Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano tells Grazia his ideas for a new kind of city. Back at the factory, cuts are being made, and there is talk of layoffs. We also discover an ironic fact about Adriano.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
There is more to tell about the incredible, huge cistern in the center of Matera. With this, the episode concludes, with an invitation to join in the next journey of discovery.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela concludes this lesson about double negatives explaining that in some cases, when using double negatives with compound verbs — in other words, auxiliary verbs with past participles — there are some exceptions to be aware of.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Martino (guitarist for the famous Italian singer Lorenzo Jovanotti) is having a rough time making his way in the pop music world and coming out of the shadows. Playing well isn't enough, and he isn't getting any help from the lighting crew or his own manager.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Chiudere il cerchio, mancare all'appello, mettercela tutta, and non c'è verso di are the four idomatic expression Marika explains in this video. Let's find out what they mean. The third expression is actually un verbo pronominale.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manara's intuition takes him on a search for a crucial missing element in the case. He tries and fails to explain his thought process to Marta. But together they make some very important discoveries about the suspects.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In the kitchen, Eva and Dante are trying, with difficulty, to concentrate on work. Hafiz is having dinner there and asks to say goodbye to Eva before leaving for London to join his wife.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano and Grazia start seeing each other romantically, but her parents do not approve because of the age difference and because Adriano is still a married man.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The noun biancheria (linens) comes from bianco, the Italian word for "white." Marika tells us why that is, and takes us around the house to look at the different kinds we use.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Martino was left at the train station, but he has to take the bus back to his hometown where he meets up with his friend. A song about wandering plays as he travels: "Vagabondo", sung by Nicola di Bari.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Manara has the proof he needs and goes looking for Pietralonga. An unusual chase scene ensues.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The famous Renaissance-style banquet takes place at the restaurant, providing the policemen with an opportunity to talk about solving the very case the girls had been involved in.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano has to go back to Ivrea because of a death in the family, and that's where this first episode leaves us. It is interesting to note all the kinds of professionals who contributed to producing this biopic.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Now that Arianna has explained what dubbing is, she demonstrates the dubbing process itself, using a video from Yabla English.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
At the bar, Martino sees some old townsmen who tease him and tell him he should get a real job. One of the old guys mentions Fred Bongusto, an Italian singer known for a song "A Rotunda on the Sea". Martino and Peppino go off in a three-wheeled Ape (bee), a light commercial vehicle common all over Italy. Peppino cites Roberto Bolle, a famous Italian dancer, and Men and Women, a TV show for dating.
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