Why this web site?

Students of Italian at the University of Colorado who study in Italy most often study in Florence. We offer viewers an interactive "Gita a Firenze," an excursion to Florence. The interactive lessons will help you learn about Florence, improve listening comprehension, build vocabulary, and practice writing skills.
The lessons - what you will do:

You will watch a short video or listen to a spoken exchange. View or listen as often as you wish or need to in order to do the excercises. Excercises can be multiple choice, fill-in, completions, or even a cross-word puzzle. Use for hints or to check your score. At the end of the lessons, there is a written assignment which students will turn in to instructors. Remember to read all instructions carefully.
A few hints:

  • Read all the directions before beginning the lessons or activities. Use the scroll bar to move up and down the pages and the "back" button where indicated.

  • The links to the vocabulary open a new browser window. Simply move the window to work on your lesson again. This allows you to view the vocabulary without loosing your work on the lessons.

  • The audio and video controls are standard controls and will work with either Quick Time or Windows Media Player. Press the button to play and the button to pause. You can move the status indicator in the controls to start at whatever point you would like. Just click the sliding object and drag it to the point where you would like to start. To the left is a diagram of the Quick Time controls:








    		• The links - the culture of Florence and its region:

    After exploring these sites click "Back" to return to this page or click on the Homepage to start the lessons. The interactive map of Florence will take you on a tour of the major sites of the city--just click and learn! Note that information is also available in English. Click on Per conoscere meglio l'Italia for a selection of links to Italian web sites or learn more about the CU/Syracuse study-abroad program in Florence. The home page for the Department of French and Italian at CU gives information about its programs of study and valuable links to many web sites of cultural interest.