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Ciao a tutti

One time or another, you have probably eaten pizza, seen a photo of “Mona Lisa”, heard about the leaning tower of Pisa. So... you know Italy! Italy is not a “big” country in the literal sense of the word. In fact, despite its population of over 60 million people, Italy could fit into the state of Victoria! It has a funny shape: it looks exactly like a boot equipped with heel and spur. It is plunged into the Mediterranean Sea. The term the Mediterranean actually means “between lands” because such sea is surrounded from all sides: by Spain to the west, ex-Yugoslavia to the east, north Africa to the south. Italy is right in the middle.

 

 

Italy is known around the world for its delicious food. Besides pizza, who hasn’t had a piece of “lasagne”, a slice of “tiramisu’” or a cone of “gelato”? Italy is also renowned for fashion: many are familiar with brand names such as Gucci, Armani, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, to mention just a few. Most people have heard of Leonardo da Vinci or Michelangelo’s artistic genius, of places such as the water streets of Venice and her gondolas. Many are also familiar with the names of scientists like Galileo, who studied the skies through his telescope, and Marconi, who invented the radio, or poets such as Dante Alighieri who, with his poem “The Divine Comedy”

 

Watch this space for more information about this beautiful country, its culture, its people and its language.

 

Grazie,

 

 

Luisa Allen

Learning Area Assistant Italian

Social Media - Reporting Offensive Content

 

This is a short video about a social media issue that surfaced this week. Once you have watched the video, if you would like to report offensive content that you or your child have seen online please click on the link below. This will take you the eSafety Commission website, which is run but the Australian Government to empower 'all Australians to have safer, more positive experiences online.'

 

Ty Dennis 

Head of Senior School