PROGRAMMA DI LINGUA E CULTURA INGLESE
LICEO SCIENTIFICO STATALE “MORGAGNI”
CLASSE III SEZ.D ANNO SCOLASTICO 2019/2020
Docente: Rossella Berto
Libri di testo in adozione: ”Performer Heritage” from the Origins to the Romantic Age Vol.1 di
M.Spiazzi, M.Tavella,M.Layton Ed. Zanichelli e “Performer B2 Ready for First and Invalsi” Updated
Vol.U di M.Spiazzi,M.Tavella, M.Layton Ed.Zanichelli.
CONTENUTI TRATTATI IN PRESENZA
Dal libro di testo “Performer Heritage” Vol.1 sono stati svolti i seguenti argomenti:
The Origins and the Middle Ages
Pre-Celtic Britain,The Celts, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings.
The Norman Conquest ,William the Conqueror and the Domesday Book.
Henry II Plantagenet, the Common Law, Thomas Beckett,
King John and the Magna Carta, Edward I and the Model Parliament, Edward III, The Hundred
Year‘sWar.
The War of the Two Roses, the Black Death.
The development of poetry: Anglo-Saxon literature and poetry.
The epic poem and the pagan elegy.
“Beowulf”: a national epic: date, setting,plot, themes, language.
The Medieval ballad: main features.
“The Cruel Sisters” (photocopy) (text analysis)
“Lord Randal”( text analysis)
“Geordie” (text analysis)
The ballad through time: “Blowin’ in the wind”; “Eleanor Rigby”, “ I lived”.
The Medieval narrative poem.
Geoffrey Chaucer: life and main works.
The “Canterbury Tales”: plot, setting, themes, characters, structure and style.
“The General Prologue”: “When in April the sweet showers fall….”, “The Merchant”.
Topic 1 Reading “Magna Carta and the fight for human rights” pp.72-73.
Dal libro di testo “Performer B2 Ready for First and Invalsi” Updated di M.Spiazzi,M.Tavella
Ed.Zanichelli sono state svolte le seguenti Unità:
Build up to B2: 2 “Teen Holiday times”
3 “Have you ever seen a better version?”
5 “Can I give you some advice?”
UNIT 1 “Being connected”
UNIT 2 “Inspirational travel”
