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"The Mothers", a Coming-of-Age Story

In our series of interesting new books from the U.S.A., "The Mothers" Brit Bennett. Grief and loss, love and female friendship, family and community, judgement and hypocrisy, teen pregnancy, racial and cultural identity, all these life challenges are part of Bennett’s debut novel, a story about young love and a secret that will follow the characters.

17 Octobre 2018

literature

L.E.L.E.

U.S. culture

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"The Barrowfields", a Haunting Family Tale from North Carolina

In our series of interesting new books from the U.S.A., "The Barrowfields" by Phillip Lewis. The Barrowfields is the name for the land that lies between the little town of Old Buckram, North Carolina and the house where Henry Aster's parents set up home and where Henry's childhood happened. Seven years in the writing, Philip Lewis's début novel tells the story of Henry's return and the unexpected demons which await him.

17 Octobre 2018

literature

L.E.L.E.

U.S. culture

Talking About the U.S. Midterms

If you'd like to discuss the American midterm elections with your classes, we have selected some great teaching resources.

17 Octobre 2018

elections

voting

U.S. culture

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Supreme icon

The contentious nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court makes him the new colleague of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg aka Notorious R.B.G.. She is a feminist and pop culture icon and the subject of a documentary just released in cinemas.

17 Octobre 2018

Trump

feminism

Supreme Court

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Filming "First Man"

How do you make a biopic about one of the most famous men of the twentieth century but who was famously private and discreet? There can be few people on the planet who don't know who Neil Armstrong was, or rather what he did. But do many of us even know what the astronaut looked like?

16 Octobre 2018

myths and heroes

film

biography

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First Man

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.

16 Octobre 2018

myths and heroes

film

NASA

Black Power at the 1968 Olympics Fifty Years On

Fifty years after the Mexico Olympics, when African-American medallists Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a Black Power salute to protest at discrimination, all three men on the podium that day have been recognised for their courage

16 Octobre 2018

Olympics

civil rights

athletics

Mexico Olympics Black Power Protest Video

The silent protest of two African American athletes on the podium at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in civil-rights history. We've selected some teaching tools for language classes on the Black Power protest.

16 Octobre 2018

Olympics

video

civil rights

Game On Down Under

The Invictus Games, initiated by Prince Harry for injured service people, is in Sydney, Australia for its fourth edition from 20 to 27 October. It is especially poignant in the weeks before the commemoration of the end of the First World War.

14 Octobre 2018

sport

disability

remembrance

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Basquiat by Vuitton

Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most remarkable American painters of his generation is the subject of an exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, from October 3, 2018 to January 14, 2019.

12 Octobre 2018

art

exhibition

U.S. culture

Teaching With Trailers: Johnny English

The Johnny English films are a great way to get pupils to think about the clichés of the James-Bond-type spy film. English, created and played by Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) is the perfect parody of 007.

10 Octobre 2018

film

humour

Cinéma

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Brothers Out-laws…

Well known for slow-burn, humanistic character study films, who would have thought that for his English-language debut, Jacques Audiard would have chosen one of the most characteristically American of genres, the Western?

08 Octobre 2018

Cinéma

movie

U.S. culture

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Shakespeare on a Table

Shakespeare may be known for his soliloquies, but it's quite a challenge to present each of the Bard's plays with one single actor plus a selection of household objects. Table Top Shakespeare is being performed as part of Paris's Festival d'automne.

05 Octobre 2018

Shakespeare

théâtre

paris

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Born Again

“A Star is Born” stars Bradley Cooper and music superstar Lady Gaga, in her first leading role in a major film. Cooper makes his directorial debut with this third remake of a classic Tinseltown story

05 Octobre 2018

Cinéma

movie

U.S. culture

Interactive Calendar

Rituals for beginning a class like giving the date or the day's weather are reassuring, especially for younger learners, but can become repetitive and mechanical. One teacher explains how she created an interactive online calendar to bring more meaning to the date ritual, and open pupils' cultural horizons.

05 Octobre 2018

video

culture

listening comprehension

Teaching with Trailers: A Star is Born

"A Star Is Born" is so popular with Hollywood that the new version with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper is the fourth feature film based on the "rags to riches" fame story. We thought it would be interesting to compare the trailers for the four versions.

05 Octobre 2018

Cinéma

movie

U.S. culture

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Science-Fiction in Nantes

The Utopiales festival in Nantes is dedicated to science-fiction in all its forms. You can sign up your classes for the special schools day.

05 Octobre 2018

literature

Cinéma

festival

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The House with a Clock in its Walls

The House with a Clock in its Walls is a new film adapted from a classic of American children's literature. This sequence uses one of the film's trailers to work on Halloween vocabulary and revise clothes vocabulary with A1+ students.

28 Septembre 2018

film

literature

U.S. culture

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Haunted House for Halloween

The House with a Clock in its Walls is the new film adaptation of a well-loved American children's book. With witches, warlocks, ghosts and a haunted house, it's perfectly themed for Halloween.

28 Septembre 2018

film

literature

U.S. culture

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The 2018 Man Booker Prize Shortlist

The shortlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize, Britain’s most prestigious prize for fiction, honours three Brits, two Americans and a Canadian. The winner will be announced on 16 October. It will be a hard task for the five judges to choose between six very different books.

24 Septembre 2018

literature

Man Booker

British culture

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Dinard Celebrates British Films

The Dinard Festival will once again be presenting the cream of British film production from 26 to 30 September, both films in competition and a plethora of first-look screenings at films that won't been on general release till later in the year.

21 Septembre 2018

video

film

Dinard

Who Am I? Competition

Have your A2-level pupils create a "Who Am I?" quiz about a famous English-speaker to enter our competition.

20 Septembre 2018

biography

competition

writing

Dorothea Lange Competition

We've drawn inspiration from Dorothea Lange's evocative photographs, soon to be on show in Paris, to invent a creative-writing competition for your B1-B2-level pupils.

20 Septembre 2018

exhibition

documentary

creative writing

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Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing

The “Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing” photographic exhibition at the Jeu de Paume museum encompasses Lange’s major works including (of course) the iconic “Migrant Mother” and well known documentary photographs taken during the Great Depression. In this B1-B2 sequence pupils will discover Lange and her photographs.

20 Septembre 2018

exhibition

documentary

U.S. history

Group Work: Jigsaw Method

Group work can be a valuable technique in language classes. But how can we ensure that all the students are engaged? The Jigsaw method both reassures and encourages pupils, even those who tend to take a back seat in group work exchanges.

20 Septembre 2018

group work

L.E.L.E.

collaborative work

Rendez-vous

Cleaning Plastic From the Oceans

Plastic pollution, particularly in the oceans, has been in the news a lot recently, with governments, institutions and big business calling and pledging to reduce the use of disposable, single-use plastics. But a young Dutchman has been fighting for eight years to tackle the other end of the problem: removing existing plastic from the sea. And his mission has just taken an enormous step towards becoming reality.

20 Septembre 2018

ecology

environment

pollution

Ocean Cleanup Webpicks

The Ocean Cleanup non-profit organisation is hoping to remove vast quantities of plastic pollution from the oceans. Here are some articles and videos you could use to introduce your pupils to this topic.

20 Septembre 2018

videos

ecology

environment

Rendez-vous

Brexit Confusion

As the Brexit negotiations between Britain and the EU race towards the March 29 deadline, what is the state of play?

19 Septembre 2018

Brexit

politics

UK

Pupils' Portrait Competition

The People's Portrait is in fact two portraits of Queen Elizabeth II made up of a collage of images sent in by the general public. People were asked to send in a photo and short description or anecdote. We have an A1+-level Ready-to-Use Resource about the portraits for you to introduce the topic to your classes and help them participate in a writing competition.

19 Septembre 2018

art

Queen

creative writing

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Meet an Author: Sebastian Faulks

Bestselling British author Sebastian Faulks will be giving two talks in Paris on 25 and 26 September around his latest novel Paris Echo.

18 Septembre 2018

war

literature

World War I

Professeurs documentalistes Lycée

"The Mothers", a Coming-of-Age Story

"The Barrowfields", a Haunting Family Tale from North Carolina

Talking About the U.S. Midterms

Supreme icon

Filming "First Man"

First Man

Black Power at the 1968 Olympics Fifty Years On

Mexico Olympics Black Power Protest Video

Game On Down Under

Basquiat by Vuitton

Teaching With Trailers: Johnny English

Brothers Out-laws…

Shakespeare on a Table

Born Again

Interactive Calendar

Teaching with Trailers: A Star is Born

Science-Fiction in Nantes

The House with a Clock in its Walls

Haunted House for Halloween

The 2018 Man Booker Prize Shortlist

Dinard Celebrates British Films

Who Am I? Competition

Dorothea Lange Competition

Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing

Group Work: Jigsaw Method

Cleaning Plastic From the Oceans

Ocean Cleanup Webpicks

Brexit Confusion

Pupils' Portrait Competition

Meet an Author: Sebastian Faulks