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 Celebrity Chefs Jamie Oliver WARM-UP Scegli tra queste opzioni, poi alla lavagna fate una classifica dei risultati per scoprire quali sono le vostre abitudini alimentari. SPEAKING Fast food vs fresh food; Pizza vs pasta; Sushi vs Mexican; Vegetables vs fruit; Sparkling water vs still water; Tea vs milk; Cake vs biscuits; Chocolate vs whipped cream; Ham vs salami; Ice cream vs granita 30 A 2020 report says that five factors make a chef a celebrity chef: restaurants, cookbooks , Michelin stars, social media influence and TV programs. If a chef has all of these, he/she is a star! TV cookery shows such as MasterChef or Bake Off attract audiences of all ages and are so famous that their hosts are considered new TV icons. Do you know any of the following chefs? Gordon Ramsay James Oliver (1975, England) is famous for his TV shows about healthy cuisine and for his first cookbook which became the No. 1 bestseller in the UK in 2000. His most popular TV shows are The Naked Chef, in which he inspires men to cook using his sense of humour, and Jamie s Kitchen, in which the chef trains fifteen disadvantaged boys and girls to become chefs; those who complete the training can work in Jamie s restaurant called  Fifteen . In 2005 Oliver started a campaign called  Feed Me Better  to help schoolchildren eat more healthily and stop eating junk food . Nigella Lawson Nigella Lawson is an English journalist, a food writer and has TV cookery shows. She became popular with her first show called Nigella Bites. In 2006 she started a programme in the United States, Nigella Feasts, followed by Nigella s Christmas Kitchen, in the UK, where the chef gave recipes for Christmas. In 2000 she won the British Book Award with How to Be a Domestic Goddess. She is very popular because you can see she really loves both cooking and eating! Gordon Ramsay (1966, Scotland) is one of the most famous chefs in the world, with restaurants in London, New York, Chicago and Las Vegas. People know him for his famous TV shows such as Kitchen Nightmares, in which the Scottish chef helps bad restaurants to improve their quality, and Hell s Kitchen, where the chef leads two teams of aspiring cooks through a series of challenges. Ramsay is particularly famous for his 1 WRITING Sottolinea le frasi che consideri più importanti, poi fai un very direct riassunto del brano (massimo 60 parole). and harsh comments! 2 SPEAKING WRITING PAIR WORK Rispondete a turno alle seguenti domande. Poi scrivete un testo con le risposte date dal compagno. 1. What do you usually have for breakfast? 2. What time do you usually have lunch and dinner? 3. What s your favourite food? 4. How often do you eat out? 5. What about your diet, do you have small or large meals? 6. Do you ever buy take-away food? 7. Do you like fast food restaurants? 8. Do you ever cook at home? 9. Do you prefer eating at home or at the restaurant? 10. Do you like ethnic food? If so, what is your favourite? 60 

A1+ 3 A turno parlate del vostro programma di cucina preferito senza dire il nome dello show (o non di cucina se non ne guardate), gli altri gruppi dovranno indovinare di quale programma si tratta. SPEAKING GROUP WORK 4 Guardate il video e prendete appunti. Poi, scrivete i passaggi della ricetta. WRITING PAIR WORK Easy Homemade Ice Cream posted by FullTimeKid SDG 3   GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING DO-IT-YOURSELF 5 6 READING SPEAKING Leggi il testo e rispondi alle domande. Poi in classe discutete di cosa significhi per voi condurre uno stile di vita sano. Healthy Food for a Healthy Life A healthy diet is fundamental for good health and nutrition. It protects you against many diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Eating a variety of foods and consuming less salt, sugar, saturated fats and junk food are essential for a healthy diet. A healthy diet comprises a combination of different foods. These include:   cereals (wheat , rice);   legumes (lentils and beans);   fruit and vegetables;   foods from animals (meat, fish, eggs and milk). It is very important to eat a lot of vegetables and fruit because they are important sources of vitamins, minerals, plant protein and antioxidants. People who eat large quantities of vegetables and fruit have a lower risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and certain types of cancer. It is also important to eat less fat: the wrong kinds of fat, like industrially produced fat, can increase the risk of heart disease and strokes . Adapted from: https://www.who.int/initiatives/behealthy/healthy-diet 1. 2 3. 4. Why is a healthy diet so important? What do we have to consume less of to have a good diet? Why is it important to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables? What kind of food can increase the risk of strokes and heart diseases? SPEAKING PAIR WORK Registrate una videoricetta da mostrare ai vostri compagni. GLOSSARY cookbook: libro di cucina to feed: nutrire healthy: sano host: ospite junk food: cibo spazzatura lentils: lenticchie saturated: saturo source: fonte stroke: ictus to train: allenare wheat: grano 61 

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

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