ppt culture in a box

Nice to meet you!!! : 

Nice to meet you!!! An e-twinning Project

Your flag? : 

Your flag? The Italian flag is a flag made up of three vertical bands of equal size. Starting from the colors: green, white and red. Thel romantic significance of the choice of colors, and the most popular, is: • Green as our plains • White as snow in the Alps and Apennines • Red like blood shed by our compatriots for the union of our land There is another interpretation, less romantic and more popular: • Green basil • white mozzarella • red tomato Still another interpretation: • green for hope • White for the faith • red for charity

A symbol of your country : 

A symbol of your country Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is the most famous Roman amphitheatre, and is located in the city centre of Rome. Able to hold up to 50,000 spectators, was the largest and most important of imperial amphitheatre. It was used for gladiatòri shows and other public events (hunting shows, re-enactments of famous battles and dramas based on classical mythology). Built in an area at the edge of the eastern Roman Forum, its construction was started between 70 and 72 under the Emperor Vespasian, and concluded nell'80 under Tito, with further changes made during the reign of Domitian. Today is a symbol of the city and one of its major tourist attractions, being one of the best preserved examples of Roman architecture.

Capital / population : 

Capital / population The popoulation of Italy is about 58.057.477. The capital of Italy is Roma.

Where are you? : 

Where are you?

Something about our city : 

Something about our city Monopoli is a big city in the south of italy!!! If you want to do an holiday in Monopoli you must go at the sea, because it’s fantastic! But in Monopoli there are other wonderful things to see like the castel of Carlo V, the Cathedral and a lot of churc and the Old City. In Monopoli the teen usually meet in the Old City or in Villa comunale or in square Vittorio Emanuele! A traditional food of Monopoli are orecchiette, a kind of pasta! We live in a very wonderful city!!!

A landscape that you love : 

A landscape that you love This is the landscape that we prefer. Represents 2 typical symbols of our country: the olive and Trulli. The olive is a very very old tree; which is part of the vegetation of our territory: the mediterranea stain.Trulli are an example of architecture early in Puglia, they were built without the use of cement, but only with stones . This in the past made possible dismantle them and not pay taxes on.

A product of your country : 

A product of your country The oil is a famous product of our contry. It is an olives’ product. It is used a lot of times in our recipes,mostly in our typic dish “orecchiette con le cime di rapa”, a special type of pasta.

A recipe from your country : 

A recipe from your country THE NOUGAT INGREDIENTS Shelled almond 400 gm ingredients, 250 gm of honey, 200 gm of shelled hazel-nuts, 150 gm of cane sugar, 2 eggs, 1 lemon, rinds of candied orange, Hosts. PREPARATION You skin almonds and walnut-trees: the fastest method to deprive the almonds of the pellicina is to make her to toast in warm oven for a few minutes, watching out that doesn't darken after having burnt her in hot water. You make to loosen the honey to bagnomaria and later around a hour united to the honey, one spoon at a time, the egg whites climbed on to snow. Meanwhile in another little pot you make to candy the sugar and then united also it to the honey.Continue to stir and cocete still a bit until the mixture has not purchased consistency. Then together hazelnuts and almonds in oven still warm, peel orange cut into cubes and the grated rind of a lemon. When you hear the characteristic smell of nougat, sprinkle the mixture on plate covered with baked hosts to a height of about 2 cm. Cover the top with the hosts and wait for it to cool before cutting.

A proverb that you like : 

A proverb that you like Rosso di sera bel tempo si spera. Red evening hopefully good weather Red evening hopefully good weather Red evening hopefully good weather

A famous person : 

A famous person Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician and astronomer and philosopher, who played a major role in the scientific revolution. His achievements include the first systematic studies of uniformly accelerated motion, improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the father of Modern Astronomy and Science. Galileo's championing of Copernicanism was controversial within his lifetime. Galileo had problems with the Catholic Church. He was forced to recant his heliocentrism and spent the last years of his life under house arrest.

Greetings in your language : 

Greetings in your language Good morning = BUON GIORNO Good afternoon = BUON POMERIGGIO Good night = BUONA NOTTE How are you? = COME STAI?