Cartoon: Civil Servants Working From Home
"This cartoon by Paul Thomas from The Daily Express relates to plans to give tens of thousands of civil servants the chance
to work from home for seven weeks to help ease congestion on London’s transport network during the Olympics." Read more >>
+ EXPLANATION + VOCABULARY + LINKS
(englishblog.com)
Mary Stevenson Cassatt (/kəˈsæt/; May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926)
was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France,
where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists.
Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children."
(Wikipedia)
Chasing Ghosts in London ! - Jeu de piste sur internet.
"Chasse les fantômes en révisant le comparatif !"
Niveau 6ème
Créé par Sylvain Petit (Ac. Grenoble)
Son commentaire :
"Ma séquence portait sur le présent be+ V-ing et le comparatif.
Les élèves ont découvert et comparé les principaux monuments de Londres, ils ont aussi dessiné des fantômes qu’ils ont comparé lors d’un dialogue.
Le jeu de piste en salle info venait en plus (non noté), avec comme consigne d’écrire pour chaque question une ou deux phrases dans le cahier.
Ca a bien marché."
Midway: Message from the Gyre
"On Midway Atoll, a remote cluster of islands more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent, the detritus of our mass consumption surfaces
in an astonishing place: inside the stomachs of thousands of dead baby albatrosses. The nesting chicks are fed lethal quantities of plastic
by their parents, who mistake the floating trash for food as they forage over the vast polluted Pacific Ocean..."
(chrisjordan.com)
On the Road
"is a 2012 English-language Brazilian[2]-French-UK[2]-US[2] co-production adventure/drama film adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel
of the same name directed by Walter Salles and starring Sam Riley as Sal Paradise and Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty.
It is being executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola...
The story is based on the years Kerouac spent travelling the United States in the 1940s with his friend Neal Cassady
and several other figures who would go on to fame in their own right, including William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg..."
PLOT: "Following the death of his father, struggling young writer Sal Paradise embarks upon a journey across America
with his friend and hero, Dean Moriarty, traveler and mystic, the living epitome of beat." (Wikipedia)
A 'metaphor'
"is a literary figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is, on some point of comparison,
the same as another otherwise unrelated object. Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetoricalfigures of speech
that achieve their effects via association, comparison or resemblance including allegory, hyperbole, and simile."
(Wikipedia)
Electoral College Picks the President
"While millions of Americans will cast ballots for president on November 4, their votes do not directly send one of the candidates to the White House.
In this segment of How America Elects, VOA's Jeffrey Young explains that the selection of the president is actually done by the Electoral College."
Animal Idioms and Metaphors for IPAD
with Animated explanations and application examples
"The English language is full of idioms and metaphors relating to animals.
For example, do you know what it means if someone calls you "a dark horse"?
And do you know what "a wild goose chase" is? If not, then you should have a look at the Animal Idioms and Metaphors iPad app ($1.99)."
+ DESCRIPTION + VERDICT
(ipadenglish.net)
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games - Online Lessons and Quizzes "Online Exercises for Pre-Entry Learners, ESL Beginners and Kids
Online Activities for Elementary and Pre-Intermediate Students
Related Lessons and Activities on Our Website"
(esolcourses.com)
Cropping YouTube Videos to Create Activities
"Using YouTube videos with students can be really great, but finding a video with the exact language you want and at a suitable length
with too many other distractions around can be really difficult. That's why SafeShare.TV is so useful."
(nikpeachey.blogspot.fr)
Beat the Keeper - interactive game
"Are you a football fan? Try this game to see how many football words you know in English. Can you beat the goal keeper? Good luck!
You can find more fun resources and information about football and the Premier League on our new website:
http://premierskills.britishcouncil.org/fun
(learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)
Rio+20 summit leaders 'must improve nature protection'
"Environmentalists say leaders at June's Rio+20 summit must urgently step up nature protection,
as a report confirms a 30% decline in wildlife since 1970."
(BBC)
The Living Planet Report + Videos
"is the world's leading, science-based analysis on the health of our only planet and the impact of human activity..."
(wwf.panda.org)
US election: Battleground states- interactive "Most states have a history of voting for a particular party and the presidential candidates will count on their votes again.
This leaves a handful of states where the election will be decided. These are the election battlegrounds..."
(BBC)
I'm a doctor, not a...
ex: "I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer." (Star Trek: The Original Series "The Devil in the Dark") The script is below the video on YouTube.
Ad of the Day: VW Polo Dad
"The new TV ad for the Volkswagen Polo shows the evolving relationship of a protective father and his daughter,
from the moment he first brings her home from the hospital to the day she finally leaves home,
when he hands her the keys to a shiny new Polo -- ensuring she "stays in safe hands"." + THE MESSAGE + COMMENT + LESSON IDEA
(englishblog.com)
The sandwich celebrates 250th birthday(May 13, 2012)
- a lesson plan with audio
"The sandwich is 250 years old this weekend and residents in the English town of Sandwich, where the bread meal was first eaten,
are celebrating their culinary history. The 11th Earl of Sandwich hosted a celebratory lunch in honour of the sandwich."
(breakingnewsenglish.com)
Sandwich celebrates 250th anniversary of the sandwich
"When John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, ordered beef served between slices of bread about 250 years ago
he probably did not think his request would become a global convenience meal..."
(BBC)
Your Own Fairy Tale - interactive
"Fill in the blanks in the form ..., and see your own fairytale..."
(quest4camelot.com)
Create a fairytale giant
"Invent a fairytale giant, draw a picture of your giant and write a description using this activity sheet."
(education.scholastic.co.uk)
Paws In Jobland (paws.bridges.com)
"is an excellent interactive site for young people to explore careers.
It’s designed for younger students, and is also very accessible for English Language Learners of all ages."
(Larry Ferlazzo)
C'est le thème de la nouvelle édition du colloque Cyber-Langues qui aura lieu cet été au Lycée Zola d'Aix-en-Provence du mardi 21 au jeudi 23 août.
Les inscriptions en ligne sont ouvertes à tous à partir d'aujourd'hui le 13 mai.
L'association peut se charger de tout ce qui est hébergement et restauration.
Votre seule contrainte: vous déplacer dans le Midi ...
Quizzes "From crowns to corgis, Accession to Australia, medals to motorcars: test your knowledge of all things Royal in our series of illustrated quizzes."
(thediamondjubilee.org)
“The Darn Thing’s Not Working”
"Today’s “Pickles” comic strip has many applications to education. Often, in the classroom, we might see a issue needing a solution
— a student needing to develop a greater capacity for self-control, a reluctant reader, etc.
— and wonder why our solutions (punishment, etc.) don’t work.
One reason might be because we’re applying the wrong “tool.”..."
(Larry Ferlazzo)
Hello, Martians. Let Moby-Dick Explain
By MARGARET ATWOOD
"LAST night the Martians touched down in the backyard. They were oval and bright pink, with two antlike antennae
topped by eyes fringed with sea-anemone lashes. They said they’d come to study America..." (nytimes.com)
Real-world beaming: The risk of avatar and robot crime
"First it was the telephone, then web cameras and Skype, now remote "presence" is about to take another big step forward
- raising some urgent legal and ethical questions." - with a video See: The law and ethics of beaming
(BBC)
Words in the News: Mobile
"The Daily Mail claims schools may ban mobile phones from classrooms." Full story >> + VOCABULARY+ COMMENT + LINKS
(englishblog.com)
London 2012: Kapoor bemoans Orbit ticket price - 11 May 2012
"Artist Anish Kapoor has admitted entrance to the Olympic Orbit tower will cost "a hell of a lot of money", at a sneak preview of the sculpture.
The looping red tower that looms over London's Olympic Stadium was officially unveiled to the media on Friday.
Designed by Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond, the sculpture, known as ArcelorMittal Orbit, stands at the heart of the Olympic Park...
At 114.5 metres (376ft), the Orbit is the tallest sculpture in the UK - twice the height of Nelson's Column."
(BBC)
Cartoon: The Olympic Torch
"This cartoon by Andy Davey from The Sun relates to the Olympic torch lighting ceremony, which took place in ancient Olympia this morning.
The torch will travel around Greece for a week before arriving in Cornwall on Friday May 18." Read more >>
+ COMMENT + NOTE + VOCABULARY + LINKS
(englishblog.com)
Worksheets :
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"A Diamond Jubilee wordsearch for the Early Years or KS1.
- Diamond Jubilee worksheet for Early Years children to complete the royal number lines. Differentiated version available as L05-121.
- Jubilee worksheet for KS1 children to write sentences that have to include the words Queen, Buckingham Palace, Jubilee, London, party and holiday."
(pencilstreet.org)
60 Synonyms for “Walk”
"When you walk the walk, talk the talk: Replace the flat-footed verb walk with a more sprightly synonym from this list:..."
(dailywritingtips.com)
20 Words for That Certain Something
"Here’s a list of words describing a special quality that sets certain people apart from others, and their meanings..."
(dailywritingtips.com)
About London (8/8 ESL video)
"It gives a unique insight into British life and culture. It contains subtitles and is easy to understand for Pre-intermediate students.
It goes together with worksheets and it's easy to use for any language teacher."
At the restaurant - working on a dialogue - with interactive exercises "Des phrases à intégrer dans un dialogue serveur / client." Created by Rodolphe Maurel
(soundguideweb.com)
Links between our landscape and literature
"From the London suburbs, through the rolling Cotswolds, and out to the rugged coastline of western Scotland
- the UK's landscape has influenced authors for centuries. In turn, their literary works have helped define
how we think of Britain both culturally and geographically..."
(BBC)
Laurent Wolf - No Stress (OFFICIAL VIDEO HQ) + LYRICS :
"I don’t wanna work today
Maybe I just wanna stay
Just take it easy cause there's no stress...
Got to find an alibi
Cause I don't wanna waste my time
I don't wanna feel distress..."
(paroles-musique.com)
'Ghost town' being built in US to test new technologies
"A 'ghost town' is being built in America to test out the latest technologies such as renewable energies and terrorism security systems.
It'll look just like a city with roads, houses and buildings - but no one will live there...
It's being built in Lea County, New Mexico, and will cost around £600 million."
(BBC)
Dark Shadows (2012)
"is a ... fantasycomedy film based on the 1966–1971 gothic soap opera of the same name.
The film is directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, a 200-year-old vampire,
and Michelle Pfeiffer as his cousin Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, a reclusive matriarch of the Collins family...
In 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins sail from Liverpool, England to North America. Their son, Barnabas, grows up to be a wealthy playboy
in Collinsport, Maine and is the master of Collinwood Manor. He breaks the heart of a witch, Angelique Bouchard, who turns him into a vampire
and buries him alive. In 1972, Barnabas is accidentally freed from his coffin and returns to find his once-magnificent mansion in ruin.
The manor is currently occupied by Barnabas' dysfunctional descendants, all of whom are hiding dark and horrifying secrets. [3]" (Wikipedia)
Website Asteroid Mining Mission Revealed by Planetary Resources, Inc.
"Planetary Resources' mission is mine near-Earth asteroids for raw materials, ranging from water to precious metals.
Through the development of cost-effective exploration technologies, the company is poised to initiate prospecting missions
targeting resource-rich asteroids that are easily accessible..."
"Here's a trailer to a very interesting sci-fi movie called Shuffle, with a very cool concept.
The movie was written and directed by Kurt Kuenne (Dear Zachary) and it's described as a cross between Groundhog Day and Memento." "Shuffle" (2012) "is the story of a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age,
in a different year, on a different day of his life. He wants it to stop..."
Lingle: Automatic Lesson Creation Service
"I use a lot of authentic articles with my students, but it takes a long time to create a lesson with exercises and a glossary from scratch.
So I was intrigued to hear about Lingle, which claims to be able to do that automatically... WHAT IS LINGLE? WHAT EXERCISES DOES LINGLE HAVE? WHAT I THINK MORE LESSON CREATION TOOLS LINKS"
(englishblog.com)
French School Lunch Menus
"In a ‘Tour de France’ of food, I post the school lunch menus from a different village or town in France every week."
(karenlebillon.com)
LONDON 2012
+ SCRIPT
and play the game." 
DEATH PENALTY
SCHOOL LUNCH
