What you see
Every lesson in Elya starts with a short story. This one is in Italian: Chiara, from a quiet village in the Madonie mountains of Sicily, gets ready for a long journey.
Tap play and the story is read to you, with each word lighting up as it is spoken.
- A story in every lesson, in the present and in the past
- Vocabulary, grammar and culture in the tabs above
- A tab with the same scene in Sicilian
More videos
German · A1 · Story and dialogue · 1:22Three days in Frankfurt
French · A1 · Story and dialogue · 1:28Three days in Brussels
Spanish (Spain) · A2 · Story · 1:32On the landing
Hindi · A2 · Story · 0:57On the stairs, in Kanpur
Japanese · A2 · Story · 0:39A trip to Kyoto
Chinese (Taiwan) · B1 · Story and dialogue · 0:55Friday afternoon in Taipei
Arabic · B1 · Story · 0:27Thursday afternoon in Al-Balad
Italian · B2 · Dialogue · 2:34Arriving in Mombasa
Russian · B2 · Story · 0:43Friday at Patriarch's Ponds
Portuguese (Brazil) · C1 · Story and dialogue · 1:14A fiery afternoon in Ipanema
Korean · C1 · Dialogue · 1:03Country life, in Korean
English · C2 · Dialogue · 1:40A debate in British English
English · Classic · Reading · 0:38Brandon reads a classic
French · Tutor · 2:23Maurice, French
Portuguese (Brazil) · Tutor · 1:46Mariana, Brazilian Portuguese
Chinese (Taiwan) · Tutor · 3:12Mei, Chinese
Arabic · Tutor · 0:44Layla, Arabic
Companion · 0:12Aisha
Companion · 0:16Alejandro
Companion · 0:12Giada
Companion · 0:23Liam
Companion · 2:12
