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12. At The Newsstand (Upper Intermediate)

  Level: Upper Intermediate

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Let’s do a little recap. In the first eleven episodes of this “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” we’ve followed our friend Italo during one of his days. Now, let’s go back in time, and let’s see what happened to his wife Lucia during the same day. In doing so, we’ll review and practice conversations on useful and practical subjects. Episode #12 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “At The Newsstand”. It’s early in the morning in Milan. Lucia leaves the house and like every morning, she stops at the newsstand around the corner to buy the newspaper. Let’s hear how it goes… On the grammar section, we’ll keep learning the hypothetical constructions – this time, the one called “no longer possible”. Enjoy!

Upper Intermediate – Episode Nr.12

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• Level: Upper Intermediate
• Topics: conversations, places
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10. At The Internet Cafe (Upper Intermediate)

  Level: Upper Intermediate

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Episode #10 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “At The Internet Cafe” – It’s 9:00 PM in Venice, and our hero Italo, after visiting Piazza San Marco, the famous Harry’s Bar, and other beautiful tourist places, decides to spend the last half hour of the day at an Internet Cafe, to check his email, and to write some notes for his business meeting the following day. So, let’s hear and practice quite a few useful sentences and expressions that you can use if you ever need to go to an Internet cafe in Italy, and in doing so, we’ll also begin learning the hypothetical construction, aka “if sentences”. Enjoy!

Upper Intermediate – Episode Nr.10

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• Level: Upper Intermediate
• Topics: computers, places
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9. Is It Worth Going There? (Upper Intermediate)

  Level: Upper Intermediate

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Episode #9 of the “Upper Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “Is It Worth Going There?” – Our hero Italo has finally made it to Piazza S. Marco. As he stands in the middle of the Piazza, enjoying the marvelous view of that timeless place, he hears a tourist guide talking about the mythical “Harry’s Bar” of Venice, one of the most famous bars in the world. Fascinated by what he hears, Italo decides to approach the guide and ask for an opinion: is it worth going there? So let’s hear, from the mouth of a tourist guide, some fascinating facts about a true icon of the Italian culture, all while learning how to ask for and how to give opinions. Enjoy!

Upper Intermediate – Episode Nr.9

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• Level: Upper Intermediate
• Topics: expressions, places
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Phrasebook #7: Sightseeing & Entertainment

  Level: Phrasebook

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Gianni, one of the most active LearnItalianPod VIP members, sent us a terrific email. He says: “Jane and Massimo, I love your podcasts! It makes learning Italian so much fun, and easier than any other method I’ve tried, and I’ve tried many! – Now, I have a request: how about some useful words and sentences we can use to better enjoy our fun activities in Italy, like sightseeing a city, taking an excursion, going to a museum or to the theater, hiring a guide, and so on… I think it would be very useful.” – We think so too, Gianni, so here it is… Phrasebook #7: Sightseeing & Entertainment. Enjoy!

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• Level: Phrasebook
• Topics: culture, movies, places
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1. A Coin In The Fountain (Culture Shot)

  Level: Culture Shot

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This is the first episode of a new series called “Culture Shot” (“Colpo di Cultura”, in Italian) that we’re adding to our podcasts. But what is it exactly? Culture Shot is a weekly small bite of culture coming from Italy. It’s something that, while reading Italian news online, we have found curious, funny, or entertaining enough to build an Italian lesson upon it. This way, you’ll get the chance to practice Italian while learning something new and somewhat useful about Italy as well! Benvenuti a “Culture Shot”, everybody!

Culture Shot – Episode Nr. 1

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• Level: Culture Shot
• Topics: culture, places
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28. What A Figuraccia! (Intermediate)

  Level: Intermediate

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Learn Italian Language with Podcasts! Today we are going to listen to a dialogue between Renzo e Lucia while in Rome, inside “la famosa Cappella Sistina” (the famous Sistine Chapel). Thanks to Renzo, who thinks “Il Giudizio Universale” (The Last Judgement) is… a sculpture (ouch!), we’ll learn the popular Italian expression “fare una figuraccia” (to make a fool of oneself), and some art related words like “scultura” (sculpture), and “affresco” (wall painting). Enjoy!

Intermediate Level – Lesson Nr. 28

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• Level: Intermediate
• Topics: art, places
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