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23. It’s Back To School Time! (Upper Intermediate)

 September 7th, 2009

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Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod. Episode #23 of the “Upper-Intermediate Level Series” is entitled “It’s Back To School Time!”. For millions of Italian students the first day of school is just around the corner. In Italy in fact school traditionally begins the second week of September.

Let’s follow our friend Lucia as she makes sure her son Mattia has everything he needs to start school the right way. On the grammar section, we will review some of the most interesting expressions from the dialogue giving grammar rules and extra examples, and we’ll give an overview of the Italian school system. You’ll really find a lot of useful, informal, 100% “real” Italian on this episode, together with a lot of new vocabulary - so, let’s get to it right away!

[LearnItalianPod VIP Members Extra Bonus!] Login to the Learning Center to download Audio & PDF Transcript of the “must-know” Italian verb “Mettere” (to put, to place, to set, to stick on, to apply), and some of the most common and useful idiomatic expressions that use this important verb.

Upper Intermediate - Episode Nr.23

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• Difficulty Level Upper Intermediate
• Topics: family, school
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31. Show Me The Money (Intermediate)

 January 21st, 2007

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Let’s Learn Italian with Podcasts! This time we are going to build upon last intermediate level’s episode, “Ready To Enroll”, where we assumed you have made a new year resolution to take your Italian to the next level: so, you made it to Italy, enrolled for a class, and all feels just great… except that you are running out of cash and need to withdraw some money at the nearest ATM, but don’t know how. No problem! Your Italian “professoressa” is going to show you how… right after the lesson, of course. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 31

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: money, school
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30. Ready To Enroll! (Intermediate)

 January 7th, 2007

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Learn Intermediate Italian with Podcasts! This is usually a time when people make resolutions and think about the changes they plan for the year ahead. Let’s say that you’ve decided to take your Italian to the next level by becoming a LearnItalianPod subscriber, then by planning to go to Italy and register for an Italian class… great! If this is the case, you’ll find today’s lesson quite useful – in fact, we are going to learn a few expressions that you will most definitely use if you ever find yourself enrolling for a class in Italy. Enjoy!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 30

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: school
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