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Zanele Muholi: Visual Activism

South African photographer Zanele Muholi describes themself as a visual activist. For the last 20 years, Muholi has explored the depiction of black women and the LGBTQIA+ community. Muholi's photos are included in several modern art collections around the world and the major exhibition of their work at Tate Modern in London from 2021 has now arrived at the Maison Européenne de la Photo in Paris.

01 Février 2023

civil rights

London

exhibition

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Matilda the Musical

This A1+ worksheet is based on the trailer of the new Matilda musical, directed by Matthew Warchus and released on Netflix on 25 December 2022. It was adapted from Roald Dahl’s famous story and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Matilda The Musical. Your students may have read the book or seen the previous (American) film, if such is the case this trailer will not be spoilt as what matters here is building up vocabulary and expressing personal ideas.

19 Janvier 2023

school

Roald Dahl

literature

Assessing musicals with 4e euro

Cultural projects based around a trip or an exchange with an English-speaking country have been curtailed by the pandemic. But necessity is the mother of invention, so two teachers in Toulouse decided to open their students’ horizons through studying musical films (Singin’ in the Rain, West Side Story and La La Land) thanks to their local cinemathèque. Here they look back on the experience.

19 Janvier 2023

film

immigration

U.S. culture

A First Nations Schoolgirl Inspires a New Canadian Celebration

Canada has a new national celebration: Ribbon Skirt Day will be held every year on 4 January. The idea came from a young First Nations girl, Isabelle Kulak, now 12, who wanted Canadians to recognise and celebrate indigenous culture in the form of the ribbon skirts and shirts many tribes create.

19 Janvier 2023

celebrations

Canada

indigenous people

Rendez-vous

What's Going On in the U.S. Congress?

After the Midterm elections in November, the 118th Congress has been sitting since 3 January. The Midterms were expected to result in a defeat for the Democrats and a lame-duck presidency for the next two years. But the Democrats have kept hold of the Senate and although the Republicans have a small majority in the House, the recent Speaker election showed the party is deeply divided. As a new election cycle starts, leading to the 2024 Presidential election, what does it all mean?

19 Janvier 2023

elections

voting

U.S. culture

Jacinda Ardern Resigns as NZ Prime Minister

On 19 January, New Zealand's Prime Minister announced that not only would she not seek re-election this year, she was resigning with effect on 7 February.

19 Janvier 2023

elections

EMC

election

Sélection culturelle

When a Nobel Laureate Remakes a Cinema Masterpiece

A chance meeting between novelist Kazuo Ishiguro and actor Bill Nighy led to Ishiguro remaking Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film Living, setting it in post-WWII London. Nighy plays a buttoned up English civil servant who changes his attitude to life when he is told he is dying. It may not sound like it but it's a wonderfully life-affirming film in which Bill Nighy and Ishiguro show their mastery of a certain type of English character.

22 Décembre 2022

Cinéma

Nobel prize

Kazuo Ishiguro

Sélection culturelle

The Addams Family, Tim Burton Style!

The strange, gothic Addams family have been a staple of American cultures since cartoonist Charles Addams created them for The New Yorker in 1938. And when you think Gothic, Tim Burton is definitely one of the first filmmakers who comes to mind. He has created a Netflix series, Wednesday, about the daughter in the Addams family, played by Jenna Ortega, and who is starting at Nevermore, boarding school for outcasts.

21 Décembre 2022

U.S. culture

Tim Burton

U.S. history

Happy Kwanzaa

In the U.S.A., the holiday season starts with Thanksgiving at the end of November and encompasses Christmas and New Year. For over 50 years, African Americans have had another holiday to celebrate: Kwanzaa, from 26 December to 1 January.

18 Décembre 2022

civil rights

celebrations

U.S. traditions

The Earthshot Prizes: Class of 2022

The British Royal Foundation is awarding five Earthshot prizes a year till 2030 for innovative ideas to help the planet. The 2022 winners were announced at a ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts, on 2 December hosted by Prince William. The winning projects are based in Australia, Britain, India, Kenya and Oman.

16 Décembre 2022

video

Australia

sustainable development

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Words of the Year: Talking about 2022

Various dictionaries have been revealing their “words of the year”, including “permacrisis”, “goblin mode”, "gaslighting", and “homer”. Not in your vocabulary yet? We’ll give you all the info you need on the words people are talking about and why.

16 Décembre 2022

language

gender

dictionary

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Wednesday Addams: School for Outcasts

The Addams Family is back in a Netflix series, Wednesday. It features eight episodes, four directed by Tim Burton. It centres around Wednesday, the daughter in the Addams family, played by Jenna Ortega, and who is starting at Nevermore, boarding school for outcasts. In this A2 work unit, students work from photos and videos before preparing a school presentation.

15 Décembre 2022

U.S. culture

Tim Burton

U.S. history

Consolider les compétences orales des élèves

Il est indéniable que les élèves d’aujourd’hui sont, dans l’ensemble, moins inhibés et intimidés par le fait de s’exprimer en langue étrangère que ne l’étaient leurs homologues des années 1980 ou 1990. Et c’est à porter au crédit des professeurs, conscients de l’absolue nécessité de maîtriser une langue vivante étrangère dans le monde des échanges dans lequel nous vivons. Pourtant, les enseignants évoquent souvent leurs difficultés à établir une progression de l’acquisition des compétences orales depuis les premières années de l’apprentissage de l’anglais, en primaire, jusqu’à l’examen du baccalauréat.

14 Décembre 2022

compétences

oral expression

approche actionnelle

Les compétences orales: remise en cause de l’approche frontale

Dans ce deuxième volet d'une série de trois articles sur la construction des compétences orales chez les élèves, nous explorons les alternatives à l’approche frontale et du « cours dialogué ».

14 Décembre 2022

compétences

oral expression

approche actionnelle

Bonnes pratiques pour développer les compétences orales chez les élèves

Dans ce troisième et dernier volet d'une série d'articles sur la construction des compétences orales chez les élèves, quelques bonnes pratiques pour sortir de l'approche frontale et développer la pédagogie de l'orale.

14 Décembre 2022

compétences

oral expression

approche actionnelle

Sélection culturelle

Martin Parr's Ireland and England

Veteran British street photographer Martin Parr is well known for capturing quirky images that make you wonder what is happening. There are lots on view at two exhibitions in Paris, at the Irish Cultural Centre and the Fondation Henri Bresson.

28 Novembre 2022

Ireland

Irish history

exhibition

Thanksgiving Parade

Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York City is almost 100 years old, and is an integral part of the annual holiday for millions of Americans. Celebrating Thanksgiving and launching Christmas celebrations, it includes giant balloon figures, floats, and marching bands from schools around the country. This year it will take place on 24 November.

21 Novembre 2022

holidays

New York

celebrations

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Biobox: Edward Hopper

Our bioboxes are short "Who Am I?" quizzes to help introduce pupils to famous figures in the English-speaking world. This one is about American artist Edward Hopper.

15 Novembre 2022

art

New York

biography

Two-week Stays in UK and Irish Schools for Teachers

If you'd like to brush up on your English and discover different teaching techniques, you can apply to spend two weeks teaching and observing in a school in the UK or Ireland, whether you are a language or DNL teacher.

14 Novembre 2022

UK

Ireland

teaching

At 25, He's Heading to Congress

Maxwell Alejandro Frost is 25, the minimum age to be a candidate for the House of Representatives. And he just won a seat in Florida: he'll be the first member of Gen Z to sit in the U.S. Congress.

09 Novembre 2022

elections

voting

U.S. culture

Sélection culturelle

Edward Hopper: Views of America

Edward Hopper lived and worked in New York City from 1913 till his death in 1967. Many of his paintings depict the city, but also more generally an essence of American life. Hopper’s vision of that life was of isolation and solitude. He loved films, too, and his paintings often have a cinematic quality: like a still image from a film, the viewer knows there is more to the story, before and after this one image.

08 Novembre 2022

art

New York

exhibition

Sélection culturelle

Queen Victoria at the Arras Film Festival

As well as lots of new and upcoming films, the Arras Film Festival (4-13 November) is organising a retrospective of films around Queen Victoria, the Victorian age and the British Empire. It includes literary classics like Oliver Twist and Sherlock Holmes, films about the Empire such as Zulu and The Man Who Would Be King, and more recent portrayals of Queen Victoria herself such as Mrs Brown and Victoria and Abdul.

04 Novembre 2022

film

festival

British history

This is England 2022 collège films

The This is England short-film festival in Rouen has a specific programme of short films for collège classes covering topics from bullying to helping the community, living in a divorced family to trying to find a way to fit in.

04 Novembre 2022

film

festival

Halloween

This is England 2022 lycée films

The This is England short-film festival in Rouen has a specific programme of short films for lycée classes, chosen by teachers. Discover the selection below, with interviews or trailers where available.

04 Novembre 2022

film

animation

festival

Sélection culturelle

William Morris Father of Arts and Crafts

William Morris was born into Victorian Britain in the throes of the Industrial Revolution. But the artist, architect and Socialist championed instead beautiful handmade objects he believed should be in every home. An exhibition in Roubaix explores his vision, from Pre-Raphaelite art to wallpaper, hand-printed books and political organisations.

28 Octobre 2022

British history

British culture

industrial revolution

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Little Person, Big Personality

Sinéad Burke is a very determined young Irish teacher, writer and activist who, as a little person, has had to find ways to make her dreams come true. In spite of bullying and all kinds of difficulties in a world which is very slowly taking differences into account, she not only became a teacher, but also managed to speak out on behalf of other disabled people. In this B1 worksheet your students will learn about her initiatives and successes and be asked to think about ways to make the world more inclusive.

28 Octobre 2022

disability

Ireland

bullying

Remembering All Who Served

Remember Together is a project that encourages British school children to research the history of their families or people in their community and the role they played in the World Wars, with a particular emphasis on unearthing the histories of those who are often forgotten in official Remembrance Day ceremonies, like the more than 3 million citizens of the Empire who served in WWI.

28 Octobre 2022

war

video

history

Back in Black Panther!

Since Black Panther premiered in February 2018, fans have been clamouring for a sequel. They’ll finally get their wish on 9 November 2022. But with the death of Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is going to be very different than the first film.

28 Octobre 2022

superhero

movies

Africa

Ireland: Home of Halloween

Although these days people tend to think of Halloween as an American holiday, its origins are Celtic (brought to the U.S. by Irish and Scottish immigrants). Ireland wants to make sure that people know about its Celtic roots, and these videos and recipes are a great way to have your pupils discuss Halloween from a slightly different angle.

27 Octobre 2022

video

Ireland

celebrations

Rendez-vous

What’s at Stake in the U.S. Midterm Elections?

The midterm elections will take place in the U.S. on 8 November. What are these elections held half-way through a presidential term, and what is at stake this year?

25 Octobre 2022

elections

voting

U.S. culture