Nome ......... Classe .. Data The OriginsThe Historical and social context1.Match each element from the first column with one element from the second.1. 700 BC 1. _______ a. The Christian missionary Augustine arrives in Kent2. 43 AD 2. _______ b. Arrival of the Celts3. 409 AD 3. _______ c. Emperor Claudius conquers Britain4. 597 AD 4. _______ d. The Viking army begins to conquer and settle in Britain5. 866 AD 5. _______ e. The Romans withdraw their garrisons from Britain2. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.1. Beaker is the name given to the Iberian grave mounds. TF2. The leaders of the Celts were warriors who fought from chariots. TF3. The Celts were farmers, hunters, fishermen and metal workers. TF4. The Romans invaded Britain in 55BC because they were attracted by its agricultural and commercial prosperity. TF5. When the Romans conquered Britain, the South-east of the land remained under strict military occupation. TF6. The civitates were the towns where inhabitants were given Roman citizenship. TF7. The Romans soldiers were withdrawn to defend Rome from the Barbarians. TF8. The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes used the runic alphabet to write records. TF9. The Anglo-Saxon settlers improved the Celtic ploughing methods by introducing a lighter plough. TF10. The Anglo-Saxon lords were not interested in the beauty of the language and of everyday object. TF3. Tick the most appropriate answer.1. The Eorls werea. the peasants.b. warriors who devoted their life to hunting and war.c. a kind of hereditary aristocracy.2. The churls werea. the peasants.b. the warriors.c. the Celtic priests.3. Augustine was a. sent to England to introduce Christianity by pope Gregory I.b. the founder of some ascetic monasteries in Ireland.c. sent to England to introduce Christianity in the North of the country.4. The Roman Churcha. established the rules for the successions of the kings.Idee per insegnare la letteratura inglese con La riproduzione di questa pagina tramite fotocopia autorizzata ai soli finidellutilizzoSpiazzi, Tavella, ONLY CONNECT... NEW DIRECTIONS 1 Zanichelli 2010 nellattivit didattica degli alunni delle classi che hanno adottato il testoMODULEATEST1FILA A1 THE ORIGIN Nome ......... Classe .. Data b. stated that the eldest son of a king should automatically succeed his father.c. contributed greatly to the power of the kings.5. Edward the Confessora. is remembered for his saintly life and because he built Westminster Abbey.b. raised an unpopular tax to pay the Vikings go away.c. encouraged the integration of the Vikings with the Saxons.4. Fill in the blanks in the text using the words given below.benign cultivable activate materials farmers fishermen veneratedinvaders placate origin nature religious malevolent populated forestsThe Anglo-Saxon __________ [1] were __________ [2] and __________ [3]. They settled in a land of thick __________ [4] to transform it into a __________ [5] land. They regarded the forest both as __________ [6] and __________ [7] as it was the home of ferocious animals, but it also providedthe raw __________ [8] necessary for their daily life. The __________ [9] practices of these people were meant to __________ [10] the adverse forces of __________ [11] and to __________ [12] the beneficent ones. The three major gods were Tiw, Woden, the god of death and battle, and Thor. Their names, together with the name of Frig, the bride of Woden, are the __________ [13] of the names of some days of the week. They also __________ [14] trees, stones and wells, and caves, marshes and lakes were thought to be __________ [15] by dragons and monsters.The World Picture5. Answer the following questions: 1. What were the Celts fond of?2. How can the Anglo-Saxon ideal of loyalty to the kindred be considered?3. Why did blood, feud or vendetta become a danger for the social order?4. What does the Anglo-Saxon oral tradition testify?The Literary Context6. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.1. Old English was an inflected language. TF2. The riddle was a linguistic guessing game spoken in the first person. TF3. Assonance is the repetition of the same consonant sound in the same line. TF4. Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial vowel sound in words of the same line. TF5. In Anglo Saxon poetry the verse was divided into two halves with two stresses. TF6. The epic poem is a long narrative poetical composition with numerous references to historical events.TF7. The narration in epic poems is subjective. TF8. In epic poems, the poets point of view coincides with the ones of the characters described. TF9. Epic poems describe an aristocratic, heroic society. TF10. In epic poem the poets exalts the courage and honour of his people. TFWriting NESIdee per insegnare la letteratura inglese con La riproduzione di questa pagina tramite fotocopia autorizzata ai soli finidellutilizzoSpiazzi, Tavella, ONLY CONNECT... NEW DIRECTIONS 1 Zanichelli 2010 nellattivit didattica degli alunni delle classi che hanno adottato il testoMODULEA1 THE ORIGIN Nome ......... Classe .. Data 7. Write a short paragraph about the pagan elegy. Remember to use the following words: lyrical poem, dramatic monologue, loss of friendship, active images, view of human condition, exile.Idee per insegnare la letteratura inglese con La riproduzione di questa pagina tramite fotocopia autorizzata ai soli finidellutilizzoSpiazzi, Tavella, ONLY CONNECT... NEW DIRECTIONS 1 Zanichelli 2010 nellattivit didattica degli alunni delle classi che hanno adottato il testoMODULEA1 THE ORIGIN