English for Enogastronomy

Talking about past events and emotions together with some hints at poetic language. Oscar Wilde offers us another chance to appreciate his words and wit. We wish to thank professor Simonetta Antonioni for the kind support and interesting lecture. THE SELFISH GIANT (Thank you HarperCollins e-book for sharing) USE OF ENGLISH ( level A2) Simple Past Tense   in narrating past events (Courtesy of professor Simonetta Antonioni) A quick guide to Wilde's poetic language (Courtesy of professor Simonetta Antonioni)

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

A PREZI presentation about the many meanings of the word discrimination .  Do you Know what  HUMAN RIGHTS are?  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into more than 500 languages. Click here for more details. This is a lesson plan on Human Rights for my fellow teachers ( thank you Equality and Human Rights for sharing)

If you think that you already know everything about Halloween, then you should read this post. An amazing video ,  interesting facts about the Pagan festival and some  tasks to follow...  We wish to thank the British Council for sharing the following teaching resource  TRICK or TREATS? Flying witches, pumpkin lanterns, trick or treat... What do you know about Halloween? Here are some Halloween facts to get started. Halloween is celebrated on 31st October. This isn’t a public holiday in Britain. Halloween is the night before the Catholic festival of All Saints and the pagan Celtic festival of Samhain (1st November). Halloween is also sometimes called All Hallows' Eve, All Hallowtide and can also be written Hallowe’en. Halloween colours are orange and black. Orange is related to harvests because the end of October is the end of the harvest (the time when fruit and vegetables are collected). Black is related to death. In the UK Halloween trad...

One of the greatest challenges in teaching writing skills is paraphrasing. Paraphrasing means writing the same things using different words such as nouns and verbs synonyms as well as linkers and connectors .  When paraphrasing, it is important to keep the original meaning and to present it in a new form. Basically, you are simply writing something in your own words that expresses the original idea.     Let's see  how it works and...mind the colours! ( courtesy of Prof. S. Antonioni - excerpts taken from "Between Courses" ed. Hoepli  )  RED= nouns and verbs synonyms BLUE= linkers and connectors VEGETARIAN DIETS Vegetarian diets are usually associated to/connected to /linked to  the philosophy of living in harmony with nature. There are different kinds of vegetarians: vegans, lactovegetarians, ovovegetarians and fructarians. 1. Generally speaking VEGETARIANS usually eat vegetables, fruit, grains, n...

A Summary is a brief account of a text.It is a long text distilled to its essentials.The sentence structure and the vocabulary have been changed, but the main ideas remain. The length of a summary must provide all the necessary information contained in the text but in few , simple words. When you write a summary you mustn't copy words or sentences , especially those of the author. You should re-organize and re-write the main points trying to give the same impressions and ideas as far as possible. Never write personal opinions: objectivity is essential. Writing a summary you should: -Keep to the text ; -Follow the logic of the text, -not write your personal ideas or commentaries - be clear Methodology - Read the text twice and highlight the main points - Eliminate all the words , details, passive forms and expressions that are not useful or relevant. -Highlight keywords and key sentences - Write down the summary and verify weather it keeps to the general ideas...