1. Italiano What do you know about Italian?
How many people in the world are speaking Italian?
Italian is spoken as a native language by 59 million people in the Europe, mainly in Italy, and as a second language by 14 million.
Can you list some other Romance languages?
Latin, French Spanish, Portuguese
What language family does Italian belong to?
Romance language derived from Latin
Where did Italian originate from?
Do you know what language was spoken originally in Italy?
Latin
Italy

2. In what place Italian is spoken by people as official language or second language ?
Italy (Italia)
one section of Switzerland
Europe
South America
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay

3. Italian to English:
As you study Italian, you will recognize many words of Italian Origian. This is particularly true of the langauge of Classical music.
solo
piano
aria
opera
The Italian language also provides us with words for delicious foods and drinks.
cappuccino
pasta
spaghetti
espresso
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4. When speaking Italian, you must decide between formal and informal speech. If you were speaking to an adult you did not know well, you would say:

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6. A: Ciao. B: Ciao. Come stai? A: Bene. E tu? B: Molto bene.
When speaking Italian, you must decide between formal and informal speech. If you were speaking to an adult you did not know well, you would say Come sta? rather than Come stai? You would also say E Lei? Instead of E tu?
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7.
150 sentences about Italian

8. Activity:
Work with a classmate. Make up a conversation in Italian. Greet each other and find out how things are going.

9. Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Italy
How many do you know???

10. 10. San Gimignano: known as the "city of beautiful towers,"
had 72 towers in its heyday.
9. Manarola: small coast town, Mostly all of the houses
are bright and colorful.
8. Leaning Tower of Pisa: freestanding bell tower,
of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa,
known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side
7. Lake Como: a lake of glacial;
6. Positano:
is a village on the Amalfi Coast, in Italy,
mainly in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast.
5. Pompei: a city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, famous for its ancient Roman ruins. 4. Piazza del Campo: is the principal public space of the historic center.
It is regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares.
3. Santa Maria del Fiore: is the main church of Florence
typical Italian Gothic building
2. Colosseum: an elliptical amphitheater
in the center of the city of Rome, Italy.
Canals of Venice: There are no cars or roadways,
just canals and boats.
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11. 7. Piazza (square) del Campo: 8. Santa Maria del Fiore: 9. Colosseum
1. San Gimignano:
2. Manarola
3. Leaning Tower of Pisa:
4. Lake Como:
5. Positano:
6. Pompei:
7. Piazza (square) del Campo:
8. Santa Maria del Fiore:
9. Colosseum
10. Canals of Venice:
just canals and boats.(4)
is a village on the Amalfi Coast, in Italy, mainly in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast.(5)
It is regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. (7)
small coast town, Mostly all of the houses are bright and colorful. (2)
is the main church of Florence typical Italian Gothic building (8)
an elliptical amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome, Italy.(9)
famous for its ancient Roman ruins. (6)
known worldwide for its unintended tilt to one side (3)
the "city of beautiful towers," had 72 towers. (1)
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Lake of glacial (4)

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