Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Gianni takes us up to an abandoned villa, and reflects on the tremendous challenges the builder faced.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Ilaria and Matteo are the new contestants. Ilaria is quizzed on a list of Italian male celebrities and has to decide whether they're actors or singers.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Pupazzo is the word for "doll," but Federica has transformed it (as she likes to do with words) into pupezza because pezzo means "piece," and as you will see, she uses pieces or scraps to make these dolls. Federica uses these rag/paper dolls as a means for looking deeper inside herself, at the dark as well as the light parts. It is part of a kind of therapy she uses to help others discover hidden areas inside themselves, by means of creative imagination.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Daniela starts her four-part series on the passato remoto [remote or absolute past] verb tense. This tense is broadly used in the south of Italy, and infrequently in the north.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Arianna shows us the outside market near San Lorenzo, and we discover where the train station got its long name Santa Maria Novella. Arianna also gives us some important information about how to get to and from the airports of Pisa and Florence.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Benedetto shows us his beautifully landscaped vacation rental property in the Province of Marsala.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika prepare the deliciously rich potato and cheese crisp that was a specialty of Friuli woodsmen.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Francescopaolo is back in the game. He makes an usual request to Carlo. His new challenger is Ilaria, who Carlo introduces to the audience.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
You don't need much to make this recipe from the north of Italy. It's best with aged cheese, however, and even leftover rinds will do. Anna and Marika tell us about the ingredients and utensils necessary.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Federica conducts art workshops for children and adults. Participants use paper, often recycled, to create highly personal books.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
The people who run a seaside restaurant in the province of Marsala describe the place as a little corner of paradise with its pure, curative water and sand, and meals served directly in the water. They are used to speaking Sicilian most of the time, so speaking correct Italian is a challenge. But their love for the place, and their typically Sicilian warmth towards visitors come through.
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.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Genoese
Federica Reale is a Genovese artist who now lives in Rome. She tells us her story and how she uses it in her art.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Arianna is still a bit hungry, so she looks around for something else to eat. After lunch, she takes us downstairs to the actual market.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Italy
Daniela shows us how to conjugate the imperfect tense of the following irregular verbs: dire (to say), fare (to make, to do), bere (to drink), condurre (to drive), and porre (to pose). She gives us a helpful tip for remembering how.
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