Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Laura Pausini are only some of the most famous Italian singers.

Italian Opera, that is to say music + singing + acting together, started to spread in 1500. Italy is considered the mother land of Opera and it is still the most prestigious country where singers and musicians come to study music.

Know Italian language can be very useful while studying music: the technical terms and directions as for Opera are still in Italian, no matter in which country people are learning to play a music instrument, to sing or to read music. Moreover many Operas were born in Italian and are always performed in the original language.

Children usually start learning a second language through songs because we believe that music may be a funny and simply way to get involved into a different language.

But why don’t we take into consideration the same idea for adults as well? Music might be a great starting point to appreciate and love Italian language! And don’t forget that Italian language has got a sound and music inside itself already.

Italian sport comes immediately after food. Italians love sport, they like doing sport but they prefer watching it! What is Italians favorite one? Football! Italian CALCIO…

Football was born in England and came to Italy in the late 1800 but it immediately had a wide success. In few years many of the most famous football clubs were set up such as Juventus (1898, black and white t-shirt) and Internazionale Milan (1908, blue and black t-shirt), usually known as Inter.

Italian football teams and players are among the most famous and excellent of the world. Everybody knows at least something about Italian football and about Italian successes (many times Italian teams won Champions Leagues and recently, in 2006, the National Italy football team won the World Cup).

But football is not the only one: Italy excels for skiing, swimming and many others. Italians are simply keen on sports.
When you are keen on something it is easier to be interested in what goes around it. For those who love sport, boning up on Italian language could be a funny way to train your tongue!

“I fell in love with the food and then I fell in love with the language”.

Many people say it while talking about Italian language.

When people think of Italy the first thing that comes into their mind is definitely the food! PIZZA, SPAGHETTI, MOZZARELLA and many others. Although people cannot speak Italian they can certainly pronounce these words, sometimes properly and some others in a funny way. But they never try to translate it, because the quality of a food tradition is not translatable in other languages and cultures.

Food is a part of Italian culture and tradition. The good quality of Italian food has travelled during the time together with the language that has spread abroad thanks to the successfulness of the cooking.

Learn Italian and love Italian food are two good reasons to plan a journey to Italy and to meet the most delicious language ever!

European history is one the most ancient all over the world. 2700 years ago Romans settled in Italy, built Rome and conquered most part of Europe, part of Asia and part of Africa. They were the first ones in spreading Italian culture, traditions and language.

The Roman Empire was great: Romans were excellent constructors, politicians, lawyers and soldiers. The language spoken by Romans was Latin, the old form of current Italian, a dead language today but still alive because people continue to be interested in it. It is taught in European schools as it is the foundation of many languages (such as French, Spanish etc.).

Italian history and language are strictly linked: language has changed during the time, from place to place (from Latin into Italian, French, Portuguese and many others) and it would be a great experience to study such an old language.
The better you know a language the better you’ll understand its story and culture.

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Italian language is spoken by over 70 million of people living in Italy but it is alive across the world thanks to other 70 million of Italians living abroad (especially in America and Australia). We could say there is “another Italy outside Italy”.

In Australia there are many people with Italian origins (about 200.000 people who are now in Australia were born in Italy; about 850.000 were born in here but speak Italian as second language at home) and many of them would like their children/grandchildren to carry on their language, culture and tradition.

Somehow Italian language and culture is a part of Australia and nowadays Italian is one of the most spoken languages in this country, too. In schools it is the second most taught language after Chinese. It is a heritage to be carried on and to be maintained.

Italians brought an important contribution to Australia: they came here to work but in the meanwhile they were able to export their food, their way of constructing buildings, their style.

The so called “made in Italy” is famous all over the world. And learning Italian is a way to go through it and discover the beauty of one of the oldest language ever.

•    European culture and history
•    Italian sport
•    Italian music (opera)
•    Italian fashion
•    Italian food
•    Italian art
•    The beauty of a language
•    The importance of learning a second language (different from English family)
•    It is easier to learn a similar language (French, Spanish etc.)
•    Italian cinema