I'd like to say that, while in Italy, every evening I am out and about, drinking tasty Italian wine, meeting friends, sitting on a gorgeous beach watching the sun set. Don't be fooled into thinking that I am always doing this. Often? Possibly. But always? Definitely not.
Especially when I'm feeling lazy/it's raining/it's cold (yes, it DOES get chilly in the winter!) I don't particularly want to leave the comfort of my flat. So I cook up a storm (ahem..or get the boyfriend to..) and settle down to watch some ITALIAN TV.
I was determined to use my TV as a learning aid. And my word did it work. After the first few weeks of confusion, I was starting to understand more and more. If you want to get some amazing listening practice, just turn on the TV. In the process, I grew very fond of a few shows. Here are my recommendations (you may notice a slight Italia 1 trend..):
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Le Iene (Italia 1)
Current affairs, interesting reports, jokes, mixed in with the odd bit of dancing...don't miss this one on. Even just to see the Ilary's ridiculously high heels.
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Wild (Italia 1)
Watch a very pretty, mildly annoying but ever so enthusiastic woman present a show that includes all sorts of wild, nature-y things. It also includes Bear Grylls. You can't go wrong.
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Almost Anything on Real Time
I love this channel. It's a massive guilty pleasure. As well as original Italian shows (Clio Make Up, Ma Come Ti Vesti?!) they also have many Italian dubbed UK/US shows like Abito Da Sposa Cercasi and Cucine a Incubo (yep, you can watch Gordon Ramsey cursing in Italian...sort of)
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Mistero (Italia 1)
In case you hadn't guessed by the title, this is a show which tries to explain a whole load of mysteries. Often interesting, sometimes silly, occasionally rather spooky.
But, as much as I am becoming a fan of Italian TV, I still love watching loads of English TV when I'm at home. I definitely need to get a big fix before I'm once again catapulted back into the Italian language. Are you a fan of any of these?!
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You may see that I'm a fan of murder mysteries. Well, I am, especially the very well made British ones. Although I also have a soft spot for this legal drama:
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And this (now ended) American plastic surgery drama. Which they are still showing in Italy...result!
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Happy viewing!
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