4. Monday 26th March 2012
It was the first day of the project Comenius. We arrived at school at 8:15 and we went to the aula magna, where we
listened to the headmaster, Antonio Vinci, who spoke about the school and the project. At this meeting the director
of the province, Alessandro Bonfanti, was also present. The headmaster spoke in Italian and our teacher, Patrizia
Fontana, translated his words into English. Later while all teachers shared ideas about the planning of the week, we
got in touch with other foreigners, who presented their country and their school. After a little break we divided into 4
groups and started a quiz. In this quiz there were questions about the culture of all the countries, which are in the
project Comenius. It was an opportunity to know better foreign cultures and we enjoyed the time. After this quiz we
went to the restaurant, called "La Fabbrica della pizza", and everyone ate pizza. In the afternoon we took part in a
treasure hunt in the center of Gallarate and it was an opportunity for the foreign to know our city. The winners won a
small size Ferrari. We had a great time. We came back and some of us had dinner at Mc'Donalds and then we played
bowling in the play room of Gallarate and we had a lot fun with our new foreign friends. It was only the first of 4
fantastic days.
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5. BIG QUIZ
Here follow a lot of questions you have to answer together with your team. When you think you have answered all of
them, give the sheets to the quiz secretaries (Giulia and Greta) and you will receive another set of questions or
riddles. According to the number of right answers you will receive some points. In the afternoon there will be a
treasure hunt; also in this occasion you have the possibility to increase your score (if you win the treasure hunt). On
Wednesday during the games in the gym you can add further points to the placing list. At the end of the week we will
see who the winner is.
Now let’s start and good luck to everybody.
1-Name the capitals of the countries taking part to Comenius project
FRANCE………………
GERMANY…………………
TURKEY…………………….
SPAIN…………………………….
POLAND…………………………..
ITALY…………………………….
2-What is Cappadocia? (Chose the correct answer)
It is a region of central Anatolia, of Eastern Anatolia or of South-Eastern Anatolia.
ANATOLIA IS …………………..
3-Name the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World
1……………….
2……………….
3……………….
4……………….
5……………….
6……………….
7……………….
4-Say in which Country the following famous monuments are
Sagrada Familia……………………
Coliseum ……………………………
The great wall………………………
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The Statue of Liberty………………
Stonehenge………………………...
6. 5-Give the names of all of the Harry Potter books
1………………………………………
2……………………………………….
3……………………………………….
4……………………………………….
5……………………………………….
6……………………………………….
7……………………………………….
6-Translate the following words into Spanish, German, French, Turkish, Italian:
1.Funny:
Spanish……………………. German…………………….. French……………… Turkish…………………. Italian………………..
2.Vegetable garden:
Spanish……………………. German…………………….. French……………… Turkish…………………. Italian………………..
3.Secret:
Spanish……………………. German…………………….. French……………… Turkish…………………. Italian………………..
4.Mud:
Spanish……………………. German…………………….. French……………… Turkish…………………. Italian………………..
5.Identity card:
Spanish……………………. German…………………….. French……………… Turkish…………………. Italian………………..
6.Spy:
Spanish……………………. German…………………….. French……………… Turkish…………………. Italian………………..
7.Spoon:
Spanish……………………. German…………………….. French……………… Turkish…………………. Italian………………..
8.Friendship:
Spanish……………………. German…………………….. French……………… Turkish…………………. Italian………………..
7-Give a definition (in English) of the following words:
Monotheistic: ………………………………….
Discontent: …………………………………….
Anarchy: ………………………………………..
8-Unscramble the words. Remember, each clue has something to do with sports!
1. tellabaskb opho
2. nneist ckraet
3. lftoblao
4. rllore ktessa
5. lsebalab elogv
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7. 9-Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word containing the ‘apostrophe s’ (genitive)
n. 10 Downing Street is ………………………… residence
The Leaning Tower is ………………….. most famous monument
The White House is …………………… residence
Juan Carlos is the …………………………… name
The moon and a star are the symbols on …………………….. flag
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is …………………………………………….. work
10-Answer the following questions
What can you buy at the butcher’s? .................
What can you buy at the greengrocer’s? …………………..
What can you buy at the newsagent’s? ……………………
11-Name at least 8 US Presidents
1……………………………..
2…………………………….
3…………………………….
4…………………………….
5…………………………….
6…………………………….
7…………………………….
8…………………………….
12-Write the complete name of the following famous characters
Shakespeare ………………
Merkel …………………..
Churchill ……………….
Maradona ………………….
Gandhi ………………………………
Dickens …………………………….
13-Identify the famous people:
He is a man whose humanity made him an icon for millions of people all over the world. This religious leader was born in Poland but he
dies in Rome in 2005.
He is probably the richest man in the world, the founder of Microsoft.
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people just know them by the initial letters of their names. They are Italian designers whose clothes are considered among the
most elegant in the world and whose names are also on perfume bottles everywhere.
8. Just one name to call this American woman. She has had a lot of different jobs. She has been an actress, she has even written children’s
books, but she is most famous as a singer whose songs have sometimes been considered as immoral.
This American actor was born in 1961 and is often called the most attractive male actor in Hollywood today. He first became famous in a
TV hospital drama in which he played the role of a doctor.
14-Read the following recipe and say which famous dish it refers to
It is dish based on roasted meat, typical of the Turkish, Persian and Arabic tradition.
It consists of rice, fish, meat, vegetables; there are different versions, only with fish or meat. It is typical of a European Country. Usually it is
tasted together with a drink composed by red wine, fruits.
It is a mixture of minced meat, fat, salt and spices. The used meat is normally of pork, but there are typical versions prepared with goat,
sheep, horse, donkey, goose or wild boar.
This dish is famous all over the world even if it is typical of Italy. The main ingredients are: flour, eggs and salt.
15- Answer the following riddle:
The poor have it; the rich don’t need it; it is better than God; it is worse than the devil. What is it?
16- Answer the following questions:
Imagine that you are in the middle of the ocean. You can just see water and it is a cloudy day so you cannot see the sun. How would you
know which way to go?
Which part of your body has a surface area as large as a tennis court?
How much blood does your body have?
What is the largest organ of the body?
Who discovered penicillin?
According to Kepler’s third law of planetary motion, given the length of the semimajor axis of a planet’s orbit, we can know
A) the shape of the planet’s orbit
B) the planet’s speed as it travels on its orbit
C) the planet’s period of revolution
D) the point of the orbit at which the planet is at aphelion
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9. When it is autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, in the Northern it is
A) Autumn
B) Winter
C) Spring
D) Summer
Clastic sedimentary rocks are classified according to their
A) colour
B) crystalline structure
C) geological origin
D) grain size
Which of the following are the organs that aid digestion by producing bile?
A) Stomach
B) Pancreas
C) Gall-bladder
D) Liver
Which are the cells that carry oxygen in the blood?
A) White blood cells
B) Red blood cells
C) Platelets
D) Oxygen is carried by plasma, not by cells
Do you think you have answered to all the questions correctly? Ok, so give the last sheet to the assistants. Don’t
forget to write the name of your team on the sheet. That’s all. You are ready to go the pizzeria and eat a delicious
pizza. Aren’t you?
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10. Fabbrica della pizza
Largo Camussi, 7
Gallarate
Hurry up, don’t be late…
We are waiting for you!
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11. And now let’s start our
TREASURE HUNT
CLUES
1ST CLUE
Follow the instructions and you will obtain the name of a street where you will find (at n. 10) your clue
T H W O G H E H
J J P L E D K F
S L A M Q C J S
O W H H A A L Q
P C L O C Y X L
W G M S B T X O
G N D A K P H P
B M C R L M L O
YOU START HERE
•Go four squares north 2. Turn east and go three squares. 3. Turn south and go one square. 4. Walk two squares east. 5. Go
three squares north. 6. Go west and stop at the third square. 7. Go straight on and stop at the second square. 8. Go two
squares north. 9. Turn east and go 6 squares. 10. Go three squares south. 11. Go straight on and stop at the fourth square.
12. Go east for one square. 13. You are here!!!!!!
Now look for the clue; water… water….water……..
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12. 2ND CLUE
If the following statements are true, write the first letter in brackets; if false, write the second letter. If you arrange all the letters. You
will get the name of the square where you can find another clue.
Martina Navratilova was a tennis player (C – D)
Hokkaido is a Japanese island (A – M)
WWF is the abbreviation of World Wildlife Fund (M – F)
Omar Simpson was a famous American poet (G – U)
Martin Luther King was the promoter of the Protestant reform (D – S)
From here you can walk to America (G – S)
‘Serdecznie Witamy’ means “welcome’ (I – A)
Do you love art? So look for an artistic work and you’ll find your clue. Your ‘psiche’ can help you.
3RD CLUE
Follow the directions, writing the correct letter in each space. If you answer all the questions correctly, you will obtain the name of the
street where you’ll find another clue.
If the canteen is a place where you keep wine, write D; if not write C ………………….
If the words ‘kitchen’ and chicken’ mean the same thing, write C; if not write A
If an unmarried woman is a single, write V; if not write L
If ‘a.m.’ is the abbreviation for “at morning”, write U; if not write O
If the past tense of the verb ‘say’ is ‘said’, write U; if not write R
If a dwarf is a character of the tale ‘Cindarella’, write S; if not write R
Look for an hydrant at number 9 and you’ll find the clue.
4TH CLUE
Go to the pedestrian area in Gallarate. There is a street whose name belongs to a famous Italian writer who wrote a novel about two lovers
who wanted to get married but whose marriage was made difficult by an important rich man. In this street there are lots of shops. Next to
one of them (it’s impossible you DON’T SEE it – in this case buy some glasses) there are some stairs. Look for your clue and GOOD LUCK.
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13. Tuesday, 27th March
We met at 8:30 at school and we were all very excited because of the trip to Milan. We left at 9 o’clock
by bus and we arrived in Milan after an hour. We had prepared a text with some information about the
most beautiful sights of the city. At first we visited the Sforza Castle and we took some pictures; then
we walked to the Cathedral. After that we saw the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, where there’s a bull on the
floor and according to the tradition it brings luck to turn on it three times. Then we had a look at the Scala
Theatre and finally we saw the quadrilateral of fashion and the most important shopping streets. We ate
at 1 p.m. and then we had some free time to enjoy ourselves doing shopping and staying together. We
met again at the square of the Cathedral at 3.30 and we went together to the bus to come back home. We
arrived at school at 5.30 and then we went back home.
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14. Sforza Castle
Sforza Castle is a castle in Milan, Italy, that used to be the seat and residence of the Duchy
of Milan and one of the biggest citadels in Europe and now it houses several of the city's
museums and art collections.
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15. Quadrilateral Of Fashion
Milan is considered to be part of the “big four” global fashion capitals, which are New York City, Paris
and London.
In the “quadrilateral of fashion” there are the most prestigious shopping streets like: Via
Montenapoleone, Via della Spiga, Via Sant’Andrea, Via Manzoni and Corso Venezia, where you can find
shops of Dolce&Gabbana, Armani, Prada, Versace and so on…
In Piazza del Duomo, San Babila and Corso Buenos Aires there are other cheeper shops like H&M, Zara,
Benetton, Abercrombie and Fitch and so on…
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16. Scala Theatre
The Scala Theatre of Milan was built in 1776, besides being one of the most famous theaters in the world
it is known as the "Temple of opera", it is located in one of the most elegant squares of the city
called "Piazza della Scala."
On December 7th , the theater season is inaugurated, and on this date an important play is represented.
The audience is composed by important people (politicians, people of the show).
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17. The cathedral in Milan
Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) is the cathedral church of Milan. Dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente
(Saint Mary Nascent), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Cardinal Angelo Scola.
The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the fourth largest cathedral in the world
and the largest in the Italian state territory.
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18. Wednesday 28th March 2012
Theatre and sport
On Wednesday we did our performances and the foreigners acted out their shows. We did a sort of a parody of the
“Divine Comedy”, and it was so fun and hilarious. Then we went out from school to have lunch, but we divided into
groups and we went to different places.
After lunch, we came back to school and, after waiting some minutes, we played sport games. We were so excited to
have a serious match. Somebody played football in a sports area near the school, and the others played volleyball in the
school gym. The football match was won by the Italian group, and even a girl – Irene – scored a goal. Even if we were so
concentrated to win the match, we all managed to stay calm and the atmosphere was peaceful. There were 10 people
playing in the match, and a lot of guys and girls supported the players. In the school, only teachers remained to support
volleyball players.
For the night, a lot of students went to eat in a restaurant, and then we all went to a pub to see an important football
match of Champions League, Milan, the Italian team, against Barcelona.
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19. Thursday 29th March 2012
On Thursday we went to school at 8.45 a.m. The day’s program was the visit of the three Borromean islands in lake
Maggiore. We took the train at 9.30. a.m. We arrived at Stresa after 45 minutes. Then we walked to take the ferry boat.
The weather was sunny and warm and it would be a good day. We took two ferry boats and the trip lasted 20 minutes.
We arrived at the first island called Isola Bella and on this island we looked around the shops, bars and villas.
After ten minutes we reached the second island called Isola Pescatori. Here we stopped for lunch and everyone chose a
restaurant.
By ferry boat we came back to Stresa and we walked a bit round the town; we had a break in a bar and we ate an ice
cream and drank something. Here one of the two French teachers turned a somersault and he received a lot of
compliments and applauses. Then we left for Gallarate by train.
At the end we said goodbye to each other at school and we took many photos. We also received presents and sweets.
That evening some of us didn't go out because the day after we would get up very early to take the guest to the airport.
It was a good experience. Even though we were sceptical because of the differences between the people of the grove,
after the first day we all had over taken the embarrassment. We enjoyed it much and the languages weren't a problem
even when we had to talk in German or Spanish.
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20. Friday 30th March 2012
Unfortunately this was the last day of the Comenius project, because we had to drive our foreign friends to the airport
of Malpensa. Everyone was sad because everybody enjoyed his/her stay in Italy and we were very happy to host all
those guys. We drove the German guys to the airport and here we said goodbye to them. Then we went to school,
where there were the Turkish and the 2 Italian girls from Isola D'elba, because their flight was late in the morning and
we spent again some hours together.
We hope that everyone had fun here and we made our best to make them enjoy themselves. Even if we were from
different countries, we made a lot of new friends and we had the possibility to speak foreign languages. It was a real
cultural exchange because we shared different ideas and we learnt something from different cultures. We thought that
we had nothing in common, but we discovered that our differences were our strength. We are sorry that this
experience is over now, but we’ll always remember this unforgettable week.
We hope that everything will be positive in the next trips of the "Comenius".
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