“A Perfect Day for Bananafish”. Reading and

ISTITUTO MAGISTRALE “C.BAUDI DI VESME”, IGLESIAS
ANNO SCOLASTICO 2012/2013
PROGRAMMA DI CONVERSAZIONE INGLESE
CLASSE II A LINGUISTICO
Lettrice: Roberta Ragazzola
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“A Perfect Day for Bananafish”. Reading and comprehension activity on J.D. Salinger’s story.
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Anglo-Saxon holidays: Halloween, the meaning and history of the holiday and how it is
celebrated.
− “Halloween”. Listening activity followed by reading and comprehension.
− “The Witches Caldron”. Reading and comprehension activity.
− “Halloween, past and present”. Reading and comprehension activity
− “Superstitions, comparing cultures”. Reading and comprehension activity.
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“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Reading and comprehension activity of an extract.
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Anglo-Saxon holidays: Thanksgiving day, the meaning and history of the holiday and how it is
celebrated.
− “What is Thanksgiving Day?”. Video on the origins and meaning of the celebration.
− “The All-American holiday”. Listening activity from November 2005 Speak Up
followed by reading and comprehension.
− “Thanksgiving day”. Reading and comprehension activity on the origins and meaning of
the celebration.
Iglesias, 8 giugno 2013
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