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Italian
with Elisa
{2015}
A Free Multimedia Language Course for the World
Bernd Sebastian Kamps
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Bernd Sebastian Kamps
Italian with Elisa (1)
www.4Elisa.com
2015 Edition
A tablet will be fine to read this book;
however, if your children or grandchildren
learn Italian, please consider offering them
the print edition. A book is more than a PDF.
Please check also the The Word Brain (81
pages, free PDF): “After reading The Word
Brain, you may decide that you have no time
to learn a new language – but never again will
you say that you have no talent for it.”
Bernd Sebastian Kamps
Italian with Elisa
A multimedia language
course for the world
2015 Edition
Volume 1
Flying Publisher
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Copy Editor:
Rob Camp
[email protected]
Cover Design:
Attilio Baghino
www.baghino.com
Disclaimer
Language and grammar is an ever-changing field. The publishers and
author of Italian with Elisa have made every effort to provide
information that is accurate and complete as of the date of publication.
However, in view of the rapid changes occurring in language, as well as
the possibility of human error, this guide may contain technical
inaccuracies, typographical or other errors. The information contained
herein is provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind. The
contributors to this book, including Flying Publisher & Kamps, can not
be held responsible for any errors or omissions or for results obtained
from the use of information contained herein.
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© 2015 by Flying Publisher & Kamps
ISBN: 978-3-924774-98-1
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Preface
Italy is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and the
Italian language is wonderfully expressive and pleasing to the
ear. If you plan a trip to Italy, don’t miss out on the opportunity
to acquire some language skills. Knowing a few words will
greatly enhance your Italy experience.
Elisa will help you. Italian with Elisa (www.4Elisa.com) is a free
and versatile multimedia language course. Depending on your
time, you can choose between a short overview and a full
immersion:
1. If your time is limited, go through ‘Section A’ of each Level
and follow the 21 episodes of Giulia, Giacomo and their
friends (‘A1: Love’) and/or the 21 fundamental recipes of
Italian cuisine (‘A2: Italian Cuisine’).
2. If you have time for an in-depth discovery of the Italian
language, don’t stop at section A and continue instead with
sections B, ‘Action Words’, C, ‘Words’, D, ‘Rules’, etc.
Italian with Elisa is a free language course – in addition to the free
PDF, you have free access to the website www.4Elisa.com and all
audio files.
Welcome to Italy, welcome to the Italian language!
Bernd Sebastian Kamps
14th February 2015
P.S.
The conceptual framework of Italian with Elisa is published at
www.TheWordBrain.com. Print copies of Italian with Elisa are
available at Amazon (see
www.italianwithelisa.com/link.php?id=13).
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Acknowledgements
It all started on a sunny Sunday morning in spring 2014 when I
received a WhatsApp video message from Elisa. The video
showed a hilly Sardinian countryside, and while walking through
curious rock formations with natural caves, Elisa made playful
comments on what she was discovering. I watched the video
several times and was in awe. Listen to that voice, I said to
myself. It was a calm, melodious and pleasant voice, and I
immediately realized that it would be excellent for presenting a
language course. A few days later, Elisa accepted my invitation to
participate. So I put aside a project I had just begun – a French
language course – and started ‘Italian with Elisa | A multimedia
language course for the world’.
Elisa’s unique and inimitable voice was not her only contribution
to this first volume of the ‘Italian with Elisa’ series. Her
outstanding sense of method, discipline, and perseverance was
repeatedly helpful and motivating, especially in times when the
usual stimuli and incentives were scarce. In this respect, Elisa is
a model not only for adolescents but also for most adults.
I would also like to express my deepest appreciation to Gerolamo
who helped me in devising, structuring and elaborating the
dialogues of the book. Without his crucial contribution, ‘Italian
with Elisa’ would not have the real Italian touch it has today.
I thank Daniela who allowed herself to be recorded on part of the
audio, Charlotte who lent her voice to the Italian recipes as well
as to Giulia’s and Giacomo’s love story, and Marco who assisted
me with language fine-tuning.
As always, Rob did the copy editing and Attilio the cover design.
I wouldn’t want to not have them on my book projects.
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Table of Contents
Level 0 Who are you? ................................................ 15
Level 1 Love and Cuisine........................................... 19
A1: Love (1) ............................................................................... 20
A2: Italian Cuisine (1) .............................................................. 22
B. Action Words ....................................................................... 24
avere to have ....................................................................... 24
C. Words.................................................................................... 25
Hunger, thirst, fear............................................................. 25
Mai, anche, ancora, et al. ................................................... 26
D. Rules ..................................................................................... 26
Negatives (I) ........................................................................ 26
E. Past, Future and What if’s? ................................................ 27
Avere: Imperfetto (imperfect tense) ................................... 27
Avere: Futuro (future tense) ............................................... 28
Avere: Condizionale presente (hypothetical “what if’s”) .. 29
Summary ............................................................................. 30
Action word timeline ......................................................... 31
F. Buongiorno .......................................................................... 32
G. Results & Preview ............................................................... 32
Level 2 Fatto, detto, visto et al. ................................ 35
A1: Love (2) ............................................................................... 36
A2: Italian Cuisine (2) .............................................................. 38
B. Action Words ....................................................................... 40
essere to be .......................................................................... 40
Avere: Passato prossimo .................................................... 42
Fare + andare ....................................................................... 48
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C. Words.................................................................................... 48
Technology .......................................................................... 48
Preview ................................................................................ 49
D. Rules ..................................................................................... 50
Negatives (2) ........................................................................ 50
Asking a question ............................................................... 51
E. Dialogue ................................................................................ 52
La macedonia di Amos ....................................................... 52
Amos’ fruit salad ................................................................. 52
Words ................................................................................... 53
F. Results & Preview ................................................................ 55
Level 3 Avere ............................................................ 57
A1: Love (3) ............................................................................... 58
A2: Italian Cuisine (3) .............................................................. 60
B1. Action Words ..................................................................... 62
Dimensions of time ............................................................. 64
Words ................................................................................... 66
1. I have, I had, I will have, et al........................................ 67
2. Compound tenses ........................................................... 71
3. Simple tense sextets ....................................................... 72
4. Compound tense sextets ................................................ 77
5. Summary.......................................................................... 80
B2. Action Words ..................................................................... 80
Volere + potere.................................................................... 80
C. Words.................................................................................... 81
Question words ................................................................... 81
Preview of Level 4 ............................................................... 82
D. Rules ..................................................................................... 83
Numbers, time..................................................................... 83
