Reindeer Stories: Rudolph and Olive
Playlist includes:
Christmas tales:
"Olive, the other Reindeer" (5 parts)
"Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer" (6 parts)
Christmas songs:
"Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer", Gene Autry
"Run, Rudolph, run", Chuck Berry (by Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie)
"Little Saint Nick", The Beach Boys
plus Drew Barrymore, Hanoi Rocks and more
In 1997, Vivian Walsh and J.Otto Seibold teamed up to create 'Olive', an updated version of the traditional story of "Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer," originally written by Robert May in 1939.
In the original story, Rudolph is a young reindeer born into Santa Clause's herd. But he has a glowing red nose and all of the the other reindeer make fun of him. That is until, one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa asks Rudolph to light the way for his yearly trip around the world delivering gifts and Rudolph becomes a hero.
The modern version changes things a bit. Olive, a Jack Russell terrier, hears the chorus of Gene Autry's rendition of the song 'Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,' and misinterprets the line 'All of the other reindeer...' as 'Olive, the other reindeer.' Now, instead of being a dog, she thinks she's a reindeer and so, in a time of crisis, goes to the North Pole to help out Santa.
group one _ Session 2-10
Thursday, December 17th, 6:30pm
Silvia, Maurizio and Mike
"Open Night in Via Balbo"
lots to choose from:
Olive, the other Reindeer (text),
Clifford Stoll, Bob Dylan, WB Yeats,
The Riviera Supper Club (?wtf?), etc.
General Review
Wrap Up
Organize next year.
group five _ Session 10
Friday, December 11th, 6:30pm
Chiara, Odoardo and Mike
"Open Night"
lots to choose from:
Reading, Listening, Conversation
The ever-present "Whatever you want" option
- and/or -
New York Times "The Daily Grind" link, or open pdf here
- or -
New Yorker Article "Trial by Fire" link
- or -
Over the Wall, open pdf here (on pages 5-7)
- and/or -
Devdutt Pattanaik: East vs. West -- the myths that mystify
open pdf here
Vocabulary
5-5-5 switch
Closure
Organize next year's sessions.
conversation A _ Session 7
Saturday, December 19th, 14:30pm (skipped on the 7th and 14th)
FM and Mike
group two _ Session 2-9
Wednesday, December 9th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna and Mike, plus Alessia for two more sessions
Warm Up
Review
"At the Restaurant"
"Foods"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
New York Times "The Daily Grind" link to NYT, link to CLL
- or -
"Olive, the other Reindeer" link to text , link to videos
Wrap Up
Organize next session
group one _ Session 2-9
Thursday, December 10th, 6:30pm
Silvia, Maurizio and Mike
Warm Up - Vocabulary
Word Game
More Food
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Clifford Stoll: 18 minutes with an agile mind
open pdf here
- and/or -
"The Riviera Supper Club"
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ Session 9
Friday, December 11th, 6:30pm
Odoardo and Mike (Chiara busy)
Reading, Listening, Conversation
"Olive, the other Reindeer" link to text
Vocabulary
Opposites
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session.
group three _ Session 2-8
Monday, November 30th, 8:00pm
Caia, Noemi, Veronica and Mike
Warm Up
vocabulary words _ Kitchen and Tableware
Reading, Writing, Conversation
Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
- and/or -
Over the Wall?
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: what do you want to do?
group two _ Session 2-8
Wednesday, December 2nd, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna and Mike, plus Alessia for three more sessions
Warm Up
"How is work going?"
Review
"At the Restaurant"
"Foods"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Role Playing_"At the Supermarket"
discuss new sentences, new verbs
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group one _ Session 2-8
Thursday, December 3rd, 6:30pm
Silvia, Maurizio and Mike
Warm Up - Vocabulary
Reading, Listening, Conversation
David Lynch: "Deep Fish"
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ Session 8
Friday, December 5th, 6:30pm
Chiara, Odoardo and Mike
Vocabulary
Phrasal verbs.
Spotlight on "to get"
Make your own sentences using "to get"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Describe the Picture
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session.
group four _ Session 2-7
Thursday, January 14th, 12:30pm
Elena, Andrea, Michela, Chiara, Mary and Mike
group four sessions will resume on January 14th.
group three _ Session 2-7
Monday, November 23rd, 8:00pm
Caia, Noemi, Veronica and Mike
Warm Up
vocabulary words
Reading, Writing, Conversation
Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
- and/or -
Over the Wall?
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: what do you want to do?
group two _ Session 2-7
Wednesday, November 25th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Anna and Mike, plus Alessia for a month, (Carolina was sick)
Warm Up
"Welcome Alessia"
Review
"At the restaurant"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Role Playing_"At the Supermarket"
discuss new sentences, new verbs
Wrap Up
Organize next session:
group one _ Session 2-7
Thursday, November 26th, 6:30pm
Silvia, Maurizio and Mike (the 19th was skipped)
Warm Up - Vocabulary
Fruits, Vegetables, Nutas and Dried Fruit
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Devdutt Pattanaik: East vs. West -- the myths that mystify
open pdf here
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ Session 7
Friday, November 27th, 6:30pm
Chiara, Odoardo and Mike
Vocabulary
Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts and Dried fruit
Create your own opposites
Phrasal verbs.
Spotlight on "to get"
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session.
group three _ Session 2-6
Monday, November 16th, 8:00pm
Caia, Noemi and Mike (Alessia will be in group two for a month and Veronica missed at the last minute)
Warm Up
Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
prepare pertinent vocabulary words
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: what do you want to do? Over the Wall?
group two _ Session 2-6
Wednesday, November 18th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna and Mike plus Alessia for a month
Exercises
Forming Questions 1, 2
Review
"Giving directions"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
discuss new sentences, new verbs
Role Playing_"At the restaurant"
Wrap Up
Organize next session:
group four _ Session 2.6
Thursday, November 12th, 12:30pm
Elena, Andrea, Michela, Chiara, Mary
(skipped the 5th)
Warm Up Song
"Little Red Riding Hood" by Sam and the Pharoahs, video here
Reading, Listening, Conversation
sentences from new vocabulary words in "The Three Little Pigs"
to pretend, to blow, to ride, to frighten
sticks, chimney, pot, chin
- and / or -
"Three Little Wolves" video here, article here
see the Christopher Walken version here,
- and / or -
The Berlin Wall: 1961-1989,
See links above and
Wikipedia article, here, NYT article here, song "Holidays in the Sun" here
Vocabulary
select new words
Wrap Up
What did you learn today?
Organize next session
group five _ Session 6
Friday, November 20th, 6:30pm
(Maybe in Tuscany?)
Vocabulary
make your own opposites
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Over the Wall
- and/or -
Kiarodo-ville
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session: maybe a TED Talk?
conversation A _ Session 5
Monday, November 9th, 5:00pm.
FM
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Finish Survey/Questionnaire
New Yorker Article "Trial by Fire" link
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Warm Down
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session
group three _ Session 2.5
Monday, November 9th, 8:00pm
Caia, Alessia, Veronica, Noemi
Warm Up
Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
prepare pertinent vocabulary words
Reading, Writing, Conversation
The Berlin Wall
- and/or -
Oscar Wilde
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: what do you want to do?
group two _ Session 2.5
Wednesday, November 11th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna
Grammar Review
present, present continuous, past, future: will, future: going to
Reading, Listening, Conversation
discuss new sentences, new verbs
Role Playing_"Giving directions"
Wrap Up
Organize next session:
group one _ Session 2.6
Thursday, November 12th, 6:30pm
Silvia, Maurizio
Conversation, Listening
The end of 'Series'
Vocabulary
make your opposites
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ Session 5
Friday, November 13th, 6:30pm
Chiara, Odoardo
Vocabulary
make your opposites
Reading, Listening, Conversation
The Berlin Wall
- and/or -
Kiarodo-ville
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session: maybe a TED Talk?
group three _ Session 2.4
Monday, November 2nd, 8:00pm
Caia, Alessia, Veronica, Noemi
Warm Up Song
Choose from songs here
I suggest The Animals version of "House of the Rising Sun"here
see pdf of the lyricshere
note the words that are new to you
and we'll use them in conversation.
Reading, Writing, Conversation
"Interview": in groups of two
make questions using new words from the song to ask each other, and respond.
- and/or -
What about Oscar Wilde?
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
group two _ Session 2.4
Wednesday, November 28th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna
Warm Up
"How did your day go?"
Grammar Review
"to be," "to have," "to go," "to do,"
present, present continuous, past, future: will, future: going to
Reading, Listening, Conversation
discuss sentences, new verbs
Warm Up Song
Wrap Up
Organize next session:
Role Playing_"Giving directions"
group four _ Session 2.5
Thursday, November 5th, 12:30
Andrea, Elena, Michela, Chiara, Mary
Warm Up
Word Game
Reading, Listening, Conversation
"The Three Little Pigs"
a brief history here
Vocabulary
Parts of the face
Wrap Up
What did you learn today?
Organize next session: sentences from new vocabulary words.
and, maybe, "Three Little Wolves"
group one _ Session 2-5
Thursday, November 5th, 6:30pm
Warm Up
Word Game
Reading, Listening, Conversation
More Studio Massa as seen by Maurizio Marsico.
- and/or -
The Roman Polanski story: 1, 2
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ Session 4
Friday, November 6th, 6:30pm
Odoardo, Chiara,
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Tell us about Japan
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session: maybe a TED Talk?
conversation A _ Session 3
Monday, October 26th, 6:00pm.
FM
Warm Up
talk about trip to Paris
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Halloween: the origins
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session
group three _ Session 2.3
Monday, October 26th, 8:00pm
Caia, Alessia, Veronica, Noemi
Warm Up Song
"This is Halloween" here
by Danny Elfman, for Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
Reading, Writing, Conversation
What about the new composition of the group?
Halloween: the origins
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
group two _ Session 2.3
Wednesday, October 28th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna
Warm Up
second night on Wednesday
Grammar Review
Graziella: "to be," "to have," "to go," "to do,"
present, present continuous, past, future: will, future: going to
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Halloween: the origins
Warm Up Song
"This is Halloween" here
by Danny Elfman, for Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group four _ Session 2.4
Thursday, October 29th, 12:30
Andrea, Elena, Michela, Chiara, Mary
Warm Up Song
"This is Halloween" here
by Danny Elfman, for Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Halloween: the origins
Vocabulary
Verbs, past tenses
making sentences
Wrap Up
What did you learn today?
Organize next session
group one _ Session 2.4
Thursday, October 29th, 6:30pm
Warm Up
Tell me about London!
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Halloween: the origins
(Samhain, Feralia: 2, 3, 4)
Song
"This is Halloween" here
by Danny Elfman
for Tim Burton's
"The Nightmare Before Christmas"
- and/or -
The Roman Polanski story: 1, 2
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
More Studio Massa as seen by Maurizio Marsico.
group five _ Session 3
Friday, October 30th, 6:30pm
Odoardo alone tonight, Chiara's in Japan,
Warm Up Song
"This is Halloween" here
by Danny Elfman, for Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Halloween: the origins
Chiara's email
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session: Chiara tells us about Japan?
conversation A _ Session 2
Monday, October 19th, 6:00pm.
FM
Warm Up
maybe a song (choose) - or - a word game
Reading, Listening, Conversation
New Yorker Article "Trial by Fire" link
Grammar
past perfect = . . . had (verb: past participle) . . .
past continuous = . . . was (verb: +ing) . . .
past perfect continuous = . . . had been (verb: +ing) . . .
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session
group three _ Session 2.2
Monday, October 19th, 8:00pm
Caia, Alessia, Veronica, Noemi
Warm Up Song
Choose from songs here
I suggest The Animals version of "House of the Rising Sun"here
note the words that are new to you
and we'll use them in conversation.
Reading, Writing, Conversation
Everyone tells about what they did over the summer.
Prepare in groups.
Vocabulary
word game
opposites - and/or - homonyms
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
group two _ Session 2.2
Wednesday, October 21st, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina (Anna missed)
Warm Up
Welcome to the new night: Wednesday
video
Review
Personal sentences
Exercises
vocabulary
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group four _ Session 2.3
Thursday, October 22nd, 12:30
Andrea, Michela, Chiara (Elena sick, Mary taking exams)
Warm Up Song
choose from songs here
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Review Internet Adverting Terms
Vocabulary
Verbs, past tese
Wrap Up
What did you learn today?
Organize next session
group five _ Session 2
Thursday, October 21st, 6:30pm
Chiara, Odoardo
Warm Up
Monte Python's "Lumberjack Song":
video, lyrics
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Japan
Maira Kalman - or - your choice
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = . . . had been (verb: +ing) . . .
past perfect = . . . had (verb: simple past tense) . . .
past continuous = . . . was (verb: +ing) . . .
Vocabulary
word game: choose words, make sentences
opposites - or - idioms
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session
group four _ Session 2.2bis
Thursday, October 15th, 12:30
Andrea, Elena, Michela, Chiara, Mary
the Oct 8th session was cancelled at 11:00am on the 8th
Warm Up
Simple Exercise
Song
choose from songs here
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Internet Adverting Terms Quiz
- and / or -
"The Three Little pigs"
Vocabulary
Opposites
Wrap Up
Organize next session
group one _ Session 2.3
Thursday, October 25th, 6:30pm
Warm Up Vocabulary
Homonyms
Song
choose from songs here
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Studio Silvia Massa, website text
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ session 1
Friday, October 16th, 6:30pm
Chiara, Odoardo
Warm Up
Monte Python's "Lumberjack Song":
video, lyrics
Introduction
CLL, Personal vocabulary pages, return evaluations
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Tell us about yourself
Maira Kalman - or - your choice
Vocabulary
word game
opposites - or - idioms
Grammar
articles
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session
group two _ Session 2.1
Tuesday, October 13th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna
Wednesday the 7th was skipped w/out warning
Warm Up
Welcome back. The first session after Sumer Break.
Tell us what you did this summer.
Review
General review of Everything,
Exercises
Forming Questions 1, 2,
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
conversation A _ Session 1
Monday, October 12th, 5:00pm.
FM
Warm Up
maybe a song (choose) - or - a word game
Reading, Listening, Conversation
New Yorker Article
Grammar
articles
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session
group three _ Session 2.1
Monday, October 12th, 8:00pm
Caia, Alessia, Veronica, Noemi
Warm Up
Everyone tells about what they did over the summer >
Song
Choose from songs here
I suggest The Animals version of "House of the Rising Sun"here
note the words that are new to you
and we'll use them in conversation.
Reading, Writing, Conversation
Maybe finish "The Great Fire of London, 1666"
with audio CD
Vocabulary
word game
opposites - or - idioms
Wrap Up
Discuss group organization
group one _ Session 2.2
Thursday, October 8th, 6:30pm
Warm Up Song
choose from songs here
Vocabulary
Opposites
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Ad lib, improvisation. MilanoDesignTimeband?
Try the 'Stupid Game' or 'Follow Directions' or Qi - BBC 1, 2, 3, 4
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
conversation A _ Session 0
Monday, October 5th, 5:00pm.
Fulvia, Massimo
Warm Up
Monte Python's "Lumberjack Song":
video, lyrics
Introduction
CLL, Personal vocabulary pages, return evaluations
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Tell us about yourself
Maira Kalman - or - your choice
Vocabulary
word game
opposites - or - idioms
Grammar
articles
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session
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