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

Daniela discusses the imperfect tense for verbs ending in -are, -ere, and -ire.

It's time to talk about Calabria, a southern region with both sea and mountains. Let's hope Anna did some studying.

Erica and Martina talk about their friendship, which started in the first year of high school and continues today.

Daniela concentrates on the modal verbs essere [to be] and avere [to have] in the imperfect tense.

How much is too much? Marika explains about quantity, and shares some common idioms about quantity and degree that can come in very handy.

Daniela discusses how the imperfect is used to describe actions in the past that are happening contemporaneously.

English names for things are more and more popular in Italy. The original famous Italian cookie Pan di Stelle (star bread) is a rich, caloric, chocolate and hazelnut cookie. The Mooncake is a slightly less caloric, and creamier spinoff.

Daniela shows us how to conjugate the imperfect tense of the following irregular verbs: dire (to say), fare (to make, to do), bere (to drink), condurre (to drive), and porre (to pose). She gives us a helpful tip for remembering how.

Let's see if Anna has studied one of the northernmost regions of Italy. It's a border region and as such, has some peculiarities.

You don't need much to make this recipe from the north of Italy. It's best with aged cheese, however, and even leftover rinds will do. Anna and Marika tell us about the ingredients and utensils necessary.

Anna and Marika prepare the deliciously rich potato and cheese crisp that was a specialty of Friuli woodsmen.

Nek, the Italian singer who is renowned in Italy and in Spanish-speaking countries, covers a song that Mina first performed. The music was written by Ennio Morricone, known above all for his film composing.

Arianna shows us the outside market near San Lorenzo, and we discover where the train station got its long name Santa Maria Novella. Arianna also gives us some important information about how to get to and from the airports of Pisa and Florence.

Daniela starts her four-part series on the passato remoto [remote or absolute past] verb tense. This tense is broadly used in the south of Italy, and infrequently in the north.