Viaggiamo in Italia!

Parte prima (in gruppi)• Working in groups of 2or 3, plan a 10 day trip to Italy!• You have 2000€ ($2750) each• You must:

– get yourselves to Italy from Cleveland– visit all of the areas represented by your group members– spend a minimum of 2 days in each region– find a place to stay in each city– plan a minimum of 3 culturally relevant activities per day– find at least one specific restaurant in each region.

• Create an organized itinerary detailing your trip.

Parte seconda (da solo)

• Write a letter to me in italiano describing your trip.

• Tell me where you went, what you did, what you ate, and your impressions and opinions about the various things you saw and did.

• Use the passato prossimo and imperfetto correctly.• Use at least 3 comparative and at least 3

superlative sentences.• Try to use object pronouns instead of repeating

things.

Requirements for the itinerary• Flight details:

– airline– flight number(s)– dates– price

• Hotel details– name– address– phone number / email address– price per night

• Restaurant details– name– address– specialties

• Daily activities– 3 culturally relevant and important activities

per day– Location (address)– Price– Brief description: what is it? why are you going

there? why is it important?

DON’T GO OVER BUDGET!!

• However, you can have the opportunity to “earn” more money for your trip by doing various activities related to our geography vocab words, Italy’s geography, or the geography and history of your specific region.

• See handout.

Turn in:

• A neatly organized itinerary for your group.• Flight, hotel, and tourist information.• All costs (food not included)• A PowerPoint “slide show” of photos from

your trip.

Respond to my message

• Your reply should include a greeting and

a closing and should respond to all the

questions and requests in the message. • In your reply, you should also ask for

more details about something

mentioned in the message.

Cari studenti,

Ho capito che siete appena tornati da un viaggio in Italia. Voglio sapere tutto! Dove siete andati? Che avete visto? Che ti piaceva? Che non ti piaceva? Perché? Che avete mangiato? Volete ritornare? Perché? Dimmi tutto! Anche, quando tornate a scuola, ci sarà un’assemblea in cui farete una presentazione agli studenti e ai professori sul viaggio. Siate pronti!

Con affetto,

Signora Rolf

La lettera

• Use the passato prossimo and imperfetto correctly.• Use at least 3 comparative and at least 3 superlative

sentences.• Try to use object pronouns instead of repeating the

names of things.• 3 revisions:

– Content and comparative/superlative sentences– Verbs– Overall grammar

• 12-point Times New Roman double spaced

Timeline:

19-20 dicembre: individual research for your trip

Winter break: continue individual research

6-10 gennaio: work in groups

10 gennaio: group itinerary due at the end of class.

13-17 gennaio: work on letter. Individual final letter, with 3 completed revisions, due at END of class il 17 gennaio.

• 1st and 3rd periods in room 259• 4th period in room 260

Itinerary sites• travelocity.com• expedia.com• kayak.com• cheaptickets.com• orbitz.com• xe.com/ucc• aviewoncities.com

Research sites• it.wikipedia.org• google.it• www.comuni-italiani.it• www.mediasoft.it/

italy/• regioni.it