LICEO LINGUISTICO E DELLE SCIENZE UMANE
“F. DE SANCTIS”
Anno Scolastico 2013 – 2014
Programma di Lingua e Cultura Inglese
Classe 4^ Sezione E
Insegnante: Maria Laura Diana
Dal libro di testo Spiazzi, Tavella, Layton, Performer,Culture & Literature 1, Zanichelli è stato
affrontato lo studio delle seguenti unità:
• Specification 3 A Cultural Awakening •
CULTURE & LITERATURE
A Cultural Awakening
3.1 History
Tudor dynasty through FCE Reading – Part 3.
The Act of Supremacy
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
3.2 The Arts
FCE Use of English – Part 1 The symbolism of power in the portraits of Queen Elizabeth I.
3.4 Society
Elizabethan entertainment and sports.
3.5 Science
The view of the universe in the Elizabethan times.
3.6. Literature
The English Renaissance
W. Shakespeare, Sonnet CXXX.
3.11 History
The reign of James I
The origin of Thanksgiving day.
3.12 Mapping History
The Gunpowder Plot showing the map
• 4 William Shakespeare: England’s Genius
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CULTURE & LITERATURE
William Shakespeare: England’s Genius
4.1 Culture
The cultural importance of Shakespeare even today.
Why study Shakespeare?
4.2 Literature
Shakespeare’s life and main works with an insight into Shakespeare’s birthplace.
4.3 Mapping Society
Shakespeare’s London (the map and the places).
Students practise FCE Reading – Part 1.
4.4 Literature
The structure of theatres.
Q&A and FCE Use of English –Part 2.
4.5 Literature
The main features of drama as a genre
Romeo and Juliet, The balcony scene.
4.6 Literature
Romeo and Juliet
Prologue: Two household
4.7 Literature
Dramatic effect in Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
The ball, Act 1, Scene V
• Specification 5 A Time of Upheaval •
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CULTURE & LITERATURE
A Time of Upheaval
5.1 History
The Civil War through Q&A and FCE Use of English – Part 1. Oliver Cromwell and the Ironsides
5.3 Society
The Puritans
The Puritan heritage in America.
5.4 Mapping Society
The war on witches.
5.5 Literature
Milton: life Paradise Lost.
Satan's speech, Book 1, lines 242 - 270.
5.7 Cultural Issues
The development of human rights.
5.8 Science
The development of the scientific method The scientific revolution
FCE Use of English – Part 2 New Scientific Methods
FCE Reading – Part 2. Newton’s view of the universe
5.9 History
The Restoration of the monarchy.
Specification 6 Shaping the English Character
CULTURE & LITERATURE
Shaping the English Character
6.1 History
The birth of political parties through Q&A
FCE Use of English – Part 2. The Tories and the Whigs
6.3 Society
A Golden Age
FCE Use of English – Part 3 Reason and common sense.
6.5 Literature
The means of cultural debate
FCE Reading – Part 1
6.7 Literature
The rise of the novel
6.8 Literature
Daniel Defoe’s biography and works.
6.8 Literature
Defoe, Robinson Crusoe.
Man Friday.
6.10 Literature
Swift, Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver and the Lilliputians, Book 1, Chapter 2
L’ insegnante
Maria Laura Diana
Gli alunni/Le alunne