IRELAND AND ITALY

ITALY

SCHOOLS IN ITALY

• In Italy all children must go to elementary school from the time they turn 6 until they are 11
• Middle school lasts for three years ,until the age of 14
• Children study math, history and science
• Most of the time there are 25 students in a class
• Often, students wear overalls rather than a uniform

MONEY IN ITALY

• The lira was used untill 2002
• Now Italians use euros

FAMILIES IN ITALY

• The average household has 1.4 children
• They like to go to soccer games and operas
• Children also like to spend time with their family

HOUSING IN ITALY

• Most kids stay with their parents until they turn 30
• Italians tend to like apartments in the city

In Italy, people eat pasta.
MOST ITALIANS EAT OVER 60 POUNDS OF PASTA A YEAR! Examples of pasta shapes are: fettuccine, bow tie, angel hair and spaghetti.

IRELAND

SCHOOLS IN IRELAND

• In Ireland all Children Must Go To School At Age 4 Or 5
• Primary school lasts 7 years
• Postprimary is for pupils 12 to18
• They study language, math, social, environment and science
• Some schools require uniforms, others don't

MONEY IN IRELAND

• Irish people use Euros, too
• They started using Euros in 2002
• Their old money had a harp on it
• The old money is the pound and shillings

FAMILIES IN IRELAND

• In 1965 most women had 4 children
• Now they usually have 2 children
• Some children watch a piped telly
• Some boys play Gaelic football
• Or Teens surf

HOUSING IN IRELAND

SOME OF THE BEST-KNOWN IRISH FOODS HAVE POTATOES
Their favorite potato dish is called boxty.