LearnItalianPod

21. Goodbye, Luciano (Culture Shot)

September 23rd, 2007

• PDF Transcript - Dialogue - Expansion - Glossary - Quiz

Learn how to speak Italian fast and easily! In this episode, Jane and Massimo would like to pay tribute to the late great Luciano Pavarotti. Luciano has represented worldwide the tradition and the art of Italian singing, and has been considered by many “l’ambasciatore della cultura e della musica italiana” (the ambassador of Italian culture and music) all over the world. Goodbye Luciano, e grazie!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 21

  Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (right-click, save as)

• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: music, people
• 6 Comments

46. Let’s Buy The Tickets! (Intermediate)

September 2nd, 2007

• PDF Transcript - Dialogue - Expansion - Glossary - Quiz

Learn intermediate level Italian with LearnItalianPod! In today’s episode we will talk about… music, concerts and Italian singers. We’ll listen to a phone conversation beetwen two friends, Maria and Antonio. Maria says one of her favorite artists, Andrea Bocelli, is holding a concert in Milan, and she wants to go! Antonio loves Bocelli too - so he’s rushing online to reserve two tickets. We’ll learn a few useful expressions you can use while dealing with phone conversations and we’ll review and practice conjunctions. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 46

  Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (right-click, save as)

• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: music, phone
• 11 Comments

8. Sanremo Is Always Sanremo! (Culture Shot)

March 11th, 2007

• PDF Transcript - Dialogue - Expansion - Glossary - Quiz

Learn Italian with “Culture Shot” (”Colpo di Cultura”, in Italian), a weekly small bite of culture coming from Italy. Today we’ll talk about the most important event of Italian pop music, the Sanremo Festival. The Sanremo festival, a song contest running since 1951, is so popular amongst Italians that it is often referred to simply as “Il Festival” (The Festival). How we say in Italy, “Canta che ti passa…”. Enjoy!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 8

  Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (right-click, save as)

• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: culture, music
• 2 Comments

23. At The Concert

January 27th, 2006

• PDF Transcript - Dialogue - Expansion - Glossary - Quiz

And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, the moment we’ve all been waiting for… Please put your hands together and welcome on stage one of the best singers ever, a legend of pop-music… from Italy, Laura Pausini!

  Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (right-click, save as)

• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Topics: music, places
• 11 Comments