Lycée - Understanding SELMA

Voici une courte vidéo pour mieux comprendre ce qui s'est passé à Selma, Alabama, il y a 50 ans de cela (collégiens, s'abstenir!), lorsqu'une marche pacifique en faveur d'un réel droit de vote pour tous les Afro-américains a été attaquée par la police. Cet évènement tristement célèbre est depuis appelé Bloody Sunday.

Voici le discours d'Obama à cette occasion:

(Les 2ndes noteront la référence à Lewis, Clark, et Sacagawea ;) )

Et voici la bande-annonce du film, sorti sur les écrans mercredi dernier:

 

Et pour finir le titre Glory tiré de la BO du film, par John Legend feat. Common:

1ère - Changing Roles for Women, BBC2

Watch the video and fill in the comprehension worksheet:

Follow the time indications, it will help you find the answers.

1ères S2 - DUST BOWL

Here is the link to a short video about the Dust Bowl. Watch 3 times and take notes, then recap what you have understood:
Dust Bowl video

Great Dust Bowl

Great Dust Bowl

Tous niveaux - Applications à télécharger

Voici de quoi travailler autrement, en utilisant vos joujoux high tech du moment: téléchargez les applications proposées par Cambridge English !

 

Lycée - What's new?

Quelques nouveautés accessibles ...

...depuis la section "ressources utiles":

Ted talks (Ideas worth spreading) Les conférences internationales TED, sont organisées par la fondation à but non lucratif Sapling foundation. Cette fondation a été créée pour diffuser des « idées qui valent la peine d'être diffusées ». De courtes vidéos pour vous ouvrir l'esprit...et non non, ce n'est pas du blabla ennuyeux mais parfois de véritables one-man/woman shows!


... depuis la section "Activités lycée":

Mémoriser son lexique facilement
Enrichir son lexique plus facilement
To ou For?
As ou Like?
15 erreurs courantes
Améliorer sa compréhension orale
Gagner en assurance à l'oral
Gagner en fluidité à l'oral
Améliorer sa prononciation (vous pouvez aller directement à la minute 01:20)

Right, feeling any better now? ;)

100% !

Toutes mes félicitations à notre première promo européenne qui, après trois ans de travail en équipe a brillamment réussi ses épreuves d'anglais et de DNL Histoire/Géographie au bac.

 

100% de mentions européennes, nous sommes très fiers de vous! Alors pour nos terminales DNL hip hip hip.....hourrah :) !

 

Tous niveaux - Pronunciation

Pour vous entraîner avec les sons de l'anglais parfois difficiles à prononcer et ainsi gagner en aisance et fluidité, il existe un moyen plutôt amusant: les nursery rhymes et les tongue twisters.

Les nursery rhymes sont des petits poèmes et comptines qui, en apparence très simples et écrits à l'intention des enfants, cachaient parfois une critique de la société, d'un monarque...

Les tongue twisters sont des phrases associant des sons difficiles à enchaîner, dans le même style que les fameuses chaussettes de l'archiduchesse...

Voici quelques liens où vous pourrez les écouter et vous entraîner:
British Council (présentation enfantine...mais on peut s'enregistrer et se réécouter directement)
Advanced Pronunciation Practice (spéciale dédicace aux 1ères S1 qui ont relevé le défi en AP... ;) )
100 Tongue twisters
Karaoke tongue twisters
tongue twisters and poems
Betty Botter Tongue Twister Challenge (le texte se trouve en dessous...relevez le défi avec eux!)

Si vous trouvez d'autres liens, copiez-les dans les commentaires! (celui-ci s'affichera une fois que je l'aurai validé)

ENJOY AND...GOOD LUCK! ;)

2ndes - Learn how to speak in public

Kids,

 

We talked about using Barack Obama's "yes we can" speech as a training to your orals, on how to convince people.

Here is the script: http://politics.nuvvo.com/lesson/4678-transcript-of-obamas-speech-yes-we-can 

and here is the video:

 

Now just for fun, here is a music video using this speech which was created by Will.I.am in honor of Barack Obama in the wake of the elections. Four years have gone by and the euphoria of the moment seems quite forgotten now. Still, you can enjoy the video:

 

 

Or this one, by Will.i.am as well, to convince people to vote for Obama:

 

2ndes - Quiz: Can you read people's emotions?

Dear students,

 

here is a fun way of revising the vocabulary related to emotions, so as to get ready for your oral exam. Take the very serious quiz of the very serious New York Times! You must try and find out the emotions felt by some people just looking at their eyes.

 

TAKE THE QUIZ

 

 

1ère euro - Book reviews

Here are a few links to help you with your book review, in addition to the worksheet I gave you.

Basics: Advice and examples

A short video on how to write a book review:

BBC4 audio book review: BBC4

The New York Times mp3 Book reviews (and book talk): NY Times

You can also have a look at the Youtube book reviewers... but please remember that they are not professionals,  and select what is relevant:

 

Don't hesitate and send me the interesting links you may have found, and remember as you prepare your own book review...no plagiarism!

5e - The Middle Ages - Have some fun!

Hello kids,

Here is a selection for you to play games about the Middle Ages. You can build or explore a castle, create your own coat of arms (ton blason), find pictures, read stories, or even participate in a tournament.

Middle Ages for kids
Castle Adventure
Terrible Treasures (game)
The tournament

Have fun!

1ère - School in Victorian Britain (listening)

 Here are the links to the two parts of a presentation of what going to school was like in Victorian Times (Level B1):
School in Victorian Britain (1/2)
School in Victorian Britain (2/2)

Tous niveaux - English By Yourself

Du nouveau dans la section "Ressources utiles" du menu de droite: le site English By Yourself, qui s'adresse à tous les niveaux et même aux adultes. Inscrivez-vous vite!
English By Yourself

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J'ai créé une page facebook pour le blog pour vous informer plus facilement des nouveaux articles et des mises à jour: Facebook page Un petit "j'aime" et c parti! N'hésitez pas à recommander la page à vos amis facebook. Il est aussi possible de s'abonner au blog directement sur cette page (colonne de droite) ou de devenir un "follower".

Have a lovely weekend

1ères - Victorian Britain / The Industrial Revolution

Here are a few links of interest about Great Britain during the industrial revolution and in Victorian Times.

There are thousands of websites and videos on both topics, don't hesitate and inform me of any great link you may find while doing your research (leave it in a comment on this article).

 

First a website with many interesting links: Victorian England 

 

A video on Life in Victorian Britain:

 

The Children who built Victorian Britain (3 parts):

 

 

 

 

The Industrial Revolution for dummies...I know, I know, you're not! Still, it's fun to watch! ;) :

 

 

A whole collection entitled "WHAT THE VICTORIANS DID FOR US". You can find all the episodes on youtube, I chose the one related to SOCIAL PROGRESS:

 

4e, 2ndes, 1ères - Welcome to London!

Kids,

If you are in 4e, here's a page to help you with the lessons from "TRIP 1".
If you are in another class, this link is made for you as well, especially if you want to go abroad!
Just click here: Welcome to London!

Here's what you can do:

	Unit 1: Transport
			Listen 1: Choosing transport from Heathrow into town Listen 2: At the ticket office Listen 3: In the train station Read 1: Comparing travel options Speak 1: Comparisons and the 'schwa' sound
	Unit 2: Hotel
			Listen 1: At the hotel reception (part 1) Listen 2: At the hotel reception (part 2) Read 1: In the hotel room Read 2: Finding a hotel in London
	Unit 3: Cinema
			Listen 1: Suggesting a night out in London Listen 2: Deciding what film to see Listen 3: Talking about the film Read 1: Reading film reviews Read 2: Cinemas in London Speak 1: Using stress to help describe a film
	Unit 4: Shopping
			Listen 1: Buying a pair of shoes Listen 2: Buying some jeans Read 1: Where to shop in London Read 2: Oxford Street crime Speak 1: Using the schwa sound when asking for things
	Unit 5: Work
			Listen 1: Talking about work conditions (part 1) Listen 2: Talking about work conditions (part 2) Read 1: Job applications Speak 1: Pronouncing 'have to'
	Unit 6: Eating Out
			Listen 1: Going out to a restaurant Listen 2: Ordering a meal Read 1: Eating out in Brick Lane in east London Speak 1: Word stress when talking about food

6e-5e-4e-2nde-1ère... Irregular verbs' application on your IPhone

Hello,

Here's an Iphone application you can use on any Apple device to revise your irregular verbs.
You can play and follow your progress.

Just click here to get more information: iGoWentGone

Enjoy!

6e, 5e, 4e, 2nde, 1ère - Irregular verbs - Song Competition

Hey kids,

Watch this video by Manu Payet:

If you think you can do better, send me your video or audio file.
The best ones will be posted on my blog (with your parents' agreement)! You may become a legend...

Regardez cette vidéo. Si vous pensez pouvoir faire mieux, envoyez-moi votre enregistrement ou votre vidéo. Les meilleures productions seront publiées sur le blog. Vous pourriez bien entrer dans la légende et faire le buzz!

1ère Euro - A Cardiff Bay preview

Kids,

Here is a nice way to get ready for our visit of Cardiff Bay. It will give you a pretty good idea of what we will soon be visiting for real, and that way, you will know what you are talking about on Friday!
Just click on the link to start your virtual tour: Interactive Virtual Tour of Cardiff.

2nde / 1ère ~ VOA News

Hello everyone,

If you are interested in international news and want to listen to some more English to improve your listening skills, here is a website you can use as often as you wish: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/
They have a special section for English learners, just browse and find out all the possibilities!

You can find many ideas there for your "news of the week" if you are in "seconde".

If you are already quite fluent, here is an interesting report about corruption and the India Food Program: http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1503603.html?z=766&zp=1

There are many podcasts you can subscribe to, have a look at this page: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/podcast.html

You should all use this or other similar websites as regularly as possible. Don't forget you can also use the BBC Learning and 6-minute English widgets on the right of this blog page. They are regularly renewed.

Enjoy!