Manuels Scolaires Professeurs Documentalistes Lycée - Infos et contenus

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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

Sélection culturelle

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

Sélection culturelle

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

Sélection culturelle

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

Sélection culturelle

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

Rendez-vous

The Soul of Civil Rights

Aretha Franklin, dubbed “the Queen of Soul”, was one of the most influential musicians in the U.S. charts. She won 18 Grammy awards but also made a massive contribution to the civil rights movement: her songs would become their anthems.

17 Septembre 2018

civil rights

biography

U.S. culture

Sélection culturelle

Happy Birthday Mickey!

Mickey Mouse is going to turn 90 in November 2018 and for his age he still looks pretty active!

12 Septembre 2018

movie

birthday

Mickey

Sélection culturelle

2018 Deauville American Film Festival winners

For this 44th edition the Grand Prize goes to THUNDER ROAD and two Jury Prizes have been awarded to AMERICAN ANIMALS and NIGHT COMES ON.

11 Septembre 2018

film

Cinéma

festival

Rendez-vous

Portrait of Britain

How can you portray a nation of 60 million people? The 100 winning "portraits of Britain" gazing down at passers by in streets, shopping centres, stations and airports across the country are as diverse as the population: different ages, colours, activities, locations, culture and clothing combine to mirror the observers.

11 Septembre 2018

art

British culture

portrait

Sélection culturelle

Festival America

Festival America, the bi-annual event that celebrates the literature of North America, is back for its 9th edition in Vincennes from 20 to 23 September. It offers a weekend where booklovers will be hard-pushed to choose between all the delights on offer. This year, the focus is on Canada , both Anglophone and Francophone. The U.S.A. is well represented of course, as well as authors from Mexico, Haiti and Cuba. There is a special celebration of John Irving, on the fortieth anniversary of the publication of The World According to Garp and homages to two greats: Philip Roth and James Baldwin. There are a whole series of events where two or three of the invited authors have a conversation on a theme. The Canada events consider bilingualism, First Nations, the landscape and environment, politics and myths among others. There is also an alphabet-themed series of more than 60 debates such as A for Adolescence, D for Dystopia or N for New Orleans… The Festival takes over the town of Vincennes with open-air photo and art exhibitions about the Tree Planter movement and the First Nations protests at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline. With 75 invited authors , there is something for everyone. There are no less than four Pulitzer Prize winners, including Jeffrey Eugenides (Middlesex) and Colson Whitehead, who won the 2016 Pulitzer as well as the National Book Award for his wonderful mix of history and whimsy The Underground Railroad , recently translated into French. In it he examines the history of slaves escaping to the non-slave states and Canada with the help of the Underground Railroad. In reality, it was a network of abolitionists and former slaves who helped slaves escape. Whitehead imagines it as a real underground railway line. The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood, who has long been a supporter of the festival, won't be physically present, but will join a discussion on Saturday by videolink.

07 Septembre 2018

U.S. culture

Canada

Margaret Atwood

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Brexit

This B1-level article will introduce your students to the British political system. They will most probably have heard about Brexit, but will need to understand why the referendum was decided by David Cameron, how British Prime Ministers come to power and what the exit process involves as the negotiations enter their last 6 months.

06 Septembre 2018

Brexit

David Cameron

europe

Brexit Referendum Webpicks

If you would like to work on Britain's referendum on leaving Europe, the following article is a good resource.

02 Septembre 2018

video

Brexit

politics

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The People’s Portrait

This A1 plus-level article deals with a special piece of art in Greater London, linked to the iconic Queen Elizabeth II. The theme will enable pupils to review personal descriptions as well as the preterite and participate to a fun writing contest, coming very soon.

31 Août 2018

art

Queen

British culture

Sélection culturelle

Welcome to Deauville!

A whole range of visions of America and from America will be screened from 31 August to 9 September at the 44th Deauville American Film Festival.

31 Août 2018

film

Cinéma

festival

Sélection culturelle

Spike Lee is Back

Spike Lee's latest film, BlacKkKlansman, is based on the true story of an African-American police officer who managed to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. Incredible as it sounds, Ron Stallworth masterminded an infiltration operation by posing as a white racist on the phone.

30 Août 2018

film

civil rights

Cinéma

Golf 101

One of golf's biggest competitions is coming to France for the first time: the Ryder Cup will take place from 25-30 September. The competition pits the twelve best male golfers in Europe and the U.S.A. against each other every two years. And the Junior Cup is for the 12 best under-18-year-old players from each continent, male or female.

30 Août 2018

sport

U.S.A.

europe

Teaching with BlacKkKlansman

Spike Lee's new film "BlacKkKlansman" is based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, a Colorado Springs policeman who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. This downloadable audio interview with Stallworth is excellent for listening comprehension.

30 Août 2018

film

civil rights

audio

Rendez-vous

Word of the Moment: Sanctuary Cities

The term "sanctuary city" is used frequently in coverage of immigration issues in the U.S.A. What does it mean and what is the size of the phenomenon?

15 Août 2018

U.S.A.

immigration

U.S. politics

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Green Coffee

A British university encouraged students to change their consumer habits and help the environment. Winchester University has significantly reduced use of disposable coffee cups by charging for them. And at the same time gave away free re-usable cups to students made partly with recycled chewing gum.

01 Août 2018

video

ecology

ethical consumption

Récapitulons !

Dans notre série de suggestions pour tirer un maximum de bénéfice des documents fournis aux élèves, voici une idée pratique et simple d’activité qui favorise l’implication de tous dans les récapitulations en classe.

01 Août 2018

apprendre à apprendre

recap

révision

Rendez-vous

U.S.A., World Champion of … Quidditch !

The 2018 Soccer World Cup title goes to Les Bleus for the second time, meanwhile, more than 6,000 km away from Moscow, on 2 July, in Florence (Italy), the United States won the Quidditch World Cup.

01 Août 2018

U.S.A.

harry potter

Quidditch

Rendez-vous

Kneeling for His Rights

NFL American football star Colin Kaepernick brought attention to Black Lives Matter's protests about police brutality towards African Americans with his silent protests, kneeling instead of standing when "The Star-Spangled Banner" played before NFL games. Two years on, Kaepernick has been frozen out of the football league but has won two major human-rights awards for his actions, and is now fronting a new Nike advert.

27 Juillet 2018

U.S. politics

protest

American football

Professeurs documentalistes Lycée

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

The Soul of Civil Rights

Happy Birthday Mickey!

2018 Deauville American Film Festival winners

Portrait of Britain

Festival America

Brexit

Brexit Referendum Webpicks

The People’s Portrait

Welcome to Deauville!

Spike Lee is Back

Golf 101

Teaching with BlacKkKlansman

Word of the Moment: Sanctuary Cities

Green Coffee

Récapitulons !

U.S.A., World Champion of … Quidditch !

Kneeling for His Rights