Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Valeria Parrella talks about her relationship with Naples and her way of writing about it, based on direct observation and listening to people, far from the usual stereotypes. Her writing stems from an "intermediate" point of view, close to everyday reality.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
North Italy
Rosalba lives in Pontedera and shows us her favorite park. There is a sculpture there that reminds her of a woman-cat.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Lombardy
Rosalba was a French teacher who has been retired for about a a year. She now spends her days writing stories and cultivating her passion for photography.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
"Lipstick and Coffee" is a bilingual pop single (Italian and Neapolitan) by Sal Da Vinci, released in June 2024. The song tells, with vivid and poetic images, an intense love story of passion, desire, and jealousy, comparing the relationship to a sweet and bitter contrast like lipstick and coffee.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Cos'è normale (What's normal?) is a song by Danilo Pao and Enrico Sognato, that questions what "normal" means in terms of how people live their lives. It's presented here in a music video where the camera, placed on the dashboard of different cars, captures the faces of the drivers and passengers, some of whom are members of the group Zero Assoluto, Salvatore Gioia, and the composers, who are singing the song.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Samuele Bersani relives the past when he was still a pre-teen, starting to have secret thoughts. The video contains plenty of illustrations of the words he is singing.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Roman singer-songwriter Mirkoeilcane sings about migration, from the point of view of a seven-year old kid who just wants to play ball.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Guia hasn't seen the last of the guy with the Jeep. He knows how to get along with both bar owners. There is a guessing game in the conversation and you will want to know that Italians use "fire and water," rather than "warm and cold" to describe how close or far you are from the right answer.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Guia is having trouble doing chores on the farm and tries to enlist Renzo's help. Later, she meets Mara at the bank. Mara is the woman who was climbing out of a window one night.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Guia couldn't have imagined what was in store for her after a ride with Renzo. While they work, they tell each other about their respective love lives.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Both Renzo and Guia have to change their plans and don't know how to tell each other. Carola gives Guia a reality check, and Toni gives up some important information.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Marco shows up with an interesting proposition for Guia. Pino gets dressed up like a priest, as he likes to do, and has an interesting conversation with Carola.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Did anybody hear Guia accept Marco's proposal? Needless to say, Guia is feeling somewhat trapped, and encountering Renzo with Anita doesn't help her state of mind.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Guia gives Mara some advice. Meanwhile, there are three very unhappy men in the piazza. Pino finds something he had been looking for and Toni turns out to be pretty mature for his age, at least compared to his dad.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Lucano
Martina has almost completed her degree at the university, which will qualify her to work in the juvenile courts. She would like to evaluate the situations and problems of kids, especially immigrant minors, who have trouble in school and in their social lives, and to help them adjust. Follow the interview by Serena.
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