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!

PEOPLE, TV & CINEMA r Being a WARM-UP Completa il questionario poi leggi le tue risposte alla classe. WRITING SPEAKING 1. How often do you watch YouTube? a. Every day. b. Often but not every day. c. Sometimes, about twice a week. d. Never. 2. How much do you like YouTube? a. A lot. b. Quite a lot. c. Not so much. d. I don t like it. 3. What do you usually watch on YouTube? (you can choose more than one option) a. Gamers. b. Movies / Documentaries. c. Music videos. D. Fun stuff. 4. What s your favourite YouTuber or YouTube channel? ............................................................. ............................................................. Being a YouTuber seems a fun job: you just make videos and get money, right? Well, it is not so easy. Behind every famous YouTuber there is a long journey and hard work. But if becoming a YouTuber is what you want to do in your life, here are some tips for you. British YouTubers: famous, smart and young! Great Britain has YouTubers famous all around the world. They are young, creative and a little crazy . Here are some, do you know any of them?   DanTDM (21.6 million subscribers). Daniel Robert Middleton began his career at the University of Northampton, where he started his first channel dedicated to Pokémon fans. His talent is so great that in 2016 he won the Kid s Choice Award as the best gaming channel of the year.   KSI (20 million subscribers). Olajide Olatunji s YouTube career began in 2008, when he started posting FIFA gaming videos for a school project. However, today he is famous for his rap music and some of his videos have more than 7 billion views!   Harry Lewis (14 million subscribers), or W2S, left school when he was 17 to become a professional YouTuber, and he did it! He started posting FIFA games, then he made his followers go crazy by posting extreme challenges and funny videos.   Lizzie D (6 million subscribers). And finally a female gamer! In an industry of boys, Lizzie D is one of the top British gamer influencers. She started posting videos in 2012 and specialised in Minecraft gameplay videos. She also formed a female gaming group. 28 Tips to become a YouTuber         58 Choose a field : the best thing to attract a big audience is to work on one single topic. Make your channel goal evident: what do you want to do through your channel? Informative videos? Show people how to do things? Or just share stories? Be clear! Organise your work: plan a schedule of when you have to post your videos. Be regular! Choose an attractive name for your channel: it must be unique and catchy . GLOSSARY catchy: accattivante challenge: sfida crazy: pazzo to engage: coinvolgere field: ambito goal: obiettivo journey: viaggio schedule: programma tip: suggerimento viewer: spettatore 

A1+ 1 READING Rispondi alle domande. 29 1. Why is it important to focus on one field when you start a YouTube channel? 2. What do you need to organise your work? 3. Where did DanTDM start his career as a YouTuber? 4. What is KSI famous for? 2 WRITING Completa le frasi. 3 Ascolta l intervista di Jenny, una giovane Youtuber, e compila la scheda con le informazioni richieste. LISTENING 1. Name: ....................................................................................................................................... 2. Age: ............................................................................................................................................. 3. Birthplace:............................................................................................................................. 4. Channel name: ................................................................................................................ 1. Your channel has to have a clear .................................................... and an attractive ...................................................... 2. KSI s career on YouTube started by posting FIFA video for a ........................................................... 3. Today, Harry Lewis posts extreme ..................................................... and ...................................................... 4. LizzieD is a gamer specialised in ...................................................... 5. Field:............................................................................................................................................ 6. Number of subscribers: 7. Target audience: ............................................................................................................ 8. Starting year: .................................................................................................................... 9. Videos per week: .............................................................................................. 10. Project for the future: COMMUNICATION 4 WRITING SPEAKING ....................................................................................... ............................................................... DO-IT-YOURSELF Completa il testo con le parole mancanti. something   subscribers   comments   way   distance   post The Secret to Success If you are a Youtuber, you know that your 1. ..................................................... play the most important part in your channel success, so you must make sure you regularly engage with them. This means much more than just liking their 2. .....................................................! Communication is the base for success: if you can communicate in an effective 3. ..................................................... with your audience, your channel becomes popular soon. A good way to engage with your community is to 4. ..................................................... live streams. Live videos are becoming very popular because they can make you interact directly with your subscribers and reduce the 5. ..................................................... between you and them. Live streams are also a great opportunity to answer your subscribers  questions live, for example you can ask your viewers to leave questions in the comments, which you can then answer in your next video. Or you can use live streams to tell 6. ..................................................... about you and let your viewers know you better. 6 Diventa uno YouTuber! Fai un breve video in cui presenti il tuo canale. Segui le indicazioni date.   Choose the field you prefer.   Give an original name to your channel.   Prepare a short video to present your channel to the youTube world. WRITING SPEAKING Adapted from: https://www.wix.com/blog/2018/07/how-to-become-successful-youtuber/ 5 Descrivi alla classe il tuo YouTuber preferito, spiega cosa ha di speciale, come riesce a comunicare e perché hai scelto di seguirlo. SPEAKING 59 

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

A COLLAGE OF THE CULTURE OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

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