Lezione 3 - La citta' di Venezia

Today's lesson is on the city of Venice. Please take out a sheet of paper and answer questions 1-8, due at the end of class. You may also send me your answers via email.

1. Go to Google Maps http://www.google.com/maps and type in Venice, Italy. Click on "satellite" for a satellite image.
Task: Can you see any cars on the island of Venice? Buses? Trains?

2. Task: What is a gondola?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondola

3. What are public bus boats called in Venice?
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/venice_transportation.htm

4. What happens during this time of year in Venice (in the fall, especially in October and November)?
http://www.travelplan.it/venice_guide_interesting_facts.htm

5. When and why is Carnevale celebrated in Venezia?
http://www.visitvenice.co.uk/venice-carnival.html

6. What is the Venetian island of Murano famous for?
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/murano_the_glass_island.htm

7. What hotel would you stay in in Venice - and how much would it cost you per night?
www.hotels.com

8. Finally, which U.S. city has a replica of the city of Venice as part of a hotel?
http://www.venetian.com/accommodations/tours.cfm

For Fun: Here's the video of the song by Tiziano Ferro that we've listened to in class:
Perdono

Laboratorio Lezione I

Benvenuti al laboratorio!
In today's lesson, you will familiarize yourself with some useful websites. Please answer all the questions on a sheet of paper, or email me with your responses at asouza@cpsmail.cps.k12.il.us
This assignment is worth 20 points.

1. Press play on the video player located below this post. This is a very popular Italian singer, named Eros Ramazzotti. Now go to Radio Dimensione Suona, click on Playlist, and choose an Italian song to listen to (scroll down - there are lots of songs to choose from). Task: Write down the name of the song that you listened to (make sure it's an ITALIAN song, and not Spanish or English).

2. Next head over to Google Earth. Now type "Naples, Italy" into the search bar. Click on "satellite" to get a live satellite image. Zoom in and explore. Can you find Mt. Vesuvio - the volcano that erupted and destroyed Pompeii in 79AD? It is still active, and could actually explode at any time. Task: Is there smoke coming out of Mt. Vesuvius today?

3. Watch this short video on Italians vs. Europeans by Bruno Bozzetto. Task: What are three differences between Italians and Europeans. Do Italians always follow the rules?

4. And just to make you laugh...check out this video entitled "Adamo" by the Italian computer cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.

5. Task: Write down one of the main headlines, in Italiano of course, from today's edition of La Repubblica.

6. Finally, go to freetranslation.com. Click on Free Translation. Then click on English to Italian. Task: How do you write: "I am the best student in the world. I love Italian." in Italian?

Benvenuti!

Benvenuti alla classe ITALIANO I. Sono Signora Souza, la vostra maestra. Quest'anno impareremmo un sacco di cose! Se mai avete delle domande, o se trovate qualcosa d'interessante sul internet, fatemi sapere e lo aggiungermo al nostro sito.
Mi fa molto piacere lavorare con voi quest'anno, e vi auguro un anno scolastico stupendo!