1. CLIL ITALY: RIVER TICINO AND ITS PARK
Hello, everybody!
My name is BUSTOKE and I’m the mascot of the project “CLIL ITALY”.
I’ll help you in discovering river Ticino and its park .

2. Let’s start revising vocabulary.
A crossword

3. TEST: READ AND MATCH
1 MOUTH
2 WATERFALL
3 TRIBUTARY
4 DELTA
5 MEANDER
6 GLACIER
7 SOURCE

4. AND NOW…. LET’S START OUR JOURNEY

5. We live in Somma Lombardo, a big town in the province of Varese.

6. Somma Lombardo lies near river Ticino
River Ticino in one of the most important rivers in Italy. (It is 270 km long)
It’s a tributary of river Po, the longest river in Italy.

7. RIVER TICINO
In this picture you can see the source of the river on the Novena (Nufenen) pass, in the St. Gotthard area, in Switzerland.

8. Its course can be divided into three parts
The upper Ticino which flows in Switzerland
Lake maggiore
The lower Ticino in Lombardy

9. THE LOWER TICINO
In Sesto Calende, near Somma Lombardo, Lake Maggiore finishes and River Ticino reappears.
In the following pictures you can see Sesto Calende bridge which divides the lake from the river.

10. The RAILROADBRIDGE in Sesto Calende
The lake
The river
It divides the lake from the river

11. THE TICINO DAMS Across River Ticino there are many dams.
In the province of Varese you can find:
The Miorina Dam
The Porto della Torre Dam
The Panperduto Dam

12. THE MIORINA DAM
The Miorina is in Golasecca, a small town not far from Sesto Calende.
It regulates the water level of Lake Maggiore.

13. THE PORTO DELLA TORRE DAM
It is the second dam on River Ticino.

14. THE PANPERDUTO DAM

15. The Panperduto Dam
Panperduto Dam is immediately after the Porto della Torre Dam.
It diverts part of the river flow into a basin that feeds Canale Villoresi and Canale Industriale.
Dams and canals have the purpose to water a large area of the country and to carry water to hydroelectric power plants.

16. Panperduto dam

17. THE THREE DAMS

18. THE PARK OF THE TICINO It is the first regional park in Italy .
It was born in 1974 to defend the river and to protect flora and fauna
The Park of the Ticino follows the course of River Ticino and covers an area of 91,410 hectares in Lombardy and 6,561 hectares in Piedmont.
It belongs to three provinces:Varese , Milano,and Pavia.

20. THE FLORA The flora of Ticino Park is very rich.
There are many different species of flowers – mallow, toothed orchid and violets, and trees such as oak, hazel, hawthorn, mulberry and poplar.

21. THE FAUNA
The fauna is rich and varied, both in the water and on the land.
There is an abundance of water birds – purple heron, white stork, mallard – and birds of prey like the sparrowhawk and the peregrine falcon.

22. There are 48 mammal species that live here permanently (including the fox, badger, stone marten, skunk, weasel and marten).
The River Ticino is home to amphibians like frogs and snakes, but above all a variety of fish such as bleak, eel, carp, chub, trout, whitefish and perch. 

23. THE TOURS Over 800,000 visitors visit the park each year,
The park can be visited on foot, or horseback, in a canoe or by bike - the important thing is that the flora and fauna are not disturbed.
Different itineraries have been created for individuals on their own or for those taking advantage of one of the park's nature guides.
The bike-pedestrian paths (approximately 780 km) is called the Vie Verdi del Ticino (green ways of the Ticino).
They always have informative boards and signs with useful and interesting information concerning the protected area.

24. RULES OF BEHAVIOUR Respect the nature Don’t disturb others with noises
Don’t leave the rubbish
Follow the paths
Don’t lit fires
Don’t camp
Don’t enter with a car

26. Don’t leave the rubbish

27. Don’t camp
Don’t lit fires

28. Don’t disturb others with noises
Don’t enter with a car

29. Respect the nature

30. FINAL TEST : FILL IN THE GAPS

31. SITOGRAFIA Wikipedia Google Earth Educaplay