Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
An actual police officer tells us what it means to him to be one. He talks about the daily problems policemen have to deal with, not just the ones we see on TV.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Nicola, a policeman, provides an overview of the Italian armed forces. He also explains the differences between the Carabinieri and the State Police, and details other enforcement agencies active in Italy.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
You'll want to sing along with Nina Zulli as she cries her heart out in "Cinquantamila lacrime" ("Fifty-Thousand Tears"), a hit song from 2009, made even more famous as the theme song from a 2010 film by Ferzan Özpetek, Mine vaganti (English title, Loose Cannons). Great lyrics, great melody, great rhythm!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Neapolitan
Nino Buonocore, a Neapolitan singer-songwriter, performs his love song, Scrivimi [Write to Me]. Buonocore wrote the song in 1990 and it has had tremendous success ever since.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Sicilian
Noemi Bossolo is an aspiring singer from Marsala, Sicily. She sings some lines from her favorite songs, and is joined by her parents, who speak about her training.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Roman
Pupia.Tv – Turin – We are History. Julius Caesar as fan of Juventus. This is the storyline of an ad promoting the Juventus team’s new stadium. The actor Pietro Sermonti is in the title role, portraying the most Roman of emperors, and unexpected fan of the black and white.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Approximately seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Nonetheless, water is a precious asset and shouldn't be wasted uselessly. Here are some tricks to save water at home.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Little tricks that can help save water in day to day life. They can make a huge difference to avoid wasting this precious resource.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
People seem to think Alberto is a bit nuts. He's about to go on live TV, and people around him hope he doesn't botch it. The name of the TV show is Non è mai troppo tardi (it's never too late). What's implied in the title is that it's never to late to learn to read and write. In Italian, a person who never learned to read or write is called analfabeta.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In Italy, at least in the past, the process of distributing teaching jobs was a real jungle, as you will see. The list, assembled by a complicated point system, involving test scores, experience, seniority, etc, was what would determine whether an aspiring teacher would have a job that year or not. Alberto Manzi knows he is qualified, but gets an unpleasant surprise at the education office.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Manzi goes to the reform school for his first day of teaching and finds out all the things he will or won't be able to do.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Will Alberto Manzi be up to the task of dealing with these rough, incarcerated boys? On his off-hours, Alberto goes to see the parish priest about a missing person.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alberto's friend, Eugenio, is ready to call it quits when it comes to teaching. Alberto is convinced that kids are the future, but even though he made some headway with the kids at the reformatory his first day, there are still huge obstacles.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Manzi isn't getting anywhere with the kids at the reformatory. He talks to the director, and then goes to the Board of Education, too, to complain.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alberto gets a friend to drive him to where Ida teaches. He recognizes her right away as the kids come out of the school.
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