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Libre à qui le souhaite de tisser ici ses propres fils avec ceux d'un blog à la trame dessinée par l'anglais et son univers. Orientés par exemple par l'histoire, l'humour, la musique ou le cinéma ses vidéos, textes, sons, illustrations -etc- viennent y prolonger les thèmes explorés en cours, et j'y publie des ressources conçues pour enrichir la pratique de la langue. S'il peut devenir outil de progression, je souhaite aussi qu'il vous procure plaisir et parfois même amusement... why not ?!
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Tea time...
video under the British Broadcasting Corporation -BBC- Embedded Application Standard Licence
Yesterday was Earth Day, and everybody knows the major area of our planet is covered with water... Well, though mountain landscapes happen to be dazzlingly beautiful, I still prefer landscapes with water :o) (1)
This just reminded me of an old song I'm really fond of. Its title is part of its chorus -welcome to the Home by the Sea !
Beware... not only is the song very long, but you'll discover a "home by the sea" that looks rather mysterious...
Read the song lyrics : all you need is
clicking the manuscript below :
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(1) = Hey... what's the use of your "You've got lakes in the mountains, they're water too..." ?? :-D
landscape (paysage) / dazzling = extremely attractive
dazzlingly : adverb -intensely / a chorus = a definition >>> here
I have to confess... I've been learning a lot about the history of Earth Day, while preparing this quiz . Welll... your turn, now :o)
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Hey, don't !
Don't cheat... take the quiz first, and when it's over look up articles and sites to find out the missing answers : Wikipedia article will help, but you can also read >>> this page
(1)Earth Day's coming soon... be ready !
For a start, you can click on the logo below...
and visit the site of EarthDayTELEVISION.
There, you can watch specific channels like Global warming / Alternative energy / Greener living / Earth Day (and others) or videos related to these channels.
The pictures in the videos are gorgeous :
I hope you'll enjoy them ;o)
On March 20, the Eyjafjallajokull (pheeew ;o) volcano bursts for the first time in 190 years
2 days later, lava continues
to spew out
and spill
into nearby canyons
April 14 : the Icelandic Civil Protection Department orders evacuations of towns and farms near the volcano due to flooding caused by the melting snow and sub-glacial eruption
15 April 2010 : an image issued by the University of Dundee from
Nasa's Terra satellite shows the ash plume travelling
from Iceland to the north of the UK
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All pictures by the N.A.S.A. (Public Domain)
... for fear that her quoting their name (Marché Saint-Pierre) would ruin their reputation !
"Parisian shop sues crime
writer" : click on the
headset -left- to listen to
the report
You can check your comprehension
by clicking on the book
You'll get the transcript of the audio report.
The writer's reaction was quoted 3 days ago in an article by the Guardian :
read the article here. <<<
The exact composition of the Icelandic volcano plume is not known precisely ; "the pollutants of greatest concern to human health in plumes from volcanoes are normally mineral particulates, sulphur dioxide (SO2), fluoridic acids and hydrochloric acid".
Forecasts predict the volcano plume should disperse as on the map below : 
Maps & quotes from the National Environmental Research Institute Aarhus University <<<
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a plume of dust, smoke,... = a tall, thin mass of smoke, dust or similar
substance, that rises up into the air
TEACHERS' LOUNGE
The film was released in Autumn 2009, and it's currently on screen in our city
The twelve vignettes it is made of all deal with encounters and love...but they also highlight the magic of New York City !
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TEACHERS' LOUNGE
The International Association of Teachers
of English as a Foreign Language
aka I.A.T.E.F.L. <<<
aims at "linking, developing and supporting English Language Teaching Professionals worldwide." Last year, the IATEFL Conference and Exhibition has just taken place in Harrogate (April 7 to April 11, 2010).
The videos & conferences aren't online yet... but you can watch one of the videos from last year's Cardiff Conference :
The workshop deals with grammar, vocabulary and spelling exercises : it discusses what makes them more -or less- interesting, exploring some strategies that can add interest to the boring ones. The workshop aims at equipping participants with "some ‘practical principles’ for creating and maintaining interest in essentially form-focused procedures."
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