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

Back to theatre again  with our students. We'd love to welcome this glowing Roman Autumn with a brand new performance by PALKETTOSTAGE "THE PICTURE of DORIAN GRAY" Oscar Wilde was born on 16th October 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and at Magdalen College, Oxford, and eventually settled in London.  A great conversationalist and a famous wit, Wilde began by publishing witty, comic plays among which we must remember Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895...you can read our PREVIOUS POST HERE! ) , and his most famous play, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). Wilde published his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, before he reached the height of his fame. It was criticized as scandalous and immoral, so Wilde revised it in 1891, adding a preface and six new chapters. The Preface (as Wilde calls it) introduces his  philosophy of art. Devoted to a school of thought...

Some ne w catchy and creative lectures about Sha kespeare's Hamlet carried out by our teaching team (click on the arrow to enlarge). Courtesy of professor Simonetta Antonioni Courtesy of professor Adele Esposito

My latest flipped class before taking  students to theatre. Enjoy. WARM UP: answer the following questions. Write your answers on your notebook. Have you ever been to the theatre? Which play did you see? Do you know the names of any famous playwright? Have you ever seen any English plays or heard of any English playwrights?  Have you ever heard of Shakespeare or seen any of his plays(or films based on them) ? Can you name any of his plays? Do you know when he lived or anything about his life? Now watch the video. Remember that while watching  you can stop, skip, move forward/backw ard , watch it again. Last but not least, to switch to full screen click the full screen icon in the bottom corner of the video.   A nswer the following questions (c lick on the highlighted words to find out more ) : When and where was Shakespeare born? What did Shakespeare’s father do? With whom did he marry? How many children did they have? Why did he g...

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice coming soon at Teatro Orione performed by Palketto Stage. Here's something for our students to catch up with.  Let's start with this video about the writer and her times... ... and a presentation to be shared in class or at home as a flipped lesson. (Download it for a better viewing) A  useful lesson plan to finish with (courtesy of Professor S. Antonioni) .

When you turn up facing the great challenge of leaving the kitchens/bars premises and take your classes to theatre ( "An Ideal Husband" and " The importance of being Earnest"by Oscar Wilde!), you may be in need of a quick and inspiring lesson plan to motivate the students and contextualize what they're going to see. That's it. Something about Victorian Age and one of its most outstanding authors ever.  A lesson plan about " The importance of being Earnest" ( courtesy of professor Simonetta Antonioni)