8 - CLASS IIIAM SYLLABUS

TEMATICHE  DISCIPLINARI

ARGOMENTI

Module 1: Entry Test GRAMMAR REVISION Present, Past and Future Tenses Modal verbs Passive Conditionals

Module 2: The History of the English Language Origins of the language from invasions: The Celts, The  Romans, The Danes, the Vikings; The Anglo-Saxons; The Normans The development of the English language through various genres: drama, poetry and prose. Anglo-Saxon literature:  Pagan epic poetry Beowulf Music & Ballads: Robin Hood Medieval literature: Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Medieval drama Module 3: Education and Work The Renaissance and English Humanism  Drama and the Stage in The Elizabethan Age Shakespeare’s magic   The Industrial Revolution to Modern Society Charles Dickens’ Times Not only Inventions