Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela explains how adverbs tanto and quanto are always used together in comparisons. Likewise, così and come are always paired together. “Billy is as tall as Tom” would be an equivalent construction in English. She also focuses on adjectives that have 2 comparative forms like buono (good), cattivo (bad, nasty), and grande (big).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano is doing the right thing. But the Germans come looking for an American pilot and search the whole house.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The girls are busy getting the "taxi" ready, but they get interrupted by a knock on the garage door. Later Dante is having Eva taste his new dessert, but she gets interrupted by an urgent phone call.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Contestants are quizzed on the latest Korean plastic surgery trend and on a Christmas legend.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Caterina talks to Luca in his office. Toscani brings a fax that looks more like a newspaper or a bed sheet, it's so long. Luca hatches a plan that involves Ada, Toscani, and himself. Ada's new guest seems to like her!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Mario goes to visit Giacomo at home and his eyes light up. Giacomo is very happy about the visit, but his mother, a bit less.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
There is an injured person in the woods in need of aid and Adriano doesn't hesitate. A birthday party is going on in the villa.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
There is a glitch in the girls' plans. Lorenzo is more and more curious about who his father was.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We're at the bivio or crossroads part of the game, and some contestants are either very close to being eliminated or are indeed eliminated. There's always something new to learn on this quiz show.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Christmas greetings from Italy by way of a Christmas poem by Alda Merini.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Minivip's complexes aren't leaving him in peace, not even at Christmastime. But his doctor might have found a new patient.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Luca goes to see signora Martini in the hospital. When he gets back to the police station there is a secret ballot going on. Caterina shows up at the end.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Giacomo and Mario become acquainted in the back of Giacomo's chauffeur-driven car, but Mario is puzzled, and worried, about the talk of reincarnation. His other worries involve creditors.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Daniela continues with examples of how tanto and quanto are used together in comparisons, as well as the pairing of così and come. She also provides examples involving quantities, where the word sets are not interchangeable.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano has some unwelcome news from Paola, his wife. On a nighttime walk above Ivrea, Adriano is threatened by a woman brandishing a gun.
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