Read Italian Without Guessing - Level B2.2 / Leggere l'italiano senza indovinare : Marco, Tra Ieri e Domani - No Guessing. No Dictionary. Just Reading.
Overview
Bentornato a un italiano pi maturo
Marco, Tra Ieri e Domani is the eighth book in the Read Italian Without Guessing series - Leggere l'italiano senza indovinare. At Level B2.2, Marco is no longer only living between Bologna and Brazil. He is planning a wedding, facing career choices, supporting Elena's school, and learning to build a life with roots, love and a future.
This reader completes your B2 preparation with an adult story and an interlinear method:
No guessing. No dictionary. Just reading.
Interlinear reading places English support directly above or alongside the Italian, so you understand the sentence while staying inside the story. Instead of stopping for a dictionary, you keep reading and notice patterns as they repeat.
You will meet per quanto Marco si senta, se non avesse vissuto..., and gli aveva promesso che sarebbe stata - advanced forms that become clearer through practice.
Why this method works- Interlinear support first, so new vocabulary and grammar stay understandable.
- Italian-only rereading next, so you build fluency without translations.
- Exercises in every chapter for comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and writing.
- A mature connected story with recurring characters and adult themes.
Six months into his hybrid consulting role, Marco moves between Bologna and S o Paulo, discovering that belonging to two worlds can be both rich and destabilizing. Elena's tutoring school, Il Volo, is expanding, and their wedding plans force both families to balance tradition with authenticity.
Bruno visits Bologna and proposes an opportunity that could change Marco's future. Paolo becomes a father, and Marco becomes a godfather. Nonno Giuseppe's health declines, yet his wish is clear: to see Marco and Elena married in his garden. Luna, Marco's faithful cat, reaches the end of her journey. Marco learns to honor the past while stepping into tomorrow.
Grammar you will master at B2.2- Congiuntivo in concession: per quanto, bench , nonostante vs anche se
- Congiuntivo vs indicativo: credo che vs sono sicuro che
- Advanced causatives: far fare, farsi capire, lasciare + infinito
- Cleft and emphasis: ... che, ci che... , proprio... che
- Infinito passato: dopo aver visto, dopo essersene andato
- Formal constructions: essenziale che, si tratta di, va riconosciuto che
- Futuro nel passato: disse che sarebbe venuto
This book is ideal if you have completed Marco Tra Due Mondi or already know B2.1 grammar: passive voice, congiuntivo forms, reported speech, combined pronouns, and approximately 3000-4000 Italian words.
By the end, you will work with 4000-5500 Italian words and gain confidence with sophisticated reading, writing, formal expression, and near-native sentence complexity.
Exam alignmentRead Italian Without Guessing - Level B2.2 supports preparation for:
CILS Due B2 - Universit per Stranieri di Siena
CELI 3 B2 - Universit per Stranieri di Perugia
PLIDA B2 - Societ Dante Alighieri
The appendix includes exam guidance, writing practice, oral support, common B2 mistakes, and preparation tips.
Begin your B2.2 journeyRead the interlinear version, reread the Italian-only version, complete exercises, and let grammar become familiar through story and repetition.
Turn the page.
Join Marco between yesterday and tomorrow.
Understand everything.
Complete your B2 Italian journey.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798184603049
- ISBN-10: 9798184603049
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: June 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.86 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.24 pounds
- Page Count: 422
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