La mappa

Buon weekend, ragazzi!

Today we did a book exploration to get to know your Italian book so you can use it as a resource in your language learning.

We also sang the Italian National Anthem.  Lyrics are below, as well as an amazing video I found on youtube.  Extra credit if you learn it this weekend and can sing it for the class on Monday!

Video of Italian National Anthem

Italian lyrics

Fratelli d'Italia,

l'Italia s'è desta,

dell'elmo di Scipio

s'è cinta la testa.

Dov'è la Vittoria?

Le porga la chioma,

ché schiava di Roma

Iddio la creò. (repeat all)

CORO:

Stringiamci a coorte,

siam pronti alla morte.

Siam pronti alla morte,

l'Italia chiamò.

Stringiamci a coorte,

siam pronti alla morte.

Siam pronti alla morte,

l'Italia chiamò! (Sì!)

English translation

Brothers of Italy,

Italy has woken,

Bound Scipio's helmet

Upon her head.

Where is Victory?

Let her bow down,^[3]

For God created her

Slave of Rome. (repeat all)

CHORUS:

Let us join in a cohort,

We are ready to die.^[4]

We are ready to die,

Italy has called.

Let us join in a cohort,

We are ready to die.

We are ready to die,

Italy has called! (Yes!)

  For Homework, finish coloring the map of Italy according to the directions below (or use the directions I gave you in class, if you prefer. Also write your weekly reflection of what you learned this week in class and how you felt about it.

Follow the directions:

1. A major industrial area in Italy extends along the Po River valley, roughly from Genoa to Turin to Milan to Venice to Bologna. Colorate quest’area marrone. 2. The Alps are a mountain range that borders Italy on the north. Colorate quest’area viola. 3. The Apennines are a mountain range that runs through the peninsula of Italy. Colorate quest’area grigio. 4. Italy is shaped like a boot. Colorate il dito del piede (the toe) verde; olives are grown in this region.

5. Colorate Sardinia nero. 6. Colorate Sicilia arancione. 7. Colorate l’acqua blu 8. Colorate Europa (ma non Italia) giallo. 9. Colorate l’Africa rossa. 10. Finite le direzioni con “nord, sud, est, ovest”