4.4.2: Luca e Alba- Che bella famiglia!
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Prima di iniziare
Musica: Lucio Battisti – “Il mio canto libero”
Il mio canto libero è una canzone di Lucio Battisti. È una canzone del 1972 , ma è una canzone ancora molto famosa perché è una canzone iconica della cultura italiana.
Ora è la colonna sonora di un nuovo film dal titolo “ Nata per te” che parla di lotta contro i preconcetti e diritto di famiglia .
Il mio canto libero is a 5-minute song by Lucio Battisti released in 1972.
Although written over 50 years ago, it remains one of the most iconic songs in Italian culture.
Today, it is the soundtrack of the new film Nata per te, a story about challenging prejudice and redefining the idea of family in contemporary Italy.
- Use simple Italian sentences to describe family members, relationships, and people in a picture.
- Talk and write about the story of Luca e Alba using familiar vocabulary and sentence structures.
- Read and comprehend the story of Luca Trapanese e Alba, identifying its main ideas and cultural meaning.
- Recognize and reflect on common stereotypes about Italian families.
- Compare traditional and modern family models in Italy.
- Express personal reflections on family, inclusion, and diversity in contemporary Italian society.
Riflettiamo e scriviamo – Stereotypes and Images
Discussione guidata
In pairs or as a class, reflect and share your ideas.
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When you think of an Italian family, what comes to mind?
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Do you know any stereotypes or clichés about Italian families (for example, many children, living with parents, strong family ties)?
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Where do these images come from—movies, media, or personal experience?
Prompt di scrittura
Write four simple sentences in Italian that describe, in your opinion, the stereotypical Italian family.
Leggiamo insieme – Una famiglia felice e imperfetta
Reading Strategy: The Three-Time Rule
First reading:
Read the text on your own. Try to understand the main idea.
Don’t worry about the parts you don’t know!
Focus on what you recognize, have already learned, or can easily guess because it looks or sounds similar to English.
Goal: understand only the general meaning.
Second reading:
Look at the Useful Vocabulary list and read the text again.
This time, analyze and annotate—notice new words and connect them to their meaning in context.
Third reading:
Read the text aloud.
Enjoy the rhythm and flow of Italian as you read!
After this activity, you should feel more confident understanding simple sentence structures and start building your vocabulary naturally and with enjoyment.
Luca e Alba: Noi siamo felici e imperfetti
Luca è un papà single.
Alba è una bambina con la sindrome di Down.
Quando Alba ha 30 (trenta) giorni, Luca prende in affidamento (foster care) la bambina.
Da quel momento inizia una nuova famiglia.
Alba insegna a Luca a essere papà.
Luca insegna ad Alba a crescere (to grow up).
Ogni giorno, Luca e Alba condividono la vita su Instagram.
Luca racconta il mondo di Alba e mostra sui social un mondo vero.
Alba affronta tutto con forza (strength) e sincerità (honesty).
Luca mostra anche le difficoltà di Alba.
Persone da tutto il mondo seguono la loro storia.
C’è molta energia e gioia nella loro famiglia.
La loro felicità è contagiosa.
Luca e Alba vivono felici e imperfetti.
Loro sono un esempio di una bella famiglia italiana.
Simplified from art4sport.org(opens in new window)
Vocabolario utile
- prende in affidamento (prendere) – to take in foster care
- insegna (insegnare) – to teach
- crescere – to grow up
- condividono (condividere) – to share
- racconta (raccontare) – to tell about
- mostra (mostrare) – to show
- affronta (affrontare) – to face
- forza – strength
- sincerità – honesty
- seguono (seguire) – to follow
- felicità – happiness
- vivono (vivere) – to live
Ascoltiamo – Le parole di Luca
In this short video, you will listen to the voice of Luca Trapanese, an Italian father who shares his personal experience of family, love, and inclusion.
While the video is nearly 7 minutes long, please focus on the first 45 seconds of the video. Don’t worry if you don’t understand every word: listen for key ideas and familiar vocabulary.
Trascrizione (Transcript)
I acknowledge that the video is not captioned for accessibility. Since the pedagogical focus is only for the first 45 seconds, the transcript of the portion you will focus on (first 45 seconds) is provided :
“Ciao, sono Luca Trapanese, napoletano, 46 anni, e sono il primo papà single gay che in Italia ha adottato una bambina con la sindrome di Down, proprio perché la nostra storia è una storia conosciuta; abbiamo la voglia di raccontare e di parlare di diversità e soprattutto di famiglia.
La famiglia è dove c'è amore, c'è la voglia di condividere e di stare bene insieme.”
Approfondiamo – Dal reale al cinema
The story of Luca and Alba has inspired the 2023 film Nata per te.
“La storia di Luca Trapanese e sua figlia Alba, che dal 2018 è stata ufficialmente adottata da Luca, è il racconto di un'eccezione: quella che ha permesso a un genitore single di diventare padre.
Ma quella di Luca e Alba è soprattutto la storia di un amore enorme – quello tra un padre e una figlia, e quello di un uomo per la vita e le sue ricchezze.”
(Vanity Fair – Nata per te)(opens in new window)
This trailer (about 2 minutes long) introduces the true story of Luca Trapanese and his daughter Alba, a child with Down syndrome.
The film shows how their unique journey challenges stereotypes and celebrates love and inclusion.
Elaboriamo insieme – Attività di gruppo
Raccontiamo la storia di Luca e Alba
In small groups, create simple sentences in Italian to retell the story of Luca e Alba.
Use what you have read and discussed in class to describe:
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Chi sono (Who they are)
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Com’è la loro famiglia (What their family is like)
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Cosa fanno insieme (What they do together)
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Perché la loro storia è speciale (Why their story is special)
Goal: Write 4–6 short sentences in Italian and be ready to share with the class.
Example:
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Luca è un uomo gentile.
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Alba è una bambina felice.
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Sono una bella famiglia.
Riflettiamo e discutiamo
Reflect and share your thoughts in English or Italian.
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What surprised you most about Luca and Alba’s story?
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How does their story expand the idea of what a family can be?
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Do you know similar examples in your culture where “family” is defined in new or different ways?
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How is Luca and Alba’s story different from the stereotypes of the “typical Italian family”?
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What values or emotions does their story express about Italian families today?
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Do you think Italian families are changing compared to the past? In what ways?
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What makes a family real or authentic—living together, blood relation, or love and care?