LICEO GUIDO NOLFI Via Tomassoni, 4-61032 FANO (PU) Tel. e Fax : 0721/803344 e-mail: im.carducci@provincia.ps.it P. IVA 90020750411 Lingua e Civiltà Straniera INGLESE Programma svolto - anno scolastico 2016-2017 Classe IA Liceo Classico Prof.ssa Valentina Foschi LIBRI DI TESTO: Cambridge English Objective PET, L. Hashemi, B. Thomas, Cambridge University Press; Cornerstone, C. Medaglia, B. A. Young, Loescher MATERIALE di APPROFONDIMENTO: Grammar Files Blue Edition, E. Jordan, P. Fiocchi, Trinity Whitebridge; Cambridge University PET Examination Past Papers, Cambridge University Press; Literature for Life 2B, D. J. Ellis, Loescher; Performer Heritage, M. Spiazzi, M. Tavelli, M. Layton, Zanichelli STRUMENTI E SPAZI: Libro di testo. LIM, Laboratorio di Lingue, Laboratorio di informatica, proiettore. Internet, tecniche multimediali, presentazioni PowerPoint, video e audiovisivi MODULE 1 The European Union and the importance of studying English The importance of the European Union. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a member of the European Union? The European Union: a broader perspective. Being a European citizen. The various elements of the European Union: economy, politics, citizens mobility, a single currency. The development of the European culture and the advantages of diversity within the European Union. The importance of studying a foreign language and, in particular, of learning English as an international language or lingua franca to communicate within the European Union and also to communicate with foreigners, to travel, to study and work abroad. The Council of Europe and the Common European Framework for languages (CEFR). The Common European Framework for languages in its political and educational context. Reading and analysis of some extracts from the CEFR. https://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/source/framework_en.pdf A different perspective, Video viewing: The Common European Framework for languages, official video by Cambridge English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaehocvfr3y 1
MODULE 2 The importance of language certifications The importance of certification examinations for students and citizens of the European Union who are going to work in a global environment. Cambridge Language Assessment certification examinations and the Common European Framework for languages (CEFR). The different levels of the CEFR, from A1 to C2. The Cambridge English scale. A different perspective, Video viewing: Speak to the world, official video by Cambridge English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1okzbs-1g54 The Cambridge English scale, official video by Cambridge English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfqfga4mx9u Where will a Cambridge English exam take you? Official video by Cambridge English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqerfi5hksi&t=37s MODULE 3 Focus on the English Language, B1 Level of CEFR Cambridge Language Assessment Preliminary English Test, PET (B1 Level of the CEFR). PET exam format and its Papers: Reading Paper, Writing Paper, Listening Paper and Speaking Paper. Approfondimento linguistico e focus sulla lingua in uso tramite attività di reading, writing, listening e speaking (B1 level of CEFR) utilizzando PET exam official Past Papers (testi ufficiali di esami di anni precedenti). Strategie per affrontare le varie prove di esame. MODULE 4 Focus on Reading, B1 Level of CEFR Attività di reading, sulla base di Past Papers, finalizzate a migliorare la comprensione di testi scritti di diversa tipologia. Acquisizione delle diverse tecniche di lettura (scanning, skimming or reading for gist) e loro utilizzo nelle diverse parti della prova di reading dell esame di certificazione PET. MODULE 5 Focus on Speaking, B1 Level of CEFR Attività di speaking finalizzate all acquisizione di fluidità nella lingua parlata e nella gestione di una conversazione in lingua Inglese. Strategie per affrontare le varie parti della prova di speaking dell esame PET ed esercitazioni pratiche della prova di speaking sulla base di Past Papers (testi ufficiali di esami di anni precedenti). Speaking Exam Folder 12 (Objective PET, Cambridge University Press). MODULE 6 Focus on Listening, B1 Level of CEFR Attività di listening finalizzate al miglioramento della comprensione della lingua orale in contesti vari e con varie tipologie di parlanti (provenienti da zone geografiche diverse e con diversi accenti). Strategie per affrontare le varie parti della prova di listening dell esame PET e esercitazioni pratiche della prova di listening sulla base di Past Papers (testi ufficiali di esami di anni precedenti). 2
Listening Exam Folders 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28 (Objective PET, Cambridge University Press). MODULE 7 Focus on Vocabulary, from B1 towards B2 Level of CEFR Attività di reading, writing, listening e speaking finalizzate all arricchimento della conoscenza di vocaboli e al loro corretto utilizzo nel contesto linguistico appropriato, allo studio e alla conoscenza di idioms, expressions e collocations. MODULE 8 Focus on Pronunciation and Effective Reading Strategia per una lettura efficace e attività di reading comprehension: How to read effectively: stress, intonation, rhythm, chunks of language. MODULE 9 Revision and in-depth study of Grammar From Grammar Files Blue Edition and Cambridge English Objective PET Revision and in-depth study of the main grammar rules: Verb Types: auxiliary, modal, regular and irregular verbs. English sentence structures: affirmative, negative, interrogative sentences. Types of questions: yes/no questions, wh-questions, question tags. Revision and in-depth study of the main verb tenses in the ACTIVE form: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Continuous, Duration Form, Future forms, Present Conditional and Past Conditional. How to form the various tenses, how to recognize them and how to use them. MODULE 10 In-depth study of Grammar From Grammar Files Blue Edition and Cambridge English Objective PET In-depth study of the verb tenses in the PASSIVE form: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Continuous, Duration Form, Future forms, Present Conditional and Past Conditional. Passive with Modal verbs. Passive structure of verbs with 2 objects (costruzione passiva personale e impersonale). IF Clauses (Type 0, 1, 2 and 3). Comparative adjectives. Determiners: some, any, no, none, every, each, many. Idioms and expressions. Collocations. Modal verbs. Phrasal Verbs. Linkers. MODULE 11 The Origins (700 BC AD 900) from Cornerstone, Loescher and Literature for Life, Loescher The Historical Context: The first inhabitants of Britain. The Romans. The Anglo-Saxons: Angles, Saxons and Jutes. The spread of Christianity in Britain. Viking invasions. The Literary Context: The Evolution of the English Language. The unwritten word. Pagan vs Christian. Pre-Christian oral tradition and epic poems. Anglo-Saxon poetry. Old English. The influence of Christianity. 3
Literary Techniques: The epic poem. Anglos-Saxon poetry: kenning, caesura, alliteration. The epic poem: Beowulf - An Old English Epic Poem Beowulf Plot, themes, characters, style and language. The oral tradition of the epic poem. Monsters, dragons and heroes. Reading and analysis of extracts from Beowulf, A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney: Beowulf, Text 1, The fortunes of war favoured Hrothgar (Literature for Life, Loescher, p. 6-7) Beowulf, Text 2, So times were pleasant for the people there (Literature for Life, Loescher, p. 7-8) Beowulf, Text 3, Then the bane of that people, the fire-breathing dragon (Literature for Life, Loescher, p. 9) Beowulf, Text 4, They pitched the dragon (Literature for Life, Loescher, p. 10-11) A Different Perspective, Cinema, film viewing: Beowulf, directed by Robert Zemeckis (USA 2007), starring Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich and Angelina Jolie. Film liberamente ispirato al poema epico Beowulf (complete film viewing). MODULE 12 The Middle Ages (1066 1485) from Cornerstone, Loescher and Literature for Life, Loescher Historical Context: William the Conqueror and the Norman conquest. The social order under the Normans. The Feudal system. Reforms. Richard the Lion-Heart. King John and the Magna Charta (1215). The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) and the Black Death (1348). The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485). Literary Context: The Normans and a French import: courtly love. Important languages of the period: French, Latin and English. The growing importance of English. Medieval literature: the ballad. Geoffrey Chaucer. The rise of the theatre. Morality plays. The romance. King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. - Geoffrey Chaucer Life and works. The European influence: the French culture and Italian writers, Boccaccio, Dante and Petrarch. The Canterbury Tales. A frame story. The pilgrimage. Thomas Becket. Characterisation. The three estates. The beginning of modern English. Reading and analysis of extracts from The Canterbury Tales: When the sweet shower of April (from the General Prologue, Literature for Life, Loescher, p. 19, handouts) The Wife of Bath (from the General Prologue, Literature for Life, Loescher, p. 20-21, handouts) The Wife of Bath (from the General Prologue, Literature for Life, Loescher, p. 22-23, handouts) The Wife of Bath s Tale (from the General Prologue, Literature for Life, Loescher, p. 24-26, handouts). A different Perspective, Tourism: Canterbury: extract from a tourist information leaflet about Canterbury (Literature for Life, Loescher, p. 18, handouts) A Different Perspective, Video viewing: Goodbye to Canterbury, BBC documentary video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feeqiy9vmxa A Different Perspective, Animated video viewing: The Wife of Bath s Tale, animated video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xjcomckadq 4
MODULE 13 The Renaissance (1485-1625) from Cornerstone, Loescher and PowerPoint presentations prepared by the teacher Historical and Social Context: The Wars of the Roses and the Tudor Dynasty: Henry VII (1485-1509). Henry VIII (1509-47), the breach with Rome and English Reformation. Edward VI (1547-53). Mary I or Bloody Mary (1553-58). Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603). James I (1603-25) and the Stuart Dynasty. Literary Context: The Age in perspective: culture and philosophy. Towards the age of sensibility. The English Renaissance. The English Reformation. The Golden Age. Economy and society in the 16 th century. The origins of drama. The Age of the Theatre: The history of theatres. Public and private theatres. The university wits. The Elizabethan Playhouse: architectural structure and features. The Globe Theatre. The internal layout of the theatre: apron stage, inner stage and upper stage. The audience. Companies of actors. The difference between Elizabethan performances and today s performances. Drama in the Elizabethan Age. La maggior parte degli studenti ha assistito alla rappresentazione teatrale della tragedia Romeo and Juliet di William Shakespeare al Teatro della Fortuna di Fano, con la regia di Andrea Baracco e la partecipazione di Antonio Folletto nel ruolo di Romeo e Alessandro Preziosi nel ruolo di Mercutio. All interno del progetto, gli studenti hanno partecipato ad una lezione di analisi dell opera da parte del regista Andrea Baracco e di Alessandro Preziosi. - William Shakespeare Life and works. William Shakespeare s genius. Tragedies, comedies and history plays. Structure of plays: acts and scenes. Language and style. Romeo and Juliet Plot, themes, characters, style and language. Juliet, a young woman and a modern heroine. Mercutio, a central character. Reading and analysis of extracts: Prologue (handouts) What s in a name? Balcony scene (Insights into Literature, BlackCat, p.119-120) Queen Mab s speech (handouts) A Different Perspective, Videos: - The famous Canadian actor Henry Czerny reads Queen Mab Speech for Shakespeare Memorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duhrxrx3wgo - Video about the Globe Theatre (from Literature for Life, Loescher) A Different Perspective, Cinema, film viewing: - The Prologue, filmic sequences from Shakespeare in Love (1998), starring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Colin Firth and Ben Affleck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3pihggtwts - The Final Scene, filmic sequences from Shakespeare in Love (1998), starring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Colin Firth and Ben Affleck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqrccjkub2a - Queen Mab s Speech, filmic sequence from Romeo and Juliet (1968), directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsrqsazjl4u 5
- The Balcony Scene, filmic sequence from Romeo and Juliet (1968), directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0qao2xinse&t=126s - The Balcony Scene, filmic sequence from Romeo and Juliet (2013), directed by Carlo Carlei, starring Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tyngtjf0oe MODULE 14 Focus on British Culture From Word on the Street, Learn English series by British Council Attività di studio delle tradizioni e della cultura britannica e approfondimento grammaticale con l utilizzo di video tratti dalla serie Word on the Street, Learn English, prodotta dal British Council. - Camden, and Language Focus on question forms and useful vocabulary for shopping https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/camden - Halloween, and Language Focus on the verb think and subject and object pronouns https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/halloween - Christmas, and Language Focus on Present Simple vs Present Continuous, ways of comparing things, vocabulary for Xmas (presents, decorations, Father Christmas, reindeer, etc.) and Xmas food. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/christmas-scene-1 A Different Perspective, Wikipedia: - The Christmas pudding a typical Christmas cake: the recipe, from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/christmas_pudding MODULE 15 Focus on Speaking and Culture Project Lessons together with the American Language Assistant, Katie Cannamela (8 h) La classe ha seguito alcune lezioni della docente in compresenza con la lettrice americana Katie Cannamela focalizzate sull abilità di speaking e sull approfondimento della conoscenza della cultura americana. Le attività scelte sono state di vario tipo: The Hot-air Ballon Game - attività di tipo ludico incentrate sulla comunicazione orale che hanno visto la partecipazione attiva degli studenti in classe e nella preparazione di testi a casa; The American Dream, from the American Declaration of Independence to J. F. Kennedy and Barack Obama - attività di analisi, studio e approfondimento di vari aspetti legati alla cultura più propriamente americana, dalla Dichiarazione di Indipendenza, a J. F. Kennedy a Barack Obama e alla campagna per le elezioni presidenziali di Donald Trump. MODULE 16 Progetto Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro (ASL) La docente, in qualità di Responsabile per il progetto Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro (ASL), ha svolto attività di formazione in aula sul progetto ASL In particolare, la docente: - ha illustrato l organizzazione del progetto di Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro presso il Liceo Nolfi di Fano; - ha spiegato la pianificazione delle attività necessarie allo svolgimento del periodo di internship in azienda previsto per il corrente anno scolastico 2016-2017; 6
- ha presentato il progetto di Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro sviluppato con il Comune di Fano, Servizio Biblioteche e le diverse possibilità di stage con la MeMo, Mediateca Montanari di Fano ed ha registrato le adesioni degli studenti ai diversi percorsi di alternanza; - ha presentato il progetto di Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro sviluppato con Passaggi, Festival della Saggistica, illustrando le diverse possibilità di stage, ed ha registrato le adesioni degli studenti ai diversi percorsi di alternanza. Fano, 8 giugno 2017 Il Docente Prof.ssa Valentina Foschi I Rappresentanti di classe 7