This is the presentation about Italy I made today in front of 200 kids (8-12 years old) in West Lafayette, Indiana. Alessandro

1. BENVENUTI IN ITALIAWelcome to Italy

2. WHERE IS ITALY? Herethere are USA West Lafayette Herethereis Italy, in Europe

3. ITALY IS A REPUBLIC 20 REGIONS POPULATION: 60 MILION TIME: + 6 HOURS CAPITAL CITY IS ROME

4. THIS IS THE ITALIAN FLAG Green White Red Verde Bianco Rosso

5. WHO IS THIS GUY? HE IS CRISTOFORO COLOMBO WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA IN 1492

6. ITALY IS FAMOUS FOR MANY REASONS…. Guessforwhat…. FOOD ART AND CULTURE SOCCER

7. FOOD IS “CIBO” IN ITALIAN Spaghetti Lasagne Gelato

8. BUT ABOVE ALL.. THE REAL PIZZA Itiscalled Pizza Margherita (notcheese pizza!) Itwasinvented in Napoli in 1889 in honorof Queen Margherita and Caffè Espresso Margherita isalso the nameof a flower! And a nameforgirls!

9. FAMOUS FOR ART AND CULTURE Gioconda Dante Alighieri Colosseo Gondola in Venice

10. AND PINOCCHIO FOR SURE!! 1883 CARLO COLLODI

11. SOCCER…WEARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!! THIS IS MY TEAM!

12. LET’S TRANSLATE FEW WORDS HI CIAO GOODBYE ARRIVEDERCI THANK YOU GRAZIE GOOD MORNING BUON GIORNO GOOD NIGHT BUONA NOTTE MY NAME IS xxMI CHIAMO xx

13. QUATTRO SETTE DUE OTTO CINQUE UNO NOVE TRE SEI LET’S MAKE SOME FUN WITH THE NUMBERS!

14. THANK YOU OR COULD I SAY GRAZIE TIME FOR QUESTIONS NOW!