Marika is with Francesca, and together they present the verb "andare" (to go) in the present, past, imperfect, as well as the conditional and the future. Go for it!

Anna and Marika introduce the verb avere (to have) and show us the conjugation in the present, present perfect, simple past and past perfect.

Anna and Marika take us through the imperative, the subjunctive and the gerund forms of the verb, essere (to be). The subjunctive is used less and less in modern English, so it can be tricky to learn in Italian, but little by little even these forms will become part of your Italian language skills.

Renzo Rubino made a hit at the Sanremo Festival 2013 in the new talent section, performing his Il Postino (Amami uomo) [The Postman (Love me, Man], about love between two men. It was written by Renzo Rubino and Andrea Rondini.

A live performance by Gianna Nannini singing the compelling hit, “Meravigliosa Creatura.”

Marika gets to help a friend in need, and at the same time, show off her skill at using a hammer and nails. She tells us how she put together a chest of drawers and put up a shelf all in a morning's work, and had fun doing it.

Marika and Anna go over the future and conditional tenses for the verb essere (to be). The vocabulary review covers the future and the conditional conjugations for this verb.

Francesco Renga's love song "Angelo" won the 2005 edition of the highly prestigious Festival di San Remo, then in its 55th year.

"È l'amore che conta" [It's Love that Counts] is Giorgia's second single. Venice is the backdrop for the video.

Anna and Marika give examples of the past tense of the verb to be.

Capocotta is the name of the Latium beach where Francesca is spending the last day of summer. This stretch of shore became a nature preserve in the '80s at the behest of President Sandro Pertini.

Marika and Anna conjugate the verb to be in the simple present, present perfect, and simple past.

Francesca has a relaxing day at the beach, buys some cheap earrings from a beach vendor, then tries the water.

Ricarda, a young Apulian singer, sings a love song written by Carlo Palmas. The song involves plucking the petals of a flower.

Adriano visits Palermo's Monte Pellegrino, taking in the cypress and wild fennel perfumed air and enjoying the incredible panorama.