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Wales 1 Leggi il brano e scrivi i titoli del riquadro al

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Culture History Natural beauty Population and language Sport

The nation of Wales

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Wales is part of the United Kingdom, but it is a separate country. The capital city, Cardiff, is in the south-east of Wales. It has got its own parliament – the Welsh Assembly. The Welsh Assembly meets in the new Senedd building in Cardiff. The Welsh flag is a red dragon on a white and green background. The national symbols of Wales are the leek and the daffodil.

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Wales has got some beautiful scenery. Two of the UK’s national parks – Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons – are in Wales. Mount Snowdon (1,085 metres) is a famous mountain in Snowdonia. There are also lots of beautiful beaches in Wales. The beaches are popular with tourists, and they are very good for surfing.

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The Millennium Stadium is a large new stadium in Cardiff for sports matches and concerts. Its roof can open and close! Wales is famous for its national rugby team. Rugby, not football, is the number one sport in Wales! The Welsh team players wear red shirts. The crowd sings the Welsh national anthem, ‘Land of My Fathers’, at the start of every match.

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The population of Wales is 3 million. Three hundred thousand people live in Cardiff. Everyone in Wales can speak English, but a lot of people in Wales speak Welsh, too. It is an ancient Celtic language. The Welsh are very proud of their language and all children learn Welsh at school. There are lots of TV and radio programmes in Welsh. It is very different to English.

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Wales has got a long and interesting history and there are many ancient castles there. The eldest son of the king or queen of the UK is called the Prince of Wales. Prince Charles is the present Prince of Wales.

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Wales is a very musical country, and lots of singers (pop and classical) come from there. An ancient Welsh tradition is the Eisteddfod. It is a competition for singers, dancers, poets and storytellers. Eisteddfods are still popular today. Male voice choirs are another special Welsh tradition. These are choirs with only men singers.

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Presentazione orale

4 Project Scegli una regione italiana e prepara una presentazione orale. Prendi degli appunti usando le seguenti domande come aiuto. Parla per circa un minuto. ES T

Where is it in Italy? Does it have a special flag or symbol? What is its population? Do the people speak a different language

or dialect? What interesting things can you see there? What is it famous for? (sports teams, food,

famous people, etc.)

Assicurati di sapere pronunciare i numeri con più cifre in inglese, specialmente per un tema geografico. Ad esempio:456 four hundred and fifty-six3,000 three thousand6,800 six thousand eight hundred70,000 seventy thousand4,000,000 four million

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DVD 1 Puoi trovare ulteriori informazioni sui diversi paesi del Regno Unito nel Culture 1 del DVD e a pag. 34.

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1 Which city is the capital of Wales?

2 How many people live in Wales?

3 What is Snowdonia?

4 Who is the present Prince of Wales?

5 What is an Eisteddfod?

6 Which is the favourite sport in Wales?

3 3.29 Ascolta e leggi questa canzone gallese.

We’ll keep a welcome in the hillside

We’ll keep a welcome in the hillside.We’ll keep a welcome in the vales.This land you knew will still be singingWhen you come home again to Wales.

This land of song will keep a welcomeAnd with a love that never fails,We’ll kiss away each hour of *hiraethWhen you come home again to Wales.

*hiraeth (Welsh) = homesickness (English) = nostalgia di casa

Famous British houses 1 Osserva le due foto a destra.

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1 What are the people doing? a Preparing for a party.

b Preparing for a battle.

2 What period is it? a 14th century.

b 19th century.

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‘Kingmaker’ Exhibition This exhibition shows you life in the castle in the medieval period. It uses realistic wax models of people. These wax models are wearing medieval clothes. In the exhibition, the lord of the castle and his knights are preparing for battle. Everyone in the castle is busy. Some people are making weapons, some people are preparing the horses and some people are cooking food.

DungeonEvery good castle has a dungeon, and Warwick Castle’s dungeon is full of instruments of torture. When you visit the dungeon, you can hear noises and voices. They are only sound effects, but it’s easy to imagine that the dungeon is full of prisoners from the past.

The Ghost TowerThe Ghost Tower at Warwick Castle has got a famous ghost from the 1600s – Sir Fulke Greville. In the exhibition ‘Ghosts Alive’, visitors watch his murder in 1628. An angry servant kills him with a knife. The murder isn’t real! It’s a show with actors, but it’s very frightening!

Medieval ShowsIn the summer, at Warwick Castle, people in medieval costumes demonstrate medieval skills, like archery and falconry, and knights on horses fight with medieval weapons.

Warwick Castle is an enormous medieval castle

in Warwick in central England. It is a thousand

years old. Visitors to Warwick Castle learn a lot

about medieval life in England. Here are some

of the exhibitions you can see there.

Warwick Castle

2 Leggi il brano su Warwick Castle e rispondi alle domande. ES

1 How old is Warwick Castle?

2 Are there real people in the ‘Kingmaker’ exhibition?

3 What are the knights doing in the ‘Kingmaker’ exhibition?

4 Are there any prisoners in the dungeon today?

5 Who is Warwick Castle’s ghost?

6 When can you see medieval battles at Warwick Castle?

3 Leggi le informazioni su Hampton Court Palace e scrivi i titoli del riquadro al posto corretto.

What is it? How old is it? What can you see there?

Where is it?

Presentazione orale

4 Project Prepara una presentazione orale su Hampton Court Palace. Usa le informazioni dell’es. 3 come aiuto. Parla per circa un minuto. ES T

Preparati per una presentazione orale prendendo degli appunti prima di cominciare. Raggruppa gli appunti sotto titoli diversi. Poi decidi in quale ordine introdurre i vari temi, ad esempio:

Hampton Court 1 dove si trova 2 età3 perché è famosa 4 attrazioni per i visitatori

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DVD 1 Puoi trovare ulteriori informazioni

su una dimora storica del Regno Unito nel Culture 2 del DVD e a pag. 35.

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Catherine Howard The maze

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1 : in the south-east of England, on the River Thames, 23 km from London.

2 : 500 years old.

3 : the royal palace of King Henry VIII and his six wives.

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exhibition (shows a normal day in the kitchens in the 1500s)

Catherine Howard

the court of Henry VIII

Hampton Court Palace

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Natasha‘Hi, I’m 17. I’m in Year 12 at St Mark’s School in Chelmsford. It’s a girls’ school. After GCSEs, you can continue your studies and do A level exams. A level means Advanced Level. You need A levels to go to university or get a good job. You study for 2 years. You take the exams at the end of Year 13, when you’re 18. I’m studying four subjects at A level – History, Economics, English Literature and French. Most students do 3 or 4 subjects. It’s really unusual to do more. After A levels, I want to go to Exeter University and study English.’

Sophie‘Hi, my name’s Sophie and I’m 9. I go to Paulton Primary School in Lincoln, and I’m in Year 5. In the UK you start primary school when you are 4 or 5 years old. There are 7 years of primary school. The first year is Reception, and the second year is Year 1 (it’s a bit confusing!). Year 6 is the final year. After that, when we’re 11, we go on to secondary school. I’m really excited about that! Our school day starts at 8.45 and ends at 3.30. We all wear a uniform. The boys wear grey trousers and the girls wear grey skirts. We all wear white shirts and red sweatshirts. I’m wearing my sweatshirt in the photo.’

Daniel‘I’m Daniel and I’m 14. I go to Lanscombe Secondary School in Bristol. I’m in Year 10. There are 26 boys and girls in my class. There are 5 years of secondary school. The first year is Year 7 and the final year is Year 11. In Year 11, when we are 16, we do our GCSE exams. GCSE means General Certificate of Secondary Education. These are national exams and all students do them. Most students do GCSEs in about 10 subjects. My favourite subject is I.T., but I don’t like Geography. You can leave school at 16 if you want, but most students don’t.’

Michael‘I’m 17 and I go to Kingsbury College of Further Education in Stoke-on-Trent. I’m not studying for any A levels. I’m studying for an NVQ in Catering. You can start an NVQ (a National Vocational Qualification) course after your GCSEs, when you are 16. On my course, we learn all about cooking and hygiene. We work in the kitchens and the restaurant at the college. I want to be a chef when I finish college. My ambition is to have my own restaurant.’

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Education 1 Leggi i brani dei quattro studenti e correggi queste frasi false.

Sophie goes to secondary school. Sophie goes to primary school.

1 Year 5 is the final year of primary school.

2 Sophie’s school sweatshirt is black.

3 Students do GCSE exams in Year 10.

4 Daniel’s favourite subject is English.

5 Natasha is studying for three A levels.

6 Natasha wants to study English at Manchester University.

7 Michael is studying for four A levels.

8 Michael wants to be a teacher.

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Compulsory education

UK schools Italian schools

Year Type of school Age Year Type of school

Reception Primary School

4 –5

Year 1 5 – 6

Year 2 6 –7 prima

Year 3 7– 8

Year 4 8 – 9

Year 5 9 –10

Year 6 10 –11

Year 7 Secondary School

11–12

Year 8 12–13

Year 9 13 –14

Year 10 14 –15

Year 11 15 –16

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3 Project Prepara una presentazione orale sul sistema scolastico italiano. Parla per circa un minuto. Prima di cominciare, prendi degli appunti. Pensa a: ES T

quale età comincia e finisce ogni fase dell’insegnamento

quale età puoi smettere di studiare quali scelte puoi fare, e quando quali esami devi fare che cosa è necessario per andare all’università

DVD 1 Puoi trovare ulteriori informazioni sulla scuola e l’istruzione nel Regno Unito nel Culture 3 del DVD e a pag. 36.

Quando descrivi qualcosa di tipicamente italiano che non ha un equivalente in inglese, puoi usare il nome proprio senza tradurre la parola:‘When students are 14, they can go to a Liceo or an Istituto Tecnico. At a Liceo, the students study academic subjects like languages or…’

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Sports and free time 1 Leggi i brani e rispondi alle domande.

Which of the children go to a sports club:1 at school? 2 in town?

2 Completa la tabella.

3 Completa le frasi con le informazioni contenute nei brani.

1 Every Sunday, Brandon .

2 When Brandon’s team wins, .

3 In Alicia’s garden .

4 Alicia wants to .

5 You kick and use your legs a lot when .

6 Geups are .

7 Kelly is fit because .

8 Every term, at the dance club, they .

Sport Day(s) Session

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‘My name’s Brandon and I’m 11. Football is my life. I play it all the time. I’m in my town’s under-12s FA club. FA stands for ‘Football Association’. There’s a famous championship for professional football teams called the FA Cup. You can join a junior FA club when you are 5! We practise every Tuesday evening and Saturday morning at the football club in town. Each training session is an hour and a half. We also play a match every Sunday morning, and we always celebrate when we win! When I grow up, I want to be a footballer, of course!’

‘I’m Alicia and I’m 12 years old. My favourite sport is trampolining. I go to trampolining lessons every Wednesday at the sports centre in town after school. My lessons are from 4–5 p.m. Each lesson costs £4.50. We all take it in turns to practise our routine. I love trampolining, and now we’ve got a trampoline at home in the garden, too! At my club you can work for four different badges: yellow, blue, green and red. Yellow is the first badge. I’m working for my blue badge at the moment. Next year there’s an important competition in London for trampolining teams. We all want to take part in it.’

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Presentazione orale

4 Project Prepara una presentazione orale sulle attività preferite dai tuoi amici. Prima di cominciare, fai delle domande a tre amici e annota le loro risposte. Parla per circa un minuto. ES T

Quali sono le loro attività preferite nel tempo libero?

Con quale frequenza/Quando fanno queste attività?

Sono membri di un’associazione o di un circolo?

DVD 1 Puoi trovare ulteriori informazioni sulle attività del tempo libero nel Regno Unito nel Culture 4 del DVD e a pag. 37.

Per una tema di questo tipo, assicurati di sapere usare correttamente gli avverbi, le espressioni di frequenza (always, often, ecc.) e le preposizioni di tempo in/at/on. Ad esempio:I often watch TV.I phone my friends every evening.I play football three times a week.Karate club is at six o’clock / on Mondays / in the evening.

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‘I’m Kelly and I love dancing. I’m 12 years old. I’m in the hip hop dance club at my school. It’s a new after-school club, and it’s very popular!

It’s every Monday, for 50 minutes. Most of the people in the class are girls, but there are five or six boys, too. I like hip hop because it’s very energetic, and it’s good for me! I never go to a gym, but the dance club is like an exercise class. It’s a great way to keep fit. At the club we learn routines to hip hop music and other pop songs. And we perform a show at the end of every term for our parents and friends.’

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‘I’m Joshua and I’m 13 years old. I love tae kwon do. It’s a martial art from Korea and it’s a very popular sport in the UK, too. I do tae kwon do at school on Thursdays at 3.30 p.m. The lessons are for an hour.

Tae kwon do is very similar to karate. There’s a lot of kicking and it’s an important skill. Like all martial arts, tae kwon do is not about fighting, but about respect and control. There are ten different levels of tae kwon do, called geups. You start at the 10th geup and you try to progress through the levels to the 1st geup. I’m on the 5th geup. That’s quite good!’