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In giro per l'Italia - Castellammare di Stabia, Villa San Marco

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The Villa San Marco is an amazingly well-preserved luxury villa from the Augustan period, with a wonderful panoramic view of Vesuvius and the gulf of Naples. Marika shows us around the four nuclei of the villa.

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Caption 55 [it]: è privo di portico perché aperto verso il mare.
Caption 55 [en]: has no arcade because it opens towards the sea.

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In giro per l'Italia - Lucca - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The best way to get around Lucca is by bike. Arianna rents one and enjoys riding along the amazing walls of the city, still intact after centuries.

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Caption 2 [it]: Si chiama così perché, una volta, era veramente un anfiteatro.
Caption 2 [en]: It's named that way because, once, it actually was an amphitheater.

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COVID-19 - Domande frequenti - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Everyone is talking about coronavirus. Marika addresses frequently asked questions about this recent, ongoing phenomenon.

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Caption 19 [it]: Perché si chiama coronavirus?
Caption 19 [en]: Why is it called "coronavirus"?

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sul Molise

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Nobody in the class volunteers to talk about the Molise region, but by chance, Anna gets called on. And we get to learn all about this small region.

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Caption 54 [it]: che sono particolari perché sono fatti senza uova.
Caption 54 [en]: that are special because they're made without eggs.

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In giro per l'Italia - Mazara Del Vallo - Sicilia - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Arianna explains what a casbah is, and she and Simone take us around to the Tunisian consulate and the old washhouse.

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Caption 25 [it]: e, perché no, magari un giorno anche voi potreste venire a visitare questa città.
Caption 25 [en]: and, why not? Maybe one day you too could come and visit this city.

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In giro per l'Italia - Mazara Del Vallo - Sicilia - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

We visit some of the narrow alleys with names that have special significance. Arianna and Simone tell the stories of these names and show us some of the beautiful ceramic pots placed around the town.

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Caption 2 [it]: perché anticamente gli invasori
Caption 2 [en]: because in ancient times, invaders

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sul Friuli Venezia Giulia

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Let's see if Anna has studied one of the northernmost regions of Italy. It's a border region and as such, has some peculiarities.

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Caption 4 [it]: perché nessuno si offre mai.
Caption 4 [en]: because nobody ever volunteers.

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Calabria

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

It's time to talk about Calabria, a southern region with both sea and mountains. Let's hope Anna did some studying.

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Caption 75 [it]: io Le metto un bel cinque, perché Lei non solo ha letto,
Caption 75 [en]: I'm putting down a nice "five," because not only did you read,

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Sicilia

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna gets grilled on Sicily by Marika. Oral quizzes are very frequently used in Italian schools. Grading is done on a scale from 1-10 for primary and secondary schools, and from 1-30 at the university level.

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Caption 5 [it]: perché ho un nome che vorrei pronunciare,
Caption 5 [en]: because there's a name that I would like to say,

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Puglia

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here we go with a new series with Anna and Marika. Each video will feature an oral quiz — just like in actual Italian schools — about a region of Italy. A separate cooking video will feature a recipe from that region. We start in the "heel of the boot": Puglia.

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Caption 62 [it]: e altrimenti in macchina, ma sono tante ore perché è molto lunga.
Caption 62 [en]: and otherwise by car, but it's many hours because it's very long.

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Anna presenta - il ghetto ebraico e piazza mattei

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna talks to us about a part of Rome she loves: the Jewish Ghetto, the neighborhood where, in the 16th century, the Jews of Rome were forced to live, and which is now famous for its restaurants, bars, and nightlife.

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Caption 12 [it]: perché è uno dei primi posti che ho visto,
Caption 12 [en]: because it's one of the first places I saw,

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Anna presenta - Piazza del Popolo

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Piazza del Popolo is one of Rome's most famous squares. It is at the foot of the Pincio Park. Three churches front on the piazza, two of which are famously known as the twins.

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Caption 4 [it]: Piazza del Popolo è famosa, perché ha la forma di un tridente.
Caption 4 [en]: Piazza del Popolo is famous, because it is in the shape of a trident.

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Milena - al porto di Maratea

Difficulty: Beginner

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Milena is at the port of Maratea and she tells us about the beauty of that evocative place. The people of Maratea happily come here, even to just have a walk in the winter.

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Caption 3 [it]: perché è possibile goderne la bellezza, il mare, il suono.
Caption 3 [en]: because it's possible to enjoy the beauty, the sea, the sound.

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Passeggiando per Roma - per Roma - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In this video we get a peek at the streets of Rome, accompanied by the nostalgic melody of "Romagna mia" (a song dedicated to the Region of Emilia Romagna, played here by a street musician in Rome). Come and discover the eternal city!

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Caption 9 [it]: perché ospita tantissime mostre.
Caption 9 [en]: because it hosts many exhibitions.

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