Blog the World Cup 2010: Italy

Finding Italy

Italy is a country in the South of Europe. It is on the edge of five seas: the Ligurian Sea, the Tyrrhenian Sea, the  Mediterranean Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Adriatic Sea.

It has borders to the North with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia but no borders with other countries to the South.

This image has come from the World Atlas website

Italy

In Italy they speak many languages including Italian, German, French and Slovene.

There are many different cities in Italy including Rome the capital, Pisa, Venice and many more.

The main religions are roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim.

The population is 58,133,509. Italy is famous for pasta, pizza, win and coffee.

Written by Jakob

Months in Italian

I have been finding out what are the words in Italian for the months

January - Gennaio

Febuary - Febbraio

March - Marzo

April - Aprile

May - Maggio

June - Giugno

July - Lugilo

August - Agosto

September - Settembre

October - Ottobre

November - Novembre

December - Dicembre

Written by Keava

Counting in Italian

Class 6 have been learning about the numbers 1 to 20 in Italian, and they have had a go at saying them. Listen to their counting below;

Counting in Italian

Speaking in Italian

Yes is said "sì"

No is said "no"

Please is said "per favore"

Thanks is said "grazie"

Thank you very much is said "molte grazie"

You're welcome is said "prego"

Hello is said "salve"

Goodbye is said "arrivederci"

Excuse me is said "scusi"

Written by Adam

World Cup Graphs

We made a graph using purple mash to show the number of people who live in countries in Europe that are in the world cup. We found the population of 12 teams from Europe .

We found out that Germany had the most people living in a country, and that Slovenia had the least. Denmark and Slovakia had almost the same number of people living in the country.

 

Written by Dylan

How many languages are spoken at the World Cup?

Here is a gragh to show the languages spoken by the countries playing in the World Cup.

The language spoken in most countries was Spanish, and the next most popular language was English. Italian was only spoken in one country - Italy.

Written by Cassie

Visit Italy

Thanks to the Italian Tourist board we now have a few posters in the classroom tempting us to visit Italy. We have also received many booklets, leaflets and information sheets about Italy too that will help the children create more articles for this blog.

Embedded from the Italiamuchmore.com website

Stadiums in South Africa

Now that the first round of matches are over, we've seen all the stadiums being played in during this World Cup. This video shows those stadiums in 3D within Google Earth.

The National Anthem

Before every international football match the National Anthems for both teams are played. This is the Italian National Anthem.

The words for the National Anthem are;

Fratelli d'Italia, l'Italia s'è desta, (Brothers of Italy, Italy has awoken)

dell'elmo di Scipio s'è cinta la testa. (with Scipio's helmet binding her head.)

Dov'è la Vittoria? Le porga la chioma, (Where is Victory? Let her bow down,)

ché schiava di Roma Iddio la creò. (For God has made her Romes's slave.)

CORO: (Chorus)

Stringiamci a coorte, siam pronti alla morte. (Let us join in a cohort, We are ready to die.)

Siam pronti alla morte, l'Italia chiamò. (We are ready to die, Italy has called.)

Stringiamci a coorte, siam pronti alla morte. (Let us join in a cohort, We are ready to die.)

Siam pronti alla morte, l'Italia chiamò! (We are ready to die, Italy has called!)

Noi fummo da secoli calpesti, derisi, (We were for centuries Downtrodden and derided,)

perché non siam popolo, perché siam divisi. (because we are not one people, because we are divided.)

Raccolgaci un'unica bandiera, una speme: (Let one flag, one hope gather us all.)

di fonderci insieme già l'ora suonò. (The hour has struck for us to join together.)

CORO (Chorus)

Uniamoci, amiamoci, l'unione e l'amore (Let us unite and love one another, Union and love)

rivelano ai popoli le vie del Signore. (Show the people The way of the Lord.)

Giuriamo far libero il suolo natio: (Let us swear to free Our native soil;)

uniti, per Dio, chi vincer ci può? (United under God, Who can defeat us?)

CORO (Chorus) Dall'Alpi a Sicilia Dovunque è Legnano, (From the Alps to Sicily, Legnano is everywhere;)

Ogn'uom di Ferruccio Ha il core, ha la mano, (Every man has the heart and hand of Ferruccio)

I bimbi d'Italia Si chiaman Balilla, (The children of Italy Are all called Balilla;)

Il suon d'ogni squilla I Vespri suonò. (Every trumpet blast sounds the Vespers.)

CORO (Chorus)

Son giunchi che piegano Le spade vendute: (Mercenary swords, they're feeble reeds.)

Già l'Aquila d'Austria Le penne ha perdute. (The Austrian Eagle Has already lost its plumes.)

Il sangue d'Italia, Il sangue Polacco, (The blood of Italy and the Polish blood)

Bevé, col cosacco, Ma il cor le bruciò. (It drank, along with the Cossack, But it burned its heart.)

CORO (Chorus)

(Wikipedia helped with the words to this National Anthem)