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

Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cinema Cine 20   ENGLISH IN THE WORLD   module 1  FILM¥CLIP Flor: You can t be translating for me all the time. I (1).............................. to learn English now. Cristina: I really wasn t supposed to (2)................... that. John: Listen to your mother. She knows it all. Cristina refuses to translate for her mother. Narrator (Cristina): (3).............................. English would cost $599 down and 12 monthly payment of $86, which represents 22% interest. Assimilation gets (4)............................... But not a penny was wasted. English teacher: Food   Flor: Food E. t.: I am just learning (5).............................. F.: I am just learning English. E. t.: Please repeat.   F.: Please repeat. E. t.: Neck.   F.: Neck. E. t.: Nose.   F.: Nose. E. t.: It is summer winter.   F.: Winter  E. t.: (6)............................... Sun.   F.: Sun. E. t.: Sunny   F.: Sunny. E. t.: Varios, varias. Several. Flor and Evelyn: Several. E. t.: No, several. (7)........................   F.: Several E. t.: (8)........................... Several. Too many.   F.: Too many. E. t.: (9).........................., too many. How about a movie tonight?   F.: How about a movie tonight? E. t.: Have you (10)...................... particular one in mind? F.: Have you any particular one in mind? E. t.: I really enjoyed the Star Wars Trilogy by Mr. George Lucas.   F.: I really enjoyed the Star Wars Trilogy by Mr. George Lucas. ACTIVITIES 1 Answer the following questions. a. When does Flor study English?   b. Can you find an adjective which describes her strong will to learn the language? 2 3 4 Watch the film without subtitles and try to complete the script. Now watch the scene again and check Activity 2 by filling in the blanks correctly. In pairs act out the role of the English teacher on the tape and the role of Flor (one of you should try to have a very good English pronunciation). ENGLISHES CURIOSITY CORNER WHAT IS SPANGLISH? Spanglish is a mixture of Spanish and English words, spoken by the Hispanic population of the USA. In fact there are large bilingual communities along the United States-Mexico border, throughout Southern California, northern New Mexico, Texas, Florida (especially Miami), in New York City and Puerto Rico. Demographics show that  Latinos  are expected to be a third of the US population by the end of the century. An increasing number of Latin Americans are using Spanglish in an attempt to embrace English and their identity as Americans without totally surrendering the language of their roots. Here is an example of a conversation in Spanglish: - Hola, good morning, c mo est s? - Good, y tu? - Todo bien. Pero tuve problemas parquenado mi carro this morning. - Si, I know. Sempre hay problemas parqueando in el area at this time. EBONICS, A BLUES LANGUAGE Black English is today better known as Ebonics, an abbreviation of the two words  ebony  and  phonetics . First coined in 1973, this term refers to an African-American speech pattern with two primary characteristics: not conjugating the verb  to be  ( I be joking ,  You a liar ) and dropping final consonants from words ( hand  becomes han). There are also some typical Ebonics expressions, such as outta sight (out of sight), groovin , jivin , I m baad (bad), wannabe, shades (sunglasses), my man (my friend). Some experts suggest that Ebonics arose during slave times out of sheer necessity: blacks with different tribal tongues may have forced to create this common black vernacular to communicate with each other and with their English-speaking masters. Ebonics is the predominant language pattern among many urban blacks and is used at least some of the time by most blacks informally at home and among friends. 

Module 2 ENGLAND AND WALES 1. England: London and the South 2. England: the Midlands and the North 3. Wales 

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