CYBERGUIDE: Finding property to rent or buy in Italy using the web.

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Introduction:

This activity will allow you to find real estate in Italy that you would like to purchase or rent for your vacations in Italy. You will also learn other vocabulary (including idiomatic expressions).

Task:

Put all of your answers in the blue examination booklets that have been provided to you unless otherwise specified. You will check the websites that follow to find a piece of real estate in Tuscany: You will have to find the most ideal property according to your particular tastes; for example, if you are a tennis enthusiast, you should find property that has tennis courts on the land or nearby. You will answer questions in Italian that I have asked you regarding general information about the property. You will also explain in Italian why you want a certain piece of real estate.

1a. Attività:

a. TRANSLATE TO ENGLISH THE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS IN THE VOCABULARY LIST THAT IS PART OF THIS PACKET.

 

b. LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES TO FIND YOUR IDEAL PROPERTY. YOU SHOULD COME UP WITH AT LEAST THREE (3) PIECES OF REAL ESTATE AS SEMI-FINALISTS.

http://www.real-estate-italy.com

http://www.casa-in-toscana.it/casedasogno/

http://www.reco.it/ (Click on "Property Listings"to the left, then click "Toscana".)

http://www.parkervillas.com/ (Click on "Tuscany" at the middle of the page.)

http://www.wimco.com/villas/villasearch.aspx?did=487 (For "Destination" choose Italy and for "Location", choose Florence or Tuscany.)

 

c. AFTER READING THE ADS FROM THE ABOVE SITES, WRITE EIGHT (8) ADDITIONAL WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST WHERE IT SAYS "LE MIE PAROLE" THAT YOU FOUND THAT YOU HAVE NOT LEARNED BEFORE AND THEN TRANSLATE THEM TO ENGLISH. THE WORDS MAY ALSO BE WORDS THAT YOU HAVE THOUGHT OF AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FOR THE WRITING PART OF THIS PROJECT.

 

d. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ITALIAN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

1. Che tipo di abitazioni sono queste? Casa?, Villa? Palazzo? Monolocale? Appartamento?

2. Dove sono queste tre abitazioni (ville, villette, terre o appartamenti)? Da' i nomi delle città.

3. Quanto costano queste case (in Euro)?

4. Sono queste abitazioni in centro di una città grande o sono in campagna?

5. Quali servizi hanno queste case?

6. Come sono differenti queste abitazioni? E come sono simili?

7. Spiega perché ti piace un'abitazione in città o in campagna.

8. Preferisci affittare o comprare quest'abitazione? Spiega perché.

 

e. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN A 12-15 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH BASED UPON THE PIECE OF REAL ESTATE THAT YOU HAVE ULTIMATELY CHOSEN AS YOUR FAVORITE.

Descrivi in dettagli l'abitazione che hai scelto per questo proggetto. Perché l'hai scelta? Cosa ha per i servizi? È vicino al mare, alla campagna, a una città grande? Com'è perfetta per la tua vita e per i tuoi interessi? Spiega perché.

 

2a. Attività:

a. FOR THIS ACTIVITY, YOU WILL MAKE AN AD IN ITALIAN YOU WILL PLACE IN AN ITALIAN NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE FOR A PIECE OF REAL ESTATE YOU ARE SELLING. USE THE HALF-POSTER BOARD, MARKERS AND/OR CRAYONS TO MAKE THIS AD. YOU MAY USE PICTURES OF REAL ESTATE YOU FOUND ON THE WEB OR PICTURES IN A MAGAZINE OR DRAW YOUR OWN! USE THE CRITERIA YOU SEE BELOW TO MAKE THIS AD.

Fa' un anuncio per un'abitazione che hai in svendita. Che tipo di abitazione è; casa, villa, appartamento, palazzo, monolocale? Quante stanze ci sono? Per quanti soldi la stai vendendo? In quale città è quest'abitazione? L'indirizzo? È in buone condizioni o ha bisogno di restauro?

 

b. WEBSITE EVALUATIONS: IN THIS PACKET ARE SEVEN (7) COPIES OF WEB SITE EVALUATIONS. PLEASE COMPLETE 4 THEM FOR EACH OF THE 4 SITES THAT YOU USED IN THIS CYBERGUIDE.