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We believe that nothing is so closer to the interests of a child as short stories and fairy tales.
Mothers have always told bed time stories to their children which are very happy when they hear: “Once upon a time”.
Stories are also fundamental in teaching a foreign language to pupils of 10- 11 years of age; they inspire the children and therefore they facilitate the comprehension of the second language. They permit us to present lexicon, structures and sounds in an amusing and interesting way, helping to memorize words and developing the ability of comprehension and oral production, of reading and then writing.
During the development of this project we worked on two stories: “PETER PAN”, a Walt Disney cartoon and:“THE HAPPY PRINCE “by Oscar Wilde
All the children know the first story very well, very few have heard about the second.

    
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THE HAPPY PRINCE, THEATRE
     PETER PAN AT THE CINEMA  
  The story of the Happy Prince, was told by the teacher in Italian. Only a few key phrases and keywords were spoken in both Italian and English. There was a discussion with the children until the message behind the story was revealed: “Love for one another.”
Then the children were taken to the theatre to watch a performance of the piece in English.
It wasn’t easy for them to understand everything, but is was certainly rewarding to recognize some english words and phrases.
The children watched everything with interest and enthusiasm; at this point in classroom the teacher read some passages from the original text, they were represented with images and drawings by students.
We believe to have offered our pupils an opportunity to learn the lexicon and structures of a foreign language in a more charming manner , certainly more stimulating and functional for an active learning.		   The story of Peter Pan was told by a teacher partly in English and partly in Italian.
Then, after various repetitions, some scenes were dramatized by the children, using the second language; pupils consolidated lexicon and structures; At this point every child made a little “book”in which the story of the young hero was told and illustrated by themselves.
The final work was that of making a short animated cartoon with the computer, using their own voices and illustrations