a short presentation about the Italian partner of HEY project (country, region, town and school)

1. HEY
discovering the Italian partner

2. ITALY

3. the beauties of Italy

4. ITALY
Flag: “Tricolore”
Emblem:
Anthem: Il Canto degli Italiani
Capital city: Rome
Official language: Italian
Religion: Most Christians in Italy adhere to the Catholic Church and 3.7% are Muslims
and 0.6% adhere to other religions
Form of government: Republic
President of the Italian Republic: Sergio Mattarella

5. history
The first population of the Italy was
the ancient roman from 753 BC to
476 AC and then Italy was
fragmented into little kingdoms.
In 1861 Italy was united with the
monarchy. The first king was Vittorio
Emanuele II.
On the second June 1946 the
Republic of Italy was proclaimed.
The Italian history from the ancient age
to the modern age

6. regions
Italy has got 20 regions.
18 on the mainland and
2 islands : Sicily and Sardinia

7. PUGLIA

8. https://youtu.be/d28AzQJ9WvE
the beauties of our region

9. In the North of Apulia there’s the
Gargano, in the south the Salento.
The highest peak is Mount
Cornacchia (1.552m).
Apulia is one of the hottest regions
in Italy: in summer Lecce and Foggia
can reach 40°C.
Seas: Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea
The heel of
Italy

10. provinces: Bari, Barletta-Andria-Trani (BAT),
Brindisi, Lecce, Taranto, Foggia.
Typical Food: Burrata of Andria, Bread of Altamura, Olive Oil, Wine, Canestrato
(Cheese), Panzerotti, Bombette of Bari and focaccia barese

11. San Severo

12. the beauties of San Severo

13. monuments
Baroque churches with beautiful bell towers. Important palaces and monasteries,
too.
The most ancient church is the Romanesque church of San Severino, dedicated to
the patron of the city in the center of the town.
Museum: MAT - It retains a considerable archaeological heritage, with exhibits
from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages, and a gallery with works of the modern
age.
Theatre named after the great musician Giuseppe Verdi
Library

14. famous people in San Severo
famous people

15. traditions
Patronal feast
Held on the third Sunday of May.
Called "La Festa del Soccorso"
trailer of the Patronal feast

16. ist. sec. I grado
“Petrarca - Padre
Pio”

18. our school
Buildings : Two buildings “Petrarca” and “Padre Pio”
Students: 800/900
Teachers: about 100
School subjects: Italian, History, Geography, Citizenship, Maths, Science,
Technology, English, French, Art, Music, P.E., R.E.
Laboratories: Science lab, Foreign Languages lab, Multimedia lab, Music lab, Art
lab, 2 gyms, 2 libraries, playgrounds, botanic gardens and a greenhouse
School timetable: 5 sixty minute lessons a day from 8.25 a.m. to 1.25 p.m., 6 days a
week, 30 hours a week, a 10 minute break at 10.20

19. the best of us
Radiomedia: The radio broadcasts in streaming news from our school and town
and special events
Music courses: Students can learn to play guitar, piano, trumpet, saxophone and
clarinet.
School magazine: “La Gazzetta delle Medie” is our school magazine.
Erasmus projects: We have had a long tradition of Erasmus projects since 2004 ,
currently we are running 4 Erasmus projects.

21. 5 multiple choice questions
if your answer is A clap your hands
if your answer is B stamp your feet
if your answer is C snap your
fingers

22. what’s the capital city?
a) Rome
b)Venice
c) Florence

23. how many regions are there in Italy?
a) 18
b)20
c) 22

24. Puglia is ...
a) the hat of Italy
b)the arm of Italy
c) the heel of Italy

25. In San Severo the patronal feast is ...
a) on the first Sunday of May
b)on the second Sunday of May
c) on the third Sunday of May

26. We go to school ...
a) from Monday to Friday
b)from Monday to Saturday
c) from Monday to Sunday

27. see you in
February