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Juneteenth

June 19 is marked in Texas and 41 other states as the commemoration of the end of slavery. Another "independence day" that grew spontaneously out of an accidental date, and flourished thanks to former slaves.

14 Juin 2020

civil rights

U.S. history

African American

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Around the World in 80 Days

As many British cyclists set off on the 2017 Tour de France, Mark Beaumont set off on a much longer cycling challenge. He is trying to cycle around the world in 80 days, in homage to Jules Verne's classic adventure novel.

04 Juillet 2017

sport

UK

charity

JFK, a 20th Century American Political Icon

John F. Kennedy was born 100 years ago in Brookline, Massachusetts. JFK was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963) and the youngest man elected to the office. He was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963 and became the forever-young president…

20 Juin 2017

president

USA

mythes et héros

5

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Harry Potter at 20

For the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first "Harry Potter" book, this A1+-level article aims at allowing pupils to rediscover well-known fictional characters, perhaps for the first time with the English names. It's a good opportunity to help them develop reading strategies, using what they know to help them understand new words and concepts.

20 Juin 2017

literature

anniversary

fantasy

World Refugee Day

20 June each year is United Nations World Refugee Day. In the UK, it is included in Refugee Week, 19-25 June. The UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, just released new figures showing that 2016 was yet another record year for refugees.

20 Juin 2017

refugees

united nations

video

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Another UK Electoral Surprise

The UK General Election that was supposed to consolidate the Conservative majority has a resulted in a hung parliament: no one party has reached the 326 seats needed for an absolute majority. The sitting Conservative government has asked the Queen to form a government with the backing of the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party.

10 Juin 2017

citizenship

elections

lieux et formes de pouvoir

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Britain Goes to the Polls

The exception seems to be becoming the rule in Britain, where the latest election campaign, just like the last general election and the EU referendum, has not gone the way anyone expected. Britons go to the polls today for the election Theresa May announced on 18 April, and which the Conservatives were expected to win in a landslide.

08 Juin 2017

citizenship

Brexit

elections

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All Around Canada to Celebrate 150 Years

Canada is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2017. One of the highlights is a 150-day expedition following Canada’s three coasts from East to West. More than 300 Canadians have been selected to participate in the different legs of the maritime expedition, including 33 Youth Ambassadors representing Canada’s young people.

03 Juin 2017

history

teenagers

travel

Battling on the British Home Front

The Battle of Britain was a turning point in World War Two, when 3,000 fighter pilots were Britain's last line of defence against a Nazi invasion. Just when Britain's civilians thought the worst was over, the Luftwaffe started bombing cities in The Blitz.

02 Juin 2017

war

mythes et héros

myths

Sélection culturelle

The Art of Rube Goldberg: Why do simple when it can be complicated?

You may have heard about a complex concept described as a "Rube Goldberg"... then wondered what that meant. The Rube Goldberg machine is a complicated machine that does simple tasks. Rube Goldberg was an American inventor, sculptor, author, engineer, cartoonist and he is very famous for his zany inventions cartoons.

02 Juin 2017

humour

EPI

science

Prom Time

Prom is an end-of-year tradition in North American schools, and a rite of passage for teenagers. It has spread across the Atlantic. Most British schools now organise some kind of end-of-school, prom-style dance.

02 Juin 2017

school

USA

culture

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Yes he can!: why President Macron made his speech in English

On Thursday 1 June, from The White House Rose Garden, President Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. He described the move as a reassertion of American sovereignty and said: “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris”.

02 Juin 2017

White House

Donald Trump

climate change

Sélection culturelle

Medieval Murder and a Sword Called Excalibur

The new film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" is a high-energy action film of one of Britain's most enduring myths: the sword in the stone.

16 Mai 2017

UK

history

film

Sélection culturelle

"I Am Not Your Negro"

In 1987, James Baldwin died without having finished his last book. He left just thirty pages of the manuscript. The book was intended to be a personal account of the assassination of three of his friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. In the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.

09 Mai 2017

U.S.A.

Martin Luther King

civil rights

Organising a Modern Languages Week

As schools all over France celebrate the second national Semaine des langues vivantes from 15 to 20 May, Christophe Goarant tells us about the annual languages week which has become a highpoint of the year at Lycée Fulbert in Chartres. For the past 11 years, the new pupils arriving in Seconde spend their first week at lycée in a polyglot cultural bath. The teaching team has gradually got the language week down to a fine art!

09 Mai 2017

celebrations

cross-curricular

DNL

Videos of a Teenage Eco-Warrior

Discovering this teenage Native American environmental activist, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, is inspiring on many levels. It fits well into themes of ecology, protest songs, indigenous cultures or young people taking action. We have provided an A2+-B1 downloadable article and activities in the Ready to Use Resources section. These videos can extend the sequence.

05 Avril 2017

Native American

videos

protest songs

6

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Beauty and the Beast

In this A2-level article your students will read about the latest musical featuring the well-known characters of Beauty and the Beast. They will probably have seen the animated film on which this version is based when they were younger, but may not be familiar with the unfolding of the plot.

24 Mars 2017

film

feminism

animation

Mythes et réalités : L’apprentissage des Langues

A new book sets out to find out if there is any scientific basis to some of the "universal truths" about language learning such as : "Learning early is the key to success", "You can only learn by visiting the country" or "Watching films in the language is the best way to learn."

24 Mars 2017

teaching

livre

apprentissage des langues

Sélection culturelle

Beauty and the Beast Again

According to the theme song, it's a "tale as old as time" – the classic fairytale "Beauty and the Beast" returns to cinema screens in a live-action remake of the 1991 Disney animation. Emma Watson stars as a Disney princess who doesn't sit around waiting for anyone to save her.

23 Mars 2017

united nations

film

feminism

5

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The Face of Money: U.S. Banknotes Get a New Look

This A2-level article will enable your pupils to understand the historical significance of portraits on American banknotes, and to compare with other currencies. The presentation of new notes featuring Harriet Tubman and other African-American and women’s suffrage activists includes suggestions for an EPI with history.

20 Février 2017

U.S. culture

gender equality

U.S. history

Media Education: Moonlight

Nominated for seven Oscars, Moonlight is a coming-of-age movie about Chiron, an African-American boy growing up in the 1980s and 1990s in a poor housing project in Miami. A short video gives a fascinating insight into how the film was made, and is perfect for working on éducation aux médias et à l'information.

17 Février 2017

Cinéma

mythes et héros

education aux medias

6

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Valentine's Day

This A1+-level article will shed perhaps a different light on what your pupils think of Valentine’s Day in the U.S.A and in the U.K. The audio activity distinguishing kind and mean messages in Valentine’s poems fits into the media education and citizenship curriculum.

03 Février 2017

audio

EMC

poem

With Love from Loveland on Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, 14 February, is the day to spread some love. Not necessarily romance, friendship is also celebrated.

03 Février 2017

love

celebrations

vivre ensemble

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A Giant Fell

The iconic Pioneer Cabin Tree, a giant sequoia tree with a tunnel carved through its base, fell on Sunday 8 January during heavy rains. The tree’s home was in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, 100 miles southeast of Sacramento, California.

02 Février 2017

sequoia

National Park

Tunnel trees

U.S. Trips for Low-Income Lycéens

Every year, the American Embassy Youth Ambassadors for Community Service programme allows 20 French lycéens from low-income families to go on an expenses-paid two-week trip to the U.S.

31 Janvier 2017

citizenship

USA

EMC

Weather Webpicks

Groundhog Day, 2 February, gives lots of possibilities for revising vocabulary for weather and seasons, considering weather proverbs in English and French, and getting a bit of science into English class.

31 Janvier 2017

video

film

digital resources

Sélection culturelle

La La Land: Singing and Dancing all the Way to the Oscars

"La-la Land" is usually an affectionately insulting nickname for Los Angeles, home of Hollywood and purveyor of unrealistic dreams. The film La La Land, however, is a hymn to the City of Angels, the golden age of cinema and musical comedies.

25 Janvier 2017

film

U.S. culture

musical

Sélection culturelle

Drama and Cabaret with Footsbarn Theatre

The wonderful itinerant Footsbarn theatre company has taken up residence at the Cirque Romanès in Paris till 26 February with two shows: a drama, Cuckoo's Nest, and a cabaret, Shakespeare Celebration.

24 Janvier 2017

Shakespeare

théâtre

music

Sélection culturelle

Women on Stage: How Shocking!

For three nights only, a play about the pioneer women actresses who were the celebrities of Restoration London in seventeenth century. In Shakespeare's plays, the women's roles were played by boy actors. In Puritan England, the idea of a woman acting on stage was considered scandalous. In fact theatres in general were considered immoral, and were banned within London's city walls. The royal family, however, adored theatre and their patronage kept the entertainment alive. During the Civil War, Cromwell's Puritan government closed theatres altogether from 1642 to 1660. Then, the Stewart kings were restored to the throne, and the Restoration saw the rise of the actress on the London stage. Playhouse Creatures tells the story of some of those early actresses, and the challenges they faced. The script by acclaimed British playwright April de Angelis ponders whether these women had an enviably privileged status in contemporary England, or whether they were manipulated by the men who ran the theatres. Did they have any power, or were they just pretty faces: playhouse creatures? The show will be staged this weekend by long-standing amateur company The International Players in St Germain en Laye (78). Playhouse Creatures Friday 27 and Saturday 28 January 8.30 p.m. Sunday 29 January 3 p.m Salle des Arts, St Germain en Laye (78)

24 Janvier 2017

Shakespeare

théâtre

Restoration

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Supreme Court Rules on Brexit Launch

Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that Parliament must vote on the government's plans to trigger Article 50 of Lisbon Treaty, to start the process of leaving the European Union.

24 Janvier 2017

Brexit

politics

UK

Collège Français - Latin - Grec

Juneteenth

Around the World in 80 Days

JFK, a 20th Century American Political Icon

Harry Potter at 20

World Refugee Day

Another UK Electoral Surprise

Britain Goes to the Polls

All Around Canada to Celebrate 150 Years

Battling on the British Home Front

The Art of Rube Goldberg: Why do simple when it can be complicated?

Prom Time

Yes he can!: why President Macron made his speech in English

Medieval Murder and a Sword Called Excalibur

"I Am Not Your Negro"

Organising a Modern Languages Week

Videos of a Teenage Eco-Warrior

Beauty and the Beast

Mythes et réalités : L’apprentissage des Langues

Beauty and the Beast Again

The Face of Money: U.S. Banknotes Get a New Look

Media Education: Moonlight

Valentine's Day

With Love from Loveland on Valentine's Day

A Giant Fell

U.S. Trips for Low-Income Lycéens

Weather Webpicks

La La Land: Singing and Dancing all the Way to the Oscars

Drama and Cabaret with Footsbarn Theatre

Women on Stage: How Shocking!

Supreme Court Rules on Brexit Launch