Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Mimmo is discouraged about getting rejected at the radio station, and Riccardo gives him some criticism. Franca has a different opinion. The students get together to celebrate the end of their two-year program at the Experimental Center.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Dino is disappointed not to have had an answer from Dubai. The wedding on ice is happening!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Virginia admits to Camilla that she hadn't told the entire truth to the police commissioner and asks her for some help. Camilla goes to see Bettina at the gallery, and then to talk to Gaetano. Renzo is home polishing his flea market purchase.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Let's see if Eva manages to get to the boat before it leaves. The girls' latest caper has brought about some changes and decisions for all of them. And of course, the episode has to conclude at the restaurant with the police commissioner.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika gets us on track with the words and expressions we need for talking about math. You might hate math, as many do, but it is handy to have the vocabulary at your fingertips!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
There is a certain kind of subordinate clause, called a "clause of purpose," that basically answers the question, "to what end?" Italian has a number of conjunctions that can be translated as "so that," and they take the subjunctive in most cases. So this kind of subordinate clause can be tricky.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
At the party, the conversation turns to kids, and having kids. Orazio decides it's a good time to make himself scarce.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Music and sound have major roles in the movies of the Taviani brothers. Notably, the tarantella from Allonsanfàn, written by Ennio Morricone, was also used by Tarantino in one of his movies, and that's when it became famous.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Domenico gets a small role in a movie where he has to sing a child to sleep. He then tries his luck in a singing contest. He also seems to be getting some attention from some women...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Iside reacts with her emotions of the moment. Ugo is with Spartacus on the ice, rehearsing for the wedding, but the two don't agree on every little thing.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano and Camilla continue to look at the photos he took at the funeral. They discuss motives. At school, Camilla has a conversation with Alina's father about the baby.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We learn whether Lorenzo's banner has worked or not. He has an important message for his mother when she calls. Dante is on the boat getting ready for his trip.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela talks about explicit and implicit causal subordinate clauses.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Orazio go to Ersilia's birthday party, all dressed up. But, after a long drive, it looks like someone forgot the gift, and they are about to look bad, or make a bad impression, which in Italian is fare brutta figura.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Music plays an essential role in the films of the Taviani brothers. It's like having another actor. Composer Nicola Piovani knows something about this having worked with them on some of their movies. He also composed the soundtrack for the movie La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful) with Roberto Benigni.
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