn by listening - learn by doing.
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