HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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

https://engvideo.pro/en/films/downton-abbey/

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.

https://fsharetv.co/movie/persuasion-episode-1-tt0844330

https://fsharetv.co/movie/pride-&-prejudice-episode-1-tt0414387

https://fsharetv.co/movie/emma-episode-1-tt0116191

https://fsharetv.co/movie/sense-and-sensibility-episode-1-tt0114388

https://fsharetv.co/movie/the-jane-austen-book-club-episode-1-tt0866437

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/

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.

THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Charles Dickens

TEACHING, LEARNING AND BLOGGING

 

Here are some very interesting and useful blogs to teach and learn English:

https://laproflaghigna.blogspot.com/

https://laurarandazzo.com/

http://cristianaziraldo.altervista.org/

https://englishproficiency.com/blog/

https://lrcapuana.com/

https://inglesiesollosgrandes.blogspot.com/

https://myenglishscrapbook.blogspot.com/

http://www.eslmadeeasy.ca/

https://aliciateacher2.wordpress.com/2021/06/24/summer-activities-keep-your-skills-going/

IMPROVING ENGLISH WITH GABBY

https://www.grammarlookup.com/british-vs-american-english/

https://steemit.com/alintagar/@alintagar/vocabulary-differences-between-american-and-british-english-part-2

https://englishwithgabby.com/about/

READING MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN

Mary Shelley's famous Gothic novel is considered a landmark work and every decade brings a new interpretation. Here is a selection - some include plot details,

Read here,

https://www.paps.net/cms/lib4/NJ01001771/Centricity/Domain/2253/Frankenstein%20-%20Abridged%20Version.pdf

DECEMBER

"The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination."
Terri Guillemets