1. What kind of men became Gladiators?

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/gladiator2.html

2. How did Gladiators train?

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/gladiator3.html

3. What kinds of animals were sent into the ring to fight with gladiators?

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/gladiator5.html

4. When was the Colosseo built and how many people did it seat?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum

5. Click on "Launch the animation" and answer the question:

What are the six structures of the Colosseo?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_ani_colosseum.shtml

6. Why was sand sprinkled on the floor of the arena?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_ani_colosseum.shtml

7. For fun: Play the Gladiator Game:

http://www.gladiatus.us/?kid=a-03745-06645-0809-a070714e

1. What are the top 10 Italian verbs and tell me what they mean in English?
http://www.verbix.com/languages/italian.shtml

2. Choose five of the top ten Italian verbs and conjugate into the following subject pronouns:
io
tu
lui/lei/Lei
noi
voi
loro

3. Italian is the official language of which countries?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language

4. Italian is the official language of San Marino...where is San Marino? (draw a simple map)

Italian II

Read and then summarize an article on the American election in LA REPUBBLICA. What are Italians thinking about our new president elect? To help you with difficult words, check out freetranslation.com, but try to see if you can read it entirely in Italian first.

www.repubblica.it

Italian II - November 6

1. Take this test online; write down the 12 correct answers on your answer sheet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/gauge/

2. According to your score, what parts of the BBC site will be most useful to you?
3. What are Italians thinking today about our election?
http://www.rai.tv/mpplaymedia/0,,News-Tg1^0^146941,00.html
http://www.repubblica.it/

la musica italiana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAXIFF-iDiI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv9HUxik9qo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX5IhaS1law
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvRAedvPn3U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJPNfbJYZeU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWbCPgt5a9g