GIACOMO LEOPARDI

Non c’è nessuno di noi che non abbia letto almeno una volta L’Infinito di Giacomo Leopardi. I più fortunati lo hanno dovuto imparare a memoria a scuola e, forse anche se non consapevoli al cento per cento di questa cosa al tempo, hanno ricevuto uno strumento in più per conoscere il proprio animo. Spesso considerato ingiustamente come un mesto poeta, Leopardi ha invece raccontato come pochi al mondo il desiderio di felicità. 

https://www.esolcourses.com/topics/christmas.html

WHY BLOG?

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2012/10/10-reasons-why-i-want-my-students-blog/

AUSTRALIA, THE LAND OF THE SOUTH

Australia is a country in the Southern hemisphere and belongs to Oceania.  This means that it has winter during June, July, and August and summer during the months of December, January, and February. It is the smallest continent of the seven continents  and many consider it as the largest island in the world, however, Greenland is the biggest island country. Australia is an island continent surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.  Read more here.

DISCOVERING WALES

Wales forms a westward extension of the island of Great Britain. The capital and main commercial and financial centre is Cardiff.  
Read more here. 

50 USEFUL TIPS FOR SPEAKING ENGLISH FLUENTLY

https://eslholidaylessons.com/11/thanksgiving.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/thanksgiving-for-esl-students-history-and-quiz-4427790

SHAKESPEARE IS THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE WRITER ... NO DOUBT!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/story/20140422-shakespeare-the-worlds-writer?ocid=fbcul

EL MUSEO DEL PRADO CUMPLE 200 AÑOS

https://www.lepointdufle.net/p/pronomsrelatifs.htm#premier

ENGLISH WITH MOVIES

NOVEMBER

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. 

Read more here.

PIERRE DE RONSARD

Pierre de Ronsard est l'un des poètes français les plus importants du XVIe siècle.

Ce poème de Ronsard, Ode à Cassandre, est l’un des plus connus de la langue française. Ici la fiche sur ce poème.

PRONOUNCING BRITISH CITY NAMES

The UK has some unusual city names, perhaps the most notorious of all being "Worcestershire". Learn how to pronounce it and many more UK town names in this short pronunciation lesson.

PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

We use the Present Simple to express habits, facts, thoughts and feelings. It is also used with general statements and actions that are repeated. Read here. 

https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/tenses

https://www.really-learn-english.com

https://www.myenglishpages.com

https://xioenglish.files.wordpress.com

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/present-simple/

https://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-present-exercises.html

UNA SERATA AL SILVANO TOTI GLOBE THEATRE

La storia di Romeo e Giulietta esisteva già, in qualche forma, da forse oltre 150 anni prima che Shakespeare, agli inizi della sua carriera, scrivesse il dramma nel 1595. E dopo la prima rappresentazione avvenuta oltre 400 anni fa, e’ stata eseguita di continuo in tutto il mondo praticamente in tutte le lingue. Dell’opera sono state prodotte quasi 50 versioni cinematografiche (la prima nel 1908) e più di 200 altri film ispirati alla storia di Romeo e Giulietta, della quale esistono anche adattamenti sotto forma di opere liriche, balletti, musical, mimi, versioni orchestrali e rap – “Il Trono di Spade” potrebbe forse essere considerata la versione rimaneggiata di Romeo e Giulietta per la generazione contemporanea. Leggi qui.

https://www.globetheatreroma.com/

https://la-conjugaison.nouvelobs.com/regles/conjugaison/imperatif-present-37.php

https://fog.ccsf.edu/~creitan/qchap4d.htm

https://francais.lingolia.com/fr/grammaire/les-verbes/imperatif

SUFFIXES IN ENGLISH

TELLING THE TIME - 1^C LINGUISTICO

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

"September 11 was, and remains, above all an immense human tragedy. But September 11 also posed a momentous and deliberate challenge not just to America, but to the world at large. The target of the terrorists was not only New York and Washington, but the very values of freedom, tolerance and decency which underpin our way of life."

Tony Blair

LET'S LEARN ENGLISH WITH TV SERIES!

ESSAY WRITING

HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY – part 1

HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY – part 2

Here you can find one of my favourite education blogs! It is absolutely super useful!

TIPS TO USE LESS PLASTIC

Here check out how you can start reducing your waste in your every day life! 

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN IN THE CLASSROOM

August 23rd is the United Nations' International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Check out the Helbling lesson plan here to learn more about Uncle Tom's Cabin.

BIENVENUE AOÛT!

Vacanciers d'août, profitez bien !

A VERY SPECIAL SCIENCE AWARD

An Irish teenager has won an international science award for his project which removed microplastics from water. 

Fionn Ferreira, from Ballydehob in west Cork, has been named the overall winner of the 2019 Google Science Fair, a prestigious annual global science competition open to students aged 13 to 18.  Read here.

EL MUNDO QUIERE HABLAR ESPAÑOL

EE.UU. se convertirá en el segundo país hispanohablante del mundo en 2060 después de México, según un estudio elaborado por el Instituto Cervantes. Lea aquí.

PELÍCULAS CON VALORES PARA NIÑOS, JÓVENES Y ADULTOS

El cine es mucho más que un arte que solo entretiene, con el que pasamos un rato entrañable solos, en familia o con amigos. El séptimo arte va mucho más allá y muy a menudo sirve para transmitir valores que deberíamos aplicar en nuestro día a día y que enseña lecciones que nos ayudan a ser mejores personas.
Lea aquí.

LES CLÉS POUR MIEUX MÉMORISER

Tu peux lire l'article complet ici.

Today is the 202nd anniversary of Jane Austen's death. She died in Winchester on 18 July 1817. She was only 41.

"Jane Austen, of course, wise in her neatness, trim in her sedateness; she never fails, but there are few or none like her." Edith Wharton, 1925

Sicilian writer Andrea Camilleri, Montalbano's father,  has sadly passed away, but his masterpieces will forever remain in our libraries and hearts.

Read more here and here.

A PROPOSITO DEL NUOVO ESAME DI STATO ...

Una riflessione sul colloquio del nuovo Esame di Stato appena concluso ... una riflessione precisa  ed oggettiva,  assolutamente veritiera!