PROGRAMMA DI LINGUA E LETTERATURA INGLESE A. S. 2013/2014 Classe 3E Insegnante: Gabriella Saba STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS Ripasso: Simple past vs past continuous. Unit 6: Present perfect: for and since. Present perfect vs Simple past. Each,every,all. Talking about past and present lives. Talking about money and savings. At the post office. Unit 7: Present perfect continuous: for and since. Present perfect continuous Vs Present perfect simple. Adjectives and prepositions: good at, keen on..+ ing. Talking about unfinished actions. Talking about your skills. Choosing a career. Unit 8: Make, do and get. Present simple passive. Talking about facts. Describing processes. Unit 9: Used to. Adverbs and comparative adverbs.Verbs + to or- ing. Talking about past habits. Comparing ability. Talking about lifestyles. Unit 10: Have/get something done. Should, ought to. Why don’t you…? You had better….., If I were you… Getting things done. Giving advice. Talking about health. Unit 11: Second conditional; wish + simple past; make+ object+ adjective/verb; imagining different situations; making wishes; talking about feelings; Take-Bring-Get-Carry: different uses. Hear/Listen to/ Feel: differences. Order of quantifiers. VOCABULARY Money and savings. The post office. Jobs: prerequisites, skills and personal qualities. Natural disasters. Expressions with make, do and get. Exercise and fitness. The body. Illnesses and remedies. Emotions. Textbook: "New Horizons" di Radley - Simonetti (Vol II) LETTERATURA The first invasions: from Celts to Vikings. The Norman conquest. Notes on the development of English Language. Notes on the Anglo-Saxon Literature. Main features of the Middle-Age Ballads. “Geordie”: reading, translation and comment. The origins of drama (Mystery, Miracle and Morality Plays; Interludes). Chaucer and the Middle Age. "The wife of Bath": reading, translation and comment. Chaucer and Boccaccio. Henry VIII and the reformation of the English Church. Elizabeth I and the conquest of the seas. Features of drama. Renaissance drama: the causes of the popularity of theatre, the structure of the building, the companies of players. Christopher Marlow: the legend of Faust. “Faustus’ Last Hour and Damnation”: reading, translation and comment. Textbook:” Millennium” di Cattaneo, De Flaviis. Gli alunni
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