In the video below I want to show you how to create a mind map and I do that
telling you a story.
Scrollarsi la terra di dosso
The carachters of the story are...well, you can listen and watch to the map,
can't you?
Here you have the video:
What does "scrollarsi di dosso la terra" mean?
Look up the meaning! In the video I use the key word "addosso"...which mean "on
the shoulders", or in general "on your body". There are many expressions with
this word.
avere (portare) qualcosa addosso
piangersi addosso...that is to feel sorry for oneself
But the expression used in the story is scrollarsi di dosso, one
of the carachters of the story si scrolla di dosso la terra e a piccoli
passi risale...
A book to always keep next to other Italian books and courses. It will
help you while learning the Italian language, either if you study by
yourself or if you take a class. Here is the basic idea of this English
speaker oriented manual: The horizontal format on two columns (with
English parallel text) lets you discover the tricks of learning the
language directly in Italian as well Tony Buzan’s mind maps (http://www.buzanworld.com/).
By studying the books of this English psychologist, “the most important
researcher in the fields of learning, intelligence development and
memory”, the author, an Italian teacher Ditals certified, gets
inspiration to create and draw several mind maps showing frequent
Italian words and basic grammar. Thanks to the internet and multimedia,
“The secrets of the Italian language” can be heard through the real
author’s voice. The book is divided in three parts. In the first
section, about the vocabulary, you will discover, among other things,
memory techniques and an easy way to use flash cards. In the second
section, you can see how easy it is to cope and solve the first hurdles
of the Italian grammar, verbs and prepositions. In the third section, in
full color, you will look at the mind maps of the most common Italian
words. These mind maps have been hand drawn or created through the
official Buzan’s IMINDMAP software.
"I Segreti della Lingua Italiana" contains a highly effective and
enjoyable approach to learning basic Italian. The book's bilingual
layout (English & Italian text) combined with its use of pedagogical
aids, such as mind-maps, simplify and elucidate the basic structure of
the Italian language allowing the reader to effortlessly absorb and
internalise its content. The concepts introduced cannot only be applied
to develop the reader's competency in Italian but are crucial keys to
unlocking the secrets of learning in general. This book is both highly
effective and fun - a superb combination for language learning!
A mind map out of the story of the prince swordsman
Draw your mind maps! It will look to you a chidish thing, but you will have fun
and you will give something colourful to the right emisphere of your brain.
An image is worth thousand words.
Here you can look at the mindmap of the prince swordsman story. It is colourful,
simple and fun to create. And it helps you to remember the story of the prince
swordsman. It also helps you remember new words and more. What do you need to
make that? A sheet of white paper, some coloured pencils and your fantasy. I
have written a key word on each branch. Do you remember the story? Check this
link!
Do mind maps help you to speak Italian? My answer is: absolutely! After you
listened to Italian, after you have made your mind on how the language works,
you need to have a big picture of grammar rules and here come the mind maps!
So draw your mind maps and have fun while studying!
I always have fun while drawing them.
Do you know that in "the
secrets of the Italian language", you can find many mind maps of Italian
words and grammar? And how to make them too!
If you want to read further on mind maps, please remember that Tony Buzan is the
creator of them!
