Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Lucano
Get the inside story on going to university in Italy! Serena and Elena talk about how the school year is broken up, where you register, taking exams and how the grading works, what grade point average you need to pass, and much more.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Lucano
Studying is not the only thing students do at the university. They like to have fun, too. Being from out of town, but too far away for a commute, Serena and Elena rent an apartment with other students. Find out what they like to do in the evenings!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Lucano
Milena and Mattia meet at a restaurant and order grilled sandwiches and beer. They tell each other what they've been up to in the last few days. Milena spent a lot of time at home studying, while Mattia was busy practicing for a concert.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Lucano
While Milena and Mattia are waiting to order, they talk about what they'll do that evening. Milena is going to go for a walk and Mattia would like to go with her. They agree to meet later, and set a time.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Abruzzese
Maurizio is a young student from the province of Pescara, going to school (university) in Rome. He tells us a little bit about himself, and his life in Rome. This is an excellent opportunity to compare how Italian treats tenses with respect to English, especially the English present perfect, and present continuous.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Nineteen-year-old Martina tells us about herself. Her dreams have changed over the years, and she now has some concrete, long-term, and clearcut goals.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
A triple interview of 3 teenagers who answer some basic questions about themselves. Are there more similarities or differences among them? Let's find out.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The 3 highschool kids tell us more about their types of schools and the subjects they are taking. Two of them give younger students some advice.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The three highschoolers answer questions about what time they eat and go to bed, what they like or miss about where they live, and much more.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alice introduces us to her group of friends. They've called themselves "JAMS" and we find out why in this episode. She begins telling us the story of how they got to know one another. Alice talks about la prima media. This is equivalent to the first year of middle school or the 6th grade of elementary school. The kids are about 11 or 12 years old.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's the first day of school for our friends. In fact, it's their first year of middle school. The desks are set up for pairs of pupils, so choices have to be made as to where to sit and whom to share a desk with.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The class is welcomed by the principal as well as the art teacher. The surprise is that there will be a cooking course twice a week, as well as a group cooking contest. Who's on board? As we know, Joy is enthusiastic about it, but what about the others?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alice, Joy, and Max want to win the contest, so they go around the neighborhood to find some traditional recipes. One stop they make is at the home of Joy's father's friend. The three classmates meet up with Stefano more than once, making them curious.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
At the park, the kids try to come up with a recipe and they invite Stefano to take part in the project. One thing leads to another.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Joy has an interesting idea about where they can practice cooking. But it's a bigger challenge than she expected.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
After the recap from the previous episode, the kids get to work on the cake they have to make in order to beat Davide and gain permission to use his kitchen for practice.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It's time for the challenge. Customers can choose either Davide's cake or the one JAMS made. Whichever cake is gone first wins.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In class, the teacher notices the excitement in the air and takes pity on his students. Later on at the bistro, the JAMS make the dish Stefano had suggested. Davide leaves them to clean up.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Joy meets up with Michelino, Max's little brother, the mascot of the group. Soon after, Ettore, the attorney, happens by.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Max and Alice have a conversation and it is clear that she is trying to tell him something without coming out and saying it. Joy goes home and her mother asks her where she has been.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The cooking contest begins. Joy isn't quite her usually buoyant self, however. The kids on team "the Best" have already planned on cheating.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The principal and the teacher taste the four dishes and decide on the grades.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
After a recap of the previous episode, Alice goes on to tell us about how euphoric and invincible the members of JAMS felt after the concert and after winning the cooking contest. But she hints at something more sinister.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In class, the students get a homework assignment. But all the kids are focused on the cooking contest where they will have to make rice balls, called arancini.
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