SOPHIA LOREN: YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW

What do you think if I say “Italy”? I am sure you’ll start thinking about  pizza, spaghetti, good food and …opera? So I’ll just say: SOPHIA LOREN!

WONDER: YOU CAN'T BLEND IN WHEN YOU WERE BORN TO STAND OUT

This extremely successful novel was published in 2012 since then over 5 million people have read it.

Anyone who's read WONDER by R.J. Palacio has fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. A very moving film based on the book was relased in December 2017 starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacop Tremblay.

HOW MUCH THE RORSCHACH TEST SAYS ABOUT YOU

Have you ever wondered why psychiatrists show strange ink pots to their patients? Or a better question is: how can they understand if that patient is a psycho just with this simple test?

Actually this very famous test often pictured in movies or tv series can say quite a lot about your personality and we are going to discover exactly how to use the Rorschach test.

First of all, let’s discover the origins of this test.

XXIII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES – 2018

This year the Olympic Winter Games will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea and they will be from 9th to 25th of February.

THE WORLD'S HAPPIEST PLACES

Why are some countries happier than others? There are many factors that make a country happy, but the happiest countries have in common three main elements: their people feel secure, their people have a sense of purpose and their people minimize stress and maximize joy.

QUIZ TIME! THE TUDOR ERA & SHAKESPEARE

If you think studying history or literature is boring and hard, you’re wrong. Suggest your teacher to plan team quizzes from  time to time and have fun all together.

OUR QUIZ GAME

Prepare a list of  60 questions,  form two 3-member teams, pick up a presenter and an assistant. The teacher will be the judge and will assign the points to the contestants. The assistant will write down the scores on the blackboard. The presenter will read the questions. The contestants will answer the questions in turns following always the same order,  10 questions for each contestant. If a contestant can’t answer his/her own question, the presenter or the judge will give the answer, NOT the other contestants.

ANGELINA JOLIE, AN ICON OF BEAUTY

Who is Angelina Jolie?

Angelina Jolie is a 42 year- old actress and director. She won an Oscar for her role in Girl. She is best-known for her starring role in the original Tomb Raider movie franchise. Born and bred in LA, she is the daughter of veteran actor and star of  Deliverance, Jon Voight, and actress Marcheline Bertrand, who died in 2007.

From a young age Angelina exhibited an eccentric personality and mental instability. Her career has been characterised by dramas in her personal life. She wore a vial of her boyfriend Billy Bob Thorton's blood around her neck, and likes to kiss her own brother on the red carpet. What an odd person!

THE BIRTH OF A GIANT

During the latest weeks a big issue in the world of entertainment arose discussion: one of the biggest multinational corporation ever, Disney, became even greater.

THE TRUMAN SHOW: A MOVIE THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

''We've become bored with watching actors give us phony emotions.We are tired of pyrotechnics and special effects.While the world he inhabits is, in some respects,counterfeit,there's nothing fake about Truman himself.No scripts, no cue cards.It isn't always Shakespeare,but it's genuine.It's a life.''

- Christof  

  

The Truman Show is a satirical sci-fi movie directed by Peter Weir and released in 1998. The protagonist of this movie is Truman Burbank played by Jim Carrey. You may have already seen this movie starring Jim Carrey and you will agree with me if I say it's a funny movie. But that’s not all it is, funny, I mean. It's an intriguing and charismatic movie that will make you think about various issues. A thought- provoking masterpiece.

WOMEN (AND MEN) IN BLACK AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES

WOMEN IN BLACK

On occasion of The Golden Globes 2018  Hollywood imposed a restriction on the red carpet: a total black outfit to support the Time's Up initiative,  a protest in favour of gender equality and against violence on women. The world of fashion and glamorous Hollywood are becoming strong supporters  of crucial social campaigns. Let’s have a look at our celebrities in black!

WHAT ABOUT ENGLISH? A SURVEY

In our school every student studies English. We study it because it is compulsory in our syllabus but we also know it is the most-widely spoken language in the world. So, compulsory or not, we need it.

But what do students think about English? And how do they study it? We arranged a survey with the help of all the English teachers who work in our school and we asked all the students in the 3rd and 4th year (16/17 – year-old) to answer our questionnaire. (HERE)

On the whole 179 students  participated in the survey. They are from 14 different classes : liceo classico (1);  liceo delle scienze umane (3) liceo scientifico (3), liceo linguistico (2), tecnico per il turismo (1), tecnico informatico (2), perito elettrotecnico (2). 

We read all the questionnaires and made graphic charts to share the results here on our blog. Are you curious to know more? Go on reading :-)

BEAUTIFUL ROCKS & MINERALS

Since I was younger I've always been interested in rocks and minerals. 4 years ago I went to London and I visited the Natural History Museum where I bought an amazing book on minerals and rocks. Thanks to it I’ve learnt a lot about minerals and, today, I'm going to share with you  what my three favourite ones are.  

First of all, definition!

A mineral is a naturally occurring solid with specific chemical composition.

MY TOP 5 BANDS

Hi there! Today I'm gonna talk about music and I'd like to share with you my top - 5 bands. I’m sure you have already listened to a lot of their songs because they're so popular!

But to be honest,  I really like talking about  music as well as listening to it, that’s why I could talk about it for hours and hours. However,  I swear I'll be brief! So… keep reading, please!  

THE MAGNIFICENT RAINBOW ON EARTH

 The Grand Prismatic Spring, a hot spring in Yellowstone Park is the proof that we can find rainbows also on the ground.

HAPPY 2018!