Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Africa Unite performs the song "Sotto Pelle" (Under the skin). The group is one of the most important reggae bands on the Italian musical scene.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Join Francesca for her first driving lesson! She learns the various important things to do before starting off, like putting on her seat belt, checking the mirrors, and putting the car into gear.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Aline talks to us from the beach at Bibione, a town near Venice. She's playing in an ultimate Frisbee tournament, which she also helped organize.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika tell us about their favorite games and how they had fun as children.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The two kids want to go on strike because their father won't raise their allowance. But they are having a hard time finding something to strike over, and decide to take advice from the fish in the acquarium.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Sicilian
Have breakfast with Adriano! He gives us a vast menu of possibilities for starting out the morning right.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Sicilian
Everyone loves the summer, the hottest time of year. But make sure to protect yourself from the sun.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Sicilian
Mondello is where the people of Palermo go to the beach. Adriano tells us about how the place came to be, and about a gastronomical specialty called the arancina.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
A fun way to get some insight into the Italian constitution—an animated illustration of some of its main points. Turri Scandurra: “La Costituzione per tutti” (The constitution for everyone).
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The picnickers are joined by another couple, who have just returned from a trip to India. After a brief disucssion about Indian food, they all agree that Italian food is the best in the world.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Sara wants to eat the fridge because of boyfriend trouble and Palla has a ringing stomach.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Sicilian
Eleanora explains how tambourines are made and plays a few notes from the Pizzica and Tarantella dances. The Pizzica was used in the past for exorcising the possessed.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Here they are again! Have fun dancing with this new song from Ligabue!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Sicilian
The seasons divide up the solar year. In astronomical terms, a season is the interval of time between an equinox and a solstice, which is why there are four seasons, each of which lasts three months independently of geographical location. Adriano describes the seasons in Sicily, where he lives.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Villa Borghese is a large park in Rome with plenty of green space, including landscape gardens in both Italian and English style, fountains, statues and a lake. It also offers museums, a café, and a cinema.
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