Learn slow and clear English with Maya’s incredible journey through Florence, Italy! ๐ฎ๐น๐จ
This is PART 2 of the Italy Series. Did you watch Part 1 (Rome)? Watch Part 3 (Venice) next!
Follow MAYA โ a 24-year-old graphic designer from London โ as she travels from Rome to Florence by high-speed Frecciarossa train. She climbs Brunelleschi’s famous dome (463 steps!), stands in front of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus at the Uffizi Gallery, eats the largest and most famous steak in Italy, sees Michelangelo’s David up close, and decides to stay one extra day because Florence earns it.
Every sentence is slow. Every word is clear. Perfect for A1 and A2 English learners.
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ENGLISH YOU LEARN IN THIS VIDEO:
โข Art vocabulary: fresco, dome, sculpture, relief, sfumato, composition, proportion, flat colour
โข Architecture: rusticated stone, arcade, loggia, campanile, baptistery, dome, pilaster
โข Food vocabulary: pappardelle, wild boar, bistecca, ribollita, lampredotto, schiacciata, Chianti, gelato
โข Key sentences: I climb four hundred and sixty three steps. The dome is outside my window. I stay one more day because Florence earns it.
๐บ๏ธ PLACES IN THIS VIDEO:
Frecciarossa train from Rome โข Firenze SMN Station โข Santa Maria Novella church โข Piazzale Michelangelo (sunset + morning) โข Piazza del Duomo โข Brunelleschi’s Dome climb (463 steps) โข Gates of Paradise by Ghiberti โข Inside the Florence Cathedral โข Uffizi Gallery โข Birth of Venus + Primavera by Botticelli โข Leonardo Annunciation โข Ponte Vecchio โข Oltrarno neighbourhood โข Boboli Gardens โข Michelangelo’s David (Accademia) โข The Prisoners sculptures โข Santa Croce โข Bargello โข Medici Chapels โข San Miniato al Monte โข Mercato Centrale โข Piazza della Repubblica โข Piazza Santa Croce
๐จ ART IN THIS VIDEO:
Botticelli’s Birth of Venus (1484) + Primavera (1477) โข Leonardo’s Annunciation (1472) โข Michelangelo’s David + The Prisoners + The Night figure โข Donatello’s Bronze David โข Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise โข Gozzoli’s Magi Chapel frescoes โข Della Robbia ceramic roundels
๐ท FOOD IN THIS VIDEO:
Pappardelle al cinghiale (wild boar pasta) โข Bistecca Fiorentina (the famous enormous rare steak) โข Ribollita (Florentine bread soup) โข Lampredotto sandwich (authentic Florentine tripe) โข Florentine gelato (pistachio + strawberry โ creamier than Rome) โข Schiacciata alla fiorentina (Florentine orange cake) โข Chianti Classico โข Negroni Sbagliato โข Crostini toscani (chicken liver) โข Finocchiona salami
๐ฌ Tell me in the comments: Rome or Florence โ which is more beautiful?
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