Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This story teaches us how important it is to accept those who might not look like us and to be patient about finding our place in the world. And sometimes something that seems like a defect, can be a gift.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The Ugly Duckling was written by Hans Christian Andersen, and published for the first time in 1843. In Italian, stories are generally recounted using two main past tenses: the passato remoto and the imperfetto, so even if you are "too old" for these kinds of things, this story, told by Arianna, is an excellent way to get some practice.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Dafne and her father are waiting for her mother. When Dafne goes looking for her mother, she gets an ugly surprise.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In the back room of the pharmacy, there's an important meeting going on. Eva and her friends decide to take action.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In this second and final segment of La Bohème, Anna, as Lucia, goes on to tell us about her life. What will become of her?
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna takes us to Paris, to a cold, dark attic room where she tells the beginning of the tragic but very romantic story of La Bohème.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Lojacono and Di Nardo go to speak with Don Michele again, when Mass is over. The priest confirms that he and Angela cared for each other very much but that they didn't have a relationship. He is being rather defensive, but Lojacono gets him to agree to cooperate.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
After two years, Camilla and Gaetano meet up again at the scene where a woman had been found dead. They fall into their usual habit of discussing the crime, as if not a day had passed.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
A parishioner shows up at police headquarters with photos she thinks are compromising. Lojacono and Alex then go to question the volunteers as to whether the insinuations could carry any weight.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Berardi is back in the Rome office and there's a celebration. But since there's also a dead person at the Colosseum, the celebration comes to an abrupt end and Berardi and Torre rush to the scene of the crime. The class trip also comes to an abrupt end.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Lojacono surprises Laura at dinnertime. Di Nardo has dinner with Rosaria, who has an invitation for her. At the dinner table, Giorgia has something to discuss with Francesco.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Camilla and her class are on a field trip to the theater and she is trying to hand out the tickets, but lots is happening outside, involving the other teacher, an out-of-work actor, the students, some picture-taking, and some trouble down the street.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The young volunteers talk about how they met and what they were doing the night of the murder. Aragona and Romano come back to headquarters with a photo they found at the victim's home.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Matteo seems fine but his father and uncle are worried about him. Marioni learns why Matteo is described as fragile and makes some decisions regarding the orchestra.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
At home, there is the usual rush to get ready for school and work. Camilla is running late and is not available to answer a burning question her husband and daughter have for her.
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