英语演讲A trip to Italy.pptVIP

A Trip To Italy:beautiful scenery,interesting culture Allen,Aug 17th,2012 What attracts you most in Italy? A brief introduction Location:in southern Europe Neighboring countries:France, Switzerland, Slovenia Capital:Rome National flag National emblem National Day:June 2nd The first station-Rome All roads lead to Rome. Rome was not built in a day. When in Rome, do as Romans do. The second station-Milan The third station-Torino Savoy Palace萨沃王宫 The fourth station-Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa The last station-Vernice Plazza San Marco 圣马可广场 Customs Never sneeze or cough to Italians.It’s regarded as impolite.If people sneeze, say“Solute!”to wish him good health. Don’t talk about politics or football. Don’t say the number 17. Grandmother is respected most. Italians hates chrysanthemums(菊花) which are used for funerals. Wine, plays an important role in people’s lives. Being late for about 20 minutes is quite common in Italy. Thanks for listening. 附：演讲原文 Hello, everyone! Today the topic of my speech is Italy. We’ll go on a trip to Italy. And I’ll be the tour guide. Now let’s have a brief introduction of Italy. The first station is Rome.This is the Colosseum.It was built in the year of 72. It was built to watch poor people fighting with wild animals like lions. Centuries before, some parts of the huge building was destroyed by the earthquake. This is Pantheon. However, it was badly damaged in the year of 80. There are 16 high pillars made of stone. They are the symbol of Pantheon. 附：演讲原文 This is St. Paul’s Cathedral. But in fact, it’s not in Rome but in Vaticano.It attracts a great number of Christians. The second station is Milan, which is symbolized by the famous church-Church of Duomo.It’s one of the biggest Gothic buildings in the world. The third station is Torino.The huge palace-Savoy Palace, with the ultimate in luxury, showed the luxurious life in the medieval times. As you know, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is well-known for its leaning. But do you know why it is l