Liam O'Connor

Carla Aira

Tom Matrix has the extraordinary possibility of travelling through time and space thanks to his virtual reality helmet. He visits the Celts where he meets a fierce but friendly warrior who introduces him to the usages and costumes of his people.
 A comic-strip historical excursus which enables the reader to learn about the main aspects of one of the most interesting European cultures of the past.
 The inserts are about music, Druids, King Arthur and other topics related to the Celtic tradition. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Key to Summing-up Activities.
 
 Tom Matrix ha la straordinaria possibilità di viaggiare nel tempo e nello spazio con il suo caschetto di realtà virtuale. Si reca presso i Celti, dove incontra un fiero guerriero che gli fa conoscere usi e costumi della sua gente.
 Un excursus storico che porta il lettore ad apprendere aspetti di una delle più interessanti culture europee del passato..

Chapter 1 – A strange encounter

Extension: • Celtic history

Extension: • Celts through Roman eyes

Chapter 2 – We are the champions

Extension: • Asterix

Extension: • King Arthur and Excalibur

Chapter 3 – The way we live

Extension: • Celtic villages

Extension: • Clothes and ornaments

Chapter 4 – Who are those men?

Extension: • Who are the Druids?

Extension: • Stonehenge

Chapter 5 – There’s a party

Extension: • The Bards

Extension: • Celtic music

Glossary

E X T EFrankenstein N S I O N WHO ARE THE DRUIDS? Druidism can be divided into three categories: - the Bards that protect and transmit the tradition of the tribe telling stories and poems; - the Ovates that predict1 the future; - the Druids that have the function of teachers, ambassadors, astronomers, musicians, judges2 and priests. They are wise3 men, councillors4 of the king. Only druids can read and write. They can speak to the gods and the spirits. In legends and old stories they make potions, human sacrifices and magic rituals to get the favour5 of the gods. 1. predict: prevedere. 2. judge: giudice. 3. wise: saggio. 4. councillor: consigliere. 5. to get the favour: ottenere i favori. Druids cutting the mistletoe (H. P. Motte, 1895). 58 

E X T EFrankenstein N S I O N STONEHENGE Stonehenge is a monument that belongs1 to the Neolithic Age. It is a circle of many stones, most of them now fallen2. Stonehenge is an archaeological monument and a work of art. The large stones are curved at the top3, like the columns of Greek temples. The astronomers consider Stonehenge an observatory of the heavens4. Looking at the position of the stones, it is possible to calculate eclipses and see heavenly bodies5 that cross the universe. In 1135 Geoffrey of Monmouth is the first who writes about Stonehenge. He says that a group of Giants coming from Africa to Ireland brought6 these stones and that Merlin the Magician made them fly7 to Britain. 1. 2. 3. 4. belong: appartenere. fallen: caduto. top: cima. heaven: cielo. 5. heavenly bodies: corpi celesti. 6. brought: portarono. 7. made them fly: li fece volare. 59 

Narrativa inglese, livello A1 principianti. Tom Matrix esplora la cultura celtica viaggiando nel tempo con un caschetto di realtà virtuale.

The Celts - Collana RAINBOWS

Level A1 • Beginner - Collana RAINBOWS

The Celts

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