BASIC ENGLISH III

Italy and
Colombia
Valentina Rojas & Juliana Jerez
 ITALY: GENERAL INFORMATION

WEATHER GASTRONOMY HOLIDAYS

Italy has all 4 seasons His best-known dishes are Most of the festivities are
and July is the warmest pizza, pasta, and Risotto, religious because in Italy
month of the year. which is made from rice there is the highest pontiff
and cheese. of the Catholic Church.
 ITALY: GENERAL INFORMATION

SOCIETY HEALTHY ECONOMY

Good manners and If you need urgent The main Italian industries
courtesy are highly medical assistance during are automobiles, chemicals,
respected and their family a visit to Italy, you can get electronics, and textiles.
ties are very strong. the treatment for free.
COLOMBIA: GENERAL INFORMATION

WEATHER GASTRONOMY HOLIDAYS

Colombia doesn’t have Some of the most common Most of its holidays have
stations because it is ingredients in the religious significance.
located in the tropics. preparations are cereals
such as rice and corn.
 COLOMBIA: GENERAL INFORMATION

SOCIETY HEALTHY ECONOMY

Colombia is the second-largest The colombian health One of the most traditional
country in the world that speaks system is made up of a economic activities in
Spanish but also has more than free and a private system. Colombia is the cultivation
65 indigenous languages. of coffee
 DIFFERENCES AND
SIMILARITIES

The climate in Colombia as well as in

Italy varies depending on the area.
Lemoned with panela in Colombia is
sweeter than lemongrass in Italy.
Some tourist sites in Italy are older
than some tourist places in Colombia.
The family is very important and has a
central role in the social structure of
both countries.
Colombia and Italy have democratic
governments.
 What are these
differences due to?
Their differences are because
Colombian culture is a mixture of
other different cultures. Colombia
has a strong influence on European
culture. The center of the Catholic
religion is in the capital of Italy,
Rome, where the Pope is. This is the
main religion in most of Europe, for
this reason when Colombia was
colonized it acquired this religion
and other customs of Italy.
 LIST OF DO’S AND DON’TS FOR
TRAVELERS IN ITALY

Be conscious of Don’t forget to Try an Italian Don’t forget to Carry some cash
how you dress learn the basic coffee validate your around with you
train ticket