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Queens on Screen

Films about Stuart queens are like buses — there are none for ages, then two together, just in time for the Oscars. Mary Queen of Scots and her descendant Queen Anne are both gracing our screens in radically different biopics, both diverging from history as it has traditionally been portrayed.

21 Février 2019

film

biography

British history

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Love in Harlem

If Beale Street Could Talk, one of this year’s Oscar-nominated films has impeccable credentials: the first English-language film adapted from one of James Baldwin’s novels, it was both adapted and directed by Barry Jenkins, who won the 2017 Best Picture Oscar for Moonlight.

07 Février 2019

U.S.A.

film

literature

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All About the Royals

The next "Talk in English" at the British Council in Paris will be on Thursday 21 February and will be on a popular topic: the British Royal Family.

05 Février 2019

video

British Council

British culture

Safer Internet Day Communication Activity

International Safer Internet Day on 5 February encourages everyone to learn good online habits. A downloadable activity from Microsoft is perfect for language learning. It combines arts and crafts, English and Internet safety in one simple package.

01 Février 2019

imperatives

Internet safety

online safety

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Waitangi Day, New Zealand's National Day

In this A2 article your students will learn about the population of New Zealand and its national day, Waitangi Day on 6 February. You can decide to work on it either at the beginning of February to match the celebrations or as part of a unit devoted to national days in English-speaking countries. Although this will obviously not be a starting point for a discussion of imperialism given the age and general knowledge of the students, the article allows for a few hints to avoid showing an idyllic vision of the Maoris' situation.

01 Février 2019

history

celebrations

geography

Black History Month in Rennes

In honour of the Black History Month, the Institut Franco-Américain in Rennes has two events centered around author James Baldwin, just in time for the release of the Oscar-nominated "If Beale Street Could Talk".

30 Janvier 2019

Martin Luther King

civil rights

documentary

8

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The Hate U Give

"The Hate U Give" is a bestselling young-adult novel and now a new film. The carefully nuanced novel, written in part from experience by young African-American author Angie Thomas, gives a fascinating insight into the life of a teenager caught between two worlds: the mostly black neighbourhood where she lives and the mostly white private school she attends. The delicate balance she has achieved is destroyed when she is witness to a police shooting of a childhood friend. This B1/B1+ level article can be used to trigger class discussion. The resource also includes several videos, including an interview with the author.

29 Janvier 2019

video

film

literature

3

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Andy Warhol: From A to Z

Andy Warhol remains one of the most famous and iconic American artists. He contributed to bridge the gap and blur the boundaries between pop culture and fine arts and his work is a wonderful way in into American 20th century history, culture, and values. Some thirty years after his death, the New York Whitney Museum of American Art has organized the first major retrospective of his work in the U.S. B1-B2

29 Janvier 2019

video

art

exhibition

Dorothea Lange Winners Collège and Seconde

We had so many fabulous entries to our Dorothea Lange creative writing contest that we've chosen 30 winners instead of 10. Here are the winning texts from collège and Seconde pupils, in alphabetical order except where we've regrouped texts about a single photo.

29 Janvier 2019

exhibition

documentary

creative writing

Dorothea Lange Winners Première

We had so many fabulous entries to our Dorothea Lange creative writing contest that we've chosen 30 winners instead of 10. Here are the winning texts from Première pupils, in alphabetical order except where we've regrouped texts about a single photo.

29 Janvier 2019

exhibition

documentary

creative writing

Dorothea Lange Winners Première LVA and Terminale

We had so many fabulous entries to our Dorothea Lange creative writing contest that we've chosen 30 winners instead of 10. Here are the winning texts from Première LVA and Terminale pupils, in alphabetical order except where we've regrouped texts about a single photo.

29 Janvier 2019

exhibition

documentary

creative writing

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On the Road with the Green Book

"Green Book" — winner of the 2019 Best Picture Oscar —is a road movie about friendship and race relations in the 1960s American South.

29 Janvier 2019

film

civil rights

biography

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Myth and Hero

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had quite a year. The Supreme Court Justice has been the focus of a biopic and a documentary, which has been nominated for an Oscar. At 85, and despite frail health, Bader Ginsburg seems to have reached greater influence than she ever imagined.

29 Janvier 2019

film

feminism

biography

Teaching with Film: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The biopic about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is excellent for discussing gender issues in this class. This short clip should really get students talking.

29 Janvier 2019

film

feminism

biography

Dorothea Lange Creative Writing Winners

We asked your pupils to write a story based on one of Dorothea Lange’s photos and were overwhelmed by the response, not just in quantity but in quality, both of their imagination and their language skills. We’ve painfully whittled them down to 30 winners.

28 Janvier 2019

exhibition

documentary

creative writing

Rendez-vous

The Union: What a State

It’s a January fixture in the U.S. calendar: the President’s State of the Union speech, delivered to the joint houses of Congress, and broadcast directly to the nation. This year’s was scheduled for 29 January but has been postponed because of the federal shutdown resulting from the struggle between President Trump and Congress over the federal budget.

25 Janvier 2019

president

speech

U.S. politics

Teaching about Brexit: Web Resources

Brexit is a complex topic to tackle in class. We've scoured the web for the simplest videos we can find.

17 Janvier 2019

video

Brexit

UK

Rendez-vous

Brexit Chaos

Britain’s Conservative government suffered a historic defeat on 15 January as Parliament massively voted against the deal for Brexit negotiated with the EU. As the clock ticks relentlessly towards the 29 March deadline for leaving, there seems no clear way forward.

16 Janvier 2019

Brexit

politics

UK

5

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Oscar Wilde: The Happy Prince

The new biopic about Oscar Wilde’s final years after leaving prison takes its ironic title from one of the children’s stories he wrote for his sons. The film, written, directed and starring Rupert Everett has a wonderful supporting cast (Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson.) This B2 downloadable resource includes work on an article about the film and the trailer.

21 Décembre 2018

Ireland

film

literature

5

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Musicals

This A2 article about musicals and the tradition of high school performances in the USA should be of particular interest to those among your students who may have seen the exhibition in Paris, but also to any student with a taste for films or music. As usual, the document is but a starting point for personal expression and should lead students to formulate their own ideas and opinions.

21 Décembre 2018

film

théâtre

high school

Carousel and Rainbow Working: Ideas from Britain

In this second article, Aurélie Watts, a French teacher working in the UK, explains some of the techniques commonly used there to facilitate group work at different levels, helping you get the most out of this popular way of working in class

18 Décembre 2018

Britain

group work

collaborative work

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One-Man Show

Grayson Perry is one of the best-known contemporary artists in the U.K, a documentary filmmaker and often a walking work of art. His exhibition “Vanity, Identity, Sexuality” at the Monnaie de Paris gives an overview of his art, which questions British society and politics. As well as his original speciality, ceramics, it features tapestries, and the extraordinary dresses he wears when he appears as his alter-ego Claire.

18 Décembre 2018

Brexit

politics

art

Rendez-vous

Word of the Year: Single-Use

Language is constantly changing and every year British dictionary publishers Collins likes to look back and see which words have dominated the national conversation. Not necessarily new words, but ones that have come to the fore. The Word of the Year 2018 is... "single-use".

12 Décembre 2018

sport

Brexit

politics

It's Christmas Jumper Day!

Christmas Jumper Day has been a big charity event in the UK for several years. The U.S. is catching up with Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. Either way, it’s a great way to get in the Christmas spirit and make a donation to a children’s charity.

12 Décembre 2018

video

UK

charity

Rendez-vous

Fighting for Women’s Rights

On 10 December, the Nobel Committee is presenting the 2018 Nobel Prize for Peace to a woman and a man fighting against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

10 Décembre 2018

united nations

video

gender equality

A Gift for Christmas

Sometimes a simple idea can have an enormous effect. A suggestion from a group of British teenagers could brighten Christmas for hundreds of thousands of families living on the breadline.

06 Décembre 2018

citizenship

UK

poverty

Rendez-vous

Running Dry

Australian water activist Mina Guli has undertaken a gruelling physical challenge to draw attention to the growing global water crisis. From November till February she is attempting to run 100 marathons in 100 days.

06 Décembre 2018

Australia

ecology

environment

Pupils' Portrait Winners

Back in at the beginning of the school year, we launched three pupil competitions. The A1+ level competition was to write a text about a special image, like "The People's Portrait" we featured in September. And the winners are...

06 Décembre 2018

art

Queen

biography

6

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The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

This A1+ level article is an opportunity to introduce Christmas from the perspective of the up-coming release of the new version of “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas!”, one of the much-loved books by The Cat in the Hat author Dr Seuss.

06 Décembre 2018

Christmas

émotions

The Grinch

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Michael Jackson: On the Wall

It’s become a cliché to describe a celebrity as an iconic figure but a new exhibition about Michael Jackson takes the word “iconic” in a more literal sense. Michael Jackson: On the Wall looks at how the visual artists depicted and idolised one of the biggest music stars of his, or any, time.

06 Décembre 2018

art

exhibition

Michael Jackson

Professeurs documentalistes Lycée

Queens on Screen

Love in Harlem

All About the Royals

Safer Internet Day Communication Activity

Waitangi Day, New Zealand's National Day

Black History Month in Rennes

The Hate U Give

Andy Warhol: From A to Z

Dorothea Lange Winners Collège and Seconde

Dorothea Lange Winners Première

Dorothea Lange Winners Première LVA and Terminale

On the Road with the Green Book

Myth and Hero

Teaching with Film: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Dorothea Lange Creative Writing Winners

The Union: What a State

Teaching about Brexit: Web Resources

Brexit Chaos

Oscar Wilde: The Happy Prince

Musicals

Carousel and Rainbow Working: Ideas from Britain

One-Man Show

Word of the Year: Single-Use

It's Christmas Jumper Day!

Fighting for Women’s Rights

A Gift for Christmas

Running Dry

Pupils' Portrait Winners

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

Michael Jackson: On the Wall