Emanuela Simoncini

L’argomento.
 Lives è un testo di civiltà che intende stimolare la curiosità verso culture, popolazioni, abitudini e stili diversi dalla nostra per favorire la reciproca comprensione. I brani fanno riferimento ai principali paesi parlanti la lingua inglese: Gran Bretagna, Irlanda, Stati Uniti, Australia e Sud Africa.
 
 Ciascuna Unità presenta testi originali, informativi ed accattivanti, suddivisi per argomenti:
 
 <ul><li>Cities &amp; Landmarks
</li><li>Culture, Art &amp; Literature
</li><li>Customs &amp; Traditions
</li><li>Environment &amp; Technology
</li><li>Geography
</li><li>History
</li><li>Music &amp; Sport
</li><li>Geography
</li><li>People, TV &amp; Cinema
</li></ul>Lives è suddiviso in tre sezioni corrispondenti ai livelli linguistici delle tre classi della secondaria di primo grado:
 A1, A1+, A2.
 
 Ogni Unità prevede:
 
 <ul><li>un’attività di warm-up che introduce il tema del brano
</li><li>un ampio glossario, per offrire una lettura agevole e scorrevole
</li><li>diversi esercizi di comprensione, per consolidare l’apprendimento e stimolare l’analisi
</li><li>una rubrica dedicata all’Agenda 2030 e alle Competenze del XXI secolo
</li><li>un’attività di Do-it-yourself: compiti di realtà da svolgere in coppia o in gruppo
</li></ul>Ogni sezione si conclude con delle mappe riepilogative per singolo brano, utile supporto allo studio e all’analisi.
 
 La sezione dedicata alla classe terza include altri spunti per l’Esame di Stato, suggerendo, per ciascun brano, possibili collegamenti interdisciplinari. Il testo si chiude con delle mappe geopolitiche e un piccolo gioco: “Guess the Country!”.

Index

LEVEL A1

Cities & Landmarks

Culture, Art & Literature

Customs & Traditions

Environment & Technology

Geography

History

Music & Sport

People, TV & Cinema

LEVEL A1+

LEVEL A2

EXAM

GEOPOLITICAL MAPS

GUESS THE COUNTRY!

ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY Apps and Go! WARM-UP Quali app usate più spesso? Scrivete un elenco alla lavagna categorizzandole in base al loro uso: communication, entertainment, utility, school. SPEAKING GROUP WORK 5 Today, social media are everywhere. Teenagers have smartphones, and every smartphone has apps that they use to look for and share information with the rest of the world. Research says that 25% of British teenagers spend four or more hours a day on social media, using apps to chat, share photos, study or play with friends. Popular apps in the UK To stay in touch with their friends British teenagers love Whatsapp and Kik. To share photos and videos, instead, they love using Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. Discord is also a very popular app that has over 100 million users and is used by gamers to send voice and text messages. But British teenagers also use mobile apps when they have personal problems, if they are anxious or depressed. For example, the app Calm Harm helps them to find psychological help and is downloaded by thousands of teens between 10 and 16. For those who love creating videos, Magisto is a new app for video editing: music and effects are added very easily. Young app developers Teenagers do not only use apps, a few of them also make them and become millionaires! Ethan Duggan, for example, is a 13-yearold American boy who invented LazyKid, an app that automatically answers parents  questions when you LAZYKID don t have time to answer, such as  Homework done!  or  Now I can t . What would you like it to say for you? If you like guessing games, the American teenager Michael Sayman made the app for you. The game he invented is 4 Snap: the user must guess a word from a picture he receives from the opponent user. Do you have any idea for a new game app? GLOSSARY to add: aggiungere to assess: valutare beyond: oltre developer: sviluppatore to guess: indovinare item: articolo law: legge literacy: alfabetismo opponent: avversario reliable: affidabile to share: condividere to stay in touch: stare in contatto to trust: fidarsi 16 

A1 1 VOCABULARY Unisci ogni termine alla sua definizione. 1. Influencer a. A person who uploads or produces videos on Youtube. 2. Youtuber b. Intimidation by people against other people on social media. 3. Follower c. A person who persuades other people on social media to buy or use certain items . 4. Cyberbullying d. A person who wants to know all about another person on social networks. 5. Hater e. A person who uses social media to express hate against other people or opinions. 2 WRITING Completa le frasi con le parole mancanti. 1. British teenagers spend four or more            a day on the Internet. 2. Discord is an app used by gamers to send voice and text           . 3 3. In the UK young people can have psychological            with the app Calm Harm. 4. 4 Snap is a popular            game. Scegli l opzione che ti sembra corretta e poi guarda il video per averne conferma. 5 Safety Internet Tips for Kids posted by Common Sense Media Ratings and Reviews 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Give / Don t give personal information when you are on the Internet. Your address is / is not a personal information. It is / it isn t safe to send pictures to strangers. Don t download anything with / without permission. Tell / Don t tell your parents if you receive strange messages. ICT LITERACY 4 READING Leggi il testo e rispondi alle domande. Digital Literacy When we think of the word  literacy , we consider the ability to read and write. Well, it s time to go beyond this meaning. Today we need to learn how to collaborate on video, photos, blogs, and social networks, so the expression digital literacy refers to our ability to use technology in the right way. First of all, you have to be able to communicate in a virtual space where respect is the most important rule. Also, you must be able to protect your identity, use technology to study, work and solve problems. It s important to know the laws that tell us what we can or can t do online. A very important ability is how to search and assess the information you need: surf on reliable sites, check the information, and don t trust anything you read! Adapted from: https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/5-digital-skills-you-really-need-for-life-and-work/ 1. What is digital literacy? 2. What is the most important rule when you communicate in a virtual space? 3. Why do we have to know some laws when we use technology? 4. What is it important to do when you look for information? DO-IT-YOURSELF 5 GROUP WORK SPEAKING Immaginate di inventare un app, decidete per quale uso e a chi è rivolta, disegnate un logo e create un breve slogan per pubblicizzarla. Presentate il lavoro alla classe. ODDITIES How much money can an Instagram influencer make?   Mega-influencers (more than one million followers) can earn more than $15,000 per month; micro-influencers (1.000   10.000 followers) can earn about $1,500. 17 

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Lives - A collage of the culture of English-Speaking Countr

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