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18. An Italian Vacation (Culture Shot)

July 29th, 2007

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Learn Italian with Culture Shot! Michele, one of LearnItalianPod’s subscribers, feels he’s finally ready to take a vacation to Italy! He asks: “When do Italians go on vacation? - and where do they go?” - Well Mike, most of Italians go on vacation in August, and they love the beach, the sun, and the sea! Not all of them, though. Some Italians prefer the mountains while some other prefer artistic cities like Rome, Venice, and Florence. In today’s episode we’ll talk about Italians and their vacations - and maybe you can get some inspiration when planning your next trip to Italy!

Culture Shot - Episode Nr. 18

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• Difficulty Level Culture Shot
• Topics: vacations
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49. Skiing In Cortina

November 5th, 2006

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Learn Italian with Podcasts! Today we are going to hear about Massimo’s plan to spend next weekend skiing and having fun in one of the most famous Italian winter destinations, Cortina d’Ampezzo. Let’s review and practice words that you can use to describe places, like “bel panorama” (beautiful view), or “piste fantastiche” (fantastic ski runs). Enjoy!

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Topics: sport, vacations
• 12 Comments

48. Before & After

October 22nd, 2006

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Learn Italian with Podcasts! Today we are going to learn how to use the words “prima” (before), and “dopo” (after), and in doing so we’ll find out what our two friends are going to do right before leaving Italy after a two weeks vacation. There’s a lot to do: prepare the luggage, buy postcards, confirm the flight, and eat one last delicious Italian ice cream. Enjoy!

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Topics: vacations
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22. How Careless! (Intermediate)

September 4th, 2006

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Let’s take our Italian to the next level by introducing object pronouns. What’s that? It’s knowing when and how to substitute, on a sentence, a noun with the appropriate pronoun - and by mastering that, our Italian language is really going to start sounding good. So, let’s practice!

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 22

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: pronouns, vacations
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41. An Italian Summer

July 24th, 2006

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Today… let’s talk about vacations! Are we all ready to relax, take some time off and have fun after a long year spent working? You bet we are! While thinking about our Italian summer, let’s spend some time learning and practicing how to use the future tense. Buon Divertimento!

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Topics: vacations, verbs
• 16 Comments