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 ?!
What For ?
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anglais
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Variety's on this English menu : have fun practising ! ~~~ Progresse en anglais au fil des divers articles et supports :-)
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"Colour is one of the most powerful methods of design. However, it is not entirely universal. Colours that entice in North America are different from those that entice in India [...]"
and yet this one is quite different : it will show you a website that "compiles a big collection of Halloween advertisements from the past 60 years or so."
Most of he productsbrands are American... but I'm sure you know many of them !
The ad illustrates the NZ Lotteries Board "Instant Kiwi": in September 1989, the New Zealand Lottery Board introduced the game, which caused instant laughter. The TV ad is aimed at 18 -year olds, like the students in this brief story. Here the main character is a student who eventually proves to be far smarter than the teacher :o)
The game is called "Instant Kiwi" because you know if you are the winner not even 1 minute after buying the ticket !
It consists of a card with nine squares on it : punters scratch off 3 squares of their choice. If the 3 are identical, the punter wins that amount of money.
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Credits
Ad developed by creative director Gavin Bradley, copywriter Kim Thorp, art director Robbie Kantor & agency producer Martin Gray. Filming directed by T. Williams - Visual effects : Digital Post. This ad inspired a scene in the film The Slackers" (U.S.A. - 2002)
Thanks !! to C. Dorleans, the colleague who got me to discover this clip :o)
... you know, the fabulous widget that gets you to do as if you were practising quite any activity... without practising them for real (or should I say IRL ?) :o)
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IRL = in real life | brightI= here, clever / intelligent / smart | widget (gadget)
The animated picture below is based on a clip that promotes going to a movie theaterrather than watching TV at home ! View the short commercial below :
clip from the Public Domain (the Internet Archive website)
Charmingly outfashioned... it must be the reason why it looks funny. Besides, given the temperatures out there at the moment, I do agree on their suggestion : why not go to the cinema ?? It's so much cooler than your home ;o)
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amovie theater= American English for "cinema"
rather than (plutôt que -de-)
a commercial = an advertisement on TV
outdated= the opposite to 'fashionable', 'trendy', 'in'
Why not + V ? <=> making a suggestion
ex : "It's Sarah's birthday... why not invite her at the restaurant ?''
Can't believe this ? Just watch the commercial then :
When she planned the clothing drive to collect old clothes... Sarah knew it :o) Thanks indeed to C. Segal, the colleague who offered such a good laugh ! ________________________________________
clothing drive = a campaign organised to collect clothes for a charity
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