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30. A Very Expensive Yes (Culture Shot)

November 23rd, 2008

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod! Laura, a great friend who lives in Florence, Italy, sent us a wonderful email. She says: “I’m about to get married with the love of my life, a nice and charming Italian man, and I couldn’t be any happier! But let me tell you… I had no idea a wedding cost so much money here in Italy until I started planning mine! I read that couples in Italy are forking out the equivalent of two years’ salary to pay for their wedding day, and I found it to be true! I believe this could be a great subject for one of your Culture Shots, Jane & Massimo…” Absolutely, Laura! So today, let’s learn a thing or two about this “wedding day spending madness” that Italians have caught, and let’s take a look at the “dark side” of the wedding day… a bleeding wallet! Enjoy!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr.30

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Tags: traditions, verbs
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2. Catch That Train & Ride (Upper Intermediate)

November 16th, 2008

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Learn Italian online with LearnItalianPod! We definitely did not expect such an enthusiastic reaction for this new “Upper Intermediate Level Series” - everyone seems to be finding our “a day in the life of our Italian friend Italo” very useful and entertaining, and that’s a terrific thing! Thanks everyone for all of your positive feedback; we’ll definitely keep these upper intermediate level conversations going for quite some time! So, what is our hero Italo up to today? Let’s follow him at the train station of Milan, where he’s about to catch a train for Venice, in order to make it to an important business appointment. Will he be able to catch the right train on time or not? Enjoy!

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.2

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Tags: pronouns, transportation
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1. Wake Up, It’s Getting Late! (Upper Intermediate)

November 10th, 2008

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod! You asked, we listened: the brand new Upper Intermediate Level Italian Course is finally here! This series continues right where the Intermediate Level left off, and it features conversations on useful and practical topics, as well as a comprehensive review of the Italian grammar focusing on those “not so easy” subjects, like pronouns, difficult verb constructions, and so on.

One thing you will love about this new series is the way we present it - in fact, we could have called it “a day in the life of an Italian”, as each episode will be about a different moment of a day of our Italian friend Italo and his family - think of it as a cool “Italian reality show”!

This first episode is entitled “Wake Up, It’s Getting Late!” Let’s listen to our “hero” Italo, a salesman for a clothing company who lives in Milan, and his wife Lucia, as they wake up and get ready for another looooong day!

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.1

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Tags: breakfast, pronouns
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12. Pane e Tulipani (Advanced)

November 2nd, 2008

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod! Here’s episode number 12 of the new, fun, and exciting way to learn “Advanced Level Italian”. Based on famous Italian movies and almost entirely spoken in Italian, this series will help you in becoming fluent in Italian while discovering what Italian culture is all about! This time we are talking about “Pane e Tulipani” (”Bread and Tulips” in English), a riveting and romantic fairy tale that seems to be telling us never be afraid to take a stand and always keep an open mind. It’s a great story of love, self-discovery, and hope, and it gives a tremendously optimistic view towards life. A must watch!

Advanced Level - Lesson Nr.12

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• Difficulty Level Advanced
• Tags: movies, verbs
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