Thursday 20 January 2011

Languages in Italy

In today's session we have dealt with the different languages spoken in Italy ( among them Catalan ) and the delights that attract million of travellers every year. At this point, we have to say that for our students " la pizza" and " il gelato" are two of these delights. Then, we have located some of the main Italian cities on a map. The second part of this session has been devoted to Italian language. Students have practiced the Italian alphabet and  have learned their first words in this language. They have discovered that there are many similarities between Italian and Catalan language and, of course, some differences and "false friends". As a way of illustration, we can mention the word "macchina" that doesn't mean "machine" but "car" !! So after this session, our students know that Catalan is not only spoken in Catalonia and that "Ferrari è una macchina". 

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