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By: Jules Verne
Retold by:
Marisa AgostinelliElizabeth Evans Cicconi
Paola Traferro
Illustrated by: Fabiano Fiorin
Editorial staff : Francesca Ceppi, Clarissa Coppari
Graphic dept.: Simona Albonetti
Illustrations : Fabiano Fiorin
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Jules Verne was a novelist, poet and playwright from France. In fact, he was born in Nantes on February 8th, 1828. His father was a lawyer and he had to follow him and became a lawyer too. On the other hand, he started writing for magazines and for the theatre.
Thanks to the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel, he created a series of adventure novels called Voyages Extraordinaires. Among this novels, we can remember Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).
For his books, he had to study Science, so that his plots could be believable. He wrote predictions about inventions like airplanes, television, space travel and modern submarines. Jules Vernes died in Amiens on March 24th 1905. His novels were translated in a lot of languages and his books were turned into films.
He wants to win the bet. He will do everything to reach his goals, even lie and cheat.
He is Fogg’s French butler. He is honest and charming but he is responsible for delaying their travel.
He works for Scotland Yard, and he is looking for a bank robber.
She is an Indian Princess. She becomes Fogg and Passepartout’s guide when they save her.
Sir A. Stuart and Sir R. Gautier: the bettors at the Reform Club
Mr. Batulcar: the circus’ owner in Yokohama
Colonel Proctor: American red-faced angry man
I present to you a mysterious English gentleman, Phileas Fogg. I say mysterious because people don’t know much about him, but because he does the same thing every day, people think they know everything about him. He’s a handsome man, a true gentleman and very rich. Who knows how he made his money? It’s a mystery. He knows incredible things about a lot of countries on the map of the world but is he a traveller? Some people say he never leaves London. Does he only travel in his dreams? Who knows?
Mr. Fogg is a private person and he doesn’t have many friends. He goes to a political club in London, the Reform Club. He reads the newspapers here and speaks to some people. He likes playing cards and he often wins money but he doesn’t keep it, he gives it to charity. He has lunch at the Club every day and he sits always at the same table. He goes home at midnight to his house in Saville Row, in central London. He never has visitors and the only other person in his house is his manservant.
handsome: bello
private: riservato
charity: opera pia
manservant: domestico
This morning the manservant brought Phileas Fogg a basin of water to shave with, but it was too hot and Phileas sacked him and this is where our story begins. Phileas Fogg was waiting for his new manservant to arrive, between eleven and half past eleven, because every day at exactly half past eleven, Mr. Fogg goes to the Reform Club.
At twenty-past eleven, there was a knock at the door and a young man of about thirty years old came in.
«Good morning sir, I’m Jean Passepartout.» said the young man.
«Are you French?» asked Mr. Fogg.
«Yes sir, I am. I am an honest man, sir, but I’m not an experienced manservant. I was a Physical Education teacher and a Music teacher and then I became a singer. In the past I rode a horse in a circus and I even worked for the fire brigade in Paris.»
Fogg listened and nodded his head in approval.
«Who told you about the job here?» he asked.
«A gentleman from the Reform Club. He said you were a very intelligent and quiet man and so here I am, in the hope of finally finding a secure job, and a quiet life from now on.»
«Do you understand what type of person I’m looking for?» asked Fogg.
«Yes sir, I do and I think I’m perfect for the job.»
Mr. Fogg looked at the clock and said «It’s eleven twenty-six, the job is yours. You start now.»
GLOSSARY
to shave: radere
to sack: licenziare
knock: colpo
to nod: annuire
to look for: cercare
Around the World in 80 Days
With that, he got up from his armchair, picked up his hat, and left the house without saying another word.
Passepartout watched his new employer and saw that he was an elegant man of about forty years old with an attractive, gentle face. He was tall with blond hair and a moustache. He seemed very calm and he was a typical Englishman.
employer: datore di lavoro
Passepartout thought that it was difficult to guess how an Englishman really felt. And what about our Frenchman?
Passepartout was a handsome man and he was also very strong. He had blue eyes and untidy, curly brown hair. He was a sweet person who knew the meaning of friendship and loyalty. It was half past eleven and he decided to look around the house, his new home. Phileas Fogg’s room was very tidy. The clothes were divided into seasons and his jackets were all numbered. Passepartout went around all the other rooms and finally he found his room. There was a fireplace and above it, an electric clock, the same as the one in Fogg’s room. Below the clock there was a piece of paper with a list of the details of Mr. Fogg’s day.
8:20 - Tea and toast
9:37 - Water for shaving (body temperature)
11:25 - Brush Mr. Fogg’s jacket
The list told Passepartout everything he needed to do from morning until midnight when Mr. Fogg went to bed.
«Very good» thought Passepartout. «A man who is as regular as clockwork! It’s just what I wanted!»
GLOSSARY
to guess: indovinare
untidy: spettinati
loyalty: lealtà
as regular as clockwork: regolare come un orologio
1 Match the words (1-6) with their meanings (a-g). There is one meaning you do not need. Write your answers in the boxes.
1. employer
2. reserved
3. handsome
4. untidy
5. loyal
6. to look for
a. someone who shows fidelity to a person
b. messy
c. someone who cuts people’s hair
d. someone who is good-looking
e. to try to find someone or something
f. someone who employs a person
g. someone who doesn’t show his/ her feelings
2 Answer the questions (1-8). Use a maximum of 4 words.
1. Who is the mysterious gentleman?
2. Describe him with two adjectives. ............................................................
3. Does he have many friends?
4. What is the name of his political club? .................................................
5. What does he read?
6. What else does he do? ........................................................................................
7. Does he keep the money he wins?
8. What’s the name of his new manservant? .........................................
I’ll leave: Partirò
lawyer: avvocato
(to) lie: mentire
lies: bugie
loud: forte, rumoroso
luggage: bagagli
madman: pazzo
master: signore, padrone
monkeys’ cries: versi delle
scimmie
moustache: baffi
nobleman: nobiluomo
novelist: romanziere
on fire: in fiamme
out of sight: fuori dal campo
visivo
owner: proprietario
parties: partiti
passengers: passeggeri
playwright: drammaturgo
polite: educato
reward: ricompensa
robber: ladro
robbery: rapina
rough: rude
seat: posto a sedere
shelf: mensola
ship: nave
smoke: fumo
somewhere: da qualche parte
square: piazza
stamp: timbro
submarines: sottomarini
thief: ladro
timetables: orari
waiting room: sala d’attesa
warriors: guerrieri
wheels: ruote
whistle: fischietto
worried: preoccupato
You’re in trouble!: Sei nei guai!
Può un progetto scolastico su una lampada fatta con materiali di riciclo far stringere amicizie e combattere pregiudizi e bullismo? Sì, può farlo. È quanto accade a Steve e alle sue vecchie e nuove conoscenze, in nome di una nuova e bellissima amicizia.
LEVEL 4
Pagine: 56
ISBN: 978-88-472-4105-3
CEF A1
Un classico di Oscar Wilde: il gigante egoista impedisce ai bambini di giocare nel suo bellissimo giardino; ma quando un piccolo bambino diverso dagli altri entra nel giardino, il cuore del gigante viene toccato e lui cambia le sue abitudini. La storia insegna una lezione di gentilezza e accettazione.
LEVEL 4
Pagine: 56
ISBN: 978-88-472-4106-0
CEF A1+
Il famoso scrittore Prof. Whittley viene trovato seriamente ferito, nella sua abitazione al centro di Londra. Chi può essere stato?
Il caso, difficile da risolvere, verrà districato minuziosamente dall’ispettore Mackay, che aiutato dall’assistente Harris e dal cagnolino Ollie, giungerà alla verità.
Pagine: 64
ISBN: 978-88-472-4107-7
LEVEL 5
CEF A2+
Nella Londra di fine ‘800 Phileas Fogg, un gentleman metodico e rigoroso, scommette con i suoi amici di riuscire a fare il giro del mondo in 80 giorni. Partito con il suo fedele valletto Passepartout, affronterà molte avventure e incontrerà personaggi eccentrici in questa corsa contro il tempo per vincere la scommessa. Un classico della letteratura di avventura.
Linguaggio semplice e calibrato al livello di studio della lingua A1/A2
Attività di comprensione del testo ed esercizi di riflessione linguistica
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