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18. Thank You For Calling (Listen Up & Learn)

  Level: Listen Up & Learn

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Learn Italian with www.LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #18 of the fun-to-practice and extra-useful “Listen Up & Learn” lesson series is entitled “Thank You For Calling” – It’s just past lunchtime and you decide to kick-start the afternoon with some shopping, determined to buy those great Italian shoes you saw the other day. So, you call the store and… surprise: the store is closed, and the answering machine is on. I bet you didn’t know that in Italy the majority of stores close for lunch, didn’t you!

Listen to a retail store answering machine message, train your ears to truly understand the Italian language, then take the “7 Question Challenge” to test your comprehension, speaking, and grammar skills. Enjoy!

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Listen Up & Learn – Episode #18

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• Level: Listen Up & Learn
• Topics: phone, shopping
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17. A Room For Two, Please (Listen Up & Learn)

  Level: Listen Up & Learn

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Learn Italian with www.LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #17 of the fun-to-practice and extra-useful “Listen Up & Learn” lesson series is entitled “A Room For Two, Please” – Making a hotel room reservation over the phone in Italian can be a real challenge; not only on the phone you can only rely on the words spoken and tone of voice, but your body language is not there to assist you in communicating.

So, let’s go back to the basics of how to book a hotel room but with the added challenge of doing it over the phone. – By studying and practicing this episode, you will learn some useful sentences and vocabulary that you most likely will be using when booking a room or any accomodation in Italian, in person or over the phone. Enjoy!

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Listen Up & Learn – Episode #17

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• Level: Listen Up & Learn
• Topics: lodging, phone
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5. Leave A Message After The Beep (Listen Up & Learn)

  Level: Listen Up & Learn

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Episode #5 of the super-useful “Listen Up & Learn” lesson series is entitled “Leave A Message After The Beep”. Listen to Massimo leaving a message to his friend Antonio’s answering machine and train your ears to listen and truly understand the Italian language! – Then, after listening to Massimo’s narration, take the “7 Question Challenge” and test your comprehension and speaking skills by answering to seven questions about the story. Enjoy!

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Listen Up & Learn – Episode #5

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• Level: Listen Up & Learn
• Topics: comprehension, phone
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30. When The Phone Rings, Be Ready! (5 Min. A Day)

  Level: 5 Minutes A Day

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com – Talking on the phone can represent the ultimate challenge for someone learning a foreign language. In fact, on the phone you only rely on tone of voice and the words spoken, and you don’t have body language to assist you in understanding. That’s why talking on the phone in Italian is both indispensable (if you ever need to do it in real life) and a great exercise to dramatically improve your knowledge of the language.

So, let’s get the phone ringing and practice two great, “real-life” phone conversations in Italian. The two phone conversations you’re about to hear, one informal and the other formal, will greatly improve your vocabulary, comprehension of Italian, and understanding of Italian culture. Enjoy!

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5 Minutes A Day – Episode #30

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• Level: 5 Minutes A Day
• Topics: conversations, phone
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26. Hi Grandma, It’s Me! (Upper Intermediate)

  Level: Upper Intermediate

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Episode #26 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “Hi Grandma, It’s Me!”. Even if nowadays is not like it used to be, when the traditional Italian family (which included grandparents and grandchildren) lived all together in the same house, for Italians family still remains of fundamental importance.

So, let’s take a little break from our couple Lucia and Italo and let’s celebrate the Italian family by following our Massimo as he makes a phone call and says hi to his grandma Giovanna. On the grammar section, we will review some of the most interesting expressions from the dialogue giving grammar rules and extra examples. Enjoy!

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Upper Intermediate – Episode Nr.26

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• Level: Upper Intermediate
• Topics: family, phone
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13. Planning A Surprise (Upper Intermediate)

  Level: Upper Intermediate

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com! Episode #13 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “Planning A Surprise”. Lucia is planning a surprise party to celebrate her husband Italo’s birthday, and she decides to call Gianni, a friend of the family, to discuss what to do. We’ll hear a phone conversation between two friends: you’ll find a LOT of informal Italian here, the “real Italian”, the way it is spoken between Italians – so, listen up, as this can make the difference on your quest to master the Italian language. On the grammar section, we will learn how to use the partitive articles and the indefinite adjectives and pronouns. Enjoy!

Upper Intermediate – Episode Nr.13

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• Level: Upper Intermediate
• Topics: fun, phone
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