A tic tac ad developed for the Milan Expo, showcasing new flavors. Tic tac is owned by the Ferrero Group, a multinational corporation based in Piedmont. Ferrero also owns the much-loved Nutella brand.

Daniela discusses the verbs finire [to finish] and essere [to be] in the remote past tense.

The incomparable Mina sings a Lucio Battisti - Mogol love song.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Daniela continues her lesson on necessity or need, providing examples with an impersonal subject. In English the impersonal can be expressed with "one" in the third person: "one needs," or by using the passive voice:"Something needs to be done." And in informal speech, we might use "you" or "we.": "you need to..."

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

Anna is quizzed on Sardinia and can easily identify the capital and its major cities, its nuraghes (characteristic low towers), its cantu a tenore (traditional singing), but comes up short on providing the name of a typical Sardinian dish.

Nineteen-year-old Martina tells us about herself. Her dreams have changed over the years, and she now has some concrete, long-term, and clearcut goals.

Daniela, in the first part of a two-part series, shows us how to express need in a personal way with the noun bisogno [need].

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.

A young university student tells us about her interests as a kid, how her ideas changed as she grew up, and what her dream is.