A. Cagli, P. Diadori, E. Spinosa
Original texts and activities for foreigners. Intermediate-Advanced level (B2-C1)
Features
Imparare l’italiano con Corto Maltese – La laguna dei bei sogni
is for teenager and adult students of B2-C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The volume is in full colour and presents a short version of the original story as well as information about the designer, the main characters and the general context of the story. A wide variety of activities are included in order to help the student discover and comprehend new vocabulary, communication elements and sociolinguistic aspects.
The volume La laguna dei bei sogni, where ‘there is no coming back from the dreamland’, tells the tale of an English lieutenant called Robin Stuart, who deserted in the First World War finding refuge among the Indians in Venezuela, on the Orinoco river banks. Corto Maltese attends to the soldier, who suffers from hallucinations and delirium resulting from high fever. Stuart, however, prefers to surrender to sweet dreams that deliver him from his cowardliness and let him die in peace.
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Corto Maltese - La laguna dei bei sogni.
Each volume is divided into three sections:
- In the first one you can find the introductory pages, briefly presenting the creators, the main characters and the context of the story, as well as some guided questions that help students while reading
- In the second one you can find the actual comic strips
- And finally, in the last one you can find several exercises and activities motivating students not only to delve deeper into the story through quizzes, games and in-depth analysis, but also to improve their knowledge of the Italian language in an easy and fun way.
The content of the volume is completed by a page providing interesting information on the comic and the main characters. The appendix contains all keys to activities, thus permitting the book to be used in full autonomy as a self-study course. If you wish, you can also listen to the story’s corresponding audio file that has been recorded by professional actors and enriched with music and sound effects. You can listen to and/or download this motivating twelve-minute podcast from the links shown on the right.
To enjoy a sapid experience, listen to the recording either before or after reading the story. Professional voice-overs and original music scores guarantee to efficiently recreate the powerful atmosphere and images of the comic. Immerse yourselves into the story and awake your senses. Finally, if you still crave for more, enjoy the other available episodes.
The series Imparare l’italiano con i fumetti include various volumes telling the adventures of: Corto Maltese, the legendary romantic adventurer (created by Hugo Pratt in 1967); Dylan Dog, the fascinating unpredictable investigator (born in 1986 by Tiziano Sclavi’s fantasy and Angelo Strano’s pen); and the fascinating criminologist Julia (imagined by Giancarlo Berardi in 1998).
Available volumes:
Dylan Dog - L'alba dei morti viventi (B1-B2): in this volume, Dylan Dog, the fascinating investigator, faces doctor
Xabaras and attempts to stop his diabolic plan to transform people in …
living dead.
Dylan Dog - Jack lo Squartatore (B1-B2): in this volume, Dylan Dog, the fascinating detective, faces one of the
world most famous serial killers or someone that wants to emulate him.
The only sure thing is that the nightmare begins after a spiritual
section...
Corto Maltese - ... e di altri Romei e di altre Giuliette (livello B2 - C1): in this volume, Corto Maltese, the legendary seaman, brings his friend
Cush to his home village in the Horn of Africa desert. He will try to
prevent a war among tribes and keep alive a love story between two
lovers, a story of… other Romeos and other Juliets.
Julia – Ucciderò (B1-B2): In this volume, the criminologist Julia gets a weird phone call: a
stranger tells her that he is about to commit a murder. Who is he? Is he
serious? Why does he tell Julia about his purpose? Does he
unconsciously hopes that the criminologist will stop him or will Julia
be the goal of his killing spree?
Julia – Una cara, carissima amica
(B1-B2): in this volume Julia gets an unexpected visit, a long-gone
high school friend suddenly reappears in the criminologist’s life
turning it into a nightmare.