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39. Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!

June 4th, 2006

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“Wake up and smell the coffee”, taken literally. In today’s episode, we are going to describe Jane & Massimo’s morning routine, and by doing so, we are going to learn how to use Italian reflexive verbs. These are verbs having an identical subject and direct object. And you, what do you do when you wake up?

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Topics: breakfast, verbs
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36. I Have To Run…

April 30th, 2006

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He promised he was going to help her to prepare the cake for the party. “But not today”, he says, “because I have to run..”. Let’s learn how to conjugate and use another very common verb: “dovere” (to have to - must).

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Topics: time, verbs
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9. What A Party! (Intermediate)

March 16th, 2006

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In today’s episode, we are going to hear about a fun birthday party, and a lucky girl that received some very nice presents. We’ll learn and practice more verbs and useful expressions using the past tense.

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 9

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: fun, verbs
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8. A Terrible Kid (Intermediate)

March 9th, 2006

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In today’s episode, we are going to learn how to describe something that used to happen in the past on a regular basis. We’ll study and practice the past tense of the verb “Essere” (To Be), and some very helpful expressions you can use when talking about the past.

Intermediate Level - Lesson Nr. 8

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• Difficulty Level Intermediate
• Topics: descriptions, verbs
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29. A Very Busy Guy

March 6th, 2006

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Let’s meet Lorenzo, a very busy kind of guy, always on the run: he calls the train he takes every morning “my office”. In today lesson, we are going to learn how to conjugate verbs ending in “ere”, like “prendere” (to take), “leggere” (to read), and “scrivere” (to write).

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Topics: verbs
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25. Living In Italy

February 6th, 2006

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Bitten by the Italian bug? Our friend Francesca was, some time ago, and decided to move to Italy. She now lives in Siena, studying Italian and working as photographer. Let’s see how she’s doing while we learn how to conjugate some useful verbs like “studiare” (to study), “lavorare” (to work), “viaggiare” (to travel), and “amare” (to love).

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• Difficulty Level Beginner
• Topics: descriptions, verbs
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