Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
A quarryman has to have a passion for his work. Every block of marble is a challenge and has to be observed on all sides and many times to make sure it is good. But succeeding in cutting it and taking it out is an enormous satisfaction.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Michele has breakfast in the communal kitchen and strikes up a conversation with Lapo. Eleonora has a chat with JJ in his office, but gets interrupted by a phone call she has to deal with.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Luigi reflects on how so many Italians, though living in a marvelous place, would like to be somewhere else, do something else, etc. But there are exceptions.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's the second day of the Ethiopian ceremony, and time for the appearance of the sheep. Will Roberto come through?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
On her way home, Joy runs into Michelino who has had a problem with his bike. He suggests going to see their lawyer friend so he can read the comic books.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Michele isn't satisfied with how he has painted his new model. But finally, he seems to have found someone who appreciates him for who he is.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Renzo and Pamela are having a nice dinner at the restaurant. But then someone he recognizes walks in and the mood changes abruptly. Pamela tries to understand...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Imma manages to exchange a few words with Congressman Lombardi as he waits to go and vote in the Chamber. She lets him know that Donata's death might not be a suicide.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The team is putting two and two together regarding the phone records. They discover whose cellphone number had been calling Teresa, repeatedly, before she died. Three detectives go and see someone who had clearly lied to them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Vennai is the most important marble quarry in Carrara. Luigi Pasquale talks about when he started working there at about 14 years of age.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Michele is making nice with Eleonora because he needs a favor. She knows him all too well and says no. Chiara is talking to her friend Valentina about her father's experience in prison.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Two of the doctors meet up in the hall and get into a spat about which job is more noble, that of an oncologist or that of a surgeon.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika finishes up with two more expressions related to seafaring. The first one is very similar in meaning to an expression Marika mentioned in an earlier video. Perhaps you will recognize it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's time for the first kiss. Everyone seems affected in a different way.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's time for the rice ball contest and tensions are high. Later, the JAMS kids are at the library, trying to figure out in what epoch they would like to live.
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