Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The final segment on the Alto Adige features the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The series will continue with other Italian regions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika, in her lesson on the verb mettere (to put, to set) includes some commonly used expressions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela continues with more conjugated verbs that are immediately followed by verbs in the infinitive. The lesson covers the very commonly used verbs: piacere (to like), desiderare (to want), and occorrere (to need).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The Italian branch of the WWF, or World Wildlife Fund, has been rescuing sea turtles and finding ways to protect their habitats ever since the 1980s.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika's lesson is on the all important verb andare [to go]. She includes a number of common expressions using this irregular verb.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In this first of three segments on the infinitive, Daniela covers conjugated verbs followed directly by verbs in the infinitive, without the use of prepositions.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Buonconsiglio Castle in Beseno is the highlight of this segment. The castle boasts a frescoed cycle with scenes from the everyday life of farmers and nobles, circa 1400.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
What in English is called a tongue-twister, in Italian is a scioglilingua, or tongue loosener. The Trentine one, with the alliterated Ts, is the most successful in English translation.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela covers irregular verbs in this last segment on the future tense. The rolling of the "r" and accented "ò" make the verb endings fun to pronounce.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The segment features the 13th century Roncolo Castle, where frescoes give precious insights into the life of the nobility in the Medieval period. The footage of the Valley of the Lakes is also spectacularly beautiful.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika's last segment on accents covers some fun homographs. She also provides advice on learning the correct pronunciation of words.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela moves on to some naughty irregular verbs that are also very common, verbs such as andare (to go) and avere (to have).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We get a glimpse of some of the amazing frescoes in this part of Italy.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika covers the grave and acute accents, providing examples of words that have entirely different meanings because of their accentuation.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela's lesson on future tense verbs ending in: -are, -ere, and -ire.
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