1. Comenius Project: The piazza Explore the origin of the word piazza in each language

2. Task 1: The word piazza in different languages Find out the partner word in each language: LanguageWordOptions Italian1.Plaza EnglishSquarePiazza Spanish2.Square Polish3.Náměstí French4.Plac Czech5.Carré Turkish6.Carr Piazza Plaza Carré Plac Náměstí Kare

3. Task 2: Etymology of the word “Square” [1] Complete the gaps with the right word: Square (n.) – C.1300, “tool for measuring right angles,” from (1) _________esquire “a square, squareness,” from Vulgar (2)__________ *excuadrade, from *exquadrare “to square,” from Latin ex- “out” *(see ex-) + quadrare “make square, set in order, complete” (see quadrant). – Meaning “rectangular shape or area” is recorded by late 14c.; replaced Old (3) ___________ feower-scyte. Sense of “open space in a town or park” is from 1680s. The mathematical sense of “a number multiplied by itself” is first recorded (4) ____________. 1550sLatinEnglishFrench Latin English 1550s

4. Task 2: Etymology of the word “Square” [2] Complete the gaps with the right word: Square (adj.) – C. 1300, “containing four equal sides and right angles,” from square (n.) Meaning “honest, fair,” is first attested (1)____________: that of “straight, direct” is from 1804. Sense of “old-fashioned” is 1944, U.S. (2) _________ slang, said to be from shape of a conductor’s hand gestures in a regular four-beat (3) ___________ (Square-toes meant nearly the same thing in 1771, from a style of shoes then fallen from fashion.) Squaresville is attested from 1956. Square one “the beginning” is first recorded 1960, probably from board games; square dance attested (4) ___________. 1970jazz1560srhythm 1560s jazz rhythm 1870

5. Task 3: Much up the pictures of the squares with their names:

6. Task 3: Much up the pictures of the squares with their names: [1] Sukiennice and Main Market Square Krakow (Poland)

7. Task 3: Much up the pictures of the squares with their names: [2] Plaza Mayor of Madrid (Spain)

8. Task 3: Much up the pictures of the squares with their names: [3] Trafalgar Square, London (United Kingdom)

9. Task 3: Much up the pictures of the squares with their names: [4] Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome (Italy)

10. Task 3: Much up the pictures of the squares with their names: [5] Old Town Square, Prague (Czech Republic)

11. Task 3: Much up the pictures of the squares with their names: [6] Place Vendôme, Paris (France)

12. Task 3: Much up the pictures of the squares with their names: [7] Taksim Square, Istanbul (Turkey)