Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano and Paola talk about relationships, and Adriano broaches the subject of annulling their marriage. Libero brings Adriano an invitation to his wedding in Novara. Adriano gets a letter he has been waiting for.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Although we don't know their function, the Telamons, gigantic statues alternating with the semi-columns of the Temple of Jupiter, were as high as a six-story building. A reconstruction of the temple in the Pietro Griffo Regional Archeological Museum allows us to imagine just how imposing they must have been.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Eva wants to teach Negri a lesson and calls him to give her an estimate on some work at the restaurant. Later, at the market, Dante seems a bit absent. Eva then makes a discovery that illustrates how Italian can be ambiguous, where English is not.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Toscani and the team go to see Manara in order to fill him in on the case and try to convince him to give them a hand. They are a long way from solving the case and use the wonderful, common expression in alto mare (at sea, on the high seas) to say this. We also learn something new about Marta Rivera.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Massimo Ranieri has never stopped being popular in Italy. Here he sings a song about a man who thought he had found love, but then lost it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Today Antonino cooks special, grooved spaghetti, with garlic, oil and hot peppers. It's a classic pasta recipe, but our chef adds some extra ingredients to give it a different twist.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela shows us more examples of combining direct and indirect object pronouns, and goes on to give us some examples in the subjunctive and conditional moods, which work the same way.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Martino goes to Peppino's house to tell him his great idea. Peppino is kind of busy, though... The local priest spies Martino walking home and engages him in conversation, which is the last thing Martino wants.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Agent Bates reports on Olivetti's communities, Mauro tries to talk to Adriano about his position, and Adriano's son comes back from Harvard. Libero and Teresa meet by chance in the factory and have a tense conversation.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alberto Angela shows us how the Greek Temple of Zeus was built to be seen from great distances.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Dante gets a great job offer, one he had been waiting for for years. Eva makes a visit to the hospital.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Marta meets the victim's family at the bus stop. Fabrizio compliments Marta on her work. Luca is hanging out with Sardi and baby Alice.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela shares a table of compound pronouns and their position in a sentence when they have to do with verbs in the indicative, subjunctive and conditional.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marino tells about Marechiaro, a small village in the area of Naples called Posillipo. Marchiaro gives its name to a very famous Neapolitan song by Salvatore Di Giacomo.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marco Mengoni was greatly influenced by Muhammad Ali, by his stand on religious and racial freedom, as well as by his physical and mental courage in the ring. This song makes the connection.
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