Böcker av Ana Bilic

Croatian Simple Sentences 2 (2. Edition) from the series 'Croatian Made Easy' is a Croatian-English textbook for learners of the Croatian language.Level 2: Intermediate A2 (GERS) = Intermediate Low (ACTFL)Description:The textbook CROATIAN SIMPLE SENTENCES 2 offers ready-made sentences for learning. They are grouped according to the topics that Croatian learners at the level A2 - Intermediate Low need. The simple sentences facilitate the use of Croatian in practice and they are of great help in the use of the Croatian language.An excerpt from the table of contentsAbout meEveryday lifeWhere?Now and in the pastThis textbook 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.

The Date / Sastanak (2. Edition) from the series 'Croatian Made Easy' is a reader for learners of the Croatian language. It consists of three short stories as well as the English introduction and vocabulary list at the end of the book.Level 5: Perfection Plus C1 (GERS) = Advanced High (ACTFL)Description:Three exciting short stories - The Date / Sastanak, Pendant / Privjesak and Balcony / Balkon - are about love, revenge and curiosity."The Date / Sastanak" tells about how a woman saves her marriage, in "Pendant / Privjesak" a nice old lady tells about the break-in at her home, in "Balcony / Balkon" a neighbor believes to have seen a corpse on the balcony next door.Three intriguing and charming short stories with surprising punch lines that can be read in one breath.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:

Departure / Odlazak (2. Edition) - 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 3: Advanced B1 (GERS) = Intermediate Mid/High (ACTFL)Description:Sandra works as a Croatian translator and has been a friend of Vjeko since childhood. They both live in Ljubljana but originally come from Zagreb. One day , Vjeko meets Sandra on the bus terminal before departure to Zagreb and tells her about his night visitor who predicted him a fateful journey to Zagreb. An exciting story about friendship and love.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.

An Interesting Motive / Interesantan motiv (2. Edition) from the series 'Croatian Made Easy' is a reader for learners of the Croatian language. It consists of nine short stories written in a witty, cheerful and humorous way as well as the English introduction and vocabulary list at the end of the book.Level 6: First Language C2 (GERS) = Superior (ACTFL)Description:The book consists of nine short stories written in a witty, cheerful and humorous way. There are different themes: the meaning of life at the time of puberty, stress on holiday, funny side of world history, what is it like to be a poet, what is it like to be a woman, what is it like to live without emotions, how to say goodbye properly, the true nature of a foreign language and the true nature of our language. The characters in the short stories observe the world around them in an unusual, but definitely a positive way. In the process, they always discover a new, different side to their life's problems.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

My Name is Monika - Part 1 / Moje ime je Monika - 1. dio (2. Edition) 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 4: Perfection B2 (GERS) = Advanced Low/Mid (ACTFL)Description:Monika comes originally from Croatia and lives in Vienna since 19 years. She works as a secretary in an insurance company and her current task is to organize a dinner in Vienna for potential business partners from Croatia. At the same time her boss wants to reduce the company staff and so Monika's position is also in danger. Monika wants to avoid this, because she financially supports her father in Zagreb. An entertaining reading consisting of three parts.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.

My Name is Monika - Part 2 / Moje ime je Monika - 2. dio (2. Edition) 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 4: Perfection B2 (GERS) = Advanced Low/Mid (ACTFL)Description:In the second part, the business dinner, which Monika is organizing, is postponed. And since the staff in her company is reduced, she also starts looking for a new job. The search brings with it many expectations but also many frustrations. An extended party among acquaintances makes her taking a break from her problems and she can continue telling us about impressions and interesting moments in her life.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:

My Name is Monika - Part 3 / Moje ime je Monika - 3. dio (2. Edition) 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 4: Perfection B2 (GERS) = Advanced Low/Mid (ACTFL)Description:In the third and last part, Monika tells about her preparations for the business dinner, as the date has finally been set and apparently should take place. But both the preparations and the dinner itself do not run as Monika had expected. Shortly before dinner we learn more about her father and his illness. Everything seems to turn for the worse. In any case Monika's life is anything but boring and monotonous. A lively story at the end of the Monika trilogy.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:

The Visit / Posjet 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 6: First Language C2 (GERS) = Superior (ACTFL)Description:Zagreb in 1917 during the First World War. Milka Trnina, world-famous opera singer, has finally settled in Zagreb. She lives alone, supports the art scene through her charity and always tries to be of help to her people. One day she receives a visit in her flat from a student who insists on giving her a political book he bought on her uncle's behalf. Milka Trnina welcomes the student in a friendly way and the conversation develops that reveals a lot about the protagonists, their lives and the time in Zagreb.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,

In a funny, amusing and satirical way Monika tells about herself: she is passionate, perceptive and quick-witted, but all of these qualities are basically not what she needs to help her in her job as executive secretary in a small company in Vienna run by a self-overrated boss. That Monika also has bad luck in love relationships is somehow to be expected - even with her newest heart flame, a Chinese, the relationship is anything but average.The special thing about this book, written with a great deal of humor and unaffectedness, is that it is written in the form of a diary and the protagonist, Monika D., comments on everything in direct speech, as if the reader were sitting next to her. The captivating honesty and the innovative writing approach are what make the book so appealing and promise the reader an enjoyable reading experience.The novel "What I Wanted to Tell You" is based on the play "Glück auf, Ausländer!" (Good Luck, Foreigners!). The play was awarded in 2008 by the "Exil Dramatikerpreis" of the Wiener Wortstätten and the Exil Verein in Austria. Afterwards, the play was premiered at Theater Akzent in Vienna and published as a novel in German as well as in Croatian as reading material for Croatian language learners. The English translation of the novel is long-awaited release for English-speaking audience.

The Encounter / Susret - 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 5: Perfection Plus (C1) = Advanced High - up to 2,800 wordsDescription:Edit is an elderly Zagreb widow who walks her Dalmatian pedigree dog Briska in the park every day. One afternoon, Haris, a Bosnian, also comes by the park with his mixed-breed dog Walter. Initial quarrelling about the dogs and their behaviour leads to open hostility and scuffling, but soon to discussion, which then turns into calm conversation and finally to a kind of understanding for the problems of the other. It's obvious that the life tragedies of the two protagonists are incredibly similar and that they have more in common than they might think. A humorous and at the same time deeply human story.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.