JUBILEE
Diamond Jubilee Cyberhunt
"What do you know about Queen Elizabeth II?
You will find the answers to all the questions by following the links below.
A printable question and answer worksheet is available by clicking on this link.
We hope you find out something you didn't know about Queen Elizabeth II. Enjoy the hunt!"
+ Interactive activities : Unscramble a royal image or take a quiz (Visits and Gifts Quiz)
(turniton.co.uk)
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Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Royal Quiz, Week 12
(telegraph.co.uk)
Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Royal Quiz, Week 11
(telegraph.co.uk)
EARTH DAY
Cartoon: Happy Earth Day
"The cartoon by Clay Bennett from the Chattanooga Times Free Press shows a birthday cake
with the words "Happy Earth Day" written in icing on top..."
BACKGROUND + THE CARTOON + COMMENT + LINKS
(englishblog.com)
SUPERLATIVES
Un nouveau parcours grammatical sur internet sur Memovoc,
dont le but est de savoir former et utiliser le superlatif
+ Exercices interactifs
par Hélène de Morel (Ac. Caen)
(memovoc.com)
LONDON
Thousands take part in marathon
"The 32nd London Marathon - with more than 37,500 people taking part
- sees victory for Kenyan athletes for the elite men's and women's titles."
+ In pictures: The London Marathon 22 APRIL 2012, LONDON
+ London Marathon as it happened 22 APRIL 2012, ATHLETICS
(BBC)
REVISIONS
Teachers make rap video to help students revise 
"A group of teachers have found an unconventional way to help students study by recording an impromptu rap video
at a school in America encouraging pupils to revise for exams."
(telegraph.co.uk)
CARTOONS
Cartoon: Hire a Hoodie
"This cartoon by Andy Davey from The Sun relates to a speech by UK Employment Minister Chris Grayling
in which he called on bosses to give local youths a chance instead of hiring experienced Eastern Europeans." Read more >>
+ COMMENT + VOCABULARY + LINKS
(englishblog.com)
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Cartoon: Obesity Campaign
"This cartoon by Paul Thomas from The Daily Express relates to news that doctors in the UK
have launched a new campaign to help overweight Britons lose more pounds..." Read more >>
+ COMMENT + EXPLANATION + NOTES + DISCUSSION TOPIC + LINKS
(englishblog.com)
Marlon Roudette - New Age (YouTube)
+ LYRICS (parolesmania.com)
"If love was a word, I don’t understand.
The simplest sound, With four letters.
Whatever it was, I’m over it now.
With every day, It gets better..."
JAMES BOND
50 Years of James Bond
"The first James Bond film, Dr. No, was released in 1962. To celebrate its 50-year anniversary, Matt Needle made this art poster
celebrating all 23 movies, including Skyfall, to be released this year. Can you decipher which icons represent each film?"
(neatorama.com)
TITANIC
Titanic Anniversary
"2012 marks the 100th anniversary of RMS Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage, which ended when the ship sank on 15 April 1912."
ARTICLES + VIDEOS
(telegraph.co.uk)
GRAMMAR IN SONGS
jjenglishlessons - Grammar in songs - 37 videos
(YouTube)
ex. : The Past Simple Tense in Songs
(Permanent link 1) (Permanent link 2)
COMIC BOOK
'1984' - COMIC BOOK
"The comic book adaptation of '1984' ( George Orwell ) will soon modify its creation process and style.
The original chapters will be replaced to preserve consistency. You can download the two original chapters for a limited time.
Chapter 1 (2.6 mb pdf)
Chapter 2 (6.4 mb pdf)
Stay up to date on the latest chapter releases. Subscribe to 1984comic."
(1984comic.com)
by Guy des Monts• Illustrator Montreal, Quebec, Canada :
"I have worked as an illustrator for 10 years. Some of my clients include 2600 magazine, ReCon (reverse engineering conference).
I am adapting George Orwell's '1984' into comic book format as a side project (currently on hold)."
PERSUASION
Persuasive Writing Mat (Rhian Walton)
(primaryresources.co.uk)
Use the picture below, for there are some mistakes on the picture from Primary Resources.
VOCABULARY
Test your vocab
"Works for everyone, from small children (with parental help) to college professors!"
(testyourvocab.com)
Thanks to Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)
PARKS
Nature Valley Trail View offers neat panoramic tours of the Grand Canyon, Great Smokies and Yellowstone.
(naturevalleytrailview.com)
Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo.
NIAGARA FALLS
Annie Edson Taylor, the darevil.
"Read Annie's story and then, play this game."
Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)
LONDON 2012 / NUMBERS
London 2012 '100 Days to Go': Olympics people in numbers - BBC
(YouTube)
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SPORT
Don't Be That Guy at the Gym
Song Name "Power House" by Chris White and Guy Hatfield
(YouTube)
READING
Book People Unite
"We've brought together some of our most beloved literary characters to rally people behind the Book People Unite movement
and help get books in the hands of kids who need them the most. Join the movement at bookpeopleunite.org
Starring: Pinocchio, Madeline, Greg (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Rip Van Winkle, LeVar Burton, Three Blind Mice, Humpty Dumpty,
Curious George, Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, Raggedy Ann & Andy, Goldilocks and the three bears, Captain Ahab,
Three Pigs, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Babar the Elephant, Mr Men, Little Miss, Mr Tickle, Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr Tall,
Peter (The Snowy Day), The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Black Beauty.
Music produced by: The Roots..."
(YouTube)
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POLLUTION
Pollution, throwing the natural environment off balance - Visual dictionary
Water pollution / Ground pollution / Air pollution / Earth: A giant greenhouse
+ an interactive game : Put it in its place!: land pollution + LINKS
(ikonet.com)
NEW TECHNOLOGIES / OLD PEOPLE
** Liz : New technologies and old people (1) **
Langue : Anglais, niveau : B1 - par Liz (London, England) - 15 avril 2012
Liz explains why she thinks new technologies could be useful for old people, computers for example.
http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2399
** Liz : New technologies and old people (2) **
Langue : Anglais, niveau : B1 - par Liz (London, England) - 15 avril 2012
She thinks that a good idea would be to have a computer in all retirement homes since old people are capable of learning things.
It could be some computers adapted to special needs for example.
http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2400
** Liz : New technologies and old people (3) **
Langue : Anglais, niveau : B1 - par Liz (London, England) - 15 avril 2012
Mobile phones could also be useful for old people, if they weren't so small. Adapted phones would be good.
http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2401
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LONDON 2012
Olympic Park fly-through January 2012 - London 2012
"Jonathan Edwards gives us an update of the progress of all of the venues on the Olympic Park.
To find out more about the London 2012 venues, please visit http://www.london2012.com/venues."
My Apartment's Very Clean Without You (Official Video) by Garfunkel and Oates
(YouTube)
+ LYRICS (lyricsmania.com)
(Permanent link 1) (Permanent link 2)
THE LORAX
Un document destiné aux 6èmes sur le film "The Lorax". 
Envoyé par Elisabeth Pellegrino (Ac. Dijon)
The Lorax - Official Trailer 2 [HD]
"A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams.
To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world."
(YouTube)
The Lorax
"Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is a 2012 American computer-animated 3D musical comedy film based on Dr. Seuss' children's book of the same name."
(Wikipedia)
La suite du travail sur "The Lorax".
"Il s'agit d'une présentation du personnage de Ted par Zac Efron. Le film est sur le site officiel de "The Lorax"."
Travail envoyé par Elisabeth Pellegrino (Ac. Dijon)
BILLY ELLIOT
Billy Elliot - Une fiche et l'image figée sur une bande annonce très courte
en complément de la compréhension écrite sur Billy Elliot dans le manuel "Good News 6ème".
Envoyées par Elisabeth Pellegrino (Ac. Dijon)
Billy Elliot (2000) - Official Trailer
"A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
Was re-released on 2010 as a west-end musical."
(YouTube)
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WORLD WATER DAY
Un document sur la marche organisée en 2011 à Westminster pour les journées mondiales de l'eau.
Document envoyé par Elisabeth Pellegrino (Ac. Dijon)
+ le corrigé.
"La présentation du document est très largement inspirée des présentations de TVLangues,suite à un stage auquel j'ai assisté récemment.
Le film est sur YouTube."
World Water Day 2011: Westminster walks for water
"On World Water Day, 22 March, more than 40 MPs, including the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell,
walked for water with WaterAid. Find out why..."
(YouTube)
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
The British Museum - For students at Key Stage 2 (britishmuseum.org)
The British Museum - a worksheet (britishmuseum.org) 
The British Museum Worksheet (english-worksheets.com)
The British Museum - Questions - with links (isabelperez.com)
The British Museum - interactive (ancientcivilisations.co.uk)
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