Lingue

In Great Britain the Romantic poets are divided into two waves: to the first one belong W. Blake, W. Wordsworth, S. Coleridge; to the second wave belong G. Byron, P. Shelley and J. Keats.
The Romantic Movement rediscovers themes as individualism and subjectivity, the importance of imagination, a sort of religiosity (often a pantheistic religion). Th

The letter contributed to form what can be called the “Teutonic Part” of English, the other part (the romance one) being supplied by the last invaders of the island, the Normans from France.
It’s possible to distinguish three main periods, known as:

1. Old English or Anglo-Saxon (449-1100) derived from the gradual fusion of languages spoke

Act II begins with the preparation for the invasion of France. Two members of the expedition, Corporal Nym and Lieutenant Bardolph meet in London and are joined by Mistress Quickly and her husband Pistol, who has won her from Nym, thus causing friction between the two. Bardolph reconciles them and they're called to Falstaff's bedside. In Southampton, He

In fact, any hypothetical reader of “The merchant of Venice” would immediately note the limited importance of Antonio, particularly towards other protagonists as Shylock and Portia; this doesn’t naturally deny his importance in a narrative context which make him a key-figure and which wouldn’t exist without him.
But he isn’t the effective protagonis

Malcolm and Donalbain, the two sons of Duncan ran away from Scotland fearing for their lives. Thus Macbeth became King but life was not easy for him and Duncan’s sons, helped by English noblemen (among whom was Mac Duff, sir of Fife) declared war on Macbeth to take over Scotland. The witches had foretold this event to Macbeth saying: «When the wood wil

If I was accepted to go on the trip I’m sure I would be a useful member of the group. I can speak three languages – English, French, and Spanish – and I like meeting other people. I can cook quite well and I can play the guitar, too. I passed my driving test a couple of years ago, but I’m afraid I don’t know very much about cars, so I wouldn’t be much h

Evidence

A woman has been murdered. Her body was discovered at seven o’ clock this morning. She had been stabbed. What happens next? In fiction, the crime would probably be solved by a brilliant detective. But in real life crimes aren0t usually solved like that. Most criminals are caught by scientists.
The police have been called, but...

La compagnie est sortie victorieuse du conflict parce que les mineurs sont retournés travailler à la mine en acceptant le tarif de boisage, c’est à dire la baisse de salaire.
3. Soulignez, dans le quatrième paragraphe, les mots qui assimilent les mineurs à des animaux.
“ Un bétail mené à l’abattoir”. C’est ainsi que, les files d’hommes trottant

12. she gets from her involvement in politics
Selina is an artist. Some of the paintings that she has sold have fetched high prices, but Selina is not very interested in money. As long as she has enough for the things that she wants, she’s content.
Bjorn is fascinated by the laws that govern the universe. When he was a child he loved t

Grammar: Relative clauses
Practice Pag. 33

4) We often use relative clauses to descrive something when we don’t know its name.

A) Match the definitions with the objects.

A spade: it’s a tool that you use in the garden.

A whale: it’s a large animal that lives in the sea.

Lipstick: it’s a kind of make...