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Winners!

At the end of the most-watched Women's World Cup ever, an exciting final pitted the Netherlands against reigning champions the U.S.A. The Oranje held off the Stars and Stripes for the first half, but in the end the experience of the American team showed as goals from Rapinoe and Lavelle gave them their fourth World Cup title.

08 Juillet 2019

sport

U.S.A.

gender equality

They Shall Not Grow Old

A new documentary film by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson brings the soldiers in the First World War to life to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice.

01 Juillet 2019

conflict

war

commemoration

Sélection culturelle

Outsider’s Eye

Photographer André Kertész, considered one of the major 2oth-century proponents of the photographic art, is currently the subject of a retrospective at the Château de Tours. Kertész was born in Hungary in 1894 and died in New York 101 years later, having spent a decade in Paris along the way.

28 Juin 2019

New York

exhibition

photography

4

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The Mouse Mansion

"The Mouse Mansion" is a sequence for 6e pupils based on the children's book of the same name by Karina Schaapman, and on the DIY video tutorials on her website. Pupils make their own rooms for the mansion. It's an excellent opportunity to practise vocabulary about rooms and furniture. Author and artist Schaapman spent years building and furnishing the Mouse Mansion, an elaborate doll’s house, out of cardboard boxes and papier-mâché, and writes books about the mice, Sam and Julia, who inhabit it.

26 Juin 2019

video

children's books

arts and crafts

The Mouse Mansion: Working Across Languages or Between Classes

Un projet autour d'un album de jeunesse a permis un travail inter-langues et entre-classes de collège sur la vie quotidienne et la maison. La création de pièces pour une maison de poupées a libéré la parole des élèves et remporté leur enthousiasme.

26 Juin 2019

interlangues

inter-degré

interclasses

Victoria 200

2019 marks the bicentenary of the births of Britain’s Queen Victoria and her beloved husband Prince Albert. Victoria reigned from 1837 until 1899, the longest reign of any British monarch until the current Queen overtook the record in 2015. Victoria reigned over an era of imperial expansion, ultimately ruling over a quarter of the world’s population. It was also an era of technological progress, with transport and communications innovations that made her the first monarch of the information age.

24 Juin 2019

Buckingham Palace

royalty

anniversary

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Native Voice

In 2019, for the first time, the U.S.A.’s poet laureate — the nation’s “official” poet — will be a Native American. Joy Harjo is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation from Alabama. She aims to honour both the “Native” and the “American”, saying, “When you grow up as a person in your culture, you have your culture and you're in it, but you're also in this American culture, and that's another layer."

24 Juin 2019

poetry

U.S. culture

performance poetry

3

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Tolkien, War and Fellowship

The trailer for the biopic Tolkien is perfect to add to Shine Bright 1re Advanced File 2 “War will not tear us apart” or File 1 “Biopics in Hollywood”. It draws parallels between Tolkien's childhood friendships and love, his experience of World War I and his later heroic fantasy novels The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

21 Juin 2019

video

WWI

love

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Yesterday

It’s always great to have an excuse to play Beatles songs in class and the latest one is this summer’s feel-good movie, Yesterday. In it a wannabe pop star from England wakes up from a bike accident caused by a global power cut to discover that he is the only person left on Earth who remembers The Beatles and their songs. Should he claim them as his own? Scripted by Richard Curtis (Love Actually) and directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire), it’ll have you humming Beatles songs all the way home.

20 Juin 2019

film

British culture

romantic comedy

1

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The End of Slavery: Juneteenth

Juneteenth is an American celebration marking the end of slavery, when news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached the last U.S. state, Texas on June 19, 1865. These digital resources can be used to add to Shine Bright 2de File 19 "Breaking the Chains".

17 Juin 2019

video

civil rights

U.S. history

5

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South Africa: Nelson Mandela

Shine Bright 1re File 16 is on Born-free South Africa: the young generation that was born after the end of apartheid. The legacy of Nelson Mandela's life and politics is the cornerstone of today's South Africa. In this B1 article, your students will learn about Mandela and his part in the abolition of apartheid and the building of a democratic South Africa until his death in 2013.

16 Juin 2019

biography

Nobel prize

prison

8

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Dorothea Lange: On the Road

Dorothea Lange's iconic photos of Depression-era America and the farming families forced to flee meteorological and financial disasters often focus on the roads the migrants travelled. In Shine Bright 1re Advanced File 4 "On the Road", pupils analyse a photo by Lange juxtaposed with extracts from John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. This resource will allow them to learn more about Lange and her work, and the importance of travelling the roads west to a generation of migrants from the Dust Bowl.

15 Juin 2019

documentary

U.S. history

photography

5

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Michelle Obama Autobiography

Michelle Obama's memoir of her life up until leaving the White House gives great insight in the U.S. political system and the extent to which the private is considered political, and to which spouses and children are expected to participate in candidates' campaigns. It is an excellent addition to Shine Bright 1re File 5, "Politically Private".

14 Juin 2019

U.S. politics

White House

First Lady

7

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First Man Biopic

A new film, First Man, released a few months before the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landings gives an opportunity to look back at a discreet man who marked 20th century history. You can use this resource with Shine Bright 1re File 1, Biopics in Hollywood.

13 Juin 2019

film

biography

NASA

James Baldwin: Love in Harlem

The 2019 film adaptation of James Baldwin's novel If Beale Street Could Talk, a love story set in 1970s Harlem, makes an excellent complement to Shine Bright 2de File 1 "United Colors of Harlem" or Shine Bright 1re File 8 "African-American Art" . This video can be used in class to introduce the film and Baldwin.

13 Juin 2019

U.S.A.

video

film

Sélection culturelle

Staging the Brontë Sisters

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë were wonderful storytellers, but their lives have fascinated generations of audiences almost as much as their books. The play "Brontë" by Polly Teale combines their biographies and their fiction. We talked to Barry Purves, who directed a recent production.

12 Juin 2019

literature

théâtre

Brontë

5

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Aboriginal Rap

This year’s Young Australian of the Year is Danzal Baker, alias Baker Boy, a 22-year-old Indigenous Australian who raps in three languages. As well as achieving success in rap, dance and graffiti, Baker mentors Indigenous youth to help them achieve their dreams. This resourceo can be used with Shine Bright 2de File 2 High-school spirit in Australia, or Shine Bright 1re File 12, Peoples of Oceania.

11 Juin 2019

video

Australia

music

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May Leaves

British Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party on 9 June, starting the process of electing a new leader, who will take over as Prime Minister.

07 Juin 2019

Brexit

politics

UK

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On the Ball

The eighth FIFA Women’s World Cup will be held in France from 7 June to 7 July. Women’s football has come a long way since the inaugural tournament took place in China in 1991. And the players are beginning to demand closer pay and status to men’s teams.

05 Juin 2019

sport

gender equality

Title IX

Tolkien the Storyteller

JRR Tolkien’s stories of Middle Earth, hobbits, wizards and dragons have captured the imagination of generations. A new film looks at his experiences of friendship, love and war as a young man, and how they may have influenced the man and work.

04 Juin 2019

WWI

love

biography

5

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The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup

The eighth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup will be held in France from 7 June to 7 July. Women's football is becoming higher and higher profile, and with the tournament taking place in France, it's a great opportunity to work on women's sport with your pupils. The worksheet provides activities based on A1+ to A2 levels, depending on the level of speaking you want pupils to produce.

04 Juin 2019

sport

video

geography

5

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Rockwell, Roosevelt and Freedom

This B1-level article will introduce your pupils to the Rockwell and Roosevelt Four Freedoms Exhibition (Caen Mémorial, June-October 2019). It focuses and expands on a very specific passage from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s State of the Union speech delivered in January 1941 in which he put an emphasis on freedom, or rather freedoms: freedom from fear, from want, freedom of religion and of speech. As the U.S. entered WWII, Rockwell gave shape to these concepts in four paintings that are now world-famous and the subjects of an exhibition in Caen celebrating the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

04 Juin 2019

united nations

human rights

d-day

Save the Date: Exhibitions for September

Self-portraits in Lille and the Golden Age of English Painting in Paris. Get ahead of the crowd by signing up now for class visits for exhibitions opening in September.

04 Juin 2019

art

paris

Romanticism

D-Day in Sound and Poetry

As part of the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the town of Bayeux is hosting an immersive audio performance in English about British war poet and D-Day veteran Keith Douglas. Douglas was a WWII tank commander, who fought in North Africa and participated in the Normandy landings. He was killed three days after D-Day, on 9 June 1944, near Caen, while on a reconnaissance mission. Unicorns, Almost , is a one-man play about his life by Welsh poet and playwright Owen Sheers. It premiered at the Hay-on-Wye book festival last year to great acclaim, and will be presented at this year's Edinburgh Festival. Unicorns, Almost 5 to 9 June 2019 Salle Toulouse-Lautrec 23 rue des Teinturiers 14400 Bayeux Tickets: €5 9am-9pm daily. Audio performances start on the hour and last 60 minutes, but entry can be at any time. The audio is in English. Printed material will be available in French.

03 Juin 2019

war

d-day

landings

Sélection culturelle

Dark Phoenix: back to black

While it may be the last film of the current X-Men movie franchise, Dark Phoenix is also shaping up to be the absolute darkest chapter of the series yet.

29 Mai 2019

comic book

movies

science fiction

Hawaiian Heaven

If you think the ukulele is a gadget, a novelty instrument for children, get ready to be blown away. Hawaiians love the instrument, and Taimane is one of its greatest exponents. Don't miss her in concerts in Paris and Brittany.

24 Mai 2019

music

concert

Oceania

Introducing....

Nous sommes heureux de vous présenter notre nouvelle méthode d’anglais pour le lycée.

23 Mai 2019

culture

lycée

news

Sélection culturelle

A Canine Sergeant

Stubby, a stray dog, became the mascot of an American regiment in World War I and accompanied the soldiers so steadfastly that he was given the rank of Sergeant. A new animated feature brings this true story to life.

23 Mai 2019

film

animals

World War I

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Australian Election Turnaround

Australia’s Liberal National Coalition has scored a surprise victory in the federal election called by Liberal Party Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

23 Mai 2019

elections

Australia

conservation

Sélection culturelle

Talk in English: World War I Poets

Why did the First World War inspire so many combatants to write poetry? And what effect does the work of poets like Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon or Rupert Brooke have on our vision of that war today? Author Simon Davies will address these questions in a public talk at the British Council Paris on 6 June.

23 Mai 2019

conflict

war

remembrance