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Novelist Philip Roth Dies

Philip Roth, one of the most admired American novelists, has died at the age of 85. In more than 30 novels, Roth fascinated and scandalised his home country.

23 Mai 2018

U.S. culture

Nobel prize

American literature

Join the Fairtrade Movement

It’s Fairtrade Fortnight, la quinzaine du commerce équitable, in France from 12 to 27 May.

17 Mai 2018

sustainable development

economics

ecology

Tout doit venir des élèves… ou pas…

We often hear that with active teaching methods, everything must come from the pupils rather than being provided by the teacher. But what do the terms mean? What is "everything", and how does it "come from the pupils"? We have some practical suggestions.

17 Mai 2018

pédagogie active

stratégie

pupil-centred approach

Frankenstein Online

There are lots of interesting online resources on Mary Shelley and Frankenstein to help you celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of her iconic novel. Here's a selection.

17 Mai 2018

literature

L.E.L.E.

biography

Frankenstein at 200

"Frankenstein" was published in 1818, written by a very unconventional young woman. Its genesis is as intriguing as its lasting influence.

17 Mai 2018

literature

L.E.L.E.

biography

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Mother of Frankenstein

2018 marks the two hundredth anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, a novel which has gone on to occupy a unique place in the collective imagination. In this A2+ article, your pupils will discover Mary Shelley, the teenage author who lived an exceptional life.

17 Mai 2018

literature

biography

British culture

Sélection culturelle

One Man and His Shoes

A one-man theatre piece at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris is a gentle meander through Irish life.

17 Mai 2018

théâtre

Irish culture

one-man show

Journalism Competition Winning Articles

Our favourite entries in our recent journalism competition took too different approaches to reporting the news. Thank you for your excellent work!

17 Mai 2018

media

competition

class project

Sélection culturelle

My Name is Solo

Star Wars fans face a two-year gap between 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the still-untitled Episode IX. But five months after The Last Jedi, the next standalone Star Wars movie: Solo: A Star Wars Story had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival before opening in France on May 23 and in the United States two days later.

17 Mai 2018

Walt Disney

Star Wars

George Lucas

What About Windrush?

There were various celebrations and exhibitions planned to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the beginning of West Indian mass immigration to the U.K., with the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in London on 22 June 1948. Instead, a scandal has grown up about the treatment of the “Windrush Generation” that led to the resignation of the Home Secretary.

14 Mai 2018

immigration

UK culture

UK history

Rendez-vous

Changing Ireland

Ireland has long been one of the most socially conservative countries in the European Union. But things have been changing and the country's current Prime Minister is a sign of the times.

14 Mai 2018

Ireland

referendum

social issues

The Week of Languages 2018

La troisième édition de la Semaine de langues vivantes se déroulera dans des établissements scolaires du 14 au 19 mai 2018 autour du thématique "Partageons les langues". C'est l'occasion de sortir les langues des salles de classe, ou d'y faire rentrer des langues ou des locuteurs différents.

03 Mai 2018

celebrations

cross-curricular

DNL

May the Fourth Be With You

May 4 is international “Star Wars” Day in honour of the pun on this date: “May the fourth be with you.” 

03 Mai 2018

celebrations

Walt Disney

Star Wars

Rendez-vous

Suffragist Honoured

A hundred years after some British women got the right to vote, there is finally a woman among the statues of political and democratic heroes on Parliament Square outside the Palace of Westminster. London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled the statue of Dame Millicent Fawcett on 24 April.

26 Avril 2018

votes for women

gender equality

UK politics

Free Online Course on Digital Language Teaching

Grenoble University is offering a free online MOOC on using digital technology to aid language teaching and learning.

26 Avril 2018

TICE

MOOC

digital resources

Drama Activities in English Class

Comment utiliser la pratique théâtrale pour favoriser l'expression en cours d'anglais ? Témoignage d'un projet mené avec une troupe de théâtre au collège.

24 Avril 2018

théâtre

play

drama

6

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Royal Wedding

In this A2 article your students will learn about Prince Harry and his future wife in relation to their jobs as members of the Royal Family, as well as about their wedding, which will be celebrated on 19 May. The second part of the article introduces charities, always a source of interest for students.

24 Avril 2018

U.S.A.

charity

British culture

Rendez-vous

The Queen Goes Green

Britain's Prince Charles has long been recognised for his involvement in ecology. Now the Queen is turning to conservation, protecting forests all over the Commonwealth, from a tiny 2.5 hectare site in Antigua and Barbuda to the 6.4 million hectares of the Great Bear Rainforest in Canada.

24 Avril 2018

Queen

Royal

ecology

Free Ecology Poster

The theme for this year’s Earth Day is “End Plastic Pollution”. This poster from the U.S. Department of State puts the focus on ecological problems caused by plastic waste in our oceans, and the dangers it presents for marine creatures.

20 Avril 2018

video

ecology

environment

Sélection culturelle

The Western Re-invented

Two films present a modern take on the Western, through the eyes of a British and a Chinese director, and centring on the relationships between horses, a 15-year-old boy and a Native American cowboy.

20 Avril 2018

film

Cinéma

South Dakota

Rendez-vous

School Integration Pioneer Dies

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 is remembered in the U.S. as a landmark moment in the fight for civil rights. But behind the title were real children. The one whose name was forever associated with the case, Linda Brown, has died, aged 76.

06 Avril 2018

civil rights

schools

U.S. history

Sélection culturelle

Mary Cassatt: An American Impressionist

Mary Cassatt was doubly unusual within the school of Impressionism: as a woman and an American. An exhibition in Paris puts the spotlight on this lesser-known member of Degas' school, and class visits are available in English

06 Avril 2018

art

U.S. culture

gender equality

5

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Martin Luther King Slideshow

Civil-rights leader Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on 4 April 1968. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of King's death, this B1 sequence will allow pupils to explore his life and legacy.

06 Avril 2018

Martin Luther King

video

civil rights

Neurodidactique de l'anglais oral : mise en pratique

In this second part of Michel Freiss's article about research in neuroscience applied to language learning, the author digs deeper into the practical applications of the research in classes, particularly in that arduous task for the learner – changing their pronunciation habits to pass from French to English.

06 Avril 2018

memorisation

play

role-play

5

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complémentaires

Commonwealth Games

In this A1+ article, your pupils will learn some basic facts about the Commonwealth, the four-yearly Commonwealth Games and Australia, which hosted the 2018 Games. They will compare the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics, and learn the names of some sports like netball, which is played in British schools.

06 Avril 2018

sport

Australia

BRNE Cycle 4

School Integration Webpicks

Brown v. the Board of Education in 1954 is remembered in the U.S. as a landmark moment in the fight for civil rights. The segregated school that seven-year-old Linda Brown attended while the case for desegregation made its way through the courts is now a National Park Service Historic Site. These videos and websites are useful for covering this topic in class.

06 Avril 2018

civil rights

schools

videos

Sélection culturelle

The World of Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh is one of those rare children’s classics that seem universally recognisable, whether you think of the books, the illustrations or the Disney cartoons. An exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London does exactly what it says on the tin: Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic.

26 Mars 2018

exhibition

children's books

British culture

Talking about Science Competition

If you know a great science communicator – maybe a teacher doing DNL lessons for classes européennes – let them know about the British Council FameLab competition. Participants need to explain a scientific concept for non-experts in just three minutes! And why not have your pupils do something similar?

25 Mars 2018

video

competition

science

Rendez-vous

False News Travels Faster and Further

A scientific study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that false news spreads on Twitter much further and faster that true news items. Just like spoken gossip and rumours, people just can't wait to share or retweet something unusual or shocking. The study found that false news stories are 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than true stories.

23 Mars 2018

statistics

education aux medias

EMI

Media Literacy Online Resources

Governments and news organisations around the world are more and more concerned about teaching children to navigate the nebulous world of news and information on the Internet and help them become well-informed citizens. That means there are plenty of resources out there to help teach the topic. Here’s a selection.

23 Mars 2018

video

BBC

statistics