Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Daniela explains further about constructing explicit subordinate clauses and gives some examples to clarify.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
To conclude the lesson on concessive subordinate clauses, we look at those constructed using the past participle of a verb or the gerund and introductory locations such as benché (though) and pure (despite), among others.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Daniela talks about two kinds of relative subordinate clauses — restrictive and explanatory — and how we punctuate them differently.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Daniela explains the relative pronouns used in forming a relative subordinate clause. She starts out with the explicit kind.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In this lesson, we look at implicit relative subordinate clauses, and how they are introduced. One of their main characteristics is that they use the infinitive of a verb, rather than a conjugated one.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Imagine being on vacation and having to fly home during the pandemic. That's what happened to Melania who got stuck in Madrid on her way home from Venezuela.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marino and Giuditta tell us how they ended up getting Covid, and what their symptoms were.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
What symptoms did Giuditta and Marino have? And how did they handle their family duties?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Coronavirus affects people in different ways. Marino and Giuditta share their experiences and recount what they did on their own, to try to get better.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
If you have never been tested for Covid-19, Giuditta and Marino give a good description of the process. And their youngest son had to be very brave.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It was a tough 72 days, but, as the title suggests, the family recovered, luckily. They think back on their time in isolation and what it felt like to come out the other side. Their story even made it into a local newspaper.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This is not meant to bash vegans. It's just meant to be funny. Italian, with its masculine and feminine nouns lends itself to giving objects, and in this case vegetables, human characteristics. Maurizio Crozza is a comedian. The name he uses — Germidi — is a play on words: Germi (seeds) and soia (soy).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
When you blend spices from exotic places, you are a kind of magician. A pinch of this or a pinch of that can make all the difference.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Carolina Raspanti plays Dafne, a 35-year-old who has Down's syndrome and faces life with strength and a positive outlook.
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