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Yes he can!: why President Macron made his speech in English

On Thursday 1 June, from The White House Rose Garden, President Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. He described the move as a reassertion of American sovereignty and said: “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris”.

02 Juin 2017

White House

Donald Trump

climate change

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Medieval Murder and a Sword Called Excalibur

The new film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" is a high-energy action film of one of Britain's most enduring myths: the sword in the stone.

16 Mai 2017

UK

history

film

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"I Am Not Your Negro"

In 1987, James Baldwin died without having finished his last book. He left just thirty pages of the manuscript. The book was intended to be a personal account of the assassination of three of his friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. In the documentary film I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.

09 Mai 2017

U.S.A.

Martin Luther King

civil rights

Organising a Modern Languages Week

As schools all over France celebrate the second national Semaine des langues vivantes from 15 to 20 May, Christophe Goarant tells us about the annual languages week which has become a highpoint of the year at Lycée Fulbert in Chartres. For the past 11 years, the new pupils arriving in Seconde spend their first week at lycée in a polyglot cultural bath. The teaching team has gradually got the language week down to a fine art!

09 Mai 2017

celebrations

cross-curricular

DNL

Videos of a Teenage Eco-Warrior

Discovering this teenage Native American environmental activist, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, is inspiring on many levels. It fits well into themes of ecology, protest songs, indigenous cultures or young people taking action. We have provided an A2+-B1 downloadable article and activities in the Ready to Use Resources section. These videos can extend the sequence.

05 Avril 2017

Native American

videos

protest songs

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Beauty and the Beast

In this A2-level article your students will read about the latest musical featuring the well-known characters of Beauty and the Beast. They will probably have seen the animated film on which this version is based when they were younger, but may not be familiar with the unfolding of the plot.

24 Mars 2017

film

feminism

animation

Mythes et réalités : L’apprentissage des Langues

A new book sets out to find out if there is any scientific basis to some of the "universal truths" about language learning such as : "Learning early is the key to success", "You can only learn by visiting the country" or "Watching films in the language is the best way to learn."

24 Mars 2017

teaching

livre

apprentissage des langues

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Beauty and the Beast Again

According to the theme song, it's a "tale as old as time" – the classic fairytale "Beauty and the Beast" returns to cinema screens in a live-action remake of the 1991 Disney animation. Emma Watson stars as a Disney princess who doesn't sit around waiting for anyone to save her.

23 Mars 2017

united nations

film

feminism

5

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The Face of Money: U.S. Banknotes Get a New Look

This A2-level article will enable your pupils to understand the historical significance of portraits on American banknotes, and to compare with other currencies. The presentation of new notes featuring Harriet Tubman and other African-American and women’s suffrage activists includes suggestions for an EPI with history.

20 Février 2017

U.S. culture

gender equality

U.S. history

Media Education: Moonlight

Nominated for seven Oscars, Moonlight is a coming-of-age movie about Chiron, an African-American boy growing up in the 1980s and 1990s in a poor housing project in Miami. A short video gives a fascinating insight into how the film was made, and is perfect for working on éducation aux médias et à l'information.

17 Février 2017

Cinéma

mythes et héros

education aux medias

6

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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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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

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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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

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

Australia Day

Australians celebrate their national day on 26 January, the anniversary of the first British colonisation of the continent in 1788.

15 Décembre 2016

citizenship

history

celebrations

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The Art of Walt Disney Animation Studios – Movement by Nature

From the first animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the recent Frozen, many Disney films have become cinema classics. With a selection of 350 art pieces specially collected together a new exhibition in Paris pays tribute to the art of the Walt Disney Animation Studios.

18 Novembre 2016

animation

exhibition

Walt Disney

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Tim Burton's new film is perfect for a theme on Halloween. It has scary monsters, a gothic Manor House with lots of strange goings-on, and great costumes. It also has a great message about tolerance and vivre ensemble.

14 Octobre 2016

film

Tim Burton

peculiar

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The Times They Are A-Changin'

For the first time ever, the Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded not to a novelist, playwright or poet, but to a songwriter: Bob Dylan.

13 Octobre 2016

literature

poetry

civil rights

International Day of the Girl Webpicks

In 2011, the United Nations declared 11 October the International Day of the Girl. It's a day to celebrate girls and raise awareness of the problems they face. The UN, Plan International and USAID all have excellent resources for working on gender equality and education in class. Many of these topics would work well as part of an EPI with Geography or EMC.

11 Octobre 2016

united nations

video

development goals

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Paris-New York Weekend

The Théâtre de la Ville in Paris is turning all New York for a mini-season and particularly the weekend of 8-9 October. The Théâtre de la Ville has pioneered an exchange with the Brooklyn Acadamy of Music , a cutting-edge performance venue in the super-trendy borough of New York. The Paris end of it runs till 16 October, with many events this weekend. Some highlights: The Undertaking : Great title for a play about death, with the equally awesome subtitle "Tales from the underworld and the afterlife". The theatre and video performance (in English with French overtitles) is based on 200 interviews with morticians, philosophers, and shamen. There is dance with Nora Chimpaumire and Lucinda Childs (whose choreography has a set by architect Frank Gehry). The reputation of hip-hop choreographer Kyle Abraham goes before him and the performances of Pavement , based on Boyz'n the Hood are selling out fast (11-15 October at Théâtre des Abbesses ). Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion: PAVEMENT PROMOTIONAL VIDEO Created by Dancing Camera from Kyle Abraham/Abraham.in.motion on Vimeo . You can't have a New York season without jazz , represented by Aturo O'Farrill and Ethan Lipton. Charlotte Rampling will recite poems by Frederick Seidel , who has lived in both Paris and New York, and who the U.S. Poetry Foundation describes as a mid-Atlantic poet. On Sunday 9th the Théâtre de la Ville will host a screening of a new documentary by hard-hitting filmmaker Charles Ferguson, followed by a Q&A session with Ferguson. Entitled Time to Choose , it is a stark look at the destruction of our environment and those who stand to gain the most from it. Théâtre de la Ville Till 16 October

07 Octobre 2016

film

poetry

New York

Free Poetry eBook for National Poetry Day

In honour of National Poetry Day 2016 in the UK, on 6 October, there is a free ebook of poems to download from the National Poetry Day website. We've made a selection of those that work best for language teaching, with teaching suggestions.

06 Octobre 2016

poetry

creative writing

book

Say it with a Poem on National Poetry Day

Every autumn, Britain breaks out in verse for National Poetry Day, this year on 6 October.

06 Octobre 2016

literature

poetry

creative writing

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What a Debate!

The first of the three presidential debates will take place on Monday night 26 th September. If you are interested in the face to face Clinton/Trump, you will have to wait until 3 in the morning

26 Septembre 2016

politics

Clinton

elections

Français - Lycée Général et Technologique

Yes he can!: why President Macron made his speech in English

Medieval Murder and a Sword Called Excalibur

"I Am Not Your Negro"

Organising a Modern Languages Week

Videos of a Teenage Eco-Warrior

Beauty and the Beast

Mythes et réalités : L’apprentissage des Langues

Beauty and the Beast Again

The Face of Money: U.S. Banknotes Get a New Look

Media Education: Moonlight

Valentine's Day

With Love from Loveland on Valentine's Day

A Giant Fell

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

Stephen Hawking at 75

Apprendre à apprendre

Australia Day

The Art of Walt Disney Animation Studios – Movement by Nature

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

The Times They Are A-Changin'

International Day of the Girl Webpicks

Paris-New York Weekend

Free Poetry eBook for National Poetry Day

Say it with a Poem on National Poetry Day

What a Debate!