JANUARY - PART 3 - NEW SITES
Les liens de ce site sont vérifiés le plus régulièrement possible.
Toutefois, de par leur très grand nombre, il se peut que certains d’entre eux n’aient pas été mis à jour au moment où vous les consultez.
Merci de me signaler tout lien corrompu.
De manière générale, il est de votre responsabilité de vérifier le contenu des pages qui seront vues par vos élèves.
The links on this site are checked as regularly as possible.
However, because they are very numerous, some of them may not have been updated when you use them.
Please let me know if any of them is corrupted.
In any case, it is your responsibility to check the contents of the sites before your pupils visit them.
Michelle Henry (michelle.henry7@gmail.com)
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ELEPHANTS
IVORY COAST ELEPHANT RELOCATION
- "part of an operation to relocate elephants that are threatened by some farmers in the region of Daloa, Ivory Coast, 20 January 2014...
According to the Ivorian ministery of Sustainable Development and Forestry the elephants already killed three people and destroyed countless crops."
(vosizneias.com)
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COMPUTERS
Nick D'Aloisio (born Nicholas D'Aloisio-Montilla[1][2][3] 1 November 1995)[4]
"is an Australian-born British entrepreneur and computer programmer who created Summly
which is a summarization, artificial intelligence technology developed with SRI International...
D'Aloisio was awarded "Innovator of the Year" in New York City by the Wall Street Journal for his work on Summly and at Yahoo.[8] D'Aloisio was also included
in TIME Magazine's 'Time 100' as one of the world's most influential teenagers,[9] as well as being profiled in their "Secrets of Genius" Publication.[10] "
(Wikipedia)
Lifeloggers (also known as lifebloggers or lifegloggers) "typically wear computers in order to capture their entire lives, or large portions of their lives."
Life caching "refers to a social act of storing and sharing one's life events in an open and public forum."
(Wikipedia)
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AT THE AIRPORT
Connection: a short film starring Jude Law - 10'11
"Two actors with very different concerns meet at an airport and find that they have more in common than it at first seems.
Inspired by a real-life incident and by Belarus Free Theatre, the film was written by Nicolai Khalezin and Laura Wade,
stars Nicolai Khalezin and Jude Law and is directed by Vladimir Shcherban."
(YouTube)
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OCEANS / FUTURE
Ocean 2050: How to sustain our biggest ecosystem - with photos
"Mankind is consuming the ocean’s resources at an alarming rate. How do we sustain this vital resource for generations to come?
National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle outlines some of the ways to save this vital ecosystem."
(BBC)
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COMICS
Five comics to make you clever - 24 January 2014
"The British Library has announced a new exhibition of the graphic artform, rethinking it as a research tool. BBC Culture rounds up five smart publications."
(BBC)
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DESCRIPTION / 'BRAVE'
Une séquence sur la description physique autour du dessin animé "Brave"  - Niveau 6ème
créée par Aurélie Brochard (Ac. Nantes)
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THE MIDDLE-AGES
A worksheet to go with the song by Lily Allen "I'm a knight" (with answers)
Created by Isa Borelly (Ac. Amiens)
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SPYING
US and British spies 'get personal data from Angry Birds' - 27 January 2014
"US and British spy agencies routinely try to gain access to personal data from Angry Birds and other mobile applications, a report says...
It is the latest revelation from documents leaked by Edward Snowden."
(BBC)
Report: NSA 'collected 200m texts per day' - 17 January 2014
"The NSA extracted data on people's travel plans, contact networks, financial transactions and more based on the database of text messages, it was reported...
The reporting is based on leaks by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden and comes ahead of a key US policy announcement.
The NSA told the BBC the programme stored "lawfully collected SMS data"."
(BBC)
NSA able to target offline computers using radio-waves for surveillance, cyber-attacks - 16 January 2014
"The National Security Agency has implanted software in about 100,000 computers around the world, allowing the United States to surveil those machines
while creating a trail that can be used to launch cyber-attacks."
(rt.com)
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THE TOWER OF LONDON
The Tower of London
"1 Click on the beefeater and learn some transparent words.
2 Watch the slideshow and play the game below, alone or with a partner."
Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)
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UK / POLICE
Armed police to wear body cameras in London (January 15, 2014) - a lesson plan with AUDIO 
"Armed police in London will soon be wearing body cameras when they respond to incidents.
This is to ensure greater transparency and reduce speculation when police shoot people."
(breakingnewsenglish.com)
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TECHNOLOGY
Technology is Great: Level: B1+
"In this lesson students start by matching adjectives to images of London.
Then they focus on reading skills and vocabulary to describe business.
The extension activity practises presenting a product."
(teachingenglish.org.uk)
A Look at the Future of Technology - Text + Audio
"And, testing on Google Glass continues."
(learningenglish.voanews.com)
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LONDON / LESSON
London
"This EFL lesson plan is designed around a short film by Simon Smith who recaptured the shots of London taken by Claude Friese-Greene in 1927.
Students talk about what they know about London, compare London in 1927 and now, do a dictation and discuss their home towns."
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Time: 90 minutes
Topic: London and cities
Language: Vocabulary to describe towns and comparative forms
(film-english.com)
British Museum has most successful year (January 17, 2014)- a lesson plan with AUDIO
"The British Museum in London had its most successful year ever in 2013. More than 6.7 million visitors passed through its doors.
The previous record of 5.9 million was set in 2008"
(breakingnewsenglish.com)
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CINEMA / SHAKESPEARE
Much Ado About Nothing
"is a 2012 American romantic comedy film adapted for the screen, produced, and directed by Joss Whedon, from William Shakespeare's play of the same name...
The plot of the film is largely unchanged from that of Shakespeare's original play.[3] Differences include the modern-day setting, switching Conrade's gender,
eliminating several minor roles and consolidating others into Leonato's aide, and expanding Ursula's role by giving her a number of Margaret's scenes."
(Wikipedia)
Much Ado About Nothing
"Vous trouverez sur ce site un dossier pédagogique destiné aux enseignants d'Anglais et deFrançais, ainsi qu'un entretien
avec les universitaires Sarah Hatchuel et Ariane Hudelet, et la bande-annonce du film."
(zerodeconduite.net)
Thanks to Dalila Hachani (Ac. Créteil)
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450 Years of Shakespeare
"William Shakespeare was born 450 years ago. His birthday, 23 April, falls on St George’s Day, the English national holiday.
This year, there will be numerous events all around the world celebrating the Bard.
Look out for more articles here as events are announced, but some highlights will be:
A world tour of Hamlet ...
Shakespeare in Love ...
teaching materials"
(newstandpoints.com)
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Thanks to Joanna Ajdukovic (Ac. Grenoble)
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STREET ART
Building Detroit - Revok, Nekst, Pose
(YouTube)
"Here's an indie documentary from MOCAtv called Building Detroit- Revok, Nekst, Pose that pays tribute to the artist known as NEKST,
who started his artistic adventures in Houston and passed away in December 2012 of an overdose.
NEKST made friends and influenced the underground art world in cities across the globe, and in a city full of abandoned buildings just begging
to be brightened up with a splash of spray painted color called Detroit his friends REVOK and POSE are going to make sure that his legacy lives on."
(Neatorama)
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POEM
For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry
(spitalfieldslife.com)
"Poet Christopher Smart wrote the 89-line eulogy of his cat Jeoffry sometime between 1757 and 1763,
while he was an inmate at St Luke’s Hospital for Lunatics in London.
You can read the story of how that came about, and the poem's entire text, at Spitalfields Life. ...
As a celebration of the work, artist Paul Bommer illustrated every bit of the poem..." (Neatorama)
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