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!

CUSTOMS & TRADITIONS Magic Irish Folklore WARM-UP Conosci la leggenda della pentola d oro alla fine dell arcobaleno? Dilla, ma se non la conosci, pensa ad un altra leggenda e raccontala in 30-40 parole. SPEAKING 15  Folklore  refers to traditional stories of a community transmitted orally through the centuries. In Ireland folklore is very important, so it is one of the greatest storytelling countries in the world. Are you ready to enter a fairy world? The Pooka Pooka, often described as evil , are shape transformers, some of the most feared creatures in Irish folklore who bring bad luck to those who see them. They often take the form of a wild dog with red eyes, but they could also take the form of a goblin . Butterflies Butterflies are souls waiting to be reborn who move between worlds and bring messages and warnings . Butterflies with dark wings announce bad news, while white and yellow butterflies bring good news, such as births or success. Fairies Legend says that fairies live under heaps of earth in the Irish woods, ruled by a king or queen. One of the most famous is Banshee, the  fairy woman of death . Apparently, people hear her crying if death is arriving. Leprechauns According to the tradition, Leprechauns, funny elves with red beards and green hats, leave a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but be careful: leprechauns look friendly, but sometimes they are not! GLOSSARY to bring: portare evil: cattivo fairy: fatato feared: temuto goblin: elfo irlandese heap: cumulo knowledge: conoscenza 1 WRITING Completa le frasi. 1. Fairies live under heaps of earth and they are ruled by a .................................................. or a .................................................. . 2. The Pooka are fearful creatures that change their .................................................. . 3. White and yellow butterflies bring good .................................................. . 38 leave: foglia shamrock: trifoglio speech: discorso soul: anima warning: avvertimento wisdom: saggezza 4. Leprechauns are elves with red beards and green ................................................... 5. The Dullahan is a scary horseman who rides on a black .................................................. and has his .................................................. under his arm. 6. St Patrick used a shamrock to explain to the .................................................. the holy Trinity. 

A1+ 2 Guarda il video sulla leggenda del Leprechaun, completa le frasi con la parola mancante poi metti in ordine il racconto. VOCABULARY The Story of the Leprechaun posted by Story Time Now! a. One day, a man named Tim came to the Leprechaun .............................................. He wanted a pair of blue violet shoes. b. Fairies gave the Leprechaun gold for the shoes he made for them, and he hid his gold in a .............................................. pot. c. As he was describing the shoes to the Leprechaun, Tim saw the .............................................. of gold. d. The Leprechaun tricked him: when Tim tried to collect the shoes, they The Dullahan This legend is about Dullahan, a terrifying horseman who rides on a black horse, carrying his head under his arm. He rides fast and, if he suddenly stops, it means that someone in the community is going to die. The shamrock Legend has it that St Patrick used the three leaves of a shamrock to explain to the Celts the holy Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Celts understood what he meant, and that s how the shamrock became so important in Irish tradition. .............................................. e. The Leprechaun showed him where the gold was buried. Tim marked the spot with a .............................................. and a shoe but when he returned there later, there were 200 similar sticks. f. The Leprechaun finally decided to hide his gold at one end of a ............................................... g. Tim captured the Leprechaun and asked him for three ..............................................: to show him where the pot of gold was, a hundred pairs of shoes and three more wishes. h. A little man lived under a large tree. He was a shoemaker and made shoes for everyone, also for the .............................................. of the woods. DO-IT-YOURSELF 4 Scegliete una delle leggende del testo, fate una ricerca su internet e preparate un cartellone con immagini e storie da appendere nella vostra aula. WRITING GROUP WORK COMMUNICATION 3 READING Leggi il testo e rispondi alle domande. Oral Tradition Oral tradition is a form of human communication in which knowledge , art, ideas and cultural material is received and transmitted orally from one generation to another through speeches , songs, stories, ballads or poems. In this way, it is possible for a society to transmit oral history, literature and other knowledge without a writing system. In the ancient history of Ireland, the kings of early tribes had poets whose work was to remember all the important information about the tribe and its tradition: the  seancha   (shan-a-key) were storytellers and custodians of history and tradition who could recite ancient stories of wisdom every time people and circumstances needed them. Adapted from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/oral-tradition 1. What is oral tradition? In what form can oral transmission be? 2. What did the kings  poets of ancient Ireland, seancha , have to do? 3. Is there any oral tradition in your family? Any song or nursery rhyme that you always repeat from generation to generation? 4. In your opinion, what is the difference between an oral and a written transmission of traditions? 39 

Testo che esplora le culture dei paesi anglofoni con brani su città, arte, tradizioni, storia, ambiente e altro.

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

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