Talk Italian - Order a meal
All about ordering meals and a couple of clips on Italian ice-cream and a culinary school.
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Eating out
This clip tells the difference between eating in a ristorante and a trattoria. It shows diners describing their pizza - a range of toppings from the basic to the exotic.
Bologna
This clip shows a variety of pasta and pasta making in a cookery school in Bologna where people go to from all around the world to learn the art of making homemade pasta.
Ordering meals
This clip shows a family ordering first and second courses and drinks in a restaurant. There is good vocabulary, particularly of seafood because the setting is a restaurant by the Mediterranean.
Italian ice cream
This clip shows that lots of ice-cream is sold in Italy and that there are lots of flavours - even a risotto one! There is even an academy for ice-cream in Italy.
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Ordering a light meal: 
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Ordering a two-course meal: Key Language
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