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Valentine's Day

This A1+-level article will shed perhaps a different light on what your pupils think of Valentine’s Day in the U.S.A and in the U.K. The audio activity distinguishing kind and mean messages in Valentine’s poems fits into the media education and citizenship curriculum.

03 Février 2017

audio

EMC

poem

With Love from Loveland on Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, 14 February, is the day to spread some love. Not necessarily romance, friendship is also celebrated.

03 Février 2017

love

celebrations

vivre ensemble

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Jackie

Seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (Natalie Portman), Jackie is an intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history: the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. President Kennedy's assassination was a generation-marking event not just for Americans but for the millions of people around the world who had seen in JFK an inspirational leader ready to make real and positive changes. For Jackie Kennedy however, it was a personal tragedy and trauma. Even those of us who were not born on 22 November 1963, who can't ask "Where were you when Kennedy was shot?", feel that we know what happened that day. Many previous films, books and documentaries have been devoted to minutely dissect the assassination and the mysteries that still persist about the killer or killers, and their motivation. Changing Perspective Jackie sets out to tell a totally different story. That of a young widow who has just watched her husband be shot in the head and now has to comfort her young children and a nation while also finding a way for herself to grieve. According to scriptwriter and journalist Noah Oppenheim, what kept Jackie Kennedy going was her innate understanding that the aftermath and funeral would shape her husband's legacy. She became determined that he would not be robbed of that legacy by his untimely death, that his short two years and nine months in office would take on iconic status thanks to the staging of the funeral. Oppenheim structured his script around the known facts, then he, director Pablo Lorrain and Natalie Portman, in the role of Jacqueline Kennedy, used that as a basis to imagine the moments in that short week after the assassination for which there is no record. So they imagined Jackie Kennedy in the White House, the home she was soon to leave. With her children, celebrating John Jr's third birthday, which sadly fell on the day of his father's funeral. Discussing with the Attorney General, Robert Kennedy, about his brother's funeral. Wandering the rooms in her blood-stained Chanel suit. Making of an Icon The Kennedy presidency was the first of the televised age. It's important to remember that Jackie Kennedy was a journalist and photographer — she was acutely aware of the importance of image in her husband's legacy. It was she who insisted that President Kennedy's funeral should be based on that of Abraham Lincoln, the beloved president who freed the slaves and also died from an assassin's bullet, she who demanded her right to walk beside her husband's casket in the procession. JFK's funeral was watched by millions around the world. Now we can get a glimpse at the personal tragedy and fortitude behind that public outpouring of grief. As the Natalie Portman points out, "I think every individual will have their own experience of who Jackie is. But the one thing I truly hope is that you see someone who is not just an icon but a very human, complex woman who found her own way through a situation few of us could imagine.” Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in a Nutshell Jacqueline Bouvier was born in on July 28, 1929 , to a wealthy New York family with French ancestry. She excelled at horse-riding and ballet. She studied history, literature, art, and French at Vassar and George Washington Universities, spending a year in Paris. She was a reporter and photographer with a column in The Washington Times-Herald. In 1953 , she married John Fitzgerald Kennedy, then a U.S. Senator. He was elected the 35th U.S. President and in 1962, the Kennedys moved into the White House with their two children: Caroline, 4, and the newly born John Jr. In August 1963, the Kennedys had a third child, Patrick, who died two days later. On November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Jacqueline Kennedy was beside him in the car. His Vice-President, Lyndon B. Johnson was hurriedly sworn-in as President. After leaving the White House, Jacqueline Kennedy created the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum . In 1968, she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. She was widowed for a second time in 1975 . In the latter part of her life, she worked as a book editor in New York until her death in 1994.

03 Février 2017

Presidents

mythes et héros

Kennedy

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A Giant Fell

The iconic Pioneer Cabin Tree, a giant sequoia tree with a tunnel carved through its base, fell on Sunday 8 January during heavy rains. The tree’s home was in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, 100 miles southeast of Sacramento, California.

02 Février 2017

sequoia

National Park

Tunnel trees

National Parks and Sequoia Tunnel Trees Webpicks

The U.S. National Parks Service celebrated its centenary in 2016. The U.S. was the first country to legislate to protect areas of national beauty, and National Parks are popular with American and foreign visitors alike. These resources allow you to introduce this iconic aspect of U.S. culture, and give the basis for a debate on the protection of the environment.

02 Février 2017

video

U.S. culture

debate

U.S. Trips for Low-Income Lycéens

Every year, the American Embassy Youth Ambassadors for Community Service programme allows 20 French lycéens from low-income families to go on an expenses-paid two-week trip to the U.S.

31 Janvier 2017

citizenship

USA

EMC

Weather Webpicks

Groundhog Day, 2 February, gives lots of possibilities for revising vocabulary for weather and seasons, considering weather proverbs in English and French, and getting a bit of science into English class.

31 Janvier 2017

video

film

digital resources

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La La Land: Singing and Dancing all the Way to the Oscars

"La-la Land" is usually an affectionately insulting nickname for Los Angeles, home of Hollywood and purveyor of unrealistic dreams. The film La La Land, however, is a hymn to the City of Angels, the golden age of cinema and musical comedies.

25 Janvier 2017

film

U.S. culture

musical

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Drama and Cabaret with Footsbarn Theatre

The wonderful itinerant Footsbarn theatre company has taken up residence at the Cirque Romanès in Paris till 26 February with two shows: a drama, Cuckoo's Nest, and a cabaret, Shakespeare Celebration.

24 Janvier 2017

Shakespeare

théâtre

music

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Women on Stage: How Shocking!

For three nights only, a play about the pioneer women actresses who were the celebrities of Restoration London in seventeenth century. In Shakespeare's plays, the women's roles were played by boy actors. In Puritan England, the idea of a woman acting on stage was considered scandalous. In fact theatres in general were considered immoral, and were banned within London's city walls. The royal family, however, adored theatre and their patronage kept the entertainment alive. During the Civil War, Cromwell's Puritan government closed theatres altogether from 1642 to 1660. Then, the Stewart kings were restored to the throne, and the Restoration saw the rise of the actress on the London stage. Playhouse Creatures tells the story of some of those early actresses, and the challenges they faced. The script by acclaimed British playwright April de Angelis ponders whether these women had an enviably privileged status in contemporary England, or whether they were manipulated by the men who ran the theatres. Did they have any power, or were they just pretty faces: playhouse creatures? The show will be staged this weekend by long-standing amateur company The International Players in St Germain en Laye (78). Playhouse Creatures Friday 27 and Saturday 28 January 8.30 p.m. Sunday 29 January 3 p.m Salle des Arts, St Germain en Laye (78)

24 Janvier 2017

Shakespeare

théâtre

Restoration

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Supreme Court Rules on Brexit Launch

Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that Parliament must vote on the government's plans to trigger Article 50 of Lisbon Treaty, to start the process of leaving the European Union.

24 Janvier 2017

Brexit

politics

UK

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Happy Birthday, Professor Hawking

In this article, students will learn about Stephen Hawking, one of Britain’s most famous scientists, as he unexpectedly reaches his 75th birthday in spite of a terrible neurological disease. The award-winning 2014 film "The Theory of Everything" , paid tribute to this exceptional man, played by Eddie Redmayne. This sequence would fit well in an EPI Sciences, technologie et société with physics.

20 Janvier 2017

space

maths

science fiction

Safer Internet Day

Tuesday 7 February is Safer Internet Day. On that day, and every day, it's time to get pupils thinking about what they post on the Internet, and what it says about them. This year's campaign focuses on images.

20 Janvier 2017

citizenship

EPI

videos

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Stephen Hawking at 75

Stephen Hawking is a phenomenal scientist and scientific phenomenon. He enjoys his unique position as a popular cultural icon as well as one of the most respected scientists of his generation. The man who doctors gave two years to live when he was 21 has just celebrated his 75th birthday.

20 Janvier 2017

space

maths

science fiction

Learning to Learn

How can pupils be helped to find the ways of learning which work best for them? Memorisation is essential to language learning but a stumbling block for many learners. These practical suggestions can help them adopt new habits that can transfer to all their learning.

19 Janvier 2017

apprendre à apprendre

EPI

memory

Shetland Viking Fire Festival

The Shetland Islands are the northernmost part of the U.K., and belonged to Norway until 1468. So it's no surprise that the highpoint in the Shetland cultural calendar is a spectacular Viking fire festival in January: Up Helly Aa.

19 Janvier 2017

celebrations

Scotland

Shetland

Up Helly Aa Webpicks

The highpoint of the cultural calendar in the Shetlands, Scotland, is a spectacular Viking fire festival in January: Up Helly Aa. This video and photo galleries are useful for discussing the festival.

19 Janvier 2017

celebrations

Scotland

Shetland

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A TV Series of Unfortunate Events

The bestselling teen books about the ill-fated Baudelaire children, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events", have been given a second, equally doom-filled life in a new TV series.

18 Janvier 2017

books

U.S. culture

TV series

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Live By Night: Ben Affleck in Gangster Mode

Ben Affleck's latest film is a return to a classic film genre: the gangster movie set during Prohibition-era U.S.A.

17 Janvier 2017

film

mythes et héros

U.S. history

Prohibition

Ben Affleck's gangster film Live By Night is a great opportunity to introduce your classes to the period of Prohibition.

17 Janvier 2017

mythes et héros

U.S. history

gangster

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2020: The Year of Women

There may or may not be a woman in the White House in 2016. But there will be a lot more women featured on American banknotes by 2020 after a campaign to get a woman's image on the $20 bill by 2020, the centenary of the year women in the U.S. finally got to vote!

16 Janvier 2017

money

national symbols

Presidents

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Women Unite

There will be a big event in Washington on 21 January. No, not the Inauguration. The day after Donald Trump enters the White House, women's organisations are calling for women to mobilise to make it clear that they will defend their rights against any threat from the new administration.

16 Janvier 2017

Martin Luther King

civil rights

lieux et formes de pouvoir

Martin Luther King Day on the Web

These videos will help you discuss Martin Luther King Day in class.

16 Janvier 2017

citizenship

Martin Luther King

video

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Sing: Animals Have Got Talent

In this A1 towards A2 article, your students will read about Sing (Tous en scène), the animated musical film about a music competition on the principle of TV programmes like Britain’s Got Talent.

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Born to Sing

Sing is a feelgood movie about a singing competition designed to save a failing theatre in a city entirely populated by animals.

06 Janvier 2017

film

animals

music

Teaching with Trailers: Sing

The trailers for Sing, an animated musical film about a singing competition, provide lots of opportunities for language teaching – vocabulary about animals and music, following or telling a simple story, or organising a talent show.

06 Janvier 2017

film

animals

music

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The Queen and her Prime Ministers

The Crown offers a fabulous insight in the British government in the second half of the twentieth century.

06 Janvier 2017

lieux et formes de pouvoir

Queen

mythes et héros

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The Big Founder!

McDonald's is the company which represents what people love or hate the most about America. This biopic, based on the book of the same name covers the main moments in the company's history. It begins in 1954 when Ray Kroc (the Founder of the title) meets the McDonald brothers in their fast-food restaurant in San Bernardino, California and discovers that he could make a lot of money with…!

20 Décembre 2016

lieux et formes du pouvoir

film

Cinéma

Apprendre à apprendre

Comment aider les élèves de trouver les méthodes d'apprentissage que sont les plus efficaces pour eux? La mémorisation est essentielle dans l'apprentissage des langues, mais demeure difficile pour beaucoup d'élèves. Voici des suggestions pratiques pour aider vos élèves d'adopter de nouvelles habitudes.

20 Décembre 2016

apprendre à apprendre

memorisation

Les méthodes et outils pour apprendre

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2016: That Was the Year the Was

It's been quite a year of surprises. And definitely not a good one for opinion poll companies and forecasters. From Brexit to Trump, refugee athletes to the rock 'n' roll Nobel Literature laureate, we look back at 2016.

16 Décembre 2016

Brexit

Clinton

elections

Professeurs documentalistes Lycée

Valentine's Day

With Love from Loveland on Valentine's Day

Jackie

A Giant Fell

National Parks and Sequoia Tunnel Trees Webpicks

U.S. Trips for Low-Income Lycéens

Weather Webpicks

La La Land: Singing and Dancing all the Way to the Oscars

Drama and Cabaret with Footsbarn Theatre

Women on Stage: How Shocking!

Supreme Court Rules on Brexit Launch

Happy Birthday, Professor Hawking

Safer Internet Day

Stephen Hawking at 75

Learning to Learn

Shetland Viking Fire Festival

Up Helly Aa Webpicks

A TV Series of Unfortunate Events

Live By Night: Ben Affleck in Gangster Mode

Prohibition

2020: The Year of Women

Women Unite

Martin Luther King Day on the Web

Sing: Animals Have Got Talent

Born to Sing

Teaching with Trailers: Sing

The Queen and her Prime Ministers

The Big Founder!

Apprendre à apprendre

2016: That Was the Year the Was