The project We are four schools that have worked together in this etwinning project to develop the spirit of world citizenship among our students. Taking the advantage of the possibilities offered by the Internet and digital media to promote European school cooperation, collaborative learning we have collaborated to join our comunities. The project consists of creating small teams composed of members from different countries working together with to create a magazine. By now two schools have joined the project, the Villajunco School in Santander, Spain , the Escola BĂĄsica D. LuĂs de Mendonça Furtado in Barreiro, Portugal and Comprehensive School G. Montezemolo in Rome. Our main objective is to practice English as a second language by communicating with people from other countries and to promote the European spirit and the sense of world citizenship. We aim to help our students to improve their communicative skills in a second language, to acquire the feeling of world citizenship and awareness of the fact of English as a lingua franca.
The monuments from Italy and Portugal By: Federica Di Carlo and Elisa Calado
In Italy‌
Rome and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in
The biggest Italian monument is the
preserved of all Roman buildings.
about 126 AD. It is one of the best-
Colosseum. It is a amphitheatre in the center of Rome. Emperor Vespasian started the works, and Emperor Titus completed them. It was used for gladiatorial contests, and other shows like animal hunts, in which animals would hunt and eat prisoners; or in which gladiators would fight against animals.
There
were
also
another
monument of Italy is the Pantheon. It is a building in Rome, Italy, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all executions of prisoners, plays, and battle scenes; sometimes it was filled with water to fight sea battles. The people of Rome could go i n t o
t h e
Colosseum
with-
out any costs; it was free.
It has been in continuous use throughout its history, and since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs" but informally known as "Santa Maria della Rotonda." The square in front of the Pantheon is called Piazza della Rotonda.
In Portugal… Conímbriga is one of the largest Roman
Judging by the capacity of the amphi-
settlements in Portugal, and is classi-
theater, the city had an estimated popu-
fied as a National Monument. Conímbriga lies 16 km from Coimbra. When the Romans arrived, in the first half of the 2nd century BC, Conímbriga was a flourishing village. Thanks to the peace established in Lusitania a quick Romanisation of the indigenous population took place and Conímbriga became a prosperous town The Hieronymites Monastery (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos) :
The monastery is one of the most
is located near the shore of the parish
prominent monuments of the Manueline
of Belém, in the municipality of Lisbon,
-style architecture (Portuguese late-
Portugal.
Gothic) in Lisbon, classified in 1983 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém.
Britain and the sea By Martina Santambrogio
Britain is an island and British people are always close to the sea. In fact, they are never more than 119 km. from it. The sea is an important part of Britain’s industry.
Leisure and tourism Lots of British people go abroad for their holidays, but 50% of British people have their holidays in Britain. British people love the seaside, and the weather isn’t always cold and wet. The south of England and Wales can be hot and sunny, especially from June to August. Cornwall is a very popular destination. It’s in the south-west of Britain. It has got some great beaches for surfing, and Newquay is Britain’s surfing
capital. Blackpool, in the north-west of England, is very popular, too. It’s a large seaside resort and its famous amusement parks. There are hundreds of small islands around Britain and many of these are popular holiday destinations. The Orkney islands are a group of 70 islands near the northeast of Scotland. Tourists visit the Orkney islands to see the wild natural landscape and famous prehistoric monuments. The Scilly isles, near Cornwell, are also popular for holidays. They have a worm climate all year and are famous for their tropical plants. Transport Britain has a lot of airports, but some of Britain’s major cities, like Bristol, Cardiff and Glasgow, are also ports. You can travel by ferry from Liverpool to Ireland, from Harwich to Holland, and from many different ports to France. The English Chanel is the sea between England and France. It is only 34 km. from Dover, in south-east England, to Calais, in the north of France. You can also travel to France by train, in a tunnel under the sea. This journey is only 30 minutes.
Fishing The North Sea, to the east of Britain, is the traditional location for the British fishing industry, but this is changing. There aren’t many fish there now, and fishermen in this area are worried about the future. In the south, things are different.
Newlyn, in Cornwall, has
the largest number of fishing boats in Britain. The water in the south is warm. This means you can find many different types of fish there. Fishermen in Cornwall sell their fish to shops and restaurants in the UK and abroad. They are optimistic about the future.
By Lorenzo Magnani, Italy
L'Opera dei Pupi, the puppet theatre emerged in Sicily in the 19th century and enjoyed great success among the popular classes. The puppeteers related stories based on medieval chivalric literature and Italian poems of the Renaissance as well as on the lives of saints and notorious bandits. The dialogues were improvised by the puppeteers.
The 2 main puppet schools in Sicily, Palermo and Catania were known principally for the size and shape of their puppets and for their stage techniques and colourful landscape backdrops. The theatres were mainly family-run businesses passed down from generation to generation. However, the carving, painting, and fabrication of the very sophisticated puppets were done by specialised craftspeople employing traditional methods and techniques.
he puppet shows were spread over several evenings and provided opportunities for the different social classes to go out and chat about everyday matters in the community. This kind of theatre reflected the Sicilians' feeling of belonging and their awareness of a common identity. Unfortunately, the economic boom of the 1950s had a considerable effect on this art form and threatened it to its very foundations. Similar theatres in Italy disappeared at the same time only to reappear 20 years later.
L'Opera dei Pupi is therefore the only example of an uninterrupted tradition of this kind of theatre. Today, technical progress, in particular the television, has turned many Sicilians away from these performances. Economic difficulties have also affected this traditional theatre form since many puppeteers can no longer make a living from their art. Tourism has also caused a decline in the quality of performances which were previously aimed at local audiences.
Plans are being made to organise training workshops for young puppeteers and festival awards for best troupes. National and international performances are also foreseen with the setting up of a school of puppetery to safeguard the future of L'Opera dei Pupi.
Sports in Italy, Portugal and Spain Italy: Sports in Italy have a long tradition. In numerous sports, both individual and team, Italy has good representation and many successes. Football is the most popular sport in Italy. Basketball, volleyball, and Cycling are the next most popular/played sports, with Italy having a rich tradition in all three. Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and is currently the second most successful football team in World Cup history, after Brazil, having won four FIFA World Cup championships. Italy also has strong traditions in rugby union, tennis, athletics, fencing, and winter sports.
Portugal: Sports in Portugal are important in Portuguese culture. Football is the most popular sport in Portugal. Other than football, many other professional or semiprofessional well organized sport competitions take place every season in Portugal, including basketball, swimming, athletics, tennis, gymnastics, futsal, rink hockey, team handball, volleyball, surfing, canoeing and rugby union championships among the hundreds of sports played in this country.
Spain: Sport in Spain in the second half of 20th century has always been dominated by football. Football is the most popular sport. Other popular sport activities include basketball, tennis, cycling, hockey, handball, motorcycling, Formula One, water sports, golf, and skiing. Spain has also hosted a number of international events such as the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. With Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon championships in 2008 and 2010, the tennis team winning the Davis Cup five times (2000, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011), the basketball team winning the 2006 World Basketball Championship, the 2009 EuroBasket, and the 2011 EuroBasket, Fernando Alonso's back-to-back (2005 and 2006 championships in the prestigious Formula One, AtlĂŠtico Madrid's Europa League win in 2010 and 2012, FC Barcelona's European success in 2006, 2009 and 2011, the football team bringing home Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 trophies and Ă“scar Pereiro, Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre's 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 triumphs in Tour de France more recently, several papers have looked beyond Sastre's win to claim that Spain is enjoying something of a sporting "Golden Age"
Spanish and Portuguese Football Teams Spanish Team: Real Racing Club de Santander is a Spanish football club in Santander, Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it plays in Second Division. Their stadium is called El Sardinero, and its capacity is about 22,000 spectators. In 2007–08, being the club’s manager Marcelino García, Racing finished in sixth position, being able to play next season in the UEFA Cup for the first time ever. Besides, the club reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. Racing has been 44 seasons in 1st Division, 33 in 2nd Division, 1 season in 2nd Division B and 4 seasons in 3rd Division. Some notable players who have been in Racing are Ezequiel Garay, Giovani Dos Santos, Nikola Žigić, Sergio Canales, Pedro Munitis and Kennedy Bakircioglü. Portuguese Team: Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese club founded in 11 April 1911. In this institution we can play football and basketball. Club also play chess, gymnastics and kick-boxing. It´s one of the clubs with more participations on Portuguese Championship and in Portuguese Cup. In basketball, the club won 2 National Championships and 6 Portuguese Cup. The club has represented Portugal in European competitions and it has players with great talents in football. In the 1969–70 season, FC Barreirense got the highest place ever in the 1st division, with the 4th place. The club represented the country in the prestigious Inter-cities Fairs Cup. Barreiro has been in 2nd Division 7 seasons, in FPF Cup one time, in Taça Ribeiro dos Reis one time, and in Campeonato de Portugal Runners-up 2 times. S.L.
Benfica take
a
lot
of
great
talent
from
the Barreiro’s school like Artur Quaresma or Manuel Bento.
Traditional Food in Italy, in Portugal, and in Spain Italy is famous for its food, like chees, pasta, pizza and ice-cream, meat and fish. I live in Rome and it is famous for many special dishes like lasagna, carbonara pasta or matriciana pasta. I really like them! The ingredients of carbonara pasta are becon, cheese, eggs and pepper and pasta, usually spaghetti. Is very good! I love lasagna too. It is cooked with tomato sauce, besciamella butter. And cheese if you like. Italy is also famous for its sweets like tiramisu’, and in Christmas time are so famous, pandoro, panettone and torrone. I really like all but I love so much torrone.
Portugal traditional food is Stitched Portuguese. Its ingredients are beef; chicken; pork leg and entrecote; ham; chorizo; sausage; becon; fresh orelheira and smoked; Portuguese kale (bunch) or heart; carrots, potatoes, turnips; salt and oil. I love role de carne egg; salt and pepper .; tablespoons of breadcrumbs; slices of ham; slices of cheese; carrot, grated; roll of puff pastry ready to use. This is my favorite food.
There are two traditional dishes in Spain: paella and tortilla.
Paella ingredients are: rice, meat/fish, tomatoes, salt and pepprs. If you want you can also add green peas. Tortilla ingredients are: potatoes, mayonnaise, eggs and oil. Note: the mayonnaise is optional. I love eating specially the tortilla made by my mother because is the best one in the whole world with a cold and fresh Coca-Cola. It tastes delicious when it melts in your mouth and you swallow it after a moment of pleasure.
Basketball Basketball is a team sport invented in 1891 by the Canadian physical education teacher James Naismith. It is played by two teams of 5 players, who aim to pass the ball in a basket placed at the ends of the court. The baskets are placed at a height of 3 meters and 5 centimeters. Players can walk on the field since they hit the ball against the ground at each step.
In Portugal
In Spain
The introduction of basketball in Portugal took place in 1913, the Physical Education teacher Swiss Rodolfo Horney, who has worked for 12 years in Lisbon. The first test inter-regional was held in 1922, between Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra. Five years later, on August 17, 1927 was founded the Portuguese Basketball Federation (FPB), in Porto. On June 18th, 1932 was founded the International Basketball Federation, being Portugal one of the eight founding countries. The first women's basketball meeting occurs in 1934. That same year the FPB passed its headquarters to Lisbon. Today, basketball is the second most
Basketball in Spain is similar to how it is organized in other European countries and generally in FIBA members, and it´s quite different from the system used in the U.S. NBA. The organization of basketball in Spain is similar to football, in the sense that there is a league of professional clubs and a Federation which includes all other club competitions or less fully professionalized amateurs and also the category of training of young players. The Basketball Clubs Association (ACB) organize the league with the same name, composed by 18 teams with the greatest potential. Every year, the last two of the league standing down to division LEB, the ACB, therefore, differs from the NBA in many ways and among them may loose the category. The LEB is organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation.
popular sport in Portugal, it has 25,550 federated athletes.