by Serena | Nov 4, 2026 | podcast in slow Italian
Piazzetta Italiana Podcast — Episode 17 Level: A2–B1 What do Italians drink with pizza? In this episode of Piazzetta Italiana, I talk about something very serious: pizza. Why Italians go to the pizzeria on Friday or Saturday night, why everyone orders their own pizza,...
by Serena | Nov 3, 2026 | learning tips, listening tools
Podcasts are one of the best ways to train your ear and hear how Italians really speak, and you can listen anywhere. As an Italian teacher (and the host of my own podcast), I’ve listened to a lot of them. Here are the ones I recommend to my students, grouped by...
by Serena | Nov 3, 2026 | exams, CILS
The CILS A2 is an official Italian language certificate issued by the Università per Stranieri di Siena (University for Foreigners of Siena). It proves that you have an elementary (A2) level of Italian, and its A2 Integrazione version is one of the certificates...
by Serena | Nov 2, 2026 | learning tips
Reading Italian magazines is one of the most enjoyable ways to improve your vocabulary, comprehension and cultural knowledge, with content Italians actually read. And reading is one of the most underestimated skills: every article exposes you again to the grammar and...
by Serena | Nov 2, 2026 | cils citizenship, CILS, exams
To pass the CILS B1 Cittadinanza writing test, you need to write one email or message of 80 to 120 words in 40 minutes, chosen from two prompts, and you need at least 7 points out of 12. At this stage, you don’t have to write in beautiful Italian, but answer the...
