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 THE BARDS From Tom s diary. Generally at festivals there are singers called parasites (word that means companions in Celtic language). They sing before the assembly. These poets or bards are like rock-stars: rich and famous. A true bard knows about 360 poems by heart1. How can they learn them? They lie2 on the floor with a rock on their stomachs and a blanket3 on their faces and repeat the poems. How can you recognise a poet? It s easy! They tell the verses in the villages during festivals or ceremonies. They have a metal branch4 with some bells5. The branch is made of brass6, silver or gold. Their clothes are quite original, too. They usually wear a mantle with duck7 feathers. The most famous poets wear the head of a swan8 on their shoulders because the swan represents the unity of body and soul9. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. by heart: a memoria. lie: stare sdraiato. blanket: coperta. branch: ramo. bell: campanello. brass: ottone. duck: anatra. swan: cigno. soul: anima. A crwth, instrument played by the bards. 74 

E X T EFrankenstein N S I O N CELTIC MUSIC Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Breton and Galician music is called Celtic music. It s a relaxing and dreamy1 music. Many instruments are still used by folk2 players in their original Celtic form. For example: the Celtic harp, the whistle3 and the bodhran, a kind of drum4. During the Whistles Celtic harps centuries, other instruments, typical of agricultural communities, become5 very popular. Among these: bagpipes6, tin7 whistles, accordions8, guitars, violins (the famous Irish fiddle) and simply9 the voice. Bagpipes Bodhran Accordion Violins Some modern bands mix new influences with the tradition. Here are some famous names. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. deamy: che fa sognare. folk: popolare. whistle: zufolo. drum: tamburo. become: diventare. 6. 7. 8. 9. 75 bagpipes: cornamusa. tin: latta. accordion: fisarmonica. simply: semplicemente. 

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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