The Stone Vase / Kamena vaza: Croatian Made Easy

By Ana Bilic

The Stone Vase / Kamena vaza - from the series 'Croatian Made Easy' is a reader for learners of the Croatian language. It is a mini novel with English introduction and vocabulary list at the end of the book.

 

Level 0: Easystarts A1 (GERS) = Novice Low (ACTFL)

 

Description:

Judith is 59 and widow, lives in London and has two children: a son named Oscar and a daughter named Megan. Judith has inherited a stone vase from her father: originally a gift from her father to her mother from his business trip in Split. Judith and everyone in the family – her children and grandchildren – are familiar with the story of the vase because it has been told many times. To bid a final farewell to her father, Judith decides to visit the island of Brač, where the vase originates from. But this decision makes her children and grandchildren uneasy and worried. An amusing story about family and family happiness.

 

This reading book is part of the book series CROATIAN MADE EASY which offers textbooks, reading books, audio books, interactive e-books with audio, videos and other media as well as useful tips for learning Croatian as a foreign language. For more information about the book series and other publications on learning Croatian, please visit our homepage.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ana Bilic
• Release date: Nov 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386639770

Ana Bilic

ANA BILIC - I am a literary and theater writer, filmmaker and theater director, linguist. Born in Zagreb, Croatia, since 1995 I live and work in Vienna, Austria. My literary work includes novels, short stories and poems and my texts are also represented in numerous literary anthologies. I started writing literature in Croatian in the 1990s, but for more than twenty years I have been writing only in German. My books have been published by such publishing houses as Hoffmann und Campe Verlag Hamburg, Konzor Verlag Zagreb and Hollitzer Verlag Vienna. As a linguist, I am the author of works for learning Croatian as a foreign language: CROATIAN MADE EASY - https://www.kroatisch-leicht.com/croatian/ - as well as KROATISCH LEICHT - https://www.kroatisch-leicht.com. On these websites you can learn more about my published textbooks and reading books, mini-novels, e-books, audiobooks, interactive e-books and other media.  More information about all my work - not only about literature and linguistics, but also about film and theater - can be found on https://www.ana-bilic.at

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The Stone Vase

Kamena vaza

A Mini Novel with Vocabulary Section for Learners of Croatian

Level: Easystarts – A1

Ana Bilić

Imprint

Text Copyright © 2021 Ana Bilić, Vienna, Austria

Cover Design © 2021  Danilo Wimmer, Vienna, Austria

Independently Published

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The book, including its parts, is protected by copyright. Any exploitation is prohibited without the author's consent. This applies in particular to the electronic or other reproduction, translation, distribution and public access.

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INTRODUCTION

The Stone Vase / Kamena vaza – from the series Croatian Made Easy is a reader for learners of the Croatian language. It is a mini novel with a vocabulary list at the end.

Level 0: Easystarts - up to 400 words (A1)

Level 1: Beginners – up to 800 words (A1-A2)

Level 2: Intermediate – up to 1200 words (A2)

Level 3: Advanced – up to 1700 words (B1)

Level 4: Perfection – up to 2200 words (B2)

Level 5: Perfection Plus – up to 2800 words (C1)

Level 6: First Language – up to 3500 words (C2)

Level 7: Standard Literature – without vocabulary section

The books from the series Croatian Made Easy are designed as reading materials that will help students of Croatian grow their vocabulary and enhance their command of the language. Each book is a mini novel whose theme, grammar and vocabulary are tailored to a specific study level – for easystarts, beginners, intermediate, advanced, perfection, perfection plus and first language. Here are some indicators to help you decide what your level is:

Easystarts – Learners who can use Croatian in the present tense.

Beginners – Learners who can use Croatian actively in the present tense and have passive understanding of the future and perfect tenses.

Intermediate – Learners who are able to actively use the present, future and perfect tenses.

Advanced – Learners who actively use the present, future and perfect tenses and have passive understanding of the aspects of the verbs.

Perfection – Learners who actively use the present, future, perfect tenses and aspects of the verbs.

Perfection plus – Learners who actively use the present, future, perfect tenses and aspects of the verbs and have passive understanding of phrases and colloquial language.

First language – Learners who actively use the present, future, perfect tenses, aspects of the verbs, phrases and colloquial language.

Standard literature without vocabulary section

For more information about other mini novels, please visit the website:

https://www.croatian-made-easy.com

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