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June 2010 Newsletter 


In this month’s newsletter:

  1. Study Tips from Peter - THINK in another language

  2. Get a Lifetime 50% Discount on 5 New Sites

  3. Will You Be Rooting for the Blue Samurai?

  4. Ultimate Getting Started with Italian Sale

  5. BONUS Italian Lesson - World Cup Vocabulary

1. Study Tips from Peter - THINK in another language

Hey Listeners,

Peter here. Starting this month I’ll be sharing tips on learning languages to help keep you motivated and progressing.

This month I’ll teach you how to THINK in another language. It’s not nearly as difficult as it sounds so don’t give up right away; try out these 3 simple study “hacks” in your daily life.

Write vocabulary on post-it notes that you can place around your home. When it’s time to brush your teeth or when you look in the mirror, you’ll seef the word for “mirror” or “toothbrush” in the target language each time, building a strong visual association with the word through repetition.

Schedule your day in your target language. Instead of writing “Groceries at 5pm on 6/29/2010″ write it how a native speaker would and in their time and date format. Feeling comfortable with appointments in your second language will make social meetups easier and prepare you for business too!

Count in the language. Doing pushups? Counting your stacks of cash? Doing anything else with numbers? Use the language at these times and recalling numbers will be as natural as tying your shoes!

Try these out and report back in the forums or give us a shout out on our Facebook page to let us know if you try it.

Peter Galante
Founder

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3. Festa della Repubblica:

This day commemorates the referendum held by universal suffrage on June 2nd 1946 in which the Italian people were called to decide whether to keep the monarchy or to institute a republic. With 12,717,923 votes for the republic and 10,719,284 for the monarchy, all male descendants of the House of Savoy were sent into exile.
To commemorate this event, a military parade presided by the President of the Republic is held in Rome. The Prime Minister and other authorities also attend and the whole event is broadcast live on national television. Other things broadcast live on national television? Italy’s World Cup 1-1 draw with Paraguay. Up next for The Azzurri? New Zealand on June 20th.

4. The Ultimate Getting Started Italian Deal not to Pass Up!

Until June 20th, we’re putting our Ultimate Getting Started with Italian DVD Package on sale for 50% off! We were reminded of the power of language, seeing all the different Innovative Language team members getting together to cheer on their home countries at the World Cup. We started thinking and decided that we would offer the Ultimate Getting Started with Italian Package half the price!

This really is a great deal if you have been struggling with getting started in Italian. Click this link to read more about what we’ve jam packed into this package.

5. Bonus Lesson!

Another bonus lesson just for you! We are World Cup crazy here in the Innovative Language office. This month, Jessi from ItalianPod101 and Marco from ItalianPod101 will be talking about The World Cup in another Innovative Language global Bonus Lesson with Italian vocabulary. Download the lesson below.

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Having trouble memorizing the words? Try watching the Picture Vocabulary version of our World Cup Bonus Lesson! Click here to watch now.

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   Lesson Notes 

This Month’s Top Lessons

  1. Lower Intermediate Lesson S2 #9 - Italian Subjunctive Mood – Wishing on a Star in Italian

  2. Beginner Lesson #29 - How was the date?

  3. Absolute Beginner #24 - Together, We Will Choose What to Do in Italy

  4. News #40 - Come See How ItalianPod101.com is Kicking Off the World Cup Tournament!

  5. Absolute Beginner #23 - Don’t Worry About Your Future in Italy!

This Month’s Top Blog Posts

  1. Do People Understand Where You’re Coming From in Italy?

  2. A Night to Remember in Italy

  3. Do People Understand Where You’re Coming From in Italy?

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