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Volume one for beginners to intermediate level designed to give a sense of achievement and most importantly enjoyment. There are eight stories in a variety of exciting genres from science fiction and crime to history and thriller introducing a wide range of new vocabulary including the thousand most frequent words in Italian. It will all help you progress confidently. There are authentic spoken dialogues to help you learn conversational expressions and approve your speaking ability and accessible grammar so that you learn new structures naturally in these carefully curated stories. There is a glossary for bolded words in each text, a bilingual word list, full plot summary and comprehension questions after each chapter. There are tips on how to read effectively and a six-step reading process encouraging us to look at the illustration and read the chapter title and think about what the story might be about without stopping to look up all the words but simply following the plot on your first read through before going back and studying the story and language in more depth. 'Take time to focus on all that you have understood and congratulate yourself.' The first two short stories are titled La Pizza Pazza and La Creatura. 208pp, illustrated paperback in the Teach Yourself popular series.