1. La dolce vita A cross-cultural activity for students of Italian as a second language April 27, 2009 Giuliana Guazzaroni, Sabrina Leone, Rustam Shadiev

2. Let’s interact! What is “ La dolce vita” in your view? 1 A famous event in Italy 3 A famous Italian movie 2 A famous Italian restaurant 4 A famous tour in Italy

3. La dolce vita…. … is a 1960 film directed by Federico Fellini.

4. Let’s translate!! How would you translate “ La dolce vita” in your language?

5. La dolce vita… … is the Italian for "The Sweet Life“.

8. Brainstorming “ La dolce vita” makes me think to…

10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKN1T3K1idg Let’s watch! La Fontana di Trevi

11. Let’s complete! All the places below are related to the movie. Complete with the first/second part of famous places in Rome and add the source from which you retrieved information (e x.:______ Borghese (Villa Borghese; source: http://en.villaborghese.it/ ). 1. Dome of ______ 2. ______ Veneto 3. Piazza del ______ 4. ______ di Trevi