10 days to Christmas

Let's start with a classic, the world famous... A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens - a must read for all people of all ages at this time of the year :)

 

*~* Happy Reading... and Happy Christmas *~*

Gulliver's Travels

At some of my CEF students' request, I'm planning to take them to the movies, this time for GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, a remake now in 3D.

Published in 1726 (?) by the Irish satirist, essayist and clergyman Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) his Gulliver's Travels became popular as soon as the book was published and has never been out of print :) - the story of Gulliver's shipwreck and adventures in Lilliput with people one-twelfth the size of normal human beings. Now there are surely further reasons to read Swift's best known full-length work - even if only to compare with this last version / adaptation to cinema of this classic of English Literature.
I've been quite short of time but I'm preparing some worksheets on the movie. The first one is done already and includes research work on the author (date / place of birth and death), family, occupation(s), most notable works and on Swift's own Gulliver's Travels.
To whet (y)our appetite, let's watch the trailer of this newest, modern version starring the comedian Jack Black, also featuring Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Catherine Tate, Chris O´Dowd.

If you wish to read it online, please click on
http://www.planetebook.com/Gulliver's-Travels.asp
You can also find more data on the movie's official site at http://www.gulliverstravelsthemovie.com/