English for Enogastronomy

A perfect day in Trastevere, Rome's favourite neighbourhood.  Professor Flavia Civitella Castellano has written down this perfect mini-guide for our students. So, hurry up and let's go walking! (Thank you prof Civitella Castellano for sharing!)  

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)

foto credit: www.thespruce.com "British food is bad" : a myth or reality?  The Brits only eat  fish and chips   and roast beef and the Scots, porridge and  haggis ? The Irish live on potatoes and the Welsh, leeks? These are just common places that need to be discarded. And in fact this post will try to make our students aware of how British food history is full of fascinating and surprising stories. Let's find out watching the 2014 BBC documentary. BREAKFAST The origins of breakfast are the most mysterious of  all. The particulars of the British first meal of the day have changed dramatically over the centuries. From the earliest records of Medieval bread and ale, through the gorgeous morning tables of Jane Austen's era and the Edwardian age to today's cereals and smoothies, the  British breakfasts have been profoundly influenced through the centuries by religious strictures and  social status.  Now watch the video   THE HIST...

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...

8th of March: International Women's Day.   T rying to take my students to the cinema ( against all odds!) to watch THIS... ... doing some simple and not boring ( let's hope!) activities as detailed below. Never surrender. Never give up the fight!                                 Show What You Know about the issue now! ( answers HERE ) 1. What was the first country to give women the right to vote: a. Australia b. England c. New Zealand d. United States 2. Women in the United States won the right to vote in national elections in: ...