Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
If you go to Italy, you will want to know where to go to buy the things you need. Marika is here to tell you all about i supermercati (supermarkets) and other stores.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
You're going to the supermarket, but you need a few things first, like a list and somewhere to put the groceries. Marika has the answers.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Supermarkets are divided into departments or sections. Marika takes us around the produce section as well as the seafood and meat counters.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika continues to describe what you will find in the various departments or sections of an Italian supermarket.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Visiting a supermarket in a foreign country is such an interesting window into the living habits of a populace. For example, you may be surprised to discover how huge the bottled water section is in just about any Italian supermarket. Discover the other sections with Marika.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
After you have filled your shopping cart, it's time to go to the checkout counter. Marika describes the different registers and the various ways to pay.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika provides the terminology you'll need if you shop online using an Italian website.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Who doesn't love pasta? Marika talks about this extremely popular Italian food: the history, where it's produced, and how to cook it.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika divides the types of pasta into different categories and explains their characteristics, ranging from ingredients to shelf life, to cooking time, and consistency.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
This biopic about Domenico Modugno, one of the most beloved Italian pop singers of all time, best known for his hit song, Volare, begins with a hymn to life. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Domenico tells his story to the audience, and to us, as he takes us back to when he was a youth. There was one movie theater in town, and he was always there.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Domenico asks his cousin for some money to go to Rome, and goes to see the town priest to see if he can get a ride. But there is an emergency, and his priorities have to shift.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
In Sicily, at one time, horses would work in the sulfur mines and slowly become blind. The story is told through a Sicilian ballad, sung by Domenico Modugno. Mimì's mother sits with him as he prepared his bags, but she struggles to understand why he would want to leave. See complete lyrics (in Sicilian) here.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Domenico gets on the pilgrimage bus to Rome and entertains his fellow passengers with a song. Don Antonio might have made different song choices... At the convent where the pilgrims are staying, Domenico makes friends with Father Mello.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Domenico goes to the Experimental Center where there is a sea of candidates waiting their turns to go in and take the entrance exam. He meets a friendly guy named Riccardo Pazzaglia. He also meets a girl who is rather nervous and feeling insecure.
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