TOURISM IN PARMA - TEACHING UNIT Prerequisites: - present simple and simple past - art vocabulary; orientation; facilities and services in a city

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1 TOURISM IN PARMA - TEACHING UNIT Prerequisites: - present simple and simple past - art vocabulary; orientation; facilities and services in a city Content: Ss learn adjectives to describe a town and give touristic information Communicative aim: Describing a town and its touristic attractions Linguistic aim: adjectives, superlatives, prepositions of place, vocabulary on tourism Assumptions: Learners will not know the adjectives to describe a town and organize a visit Learners will have difficulties in understanding new words and writing them correctly and will find it difficult to use location prepositions Anticipated problems: Students will not know all the vocabulary Solution: Encourage Ss to use dictionaries and on-line pronunciation, and give good examples and concept checking of new vocabulary Materials: photocopies and interactive whiteboard 1

2 N. ACTIVITY STAGE ACTIVITY INTERACTION TIME PROCEDURE AIM 1 Speaking + Eliciting T- Ss 5/6 min. T shows on the whiteboard the topics concerning a town (Population ) and invite Ss to discuss in pairs and guess the right answers Introduce a new topic to Ss and let them understand new vocabulary 2 Speaking interaction and take notes T watches and monitors S - S 5/6 min In pairs they do the exercise Sharing information, Interacting in English 3 Writing and interaction/ Prompting T checks Ss answers and correct mistakes T- Ss 7/8 min. T asks Ss to complete the topics with their answers and gives the correct ones Writing in English 2

3 4 Understanding and take notes T reads T- Ss 6/7 min. T shows a text with blanks on the whiteboard and reads it twice Listening comprehension of new vocabulary 5 Writing, interaction T- Ss Ss-T Sa-Ss 8/10 min. T gives copies of the text he has read T asks Ss to fill the blanks in pairs Writing the new vocabulary 6 Checking and conclusion Ss-Ss 2/4 min. Ss fill the blanks at the whiteboard T explains unknown words Remember vocabulary 3

4 What do you know about..parma Location Population.. Weather Places to Visit.. To Book a Vacation 4

5 What do you know about.. PARMA Location: North of Italy Population: people Weather: it is consistently good. Places to Visit: Churches: the Cathedral and The Baptistery. Ancient building Palazzo della Pilotta, Farnese Theatre and National Gallery. Green Park: Parco Ducale Culinary and wine attraction: Cibus and sagre. To book a vacation: Incoming travel agencies, tailor-made packages and selling price. 5

6 Parma Parma is a../.. in Italy. It has a population of about.. people. The weather is. and often the summer is../. Parma is a city founded by../., even if the area was inhabited since the./. Parma has many interesting./.for example, the./. with its wonderful painted by the./.. Correggio. / the cathedral you can visit the Baptistery. Not very./. the Baptistery there is /.. civil Renaissance building: Palazzo della Pilotta. Inside there is the./. Farnese Theatre and the.. National Gallery. Parma was also an important../ for its position on Via Emilia. During the Renaissance period the city was ruled by the.. Dukes that made the 6

7 city become known for its.. and..../.../... Parma you can walk through the green area of Parco Ducale. Parma is also / for its. and. traditions such as the unique Parma Ham, the.. and culatello and the.. Parmesan cheese../. a vacation in Parma you can contact the various./../. that offer tailor-made. for different customer.. The package includes: transport,., restaurant,../, events such as. or. The package price is the result of./. plus the.., that is, the of charge that the agency applies to the packages. 7

8 Parma Parma is a small city in Northern Italy. It has a population of about people. The weather is temperate and often the summer is very hot. Parma is a city founded by the Romans, even if the area was inhabited since the bronze age. Parma has many interesting ancient churches. For example, the marvellous cathedral with its wonderful dome painted by the Renaissance painter Correggio. Next to the cathedral you can visit the Baptistery. Not very far from the Baptistery there is the biggest civil Renaissance building: Palazzo della Pilotta. Inside there is the gorgeous wooden Farnese Theatre and the appealing National Gallery. Parma was also an important commercial hub for its position on Via Emilia. During the Renaissance period the city was ruled by the Farnese Dukes that made 8

9 the city become known for its art and music. In the middle of Parma you can walk through the green area of Parco Ducale. Parma is also wellknown for its culinary and wine traditions such as the unique Parma Ham, the valuable and expensive culatello and the incomparable Parmesan cheese. To book a vacation in Parma you can contact the various incoming travel agencies that offer tailor-made packages for different customer targets. The package includes: transport, accommodation, restaurant, guided tours, events such as theatre or exhibitions. The package price is the result of specific costs plus the mark-up, that is, the percentage of charge that the agency applies to the packages. 9

Parma is happy to welcome the IPS in Nelson Marmiroli and the Department of Environmental Sciences University of Parma

Parma is happy to welcome the IPS in 2010 Nelson Marmiroli and the Department of Environmental Sciences University of Parma Parma Parma A friendly city for modern living. Busy, but not chaotic; orderly