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Intermediate/Advanced
Intensive course
The intensive/advanced intensive course will give you the opportunity to use and improve your language skills, especially in speaking and writing. You will use your language skills to give your thoughts, opinions, requests and orders in a variety of tenses and there will be an opportunity to learn and use Italian idioms and proverbs.
The course will include:
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Idiomatic phrases & proverbs
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Impersonal si
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hypothesis in various tenses
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Present & past subjunctive
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If clause - imperfect subjunctive & present conditional
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If clause - pluperfect subjunctive & past conditional
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La cultura rurale
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La storia e la musica italiana
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La storia di Colli a Volturno
You will also have ample opportunity to speak to local residents, traders & hospitality venues
Ruins of Samnite settlement of Pietrabbondante
Door arch at Samnite settlement at Pietrabbondante
Bedega Bay Bells created by Marinelli Foundry for the memorial of Nicholas Green
Ruins of Samnite settlement of Pietrabbondante
Intermediate-advanced week activities
Full day activity - Visit to Pietrabbondante & Agnone
Spend the day in two of the most culturally significant areas of Alto Molise.
First visit the town of Pietroabbondante
Pietrabbondante was a thriving Samnite town in the 6th century BC and archaeological explorations have revealed it to have been the location of assemblies of the Samnite government. Excavations of the ancient Samnite town have unearthed an important theatre-temple complex which consists of a horse-shoe shaped theatre, a temple and two buildings. The theatre could seat 2500 spectators and had excellent acoustics.
Present Day Pietrabbondante
The town of Pietrabbondante is situated at the base of towering rocks called "Morg" Caraceni, which are located at the foot of a mountain on whose slopes have been found many megalithic remains. The town is also rich in flora, bordering large expanses of conifers and hardwoods.
Agnone
Next visit the hilltop town of Agnone, home to the world-famous Marinelli Pontifical Bell Foundry. It is the oldest foundry in Italy and one of the oldest in the world specializing in the art of bells. The village of Agnone was home to several family dynasties that specialized in crafting bells, but the Marinelli Pontifical Bell Foundry is the only one that has survived eight centuries of repeatedly handing down this ancient art from father to son.
The Marinelli foundry made and gifted a large number of bells to create the Bodega Bay memorial which was created following the death of Nicholas Green, an American child shot dead during a robbery by criminals in Italy where his family were on vacation in 1994. Nicholas and his family became famous when almost every organ or body part was donated to those in need, in Italy, following his death. The donations sparked a huge national discussion into organ donation in Italy, kick starting a national donation program.
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Lunch is not provided in this activity, but there are plenty of eateries in both Pietrabbondante & Agnone
Half day afternoon activities
Rocchetta Alta, source of the Volturno river and the International Museum of the World Wars
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Visit the abbandoned village of Rocchetta Alta, in the territory of Rocchetta a Volturno, followed by a brief stop off at the source of the Volturno river. Lastly enjoy a visit to The International Museum of the World Wars
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Entrance to the museum included.
Rewilding Apennines
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Meeting and Field Activities in Colli a Volturno: Meeting with Rewilding Apennines, an organization that is part of Rewilding Europe, focused on coexistence and bear-friendly communities in the central Apennines, with field activities in Colli a Volturno.
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If selected, the entire cost of the activity will be donated to the Bear Fund. More information here: https://rewilding-apennines.com/it/fai-una-donazione/
Di Luca Terracciano - Opera propria, CC BY-SA 3.0,
Price includes:
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7 nights accommodation in a beautiful 19th century house
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breakfast every day in a local caffe`
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20 hours intensive course teaching and all course materials
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one full day activity
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two half day activities,
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two evening meals with a local family
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one cooking lesson and evening meal at a local agriturismo
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Please note that flights, transfers & travel insurance cover are not included
Prices
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Double for single occupancy and shared bathroom with one other (2 rooms available) £780
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Shared twin and shared bathroom with one other (3 rooms available)
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£650 per person