We take a look at a number of different jobs — some in areas that you might not even think of. Artists, salespeople, and dubbers are among those who tell us about their careers.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Now that Arianna has explained what dubbing is, she demonstrates the dubbing process itself, using a video from Yabla English.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Marino meets Silvana and they start chatting by the sea. They discover that their professions are related (naturopathy and body-psychotherapy) and they enjoy sharing ways of looking at emotions and symbols.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Franco Calafatti shows us his marvelous shop filled with spices. He brings us into his world, his special relationship with the spices, from traveling the world in search of the plants, to the harvesting, to the sorting, to the crushing.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Erica, from a small city in Tuscany, talks about her great passion: archeology. She has been lucky enough to be able to combine this passion with another one — tourism – in her current job.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Erica welcomes us to the tourist office where she works. She tells us all about it.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Erica describes one of the workshops she does for kids. It's all about learning how prehistoric man made fire from materials found in nature. Stay tuned for a practical demonstration of this!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Erica studied English at school, but was lucky enough, during high school, to travel to a country where English was spoken every day. That's where she learned the most, by living and breathing it.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Pianist Matteo Bogazzi explains what his job — pianista collaboratore (collaborating pianist) is all about, and how he got there. The interview took place during a chamber music festival and summer course in Lucca, where he was working.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Sometimes the accompanist has to follow the soloist's musical intentions, but at other times, when the musician is not very experienced, the accompanist needs to guide the soloist and make the best of a potentially tricky musical situation. This depends on the musical and technical level of the soloist, as well as the experience and maturity of the accompanist.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Matteo tells us how fundamental it is to know the entire score, not just one's own part, in order to best interpret a piece. For him, music is above all education in listening: to the composer, to other musicians, and to oneself. Playing together thus becomes an experience of growth and mutual care, even before it becomes artistic.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Sandra was born in the province of Pisa and tells the story of her personal transformation. She begins at the beginning, when she was a young girl growing up in Cascina, a town near Pisa. But she wasn't happy and felt like a fish out of water.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Sandra tells about her immigration experience to the United States in 1979. At first, without knowing English well and without technology, she faces many difficulties in daily life and in finding work. Starting from a simple job as a coat check attendant in a restaurant, she slowly begins a new life that would later lead her to become a chef.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Sandra tells about her initial difficulties in the United States and how, realizing she wouldn't get very far without knowing English, she learned it on her own. Starting from a humble job in the restaurant industry, she quickly grew professionally.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
During an important evening at the Washington, D.C. restaurant where Sandra was the dining room manager, the usual chef didn't show, and Sandra found herself having to manage the kitchen as well. She had no experience there, and so it was somewhat of a disaster. The episode pushed her to learn, however: Thanks to the help of an expert cook, she began an apprenticeship, acquired skills, and started building a career bringing Italian cuisine to the United States.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The story of Sandra continues, a Tuscan chef who emigrated to the United States, who established herself in Miami with authentic Tuscan cuisine. Thanks to her continuous ties with Italy, she keeps her roots alive, even cooking for Barack Obama.
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