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The 'Pantless Knights'(1) recently used the music of Jay-Z's "What can I say"
Before he died, they wrote the lyrics -a tribute to the former Apple C.E.O.
This video clip parodies a rap song : "We are all Steve" spoof rap is full with rythm and... vocabulary too ! Its lyrics review various products created by Steve Jobs and highlight his supremacy in the computer science market..
Can you spot 2 visual details that make all the video clip characters look like Steve Jobs ?
A little help ? These details are part of their clothes !
(1) : The 'Pantless Knights' are a group of American comedians
5 octobre 2011
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This 03'15" cartoon is taken from "Bowling for Columbine",
Michael Moore's film about gun violence in the U.S.A. & its roots.
This animated film was created by the authors of "South Park" (Trey Parker & Matt Stone). It caricatures the reasons why the Americans have often been scared throughout their history. The animation was an effective and funny means of explaining how deep gun violence is rooted in the history of the USA : that's why Michael Moore inserted it into his film. Click on the PDF logo ⇓ to get a worksheet that will help you decode this brief US history by Michael Moore : 
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Thanks indeed to Sophie Osmont,
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25 septembre 2011
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The timeline below shows various American TV series
that can be watched also in France -until December 2012 :
Lots of them are rather famous in France : you probably already know many of them, as "Dexter", "Medium", "NCIS", or...
Their quality varies -of course- but some of them are quite interesting : provided you view the "MULTILINGUAL" version whenever you are allowed to, watching these programmes in English will help you... improve your English !
You can put the subtitles on, which also helps you understand the series. And now... have a nice programme ! :-)
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24 septembre 2011
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10:39
A few arguments people commonly resort to when it comes to the right to own arms :
Each argument favouring the right to keep & bear arms is contradicted by a counter argument.
Read them all to check which arguments you agree on, and which ones you disagree on.
23 septembre 2011
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The video you've started studying :
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17 septembre 2011
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CONSUMERISM - BRANDING
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The video clip you started studying yesterday was made in 2008 :
It is also displayed on the 'Adbusters' website, but it was created by the 'Bonfire of the brands' team.
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As for specific VOCABULARY,
the documents below may help you :
- The "Describing & Analysing an Advert" RECAP SHEET based on an advert for Tetley (tea) :
it includes vocabulary + key questions to help you analyse
an advert ;
- the "Branding & Advertising" MIND-MAP :
it shows elementary words and phrases specific to the
advertising and branding world.
Your turn :
check the meaning of the words you don't know
(or still hesitate on).
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14 septembre 2011
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The Simple English Wikipedia definition :
Wind turbines use the kinetic power of the wind to generate electricity. Historically, they were more frequently used as a mechanical device to turn machinery.
There are two main sorts of wind generators : those with a vertical axis and those with a horizontal axis.
Large amounts of electricity can be generated in wind farms -both onshore and offshore- thanks to wind turbines.
Here are the 3 main types of wind turbines :
HAWT / VAWT = horizontal / vertical axis wind turbines
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7 août 2011
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Banksy's mural in East London
The Daily Mail decodes the image :
"It depicts a water tap being called - a tap phoned - with a simulated phone ringing 'Brinngg, Brinngg' as well as a confused person with a thought bubble which reads 'Oh no... my tap's been phoned.' "
'The Guardian' online hasn't reported yet, but meanwhile you can browse their previous articles on Banksy in the 'Art & Design' Section
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31 juillet 2011
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14:49
When Radio BBC4 interview focuses on Twitter, Hugh Laurie...
... hesitates ("I'm not...") but then admits ("Well actually I am !") he is well signed up to Stephen Fry's(1) Twitter account... He immediately adds he has "purely unmixed feelings about Twitter"... you'll discover them below :
The British actor outlines "the social cost of every tweet" : when for instance, we happen to be bothered -in a restaurant, as messages are received or sent (from underneath the table !)- and our conversations get interrupted...
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