Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Paolo enjoys composing songs with his friend to distract himself while Maura, pregnant with their second child, puts little Elisabetta to bed. When the little one is born, at the hospital friends joke about the heir and Paolo's steady job.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Paolo skips work because he wants to dedicate himself to what he really likes to do. When Faber invites him to perform, at first Maura seems annoyed but in the end she supports him.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Paolo, after a show, receives a proposal from an impresario to perform in his theater. Later, at the company Christmas dinner, he is given the task of organizing the gift exchange, an occasion on which he decides to give a sincere speech.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
After the company Christmas dinner is over, Paolo returns to Maura, who seems almost relieved that it went badly. For Christmas Eve dinner, the two join the children at the grandparents' house, but an inevitable conversation awaits Paolo.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
While the parents shout all their disappointment and disillusionment at Paolo, Maura enters the room to defend her husband and ask her in-laws to encourage him. But as soon as she returns to work… Paolo already has a brilliant plan in mind and his father will find out, whether he likes it or not!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Paolo and Maura go to the theater to see Jannacci's show, but he suddenly fell ill and has a very high fever. Chiesa then asks Paolo to save the evening.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Paolo enjoys great success during his performances in Rome. The newspapers praise the brilliance of his comedy and, finally, he decides that the time has come to resign from Cosider.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Paolo goes to visit his mother, who talks to him about her concerns for his future, which in her opinion offers no guarantees. Paolo works in television and, while friends and acquaintances seem to consider him capable, there is one person who doesn't think the same way…
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
You might be familiar with Campari Soda, which comes in a distinctive little bottle, but the cocktail described in this video uses Campari Bitter, the liqueur Campari Soda is made from.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
If you would like a non-alcoholic cocktail (sometimes called a mocktail), try this recipe for the exclusive Sahara from the VintRò bar in Mazara del Vallo in Sicily.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Vincenzo, a barman in Mazara del Vallo (a place you will certainly want to visit if you go to Sicily), demonstrates how to make a drink you will find exclusively at his bar, called VintRo'.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
A new comedy from RAI television. What you need to know about the title Chi m'a visto (Who has seen me/who saw me) is that it makes every Italian think of the TV show Chi l'ha visto (who has seen him/her) about finding missing persons. Is there a connection?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Raffaella Carrà, one of Italian television's most beloved entertainers, and known as the Queen of Italian TV, has died at the age of 78. Here she is in an interview with Fabio Fazio on Rai 3. Her blonde hair was her signature, as you will see when you watch the video. She was a legend. She sang, she danced, she hosted, and she interviewed. For many years, Italian families would watch her talk show Pronto Raffaella (Hello, Raffaella) at the noon hour, when school got out.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
In this part of the interview, Raffaella Carrà tells about how her grandmother helped her become the queen of Italian television.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Raffaella tells some anecdotes about some big stars she had encountered during her career. She also gives us some details about a famous "telephone number" song, and the famous dance number, "Tuca tuca" that created a bit of scandal in the early seventies.
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