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Italian Listening and Speaking Practice

Ascolta e parla italiano: Listen & Speak!
Listen to sounds and noises: cosa sono? Can you say it in Italian? Then listen again and describe what happens using the same words, first in the present, then in the past. This is a useful exercise for beginners or if you need to become more confident when you speak Italian.

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Un ricco programma di eventi culturali nel cuore della Sicilia, tra ritardi e polemiche. Leggiamo insieme due testi su Agrigento capitale italiana della cultura 2025.
Agrigento is the Italian capital of culture for 2025: will the city of the Valley of the Temples be up to the challenge? Let's read about the good and the bad of this appointment, with audio, glossaries, translation & exercises.

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