Here's how to plan a birthday party in Italian. In this case, it's for a piglet turning eight.

The three friends, Serena, Milena and Flavia tell us about themselves, employing some useful comparatives. The girls talk about their favorite places and invite everybody to visit Italy. Review your comparatives with them!

Do you know the Italian words for family members? Listen and watch as Giuditta and Marino talk about how large their family has become since they got married and had a child.

In Italy, August is the warmest month, and most Italians try to go on vacation for at least part of the month. The most important vacation day is August 15th, called Ferragosto.

Giuditta and Marino give us details about what life was like in isolation. Challenging for sure, but with some good aspects, too!

Andromeda, a true animal lover, tells us another story of an abandoned animal, this time a very unlucky cat.

Andromeda tells us about rescuing an old dog who was destined for the dog pound. Now he's a member of the family, but it wasn't easy.

Laura joins Carlo in questioning the contestants about animal traits in this elimination round.

The contestants face another round robin of questions, this time regarding four specific years. It's a great chance to practice those long, one-word numbers Italians use.

Luca Zingaretti, known for his playing Salvo Montalbano in the TV series based on Camilleri's detective novels, makes an appeal to prevent drilling in the Mediterranean. The World Wildlife Fund message was prepared for the 2016 referendum. Voters chose to ban drilling.

Together with his dog Zara, Adriano commemorates Mother Teresa of Calcutta and her teachings on animals. Mother Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016.

Adriano is not only charming, he was able to teach his new Polish girlfriend how to speak Italian in just a few months, with a little help from Yabla.

Gianni takes a cigarette break from doing some yard work, and tells us something about himself. Like many other European smokers, he rolls his own cigarettes to save money.

This clip is from the 2012 organ donating campaign by Pubblicità Progresso The music is from Tu che sei parte di me by Pacifico, featuring Christina Marocco. Visit: http://www.doniamo.org

The great Lucio Dalla offers this song in support of a campaign aimed at raising sensitivity towards those with disabilities, looking at them without prejudice, as people with the same dignity and desire for happiness as everyone else. Learn more at www.pubblicitaprogresso.org