Friday 31 December 2021
Thursday 30 December 2021
DOWNTON ABBEY
This is far from a perfect film—it feels a bit rushed and thin ... still, it works. It really works. It's goodhearted and clever, and it knows when to end. Read here.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/10/downton-abbey-review-imelda-staunton-maggie-smith
Wednesday 29 December 2021
JANE AUSTEN MOVIE ADAPTATIONS
The iconic Jane Austen's stories of independent women in the Regency era have been enthralling audiences for centuries. It only makes sense that with the creation of the movies these stories quickly moved to the big screen. Movies allow Jane Austen's stories to be told in an entirely new way, bringing life to many beloved characters. Read here.
Tuesday 28 December 2021
REVISING ELIZABETHAN THEATRE AND DRAMA
During Elizabeth I’s reign English playwrights began to write comedies and tragedies. By the end of her reign playwrights such as Marlowe, Johnson and Shakespeare were writing the plays for which they are now famous. Read here.
https://nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/era/elizabethan-theatre-drama/
Monday 27 December 2021
WHAT IS IAMBIC PENTAMETER?
If you’ve studied any of Shakespeare’s sonnets, you may have heard of "iambic pentameter" … but what exactly is iambic pentameter?
In a line of poetry, an "iamb" is a foot or beat consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Read here.
Friday 24 December 2021
Wednesday 22 December 2021
Saturday 18 December 2021
TEACHING, LEARNING AND BLOGGING
Here are some very interesting and useful blogs to teach and learn English:
https://laproflaghigna.blogspot.com/
http://cristianaziraldo.altervista.org/
https://englishproficiency.com/blog/
https://inglesiesollosgrandes.blogspot.com/
https://myenglishscrapbook.blogspot.com/
https://aliciateacher2.wordpress.com/2021/06/24/summer-activities-keep-your-skills-going/
Friday 17 December 2021
Sunday 12 December 2021
READING MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Thursday 25 November 2021
Wednesday 17 November 2021
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH - 5^D LINGUISTICO
Tuesday 16 November 2021
Thursday 11 November 2021
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Saturday 6 November 2021
MOLLY MALONE - 2^C LINGUISTICO
Molly Malone is the enigmatic heroine of the famous song of the same name, widely recognised as Dublin’s unofficial anthem. Immortalised in bronze during the 1988 Dublin Millennium celebrations, the Molly Malone statue stands in the heart of the city’s historic Georgian Quarter.
According to the lyrics of the undeniably catchy tune – also known as Cockles and Mussels – Molly was a young and beautiful fishmonger who sold her yield from a cart on the streets of Dublin. The song’s final verse states that after she died of a fever, she began haunting the city.
Despite her international fame, Molly Malone remains something of a mystery. While a popular figure in Irish folklore, she became an urban legend towards the end of the 20th century when claims that she was a real person who lived in the 17th century became popularised. After a Mary Malone (the name Molly derives from Mary or Margaret) was discovered to have died in Dublin on 13 June 1699, the Dublin Millennium Commission joyously proclaimed 13 June Molly Malone Day, and in 1988, it unveiled her statue.
https://www.irelandbeforeyoudie.com/who-was-molly-malone-what-we-know-from-irish-folklore-and-songs/
Monday 1 November 2021
Sunday 31 October 2021
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Saturday 30 October 2021
WHAT IS COP26 AND WHY IS IT HAPPENING?
The UK is hosting a summit that is seen
as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control. It will bring together heads of state, climate
experts and campaigners to agree coordinated action to tackle climate change.
The meeting in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November could lead to major changes to our everyday lives. Read here.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51372486
https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/10/28/what-is-cop26-and-why-is-it-so-important
Friday 29 October 2021
STUDYING ROMEO AND JULIET - 4^C LINGUISTICO
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as exemplary young lovers.
http://2013.playingshakespeare.org/index.html
Monday 25 October 2021
HADRIAN'S WALL - 3^C LINGUISTICO
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Monday 18 October 2021
THE ROMANTIC SPIRIT
Sunday 17 October 2021
Saturday 11 September 2021
REMEMBERING 9/11 ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Thursday 9 September 2021
THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER
If you are in the mood for a "they don't make movies like that anymore" movie, meaning soapy melodrama with enough glamorous glow to keep you from thinking too hard, then "The Last Letter From Your Lover" might do the trick. Read here.
https://fsapi.xyz/movie/tt1893273
Monday 6 September 2021
WORRYING ABOUT AFGHANISTAN
“When I go to
Afghanistan, I realize I've been spared, due to a random genetic lottery, by
being born to people who had the means to get out. Every time I go to
Afghanistan I am haunted by that.”
Wednesday 1 September 2021
SEPTEMBER
Sunday 22 August 2021
PEAKY BLINDERS
The Peaky Blinders aren’t common criminals. They are a family - a clan. They have their own style and manners, and their own code of honor. They call themselves Peaky Blinders, a gang that is dangerous but respected. They play against the law, but that might just be the only way to survive in these cruel times. Read here.
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/peaky-blinders-reasons-watching/
https://ling.online/en/videos/serials/peaky-blinders/