A lively microbiography of Chaucer that tells the story of the tumultuous year that led to the creation of The Canterbury Tales In 1386, Geoffrey Chaucer endured his worst year, but began his best poem. The father of English literature did not enjoy in his lifetime the literary celebrity that he has today—far from it. The middle-aged Chaucer was living in London, working as a midlevel bureaucrat and sometime poet, until a personal and professional crisis set him down the road leading to The Canterbury Tales.
With "Breakfast in Canterbury" They learn communicative English for holiday and work in the form of interesting, lifelike experiences on holiday. The German Mark Winter visited a British friend and gets into all the important conversations, even those you might meet on vacation. The course is designed for learners without or as a refresher Vorkenntinisse Kenntnisse.8 existing audio CD's (approx. 11 hours), Textbook in PDF format on CD-ROM, relaxation training, exercises, study guide, solutions.
A group of pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury decide that each traveller should tell a story. The Knights tell a tale of high romance. The Pardoner tells a story of death. And the Wife of Bath tells the story of her five husbands and her fight to control the men in her life. But The Tales ends with the story of the perfect marriage and how, if we are enerous to one another, we can find the perfect society.
The Canterbury Tales (level 3 Penguin readers)+AUDIO
A group of pilgrims going to see the tomb of Thomas Becket in Canterbury meet at an inn in London and decide to take part in a game. The game consists in each pilgrim telling a story on their way to Canterbury. The one who tells the best story will be given a free meal at the same inn.
