LICEO CLASSICO “JACOPONE DA TODI”
PROGRAMMA DI LINGUA E LETTERATURA INGLESE
a.s. 2008 – 2009
CLASSE 1BC
LINGUA LIBRO DI TESTO: Straight forward intermediate, Macmillan
UNIT 1: 1A Double lives/1B Britishness/1C First impressions
Grammar: stative & dynamic verbs – present simple & present continuos – subject & object questions
Vocabulary: verbs with two meanings – self-image – describing people
Function of language: describing people
Pronounciation: intonation
Reading & Listening: R:Liars! – L: Radio Review of TV programme: How Michael Portillo became a single mum – R: Are you British enough? – L: three conversations in an office
Speaking: discussing what people are most likely to lie about – talking about yourself – did you know?British political parties – discussing answers to a British culture quiz – devising a quiz about culture in your country – talking about first impressions
Writing: (WB) a description of a best friend
Language reference
UNIT 2: 2AJourneys/2B Down under/2C Getting around
Grammar: present perfect & simple past 1 - present perfect & simple past 2
Vocabulary: phrasal verbs(separable & inseparable) – verb collocations(travel)
Function of language: travelling
Pronounciation: word linking
Reading & Listening: R:Lawyer gives up job to cycle around the South America L: three unusual journeys – R: an excerpt from a web diary about a trip around Australia – L : three conversations about trying to get somewhere
Speaking: discussing travelling – talking about a film or a book of a long journey– talking about Australia – planning a journey across your country – talking about daily transport – Did you know? New YorkLondon taxis
Writing: (WB) a description of a town or a city
Language reference
UNIT 3: 3ADream homes/3B Bedrooms/3C Dinner date
Grammar: modals of obligation, permission &prohibition(present & past time) – Make ,let & allow
Vocabulary: accommodation – verb collocations(sleep) – conversation fillers
Function of language: requests
Pronounciation: intonation(requests)
Reading & Listening: R:Paradise Ridge L: interviews with residents talking about disadvantages of living in Paradise Ridge – L: interviews with people who live in unusual homes – R : Six things you probably didn’t know about beds & bedrooms – L: three conversations at a dinner party
Speaking: discussing where you live – designing a luxury holiday home - talking about sleeping & dreaming –describing a recent dinner party– Did you know? Food in Britain
Writing: (WB) advantages & disadvantages
Language reference
UNIT 4: 4ALuck of the draw/4BCoincidences/4C Twists of fate
Grammar: past simple & past continuous – past perfect simple
Vocabulary: idioms(taking risks)
Reading & Listening: R:Lottery winners & losers L: conversation:discussing things in common
LETTERATURA LIBRO DI TESTO: Lit&Lab Volume One Zanichelli
Introduzione allo studio della letteratura (lucidi insegnante)
THE TOOLS OF POETRY
Definitions pp. 2 – 3 – 4 - 5
Texts: A Dirge – Snake Glides
THE TOOLS OF POETRY
Basic structural units – common types of stanza – run-on line, assonance, alliteration, repetition, onomatopoeia; simile, metaphor, personification & symbol pp. 5 - 6 – 7 – 9 – 10
Texts: The Wind tapped like a Tired Man – Dreams
THE ORIGINS & THE MIDDLE AGES
Access Pages: pp. 34 - 35
Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons , The Viking invasions, The Norman invasion pp. 36 - 37
Feudal society, the growth of the middle classes, the role of the church pp.36 – 37
The Plantagenets: Henry II, Magna Charta, Model Parliament, The Black Death, Lollardy & Trade Guilds pp. 38 – 39
THE MEDIEVAL NARRATIVE POEM
Mind map p. 46
Text: When in April the Sweet Showers Fall + analisi testuale (from the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales)
G. CHAUCER
Life, literary production, The Canterbury Tales, realism and allegory, the characters pp. 52 – 53
Texts :
The Prioress + analisi testuale
The Merchant + analisi testuale
Todi 10-06-2009
GLI ALLIEVI L’INSEGNANTE
Michela Boccali