English for Enogastronomy

This week we're going to learn how to make a written/oral report about fiction ( novel/short story). I'm sharing two versions of Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost; a full version for upper intermediate level ( B2) and an adapted one for pre-intermidiate ( B1). I also include a synopsis about the author and his short story and a mind map with suggestions for a three-minute-talk. To Know more about Oscar Wilde you can read my previous post HERE B1 version B2 version SYNOPSIS BOOK REVIEW-MIND MAP

Look at the following pictures and describe them. Here are my  tips for describing a photo or a picture in English Do:     • Look at your picture carefully and take a few moments to think before you start talking.     • Talk for all the time you are given. If you have one minute to do the task, use every second.     • Practise the useful language below so you can explain which part of the picture you are talking about. Don’t:     • Panic if you don’t know the words for all the things in the picture. You don’t need to know all the words for everything in the picture if you know what to say when you don't know an exact word.       • Get distracted and start talking about something else. Focus on the photo or picture.     • Panic if your mind goes blank ( se non ti ricordi nulla). Take a deep breath, look at the picture and start again.  Here is some language you can use: What is in the picture? In the picture I can see ... There’s / There are ... There isn’t a ... / There aren’t a

Una delle prove fondamentali  dell’esame di stato riguarda il colloquio , all’interno del quale troveranno spazio i percorsi per le competenze trasversali e per l’orientamento (ex alternanza scuola-lavoro). Il colloquio è volto ad accertare il conseguimento, da parte dei candidati, di quanto previsto dal profilo culturale, educativo e professionale degli studenti. Essi dovranno quindi esporre, mediante una breve relazione e/o un elaborato multimediale,anche  l’esperienza di alternanza scuola-lavoro ora denominata  “percorsi per le competenze trasversali e per l’orientamento” ( PCTO ) To support my students during the quarantine days I have prepared the following lesson plan:    When talking about your future plans you use the future tenses. In the following slideshare you have a presentation of the most used ones. ( thank you Professor  Raúl Cabezalí Blanco for sharing ) The Future - mind-map from Raúl Cabezalí Blanco And then a video as a  follow up...( thank

WARM UP Answer the following questions: What do you think of as typical British food? Have you ever tried fish and chips, Sunday roast or Sheperd's pie? Do you know what a Full English is? Whatch this video to find out about what people in the UK are eating these days. ( thank you British Council for sharing) This is the script of the video: Download the file and do the exercises     Check your answers     FOLLOW UP What is a Full English ? Sometimes also called a ‘fry-up’ , the full English breakfast consists of fried eggs, sausages, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, fried bread and often a slice of white or black pudding . It is accompanied by tea or coffee and hot buttered toast. This breakfast may also include baked beans and hash browns ( frittelle di patate). ( photo credits: travelfare.wordpress.com) Now download the following file and learn the new words and expressions ( use WORDREFERENCE to check meanings)  

  Green Book tells the story of two men who are forced to become friends during their journey on a concert tour in the racist South of the USA. The film is based on a true story : in the 1960s, musician Don Shirley and a tough guy and chauffeur, Tony Lip, are complete opposites. Shirley is a highly-educated African-American who lives above Carnegie Hall playing classical music for audiences. Lip, is an Italian-American from the Bronx who works in security but agrees to be Shirley's driver through the south. They are two very different guys, with different problems,  who grow to respect and admire one another .  But what has the Green Book to do with them? And, more in general, WHAT is the Green Book?   The GREEN BOOK was  a guide which  listed hotels, restaurants and even gas stations that were safe for black people during the time of African- American segregation. Created by Victor H. Green in Harlem, for 30 years, travelers from across the country de

Back to Palketto Stage with a brand new performance: The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson . The Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer was born on November 13th, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland.  He is best known for his evergreen works Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.  Thanks to our precious teachers team we've prepared a multimedia lesson for our students in order to contextualize the author, his work and literary period  You can watch something about Stevenson's biography HERE and something about Victorian Age HERE . Both videos subtitled.  Thank you professors Antonioni and Esposito for your kind collaboration!   PREZY by Professor Adele Esposito   THE THEME OF THE DOUBLE by Professor Rosanna Bernacchia  LESSON PLAN by Professor Simonetta Antonioni