PISA

1- Answer these questions about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. You can look at these sites: softschools, leaningtowerofpisa, ask.com

    1- Why does the tower lean?

    2- What's the Italian name for  Leaning Tower?

    3- How many years did the Tower of Pisa take to build?

    4- What floor were they making when the Tower begin to lean?

    5- Why was the construction of the Tower stopped twice?

    6- What was the name of the architect?

    7- Who used the Tower as an observation post?

    8- What years was the tower closed to the public?

2- A recommended walk around Pisa: create a Google map following the instructions from this web page. Share the map with your teacher.

3- Things to do in Pisa: what are Pisa's 5 top attractions? You can look at these sites: virtualtourist, About.com, aboutpisa.info, world-guides.com lonelyplanet.com

   1- _____________________________________________________________

   2- _____________________________________________________________

   3- _____________________________________________________________

   4- _____________________________________________________________

   5- _____________________________________________________________

4- Write the people's opinion about Pisa, good (pro) and bad (con). Read at least the reviews of 20 people (10 positive, 10 negative). Use this webpage. Then write a summary:

Pro: _______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cons  _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

VENICE

Search for the information in the links below. Then write the answers and take them to your teacher. After that, write a letter to your family explaining the things you've seen and done.

Venice local transportation                               Things to do in Venice

Travellers' opinions about Piazza San Marcos   How to eat in  Venice on the cheap

Expressions in Italian

1- Name the four different means of transportation in Venice and say if they're cheap or expensive.

    1- __________________________________________

    2- __________________________________________

    3- __________________________________________

    4- ___________________________________________

2- Choose 8 things to do and see in Venice and give a brief explanation of your reason. You can copy selected information from the text.

    Example: Piazza San Marco: it's the heart of Venice, with magnificient buildings.

    1- __________________________________________________

    2- __________________________________________________

    3- __________________________________________________

    4- __________________________________________________

    5- __________________________________________________

    6- __________________________________________________

    7- __________________________________________________

    8 - _________________________________________________

3- Write ten different adjectives or phrases that travellers use to describe Piazza San Marcos: (e.g.)     the most visited

   1- ________________________ 2- ______________________

   3- ________________________ 4- ______________________

   5- ________________________ 6- ______________________

   7- ________________________ 8- ______________________

   9- ________________________ 10- _____________________

4- What five things can you do to spend little money on your meals?

   1- ___________________________________________

   2- ___________________________________________

   3- ___________________________________________

   4- ___________________________________________

   5- ___________________________________________

5- Translate these expressions into English:

    1- Ciao!______________________________________

    2- Prego! _____________________________________

    3- A dopo ____________________________________

    4- Mi sono perso ______________________________

    5- Permesso __________________________________

FLORENCE

Search for the information in the links below. Then write the answers and take them to your teacher. After that, write a letter to your family explaining the things you've seen and done.

(Source: www.world66.com )

Florence, general                               Florence, sights            Florence, night life and entertainment

Florence, climate                               Florence, eating out

Florence, photo gallery                      Florence, a perfect day



1- Florence is the heart of _________________________________________________________

2- Famous sons of Florence: _______________________________________________________

3- You can't miss the _____________________ Galleries, one of the best art museums in the

    world, the _________________ with the baptistry, the ________________ church and the  

    ___________________.

4- For a great overview (vista) go to Piazza ____________________.

5- The average (mitjana) temperature in June is ________________ grades Celsius.

6 - The Florentines have been very busy constructing _______________, ___________ and
   
     ______________.

7- Florence is the city of ___________________________.

8- Literature. Write two Florentine writers: ______________ and ______________.

9- _______________ inaugurated the new political science.

10 - _____________________ and his school created experimental science.

11- What three sights are best rated ( millor valorades)? Look at the number of stars!

      11.1.) __________________________________________

      11.2) __________________________________________

      11.3) __________________________________________

12- Fill in the gaps with the name of the sights above (adalt).

      12.1) ______________________ is surrounded by banks and by terraces.

      12.2) In ________________________ you can see "David" by Michelangelo.

      12.3) _____________________ is one of the most beautiful examples of the Renaissance

               culture.

13- Write the name of three different kinds of Italian restaurants:

      13.1) __________________________________

      13.2) __________________________________

      13.3) __________________________________

14- Walk to the Piazza del Duomo to see the heart of Florence- the Duomo known as

      ____________.

15- Once inside climb the ______________ steps to the top of the cupola and you'll get a

      magnificient view of the city.

16- Continue to the Piazza della ____________________ where you can see a copy of David.

17- Then take a tour of the Palazzo ________________________________.

18- The most important ____________________ in the city is the Uffizi Gallery which was

      damaged ( va ser malmès) by a ______________________ in 1993.

19- East of the Uffizi is the Church of Santa Croce which holds the graves (té les tombes) of

      ______________________________ and _____________________.

20- The Ponte Vecchio crosses the river ____________________. Ponte Vecchio means

      ________________________ in English.

21- End your tour on the other side of the river at the Piazzale ________________.

22- Write the address of the disco-bar Sottosopra._________________________

23- Write the name of a bar with good music and varied clientele. ______________

24- Write the names for each photograph.