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Emoji Speak

Worldwide, we send 6 billion emojis a day to accompany or replace text in messages. So it was only a matter of time till someone made a film in which emojis come to life.

17 Octobre 2017

film

communication

émotions

Thanksgiving

Many in the U.S. consider Thanksgiving the most American of holidays. The feast appeals to every religious and ethnic group, honours a turning point in American history, and encourages a spirit of good will. Plus, Thanksgiving offers one of the best meals of the year!

14 Octobre 2017

commemoration

thanksgiving

Pilgrims

Happy English Language Day!

On 13 October 1362 the English Parliament was opened for the first time in English rather than Latin or Norman French. Which is why The English Project charity promotes 13 October as English Language Day. Their aim is to celebrate English as a living, evolving language spoken as a first or second language by 2 billion people around the world. This year, the theme is Indian English, a rich and fast-growing variety of English. Estimates of the number of English speakers in India vary from 35 to 125 million. Most of them also speak at least one of India's other languages. English was the language of British colonisation and might have been shunned after the creation of the independent Indian republic in 1947. But it remained useful in a country of many different cultures and languages. Hindi is the ‘Official Language of the Union of India’ and is the first language of about 500 million Indians. The other half of the population generally speak one of eighteen 'National Languages', such as Bengali, Gujurati and Urdu, that have a special status in specific states. English is an 'Associate Language’, used in administration and higher education but also increasingly in advertising. English usage is increasing, though some linguists say it is outpaced by the hybrid "Hinglish" - a mix of Hindi and English. English Borrowing from India Language borrowing is by no means a one-way street. English has absorbed Indian words, either from the time of the Raj or through the large population in the UK which has roots in the Indian subcontinent. Some of them describe distinctly Indian things - clothes like saris or food beloved by Britons of all origins: curry, chutney, naan bread, samosas or chapattis. Others are less obvious: shampoo, cash, pyjamas and jungle are all borrowings from Hindi, Tamil and Sanskrit. A "juggernaut" in Sanskrit describes an enormous chariot used to transport Hindu idols in religious processions. In English it has come to mean an oversized lorry, or, metaphorically, an unstoppable force. "Avatar" is another Hindu religious term, describing a god materialising as a human or animal. Transferred to English, it has become an image representing a person in virtual reality or social media. English, like all languages, is constantly changing to meet the needs of those who use it to communicate. Indian English is no exception, associating and blending words to come up with new terms. The word "unmotorable" for example, coined to describe a road not suitable for cars is understandable to other English speakers but only used in India. Other inventions include "freeship" (a scholarship that provides free education), an "incharge" (a manager or supervisor) or "prepone" (reschedule an appointment for an earlier date, in opposition to "postpone"). The English Project

13 Octobre 2017

celebrations

India

language

Sélection culturelle

Victoria and Abdul

Twenty years after Mrs Brown, Judi Dench returns to cinema screens as Queen Victoria, in another true story of the Queen's friendship with one of her servants: Abdul Karim.

10 Octobre 2017

film

British history

India

Rendez-vous

Gun Violence in the U.S.A.

As media headlines around the world once again proclaim a new record of horror in Las Vegas — the most deadly mass shooting in U.S. history — Gary Younge asks us to stop and consider the terribly banal everyday reality of guns in America. An average of seven children and teenagers is shot dead every single day in the U.S. but this drama has become so normalised that it is barely reported on.

10 Octobre 2017

U.S.A.

book

teenagers

Pop Art: Teaching Resources

The exhibition POP ART: Icons That Matter at the Musée Maillol has excellent teaching resources to explore a key movement in 20th century U.S. culture.

09 Octobre 2017

video

art

slideshow

Sélection culturelle

POP ART - Icons That Matter

Until January 21st, 2018, the American Pop Art movement has taken up residence in the Musée Maillol in Paris. This exhibition presents for the first time more than sixty works from the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. This is a rare opportunity to discover key pieces of the Pop Art movement.

05 Octobre 2017

art

exhibition

pop art

Sélection culturelle

Nobel Prize for Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro

The 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to British-Japanese novelist Kazuo Ishiguro whose work includes The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go. A more conventional choice than the 2016 winner, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.

05 Octobre 2017

film

literature

Nobel prize

Sélection culturelle

Al Gore: Still Saving the Planet

In 2006, the documentary The Inconvenient Truth made Al Gore into the most prominent ecologist on the planet. Gore won a Nobel Prize for its impact on public opinion about climate change. Ten years on, An Inconvenient Sequel shows the positive changes that have been made, and Gore's tireless work in continuing to promote solutions to global warming.

27 Septembre 2017

film

documentary

ecology

My Kingdom for a GIF!

When you receive an animated GIF image in a message, have you ever thought how long GIFs have been around? The GIF started out as a way to display simple still images on all computer systems 30 years ago. The animated version arrived in 1995. And today we send 25,000 GIFs a minute, just on Facebook Messenger!

27 Septembre 2017

animation

anniversary

internet

5

Ressources
complémentaires

U.S. Landmarks and Icons Map

This illustrated map produced by the U.S. State Department provides a visual presentation of U.S. states associated to landmarks and industry. It could be used at various levels, depending on what is to be achieved by the students. We have provided teaching suggestions and a worksheet for an A2 level. This is a good opportunity for group work, with a focus on what is to be learnt by all students, while letting them choose the state(s) they want to work on in the final activity.

27 Septembre 2017

geography

U.S. culture

U.S. history

Hands Up to Speak!

En septembre, les organisateurs de la Semaine internationale des sourds encouragent tout le monde à apprendre la langue des signes afin d'améliorer l'inclusion des personnes malentendantes dans notre société. En plus de ce bel objectif, enseigner aux élèves la langue des signes américaine peut les aider à apprendre et améliorer leur anglais, engageant le corps entier dans l'apprentissage. Voici le récit d'une expérience avec des élèves de sixième.

27 Septembre 2017

sign language

kinesthetic

gestures

Little Rock School Integration, 1957

September 25, 2017, marks 60 years since the "Little Rock Nine", a group of African American students managed to gain access to the all-white Central High School in Arkansas. It was a landmark moment in the civil-rights movement to obtain equal treatment for all citizens, irrespective of colour.

27 Septembre 2017

civil rights

schools

anniversary

Rendez-vous

U.S. School Segregation Today

On 25 September 1957, U.S. civil rights activists won the right for African American children to go to the same schools as white children at Little Rock, Arkansas. But 60 years on, many schools in the U.S.A. are still separated along color lines. And one of the most segregated school systems in the country is not in the South, it’s New York City.

27 Septembre 2017

civil rights

New York

schools

Climate Change Webpicks

Al Gore's Climate Reality Project site is a mine of materials to work on the environment.

27 Septembre 2017

film

teaching tools

documentary

Sélection culturelle

Hitchcock's Home in Dinard

From 27 September to 1 October, Dinard will celebrate the 27th edition of its British Film Festival.

27 Septembre 2017

video

film

Dinard

Freedom Poems for National Poetry Day

This year's UK National Poetry Day is on 28 September. A great opportunity to get some poetry into your class, and to explore this year's theme: Freedom.

26 Septembre 2017

literature

poetry

creative writing

Creative Activities for National Poetry Day

The organisers of National Poetry Day in the UK, 28 September, have a treasure trove of poems and teaching activities on their website, including a free ebook of poems to download. This year's theme is freedom. We've made a selection of those that work best for language teaching, with teaching suggestions.

26 Septembre 2017

video

literature

poetry

Little Rock School Integration Videos

2017 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the a major landmark in ending school segregation in the U.S.A.: when nine courageous black students braved screaming mobs, police and troops to gain access to Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Both the National Parks Service Visitors' Center on the site, and the Dwight Eisenhower Memorial have excellent teaching tools on this topic.

26 Septembre 2017

video

civil rights

New York

Columbus Day

How did Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer working for the Spanish crown, become an American hero?

23 Septembre 2017

holidays

mythes et héros

Christopher Columbus

Rendez-vous

Around the World In 78 Days!

Jules Verne imagined travelling around the world in 80 days. Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont did better, cycling around the world 78 days, 14 hours and 28 minutes!

20 Septembre 2017

sport

UK

charity

Rendez-vous

Young People Represent Their Countries at the U.N.

From 19 to 25 September, the world’s leaders will take the lectern in New York for the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations. Amongst the delegates seeing world diplomacy at work for the first time are young people from more than 35 countries. United Nations Youth Delegates bring young people’s issues to the Assembly, and promote interest and knowledge of international issues to young people in their own countries.

19 Septembre 2017

united nations

citizenship

New York

United Nations Webpicks

A slideshow, an article and a video to explain the United Nations General Assembly to your students, and let them see how young people can participate.

19 Septembre 2017

united nations

citizenship

New York

Sélection culturelle

Canada Comes to Dieppe

After the Deauville American film festival and before the Dinard British film festival, Dieppe will host its fourth Canadian Film Festival from 20 to 26 September.

15 Septembre 2017

film

festival

Canada

Sélection culturelle

Cartooning for Freedom

From 18 to 24 September, the 6th International Festival of Press and Political Cartoons will take place at l’Estaque near Marseilles. The festival will propose exhibitions, performances and exchanges with cartoonists from all over the world around the values of democracy and freedom of expression. This is a free event where cartoonists offer free portraits and drawings to the public. During this week and for the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Cartooning for Peace and the European Commission have got together to proposea travelling exhibition: “Decoding the Stars”. Economic crisis, refugee influx, terrorist attacks, the rise of populist movements and nationalist resurgences all call European construction into question, and undermine the pacifist European project. 50 press cartoonists confront their visions to the ideals of those who dreamt up the European, yesterday (Victor Hugo, Robert Shuman, Louise Weiss, Jean Monnet…) and today (Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Kofi Annan, etc.) Through this exhibition, cartoonists from the entire world use humour and irony to depict the issues that, for more than half a century, have formed European politics. In a few pen strokes, a few speech bubbles, they highlight citizens’ concerns. This ode to diversity and tolerance generates questions around 15 themes: Europe and economic growth, Europe and Africa, freedom of speech, death penalty, European youth, etc. CARTOONING FOR PEACE is an international cartoonists association, who fight, through humour, for the respect of cultural diversity and freedoms. Founded in 2006 at the United Nations headquarters, Cartooning for Peace, represented by its foundation in Geneva and its association in Paris, is chaired by the Le Monde and l'Express cartoonist, Plantu, and is placed under the patronage of the former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan. Ten years on, Cartooning for Peace’s network includes 162 cartoonists from 58 different countries around the globe.

15 Septembre 2017

festival

exhibition

drawings

5

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complémentaires

Princess Diana

In this A1+ article, your students will read a very short biography of Princess Diana. They may already know a few things about the British Royal Family, some of them may have heard about Prince William’s wife and children in particular. This worksheet can be used as part of a unit about family and friends, or separately.

13 Septembre 2017

commemoration

charity

biography

4

Ressources
complémentaires

President Kennedy Slideshow

In 2017, the U.S.A. has been commemorating the hundredth anniversary of John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s birth. In this B1-B2 sequence, pupils view a short, downloadable animated slideshow giving basic facts about JFK's life. They will then work in groups to expand their knowledge before preparing an oral presentation in the Bac oral format.

13 Septembre 2017

U.S.A.

president

lieux et formes du pouvoir

Rendez-vous

JFK Assassination Papers Release

For those who believe that the clues to who killed JFK are hidden somewhere deep inside the government's files, this may be the last chance to find the missing pieces. The 1992 JFK Records Act gave 25 years to U.S. government to make public all related files. The time wasup on Oct. 26, 2017.

13 Septembre 2017

Kennedy

JFK

Dallas

Welcome Your Language Assistant

If you are going to have a language assistant this year in your school, let them know about the guide for assistants prepared by the CIEP each year, which they can download for free.

13 Septembre 2017

language assistant

guide

booklet

Jeans for Genes Day

On 22 September many people across the UK wearjeans to school or work to raise money and awareness of genetic disorders. More than half a million people in the UK live with a genetic disorder which can be incredibly debilitating.

13 Septembre 2017

September

UK

charity

Professeurs documentalistes Lycée

Emoji Speak

Thanksgiving

Happy English Language Day!

Victoria and Abdul

Gun Violence in the U.S.A.

Pop Art: Teaching Resources

POP ART - Icons That Matter

Nobel Prize for Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro

Al Gore: Still Saving the Planet

My Kingdom for a GIF!

U.S. Landmarks and Icons Map

Hands Up to Speak!

Little Rock School Integration, 1957

U.S. School Segregation Today

Climate Change Webpicks

Hitchcock's Home in Dinard

Freedom Poems for National Poetry Day

Creative Activities for National Poetry Day

Little Rock School Integration Videos

Columbus Day

Around the World In 78 Days!

Young People Represent Their Countries at the U.N.

United Nations Webpicks

Canada Comes to Dieppe

Cartooning for Freedom

Princess Diana

President Kennedy Slideshow

JFK Assassination Papers Release

Welcome Your Language Assistant

Jeans for Genes Day