Presented by Sebastien Bodger A tour of Italy Presented by Sebastien Bodger

Government Capital city: Rome Official language: Italian Official name: Republica italiano [Italian Republic]. National anthem: Brothers of Italy [Rattail ditalia]. Largest cities: Rome, Milan, Naples, Florence, Venice, Genoa.

Info on the flag Adopted in 1870,was first used in 1796 by Italians who supported Napoleon Bonaparte of France in a war against Austria.

Education in Rome All Italian children go to school between ages of six and fourteen. There is now a plan to change that. Only males are taught. But in the early days of Rome children were taught by there parents or, if possible, an educated slave – whether a slave of his own or that of someone who permitted the children of friends and neighbours to come to his house at fixed hours and be taught elementary subjects with his own children.

Map of Italy

Climate The weather in Rome is extremely hot that temperatures are often exceeding 95 degrease f [35 degrees Celsius] at mid day, and Romans tend to close up their business's in august to take holidays In cooler spots. Mid-Winter is mild, the average temperature in December hovering around 55 degrease f [13 degrees Celsius].

Currency and exchange rate dollars Type of money: euro $1.00 =0.56 euro 1 euro = $1.76 $100.00 = 56.53 euro 100 euro = $176.87 $10.00 = 5.65 euro 10 euro = $17.68 $ 50.00 = 28.26 euro 50 euro = $88.43 $ 20.00 = 11.30 euro 20 euro = $35.37 $ 5.00 = 2.82 euro 5 euro = $8.84 $ 2.00 = 1.13 euro 2 euro = $3.53

Typical diet and foods Funny food facts Popular foods : Pasta’s, pastries, pizza Pasta’s: Gnochetti, ravioli, lasagne, spaghetti, fettuccini, cannelloni, risotto, gnocchi and soups. Fresh foods: olives, tomatoes, fresh spices and herbs, seafood, onion, zucchini, Others: fresh breads, cheeses, McDonalds, fresh fruit and vegetables vino and olive oil. Funny food facts The average Italian eats about 25kg of pasta a year!!!!! Italians invented the ice cream cone The city of Napoli gave birth to the pizza

Fun and intriguing facts 1. Rome's nickname is the eternal city. 2.Napoleon spent his first exile on the Italian island of Elba. 3.Italy has over 3000 museums. 4.Almost 20% of the population of the country is 65 yrs old or more. 5.With almost 40,000,000 visitors ,Italy is the fourth most visited country in the world.

language Language: Italian Numbers one to ten: uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sete, otto, nove, dieci. Colours: Giallo=yellow, Verde=green , Rosso=red, Azzuro or blu = blue. Manners: Molto grazie= thank you very much, Per favore= please, Scusa mi= excuse me, Mi dispiace=I’m sorry.

Life expectancy comparison between Australia and Italy Standards of living Life expectancy comparison between Australia and Italy In Italy, the average male lives to 77.13yrs old compared to in Australia where a males lives to 79yrs. Females in Italy live to approximately 83.2 yrs compared to in Australia 83.7yrs. *Fun Fact: Italian women wait the longest to have a baby than other countries in Europe.

Traditional & modern dress Some of the world’s most famous fashion designers are Italian such as Prada, Giorgio Armani, Valentino and Miu Miu.

Immigration Many Italians migrated to other countries after World War 2, either by plane or ship to begin a safe and better life. Most went to USA, Canada, Argentina and Australia. There are over 220,000 Italians in Australia and after English, Italian is the second most common language in Australia- about 317,000 people speak Italian. Family fact- My brother and my Mum go to Italian school and we have lots of Italian relatives!!!

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The end Thanks to Sebastien Bodger for presenting this project and his Mum and Dad for helping. See you later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!