1. Le lingue sono la mia passione  Russo (madrelingua)  Bielorusso (madrelingua)  Inglese (fluente)  Italiano (fluente)  Francese (intermedio)  Spagnolo (intermedio)

2. Timed, pair, share  Partner A tell partner B if you know another language and 3 reasons you want to study Italian  Partner B write down what your partner is saying  Partner B tell partner A if you know another language and 3 reasons you want to study Italian  Partner A write them down  Some volunteers will share out with the class

3. Some reasons to learn Italian?  Why do you think Mozart composed most of his operas in Italian rather than in German?  According to UNESCO, over 60% of the world's art treasures are found in Italy.  Italy is one of the top economies in the world (Member of the G8)  Knowing Italian is greatly beneficial in several career fields: culinary arts, interior design, fashion, furniture design, shipbuilding, space engineering, construction machinery, transportation equipment, etc.  Italian is recognized as one of the most beautiful spoken languages on the planet.  The Italian language is the closest to Latin  Italian literature, theater, opera, films, music are world famous: no matter how good the translation, inevitably some meaning is lost in the process  Italy has the cultures, landscapes, and histories to fill a lifetime of investigation  Italian has the highest number of words for describing food !  Being bi-lingual and/or tri-lingual gives you an advantage when looking of a job and improves your cognitive skills

4. All write, round robin Tutti scrivono, giro giro tondo Group activity:  For 1 minute, write down 3 reasons, Italian is an important language to study  Starting with partner closet to the middle isle facing me share 1 idea.  All others listen, if you already wrote that reason, check it off, if you did not, write it down  Clockwise, next person shares and all in group do the same thing  Keep going around until you have shared all your ideas and everyone has either checked them off or written them down. Each group shares one idea with class.

5. Minsk State Linguistic University Volete sapere perché ho studiato Italiano? Mi piace la cultura Italiana (I valori) Mi piace la natura Italiana Mi piace il carattere degli italiani Mi piace l’umorismo italiano Mi piace che gli italiani fanno tutto con molta passione e qualità Volevo capire l’italiano senza usare un dizionario