Daniela has already taught us the singular definite articles in Italian. Today she starts teaching us the masculine plural definite articles.

Davide Merlini sings about what love is and what love isn't. He's got 100,000 words of love. 100000 parole d'amore written by Max Pezzali Merlini was third runner up in the 2012 X Factor Italy competition.

If the masculine article seemed a bit complicated, rest easy. The feminine singular definite article is much simpler. Daniela will explain.

There's still more to know about the masculine singular definite article. After IL and L with an apostrophe, there's a third kind, LO. Daniela explains two simple rules to follow.

Cettina shows us how to make a very basic nativity scene.

Daniela tells her students about the masculine singular definite article in its three forms, "Il, L' and Lo."

Cettina and Alex show us how they decorate their Christmas tree.

What's one of the first things you think of when talking about Italy? Food! Daniela tells us about the sagre (festivals) having to do with every kind of food imaginable.

Francesca takes us to Mount Terminillo, a range of mountains whose highest peak is over two thousand two hundred meters high. It's easy to get to from Rome and there's lots to do there.

The great Luciano Pavarotti, accompanied by a children's choir, sings the most famous Italian Christmas song of all, Tu scendi dalle stelle (You come down from the stars), composed in 1754 in the province of Naples. Buon Natale!

How do you like your coffee? Find out how Cettina likes hers!

Daniela discusses with her class the opening hours of stores in different regions of Italy as well as Germany. They go on to talk about the differences in school systems between the two countries.

Are you ready to go skiing? Sure you haven't forgotten anything? Review with Francesca the kind of clothing you should wear if you're going to spend a nice day in the snow.

Although it rarely snows in Rome, there are mountains nearby where it does snow. Francesca takes us to the Abruzzese Apennines and while driving, she tells us about her passion for sledding, and how to deal with winter temperatures.

Daniela shows her class how to use the verb, rimanere(to remain, to stay) and she also conjugates this partly regular, partly irregular verb.