IMPARA LE LINGUE CON I FILM AL CLA

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1 UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA - CENTRO LINGUISTICO DI ATENEO IMPARA LE LINGUE CON I FILM AL CLA Vedere film in lingua straniera è un modo utile e divertente per imparare o perfezionare una lingua straniera. La scheda didattica ti propone delle attività da svolgere prima, durante o dopo la visione del film. Qui sotto sono specificati la lingua e il livello a cui si rivolgono le attività contenute nella scheda. TITOLO DEL FILM IN LINGUA ORIGINALE: Angela s ashes TITOLO DEL FILM IN ITALIANO: Le ceneri di Angela LINGUA: inglese LIVELLO: A2 (falsi principianti) LEGENDA DEI SIMBOLI: = attività che richiede l uso di carta e penna = attività con domande a risposta chiusa = attività con domande a risposta aperta senza correzione = attività che richiede un collegamento ad Internet = consigli per la visione del film e per le attività didattiche

2 SCHEDA DIDATTICA SUL FILM: Angela s ashes ATTIVITÀ PER IL LIVELLO: A2 (falsi principianti) ATTIVITÀ PRIMA DELLA VISIONE DEL FILM Esercizio 1: Read the definitions and complete the crossword! If it is still difficult for you to do it, have a look at the words in the box below Across: 1: Payment for labour or services to a worker. 6: A militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism to try to achieve a united independent Ireland. 7: An island in the northern Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain, from which it is separated by the Irish Sea. 9: Speaking to a priest about your sins. 10: A narrow way or passage between walls, hedges, or fences Down: 2: A dark beer, typical of Ireland. 3: A religion connected with Rome and the pope. 4: A belief in one or more gods. 5: Of a person who has consumed too much alcohol. 8: Something you earn by working and use to buy things. Money Ireland Drunk Ira Confession Wage Lane Catholic Guinness Religion Esercizio 2: Fill in the gaps using the words in the box below: "When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood.[ ] Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." Frank McCourt begins his with these words. He was born in during the Depression. He was son of Irish and grew up in the poor of Limerick, Ireland. Frank's mother, Angela, does not have any to feed her children

3 since Frank's father, Malachy, rarely works, and when he does he uses the money he gains to drink. However, Malachy has a great influence on Frank, who loves his father's tales about the men who saved Ireland, and the Angel who brings his mother s. This story gives an explanation of Frank's survival. Frank reports about a pig's head for Christmas and gathering coal from the roadside to light a. He suffers poverty, near-starvation and the casual cruelty of relatives and. begging story miserable Brooklyn immigrants babies outskirts money neighbours dinner fire To enjoy the film you should watch it in English with English subtitles. ATTIVITÀ DURANTE LA VISIONE DEL FILM Esercizio 1: Choose the correct answer among the three possibilities given. 1. After Margaret Mary dies, Frank s family leaves New York because: o Malachy has an affair with their neighbour. o The family s situation is desperate. o In Ireland Malachy will have more chances of finding a job. 2. Angela s family does not like Frank s father because: o They do not like his northern origins and strange manner. o He abuses his wife and is violent toward his children. o He is rude to them. 3. Frank is angry when he finds his father in the pub just before Eugene s funeral because: o He does not want his father to be drunk. o His father s beer is sitting on Eugene s coffin. o His mother is waiting outside. 4. How many families use the toilet outside the McCourts home in Roden lane? o Only the McCourts. o Three families. o All the families in the lane. 5. When Malachy comes home drunk, he wants his children to: o Pray together with him to the Virgin Mary. o Show respect for their mother. o Say they would die for Ireland. 6. Why does Frank s Grandmother say that she has God in the backyard on the day of Frank s first communion?

4 o Because Frank vomits his First Communion breakfast in her backyard. o Because she has a vision. o Because the children tell her that they have seen him standing by the fence. 7. Frank compares his father to the Holy Trinity because: o His personality could be divided into three different parts. o He is very generous to his children. o He is a different person toward each of his children. 8. What does Frank enjoy the most when he s in the hospital? o The wonderful view from his window. o The distance and independence from his family. o The food, the clean sheets, and the books. 9. What does Malachy bring his family on Christmas Day? o New boots for his sons. o A packet of cigarettes for his wife. o A half-eaten box of chocolates. 10. How does Frank spend his sixteenth birthday? o He goes to the Lyric cinema with his brother Malachy. o He goes to a pub with his uncle to drink his first pint. o He waits for his father outside a pub. ATTIVITÀ DOPO LA VISIONE DEL FILM Esercizio 1:Webtask Click on the following link: there is an interview of Frank McCourt (the main character in the film, and the author of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize Angela s Ashes). You can read, listen to and even watch it! After that, read the following statements: are they true (T) or false (F)? 1) His childhood was rich because they had lots of hopes for the future. 2) His childhood was desperate only because it was always raining in Limerick. 3) The economic situation did not change even when his father got a job. 4) Malachy was the perfect father when he was drunk. 5) His mother was depressed because three children of hers died. 6) The McCourt family went together to the cinema instead of watching TV. 7) His father spent the wages in the pubs of Limerick.

5 Esercizio 2 Here is a list of quotations taken from the film, can you complete them using the words in brackets below? In which part of the story are they? Who are the speakers? 1) If I were in I could say "I love you, ", the way they do it in the. But in Limerick the'd laugh at you. In Limerick you are only allowed to say you love, and babies, and that win. Anything else is softness in the head. (films) (horses) (God) (America) (dad) 2) Bless me,, for I have sinned. It's been a since my last. (confession) (Father) (minute) 3) at my bum! Stop showing your! I was just trying to make them! (laugh) (bum) (look) 4) Don't let ever slam the on again. Do hear? I. (anyone) (door) (you) (you) (me)

6 SOLUZIONI ATTIVITÀ PRIMA DELLA VISIONE DEL FILM Esercizio 1 1 W A 2 G E 3 4 C R U I A E N 6 5 D I R A T L N U 7 H I R E L A N D O G S K L I S I 9 O M C O N F E S S I O N 10 8 N L A N E Y Esercizio 2 "When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood.[ ] Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." Frank McCourt begins his story with these words. He was born in Brooklyn during the Depression. He was son of Irish immigrants and grew up in the poor outskirts of Limerick, Ireland. Frank's mother, Angela, does not have any money to feed the children since Frank's father, Malachy, rarely works, and when he does he uses the money he gains to drink. However, Malachy has a great influence on Frank, who loves his father's tales about the men who saved Ireland, and the Angel who brings his mother s babies. This story gives an explanation of Frank's survival. Frank reports about begging a pig's head for Christmas dinner and gathering coal from the roadside to light a fire. He suffers poverty, near-starvation and the casual cruelty of relatives and neighbours.

7 ATTIVITÀ DURANTE LA VISIONE DEL FILM Esercizio 1: 1. The family s situation is desperate and Angela needs some more help. 2. They do not like his northern origins and odd matter. 3. His father s beer is sitting on Eugene s coffin. 4. All the families living in the lane. 5. Say they would die for Ireland. 6. Because Frank throws up his First Communion breakfast in her backyard. 7. His personality could be split up into three different parts. 8. The food, the clean sheets, and the books. 9. A half-eaten box of chocolates. 10. He goes to a pub with his uncle to drink his first pint. ATTIVITÀ DOPO LA VISIONE DEL FILM Esercizio 1: 1) His childhood was rich because they had lots of hopes for the future. (T) 2) His childhood was desperate only because it was always raining in Limerick. (F) 3) The economic situation did not change even when his father got a job. (T) 4) Malachy was the perfect father when he was drunk. (F) 5) His mother was depressed because three children of hers died. (T) 6) The McCourt family went together to the cinema instead of watching TV. (F) 7) His father spent the wages in the pubs of Limerick. (T) Esercizio 2: 1) If I were in America I could say "I love you, dad", the way they do it in the films. But in Limerick the'd laugh at you. In Limerick you are only allowed to say you love God, and babies, and horses that win. Anything else is softness in the head. Part of the story: When Malachy (Frank s father) leaves the family. Speaker: Frank 2) Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been a minute since my last confession. Part of the story: On Frank s First Communion day, after he threw up his First Communion breakfast in his grandmother s backyard, he is forced by this latter to confess this terrible sin. Speaker: Frank to the Priest. 3) Look at my bum! Stop showing your bum! I was just trying to make them laugh! Part of the story: Frank s family is still in America; Eugene and Oliver are crying. Speaker: Malachy and Frank. 4) Don't let anyone ever slam the door on you again. Do you hear me? I do. Part of the story: Frank went with his mother to visit some Catholic priests. They closed the door and did not listen to their request. Speaker: Angela (Frank s mother) to Frank.