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THE YEAR 2011

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS :

THE EVENTS - PHOTOS - LISTENING -

INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES - ACTIVITIES TO PRINT - VIDEOS - CARTOONS - SONGS

(Page created on 13/12/2011)

 

 

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THE EVENTS :

AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS - BUSINESS - CULTURE - ECONOMICS - ENVIRONMENT - EUROZONE CRISIS -
HOUSE OF COMMONS - IMMIGRATION - INDIANS - PERSON OF THE YEAR - SCIENCE - SCIENCE FICTION - TECHNOLOGY -
2011 : YEAR IN REVIEW

 

  • EUROZONE CRISIS :




  • HOUSE OF COMMONS :
    • 2011 in the House of Commons + VIDEOS
      "From phone-hacking to the Arab Spring, and from the eurozone to Hillsborough it has been a momentous year in the House of Commons.
      Democracy Live has some of 2011's parliamentary highlights."
      (BBC)



  • IMMIGRATION :
    • Year in review: The most troubling immigration trends
      "Congress failed to enact any meaningful immigration legislation this year, leaving in place a woefully flawed system.
      Sure, it's a vexing issue. But ignoring the problem only makes matters worse. Here are five troubling trends:
      1. Frustration has led to a patchwork of state laws...
      2. U.S. growers were again left to decide whether to face federal sanctions for hiring illegal workers or lose crops...
      3. The GOP adopted a border enforcement-only approach to immigration just in time for election season...
      4. Federal programs increasingly rely on state and local police to help enforce immigration laws...
      5. The current system for issuing visas and green cards is hurting America’s ability to stay competitive..."
      (opinion.latimes.com)



  • INDIANS :

  • PERSON OF THE YEAR :

 

  • SCIENCE :


    • Science year in review: 2011 (abc.net.au)


    • 2011's eureka moments
      "The discovery of an HIV drug treatment, steps towards a malaria vaccine and alien solar systems all feature in a list of scientific achievements."
      (independent.co.uk)


    • Science news highlights of 2011
      "The year 2011 offered up glimpses of Earth-like planets, hints of the Higgs boson and suggestions of a discovery that could turn modern physics on its head.
      Headlines were dominated by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and plunged the country into a nuclear emergency.
      The BBC News website's science editor Paul Rincon looks back at an eventful year in science and the environment."
      (BBC)


  • TECHNOLOGY :


    • 2011 - The technology year
      "      It has been a momentous year, with riots, revolutions, natural disasters and economic crises.
      And looking back month by month, technology has played a big part in many of those stories, while making plenty of its own headlines."
      (BBC)




    • Technology trends of 2011: year in review
      "BlackBerry's crash, the launch of Google+, and the growing popularity of Android, eBooks, the iPad and hacktivism made 2011 a busy year for tech trends."
      (telegraph.co.uk)


 


PHOTOS :

2011 IN REVIEW - ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT - CULTURE - DEATHS -
NATURAL DISASTERS - SPACE - SPORTS - TECHNOLOGY - WEATHER

 

LISTENING :

  • Public Debt, Protests Made Economic News in 2011 : ARTICLE + AUDIO
    (voanews.com)

  • 2011 in review - with a worksheet and a powerpoint presentation with audio
    Created by Laure Savourat (Ac. Créteil)

    NOTES :
    - Après avoir ouvert le point rar , mettre le powerpoint en surbrillance et cliquer sur AFFICHER.
    - Ne pas utiliser la worksheet du point rar , mais celle-ci : a worksheet

    niveau 4ème / 3ème

    Laure Savourat vous informe sur sa séquence '2011 in review' - 02/01/2012 :

    "De nombreux colistiers et colistières aux yeux entrainés m'ont gentiment fait remonter tout ce qui n'allait pas dans ma première version de Year in Review, je les en remercie encore une fois ici !
    J'ai mis les documents corrigés (et non compressés) en haut de cette page http://savourat.free.fr/pages/profs.htm
    Il n'y a qu'à cliquer pour lancer le téléchargement, ou clic droit enregistrer sous."

  • The Hottest Electronic Gifts in 2011 - ARTICLE + AUDIO
    (voanews.com)

 

 

INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES :

 

 

ACTIVITIES TO PRINT :

  • 2011 in review - with a worksheet and a powerpoint presentation with audio
    Created by Laure Savourat (Ac. Créteil)

    NOTES :
    - Après avoir ouvert le point rar , mettre le powerpoint en surbrillance et cliquer sur AFFICHER.
    - Ne pas utiliser la worksheet du point rar , mais celle-ci : a worksheet

    niveau 4ème / 3ème

    Laure Savourat vous informe sur sa séquence '2011 in review' - 02/01/2012 :

    "De nombreux colistiers et colistières aux yeux entrainés m'ont gentiment fait remonter tout ce qui n'allait pas dans ma première version de Year in Review, je les en remercie encore une fois ici !
    J'ai mis les documents corrigés (et non compressés) en haut de cette page http://savourat.free.fr/pages/profs.htm
    Il n'y a qu'à cliquer pour lancer le téléchargement, ou clic droit enregistrer sous."

     
  • Test your news knowledge: 2011 End of Year Quiz - with a PDF version
    (edition.cnn.com)



VIDEOS :

CINEMA - DEATHS - ECONOMICS - ENTERTAINMENT - MUSIC - PERSON OF THE YEAR - 2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW

  • CINEMA :


    • Film review 2011 - a video
      "The King's Speech ruled the awards ceremonies, Harry Potter said goodbye and sequels were box office hits in 2011.
      Karl Riley looks back at the year's big films."
      (BBC)



  • DEATHS :


    • The departed
      "Steve, Betty, Seve and 2011's other notable deaths...
      The past 12 months have seen the passing of the last WWI combat veteran, one of golf's greatest players, a former US first lady and the man who introduced the iPhone to the world. Take a look back at some of the well known figures who died in 2011."
      (BBC)

 

  • ECONOMICS :

    • Review of the year in economics - video
      "2011 was supposed to be the year of normalisation, stabilisation and recovery but didn't quite work out that way.
      Larry Elliott talks us through the biggest economic stories of the year, from the eurozone crisis to interest rates in this country."
      (guardian.co.uk)



  • ENTERTAINMENT :


    • Entertainment review 2011 - a video
      "A busy year for showbiz saw Michael Jackson's doctor inprisoned over the star's death, Amy Winehouse pass away and sackings for Cheryl Cole and Charlie Sheen.
      Karl Riley looks back at those big stories of 2011 and more."
      (BBC)



  • MUSIC :


    • A look at the key music stories from 2011 - a video
      "She was one of the world's most talented female singers but this year saw the death of Amy Winehouse at just 27.
      It was a record-breaking 12 months for Adele and after being hotly tipped Jessie J managed to live up to the hype.
      REM and Westlife split but there are now reunion tours from the Stone Roses and Steps to look forward to.
      Sarah Jane Griffiths takes a look back at the big music stories of 2011."
      (BBC)



  • PERSON OF THE YEAR :



  • 2011 - YEAR IN REVIEW :


    • Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review
      Music: "Sooner or Later" by Mat Kearney (YouTube) + Lyrics (hotnewsonglyrics.com)

       

    • 2011: The Year Beyond Words
      "This year has been dominated by huge news stories that shook the world.
      This video tries to show how it felt to live through 2011... the year beyond words. (Warning: Contains graphic images)" 
      + the list of the events featured in this video (below the video on YouTube).
      Music: The Knife - The Height of Summer



CARTOONS :

  • Cartoon: Stars of 2011
    "In this cartoon from The Guardian, Ben Jennings portrays some of the people who made a big impact for better or worse in the past 12 months.
    How many can you identify? And who do you think is missing?"
    + NOTE
    (englishblog.com)

 



SONGS :

  • 2011, Buh-Bye!
    "From Charlie Sheen's #winning tweets to the debt ceiling crisis and global protests, it seems the whole world went nuts in 2011.
    Join us as we reminisce about the most notorious moments of the year in our 7th annual year in review...
    this time sung by a popsicle stick puppet choir!"
    - with the lyrics below the video on YouTube.