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11. In Bocca Al Lupo! (Intermediate)

March 30th, 2006

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When someone is taking a trip, one way to wish that person off is to say, “in bocca al lupo,” which means, “in the mouth of the wolf”. Let’s wish “in bocca al lupo” to Giovanna (aka Jane), who is taking a trip to… the kitchen, ready to cook dinner for everybody. Some say she cannot cook, she says everything’s under control. Dinner’s served!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 11

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Tags: conversations
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32. What A Beautiful Morning

March 27th, 2006

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Giovanna (aka Jane) is definitely a daytime person. She likes early morning best, and the earlier, the better. Massimo, ehm… the opposite. In today’s lesson, we are going to learn and conjugate verbs ending in “ire”, like “dormire” (to sleep) and some useful expression we can use to describe people’s habits. Are you a nighttime or daytime person?

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Tags: people
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10. What Is The Weather Like? (Intermediate)

March 23rd, 2006

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What is the most talked about subject in the world - THE real conversation opener? That’s right, the weather! So let’s learn some handy expressions you can use when you desperately need to keep a conversation going, but you run out of ideas. “Nice weather tonight, uh?”

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 10

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Tags: conversations
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31. Home Sweet Home

March 20th, 2006

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Some says “There’s nothing like home sweet home”. We agree. In today’s lesson, we are going to learn some very useful words and expressions you can use when describing a house or an apartment.

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Tags: descriptions
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9. What A Party! (Intermediate)

March 16th, 2006

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In today’s episode, we are going to hear about a fun birthday party, and a lucky girl that received some very nice presents. We’ll learn and practice more verbs and useful expressions using the past tense.

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 9

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Tags: fun, verbs
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30. Let’s Get Lost In Rome

March 13th, 2006

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We are spending a nice afternoon in Rome, first trying to find the Colosseum and then finding our way to the Bar Roma, where we’ll be tasting some delicious Chianti wine while facing the sunset. After learning how to ask for and understand directions, it’s finally time for us to… get lost! Ah, Rome, city of the soul!

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Tags: directions, places
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