Do you remember  the parody of "The Matrix" ?

Here is another parody : unlike the futuristic background of "The Meatrix",
in this animation the scene is set in present times.
Chances are you will recognize the film which inspired the animation below :o)

under construction [worksheets]


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BREATHINGEARTH.NET

As soon as you click on   > > >   BREATHINGEARTH   the simulation starts.

You can visualise people's birth and death rates all over the world..
The simulation also shows the carbon dioxyde emissions
of every country in the world.

  You have to remember that this Breathing Earth simulation is only... a simulation.
Though all of the data used for the simulation come from reliable sources,
data measuring on such a massive scale can never be 100% accurate.

    Note that the CO₂ emission levels shown on the planisphere are likely to be too low 
rather than too high....

And if you wish to have more details about it, remember to scroll down the screen

                          
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                                                      On July 22, in...

- 1588 :
   
   > > > The  SPANISH ARMADA (an invasion
   fleet sent by Philip II of Spain)
   is sighted off the coast of Cornwall.


- 1969 :           

   US astronaut Neil Armstrong is the first
   man to walk on the moon, 
   stepping down from Apollo 11.

   How much do you know about  NEIL ARMSTRONG  ?  < < <
   > > >   The site of the  N.A.S.A.  displays his biography too.
This one is more complete. Besides, the site also gets you to learn about 'Technology', 'Moon and Mars', 'Aeronautics'... and more !
 

     fleet (N)  :  a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy 
     sight (V) : to suddenly see something or someone
     off the coast = au large des côtes


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Guess you have all heard of this American TV series
dealing with Wisteria Lane neighbourhood...

We know about Lynette and her five "lovely" kids,  Gabrielle's never-ending love & hate story
with Carlos, and Bree's freezing smile...
Not to mention Susan's legendary clumsiness, nor Eddie, the femme fatale of the series
who has now been replaced by a new neighbour -Kathrin.

You can watch them all in the Season 4 episodes, which are currently broadcast in France.
At the end of Season 4 is an insight of what's coming in Season 5 :
STOP !
Before watching, just read what I wrote after the video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
                                                                                                                              .   
                                                                                                                           .

I'm asking you not to read the French subtitles at first !
Watch the video **without reading them** : if you think it's hard,
you may cover the subtitles with a postcard, or any paper.
Just listen to the English sounds, the pictures will help you understand.
Hey, stop cheating, will you ?!
See ? You already understand quite a great deal : congratulations !
NOW you can watch the subtitled video  :o)

How would Walt Disney have pictured these women ? Well... just click HERE !


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                     It looks as if these magpies had nothing
                            to do but scoffing at a poor man :
                                  watch this commercial to discover how  :o)
 

 > > >  Magpies  are black and white birds which not only are common in France,
 but also in every continent.

 Some of them are attracted to small and shiny objects
 and thus have the reputation of being thieves.

 Gioacchino Rossini  (an Italian composer from the XIXth Century)
 thought of their reputation to find the title of one of his operas,
 "The Thieving Magpie" !
             scoff at (V) : make fun of...,  laugh at...
                                                        shiny (adj) : glossy, that shines    [you know the verb... it's irregular !]
                                                        thus is a word introducing a consequence [a bit like "so", "consequently",
                                                                                           therefore"....]


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