Todi 2020
The Coronavirus Is Ruining your Summer?
You're at home, but that doesn't mean your mind can't travel... here's your chance to experience it all. The language class in the morning, and cultural activities in the afternoon, walking tour of hilltowns nearby, cooking class, good shopping, wine and EVO oil... all from the safety of your home.
Until we'll go there again!
You're at home, but that doesn't mean your mind can't travel... here's your chance to experience it all. The language class in the morning, and cultural activities in the afternoon, walking tour of hilltowns nearby, cooking class, good shopping, wine and EVO oil... all from the safety of your home.
Until we'll go there again!
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EXCEPTIONAL UMBRIA, THE GREEN HEART OF ITALY
Italian Language and Cultural Course
Sunday, June 21 – Saturday, June 27, 2020
Italian Language and Cultural Course
Sunday, June 21 – Saturday, June 27, 2020
In this time of world-wide lockdown let’s keep your Italian studies alive, take advantage of La Lingua La Vita virtual language learning experience in Todi, a gorgeous Umbrian hilltown, where students enjoy living the Italian lifestyle: food, people, art, nature.
Discover the joy of Italian culture!
Are you ready for a new experience?
No air tickets, no jet leg. We'll take classes with the teachers in Todi, we'll visit new places and meet old friends and shopping (with discounts).
Discover the joy of Italian culture!
Are you ready for a new experience?
No air tickets, no jet leg. We'll take classes with the teachers in Todi, we'll visit new places and meet old friends and shopping (with discounts).
Outline of Online lessons and virtual Cultural Activities and Tours
Sunday Morning
(10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. US time)
La Lingua La Vita welcomes you online! Getting to know each other: Meet online La Lingua La Vita staff and teachers and introduce yourself to the group. Our director and our qualified Italian teachers will present your lesson program and virtual cultural activities. Teachers will also describe the material already sent to you via e-mail: Welcome Letter, Language and Cultural program description. Preliminary Test, Final Feedback, Welcoming Card with discount on online shopping at the best shops in Todi, a Todi brochure with historical and general information on the town.
Sunday Morning
(10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. US time)
La Lingua La Vita welcomes you online! Getting to know each other: Meet online La Lingua La Vita staff and teachers and introduce yourself to the group. Our director and our qualified Italian teachers will present your lesson program and virtual cultural activities. Teachers will also describe the material already sent to you via e-mail: Welcome Letter, Language and Cultural program description. Preliminary Test, Final Feedback, Welcoming Card with discount on online shopping at the best shops in Todi, a Todi brochure with historical and general information on the town.
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Monday morning
(9.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. US time) Italian group lessons – Students can be divided in groups according to their knowledge of Italian language after La Lingua La Vita preliminary test. Interactive didactic material, lessons based on a communicative method and on a cultural approach. Dynamic, enjoyable lessons appropriate to each student’s learning style. |
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Monday afternoon
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
An evocative tour in Todi and its Etruscan and Roman traditions – Online Guided historic walking tour of the town
(Roman Cisterns - first century B.C., Civic Museum, Nido dell’Aquila, Museo Lapidario). An online tour will be shown to the group with the help of the Museum Coordinator in Todi and your Italian teacher that will describe in detail the history, anecdotes, stories, legends and hidden places of Todi during Roman and Etruscan ages. After watching the video, students can discuss the topics with their teachers.
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
An evocative tour in Todi and its Etruscan and Roman traditions – Online Guided historic walking tour of the town
(Roman Cisterns - first century B.C., Civic Museum, Nido dell’Aquila, Museo Lapidario). An online tour will be shown to the group with the help of the Museum Coordinator in Todi and your Italian teacher that will describe in detail the history, anecdotes, stories, legends and hidden places of Todi during Roman and Etruscan ages. After watching the video, students can discuss the topics with their teachers.
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Tuesday morning
(9.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. US time)
Italian group lessons
Tuesday afternoon
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
Todi, a charming medieval and renaissance town: Online Guided tour of the town’s most beautiful churches (Todi Cathedral, San Fortunato Church, Annunziatina Church). An online tour will be shown to the group with the help of the Museum Coordinator in Todi and your Italian teacher who will describe the wonder of medieval and renaissance churches in Todi.
After watching the video, students can discuss the topics with their teachers.
(9.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. US time)
Italian group lessons
Tuesday afternoon
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
Todi, a charming medieval and renaissance town: Online Guided tour of the town’s most beautiful churches (Todi Cathedral, San Fortunato Church, Annunziatina Church). An online tour will be shown to the group with the help of the Museum Coordinator in Todi and your Italian teacher who will describe the wonder of medieval and renaissance churches in Todi.
After watching the video, students can discuss the topics with their teachers.
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Wednesday morning
(9.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. US time)
Italian group lessons
Wednesday afternoon
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
Virtual Italian Cooking Course – Umbrian Cooking class in Italian with one of our local families in Todi, a step-by-step instructional course that will get students cooking like a real Italian! Participants will learn how to cook traditional meals. Recipes and ingredients will be sent out upon your registration to the program, so that you can cook the presented meal during the lessons in your own kitchen.
IF YOU COME IN 2021 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO EAT THE MEAL YOU HAVE VIRTUALLY COOKED IN 2020. With a few glasses of wine.
(9.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. US time)
Italian group lessons
Wednesday afternoon
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
Virtual Italian Cooking Course – Umbrian Cooking class in Italian with one of our local families in Todi, a step-by-step instructional course that will get students cooking like a real Italian! Participants will learn how to cook traditional meals. Recipes and ingredients will be sent out upon your registration to the program, so that you can cook the presented meal during the lessons in your own kitchen.
IF YOU COME IN 2021 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO EAT THE MEAL YOU HAVE VIRTUALLY COOKED IN 2020. With a few glasses of wine.
Thursday morning
(09.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. US time)
Special Group Italian lesson
10.45-11-30 SPECIAL ITINERARY LESSON IN TODI: Your Italian teacher will lead you through the city center, visiting the best shops in Todi. You can meet local vendors and practice your Italian with them.
Thursday afternoon
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
Guided tour to Roccafiore Wine & Resort Spa in Todi (www.roccafiore.it) – Online Tour with a professional sommelier who will show you our special local wines, their characteristics and the wine-making process. A wonderful vineyard virtual tour will follow.
Together with your teacher, who will participate in the tour, you will learn vocabulary and useful words related to wine. The school will send e-brochures to students upon their registration to the program so students can read them while taking the tour.
(09.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. US time)
Special Group Italian lesson
10.45-11-30 SPECIAL ITINERARY LESSON IN TODI: Your Italian teacher will lead you through the city center, visiting the best shops in Todi. You can meet local vendors and practice your Italian with them.
Thursday afternoon
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
Guided tour to Roccafiore Wine & Resort Spa in Todi (www.roccafiore.it) – Online Tour with a professional sommelier who will show you our special local wines, their characteristics and the wine-making process. A wonderful vineyard virtual tour will follow.
Together with your teacher, who will participate in the tour, you will learn vocabulary and useful words related to wine. The school will send e-brochures to students upon their registration to the program so students can read them while taking the tour.
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Friday morning
(9.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. US time)
9.00-10.45 Group Italian lesson
10.45-11-30 SPECIAL ITINERARY LESSON IN TODI: Your Italian teacher will lead you through the city center, visiting the more best shops in Todi. You can meet local vendors and practice your Italian with them.
Friday afternoon
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
Special Italian lesson on Olive Oil & Guided tour to the Agriturismo Passo della Palomba (www.passodellapalomba.com)
After a special Italian lesson on extra-virgin olive oil with La Lingua La Vita Director Stefania Belli, there will be an online tour at the Agriturismo Passo della Palomba, where you can visit the family-run oil farm, “walk” in the olive groves, visit the oil press. The school will send e-brochures to students upon their registration to the program so students can read them while taking the tour and order some good EVO!
(9.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. US time)
9.00-10.45 Group Italian lesson
10.45-11-30 SPECIAL ITINERARY LESSON IN TODI: Your Italian teacher will lead you through the city center, visiting the more best shops in Todi. You can meet local vendors and practice your Italian with them.
Friday afternoon
(12.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. US time)
Special Italian lesson on Olive Oil & Guided tour to the Agriturismo Passo della Palomba (www.passodellapalomba.com)
After a special Italian lesson on extra-virgin olive oil with La Lingua La Vita Director Stefania Belli, there will be an online tour at the Agriturismo Passo della Palomba, where you can visit the family-run oil farm, “walk” in the olive groves, visit the oil press. The school will send e-brochures to students upon their registration to the program so students can read them while taking the tour and order some good EVO!
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Saturday
Arrivederci Day!
This virtual course will allow you to get a 10% discount on your 2021 course cost!
Arrivederci Day!
This virtual course will allow you to get a 10% discount on your 2021 course cost!
VIRTUAL ITALIAN WEEK IN TODI June 21 to 27, 2020
Prices include:
- $550 Italian course and cultural activities Deadline June 12, 2020, please buy your ticket here
Prices include:
- Italian classes (12.5 hrs), placement test (if you are a beginner you don't need it), many levels.
- Virtual Interactive Material
- E-brochure
- Application Form
- TULPA Certificate
- Cultural Activities:
- Two Guided visits to Todi with the Roman and Etruscan Museum Coordinator in Todi and your teacher
- One cooking class with la signora Fiorenza. A cooking along experience.
- One visit to a winery (you can order wine)
- One visit to a EVO oil maker (you can order oil)
- Two visits to the best shops in Todi for virtual or real shopping.
