Katherine Clifton

Clifton Katherine

Jo-Ann Costa

Costa Jo-Ann

Chiaretta Gelli

Gelli Chiaretta

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 Un manuale di ‘civiltà’ inglese di livello B1-B2 che mette a fuoco, secondo un’ottica interculturale, gli aspetti più significativi dei paesi in cui la lingua inglese è parlata.
 
 Un manuale di ‘civiltà’ inglese di livello B1-B2 che si propone di mettere a fuoco, secondo un’ottica interculturale, gli aspetti più significativi dei paesi in cui la lingua inglese è parlata.
 
 I 12 Moduli e le relative 36 Unità in cui è suddiviso ESCAPES offrono una visione globale e globalizzata del mondo in cui l’inglese è parlato come L1 o L2 o come lingua veicolare, cogliendone gli aspetti reali, ma anche fornendo occasioni di "fuga dalla realtà" attraverso la letteratura e il cinema.
 
 Il testo è particolarmente innovativo e motivante in quanto ogni Modulo, nel trattare le diverse culture di lingua inglese sotto l’aspetto geografico, storico, sociale, letterario e artistico, fa sempre riferimento ad un film particolarmente significativo per l’argomento trattato. Inoltre, offre molteplici occasioni di rinforzo ed approfondimento grazie ai siti Internet citati punto per punto e al materiale autentico e aggiornato tratto da riviste, quotidiani e dalla “rete”.
 Le attività, infine, sono sempre mirate, oltre che a sviluppare le abilità ricettive e produttive, a stimolare l’attività di gruppo e di classe ed il confronto delle opinioni. Particolare attenzione è stata rivolta agli esercizi riguardanti i film.

Module 1 - English in the world

Unit 1- Today’s lingua franca

Unit 2 - The rise and decline of the British Empire

Unit 3 - The fall of the British Empire

Film Spanglish

Module 2 - England and Wales

Unit 1 - England: London and the South

Unit 2 - England: The Midlands and the North

Unit 3 - Wales

Film The Simpsons: The Regina Monologues

Module 3 - Scotland and Ireland

Unit 1 - Scotland

Unit 2 - Ireland: the country

Unit 3 - Ireland: the soul

Film Braveheart

Module 4 - The U.S.A.

Unit 1 - The East

Unit 2 - The Central and the Southern States

Unit 3 - The West

Unit 4 - Alaska and Hawaii

Film The Truman Show

Module 5 - Other parts of the Americas

Unit 1 - Canada

Unit 2 - The Caribbean Basin

Film The Last of the Mohicans

Module 6 - Africa and Asia

Unit 1 - Africa and its people

Unit 2 - Africa: countries in the south

Unit 3 - Continental Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Unit 4 - Pacific Asia: Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines

Film Bride and Prejudice

Module 7 - Oceania

Unit 1 - Australia

Unit 2 - New Zealand

Film Mr. Crocodile Dundee

Module 8 - Hot issues

Unit 1 - A dying planet

Unit 2 - Food, water and aid

Unit 3 - Futuristic Science and Technology

Film Jurassic Park

Module 9 - Society and the individual

Unit 1 - The UK and its institutions

Unit 2 - The USA and its institutions

Unit 3 - The European Union

Film Love Actually

Module 10 - Young peolple

Unit 1 - Education and learning

Unit 2 - Feelings and questions

Unit 3 - Sport and free time

Film Billy Elliot

Module 11 - Moments in history, literature and art

Unit 1 - From the beginning to Henry VIII

Unit 2 - From the Golden Age to Victorianism

Unit 3 - The XX Century and beyond

Film The Merchant of Venice

Module 12 - The unknow

Unit 1 - Target: Earth

Unit 2 - The Gothic Tradition

Unit 3 - A Satire on the Gothic Tale

Film Sleepy Hollow

Glossary

The European Union The European Union The European Union The Euro 138 SOCIETY AND THE INDIVIDUAL     module 9 The European Council The Council of the European Union is the EU s principal decision-taking body. It shares with Parliament the responsibility for passing EU laws. It is also in charge of the EU s foreign, security and defence policies, and is responsible for key decisions on justice and freedom issues. The Council consists of ministers from the national governments of all the EU countries. Meetings are attended by whichever ministers are responsible for the items to be discussed: foreign ministers, ministers of the economy and finance, ministers for agriculture and so on, as appropriate. Every six months, a different member state assumes the so-called presidency of the EU. www.europarl.europa.eu www.consilium.europa.eu The European Commission The Commission is the politically independent institution that represents and upholds the interests of the EU as a whole. It is the driving force within the EU s institutional system. The seat of the Commission is in Brussels (Belgium). The European Commission has four main roles: a) to propose legislation to Parliament and the Council; b) to manage and implement EU policies and the budget; c) to enforce European law (jointly with the Court of Justice); d) to represent the European Union on the international stage, for example by negotiating agreements between the EU and other countries. A new Commission is appointed every five years, within six months of the elections to the European Parliament. The Commission President is designated by the member state governments. Maastricht turn the Community into a Union 1990 1991 Britain enters the ERM 1992 The Treaty on European Union comes into effect 1993 The UK is forced out of the ERM 1995 The Court of Justice The Court of Justice of the European Communities (often referred to simply as  the Court ) was set up in 1952 under the Treaty of Paris (establishing the European Coal and Steel Community). The Court is composed of one judge per member state, so that all the EU s national legal systems are represented. Even after enlargement there will still be one judge per member state, but for the sake of efficiency the Court will be able to sit as a  Grand Chamber  of just 11 judges instead of always having to meet in a plenary session attended by all the judges. Its job is to ensure that EU legislation is interpreted and applied in the same way in each member state. The Court has the power to settle legal disputes between member states, EU institutions, businesses and individuals. The European Court of Auditors   Going abroad to learn The role of the EU in education and training policies is a supporting one. The national governments of Member States are in charge of their education and training systems, but they cooperate within the EU framework in order to achieve common goals. More than two million young people have already used EU programmes to study or train in another European country. As a result, the EU schemes for educational exchanges and trans-border partnerships like Erasmus and Leonardo are bywords among students and other learners. The EU does not decide what you learn in school, but it does work to ensure that your educational and professional qualifications are properly recognised in other EU countries. 9 a. What purpose does the EU serve? The Court of Auditors checks that all the Union s revenue has been received and all its expenditure incurred in a lawful and regular manner and that the EU budget has been managed soundly. The Court was established in 1977. It has one member from each EU country, appointed by the Council for a renewable term of six years. Even after enlargement there will still be one member per EU country but, for the sake of efficiency, the Court can set up  chambers  (each with only a few members) to adopt certain types of report or opinion. The Amsterdam Treaty is signed 1997 1998 Borders come down as a result of the Schengen pact Final discussion: b. Why and how was it set up? c. How does it work? d. What has it already achieved for its citizens, and what new challenges does it face today? e. As it expands to embrace more countries, how must the European Union change? f. In an age of globalisation, can the EU compete successfully with other major economies? g. Can Europe continue to play a leading role on the world stage? Crisis at the Plans far a European Commission fraud constitution suffer and resignation a set back 1999 First big steps toward enlargement 2002 2003 National Currencies replaced by euro notes and coins 2004 NO votes plunge constitution into crisis 2005 The EU enlarges and a new constitution is signed 2007 New enlargement of the EU 

Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cine LOVE ACTUALLY Film LOVE ACTUALLY The Ultimate Romantic Comedy   139 BEFORE VIEWING file 9 1 2 Do you know who the British Prime Minister is? Is he/she married? What is his/her official residence? How long has he/she held office? Who takes executive decisions in your country? Have you ever seen this film? If so, did you like it? Why? Why not? A synopsis The film is set almost entirely in London during five frantic weeks before Christmas and it tells the tale of ten more or less related love stories. The central character is the new Prime Minister David (Hugh Grant), a bachelor who cannot express his growing feelings for his new secretary, Natalie. Meanwhile the Prime Minister's elder sister, Karen, slowly realises that her husband has an affair with one of his office workers. Karen s friend, Daniel, is a recently widowed writer; his 11-year-old son asks him for love advice about a girl he has a crush on. Jamie is another writer who leaves his cheating girlfriend and travels to France to write a novel. There he falls in love again with his Portuguese maid, Aurelia. There are also secondary characters, including a burned-out middle-aged rock star named Billy Mack, who is the main connection between all stories. CURIOSITY CORNER HUGH GRANT TOPS PRIME MINISTER POLL Production: USA 2003 Director: Richard Curtis Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightely, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, Billy Bob Thornton, Thomas Sangster The film is a romantic comedy, but it also refers to political life and actually contains a lot of political scenes: from the Prime Minister s settling into his new residence at 10, Downing Street to the Cabinet's meeting, from the talks with the American President to the press conference. May 3, 2005 British actor Hugh Grant s role as Prime Minister in romantic comedy  Love Actually  was so convincing, 1,800 Britons have voted for him to replace premier Tony Blair in a new survey. DVD company Silverscreen asked consumers which actor should take Blair s place as the nation s political figurehead, if he was running in this year s (2005) elections, and Grant claimed the fictional position. Harrison Ford s part as US President in movie  Air Force One  earned him second place in the poll, followed by Martin Sheen, who also played an American President in hit TV series  The West Wing . Silverscreen spokesman Aziz Tarafder says,  We chose the greatest movie and TV politicians of the last 20 years and asked people who they really wanted as Prime Minister. Some people say politicians are actors and that Parliament is one big theatre but our survey suggests that this is obviously not such a bad thing . from www.femalefirst.co.uk 

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