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10 novembre 2016 4 10 /11 /novembre /2016 20:34
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7 mars 2016 1 07 /03 /mars /2016 16:01

10 days to go before St Patrick's Day !

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These infographics tell us about mythical Saint Patrick, the history of the saint and other facts and trivia.

     Dans 10 jours, la Saint Patrick et ses festivités : clique sur les infographies pour en savoir davantage sur cette célèbre tradition d'origine irlandaise !

St Patrick's Day

Roundup

St Patrick's Day

by the numbers

 

A brief history & fun facts

 

 

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14 février 2016 7 14 /02 /février /2016 06:56

Wish to learn more on Valentine's Day tradition and habits ? You'll find about them in the infographic below :

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This infographic tells you about the history of Saint Valentine, and Valentine's Day in the United States.

The illustration results from a collaboration between history.com and Column Five.

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2 février 2016 2 02 /02 /février /2016 20:36
Today is "Groundhog Day" !

First... what's a groundhog ?!
                Just contemplate the photo below :o)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Groundhog-Standing2.jpg
 Click on the picture to read a short article on Simple English Wikipedia...

You will need information to complete the mini  webquest I have just prepared for you : click on the PDF logo http://www.sinuscom.org/temp/Acrobat-Reader.pngto learn about these rodents...  and about Groundhog Day !
(1)

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(1) =  Licensed under the GFDL by April King -aka Marumari
rodents are mammals with large, sharp front teeth, such as mice, hamsters, etc

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20 juillet 2014 7 20 /07 /juillet /2014 12:06

Last Commonwealth Games started on July 24 in Glasgow :

 

 

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16 mars 2014 7 16 /03 /mars /2014 19:31

St Patrick's  saint patricks day Shamrock Cartoon 4 clip art   Day

 

Let's brush up a few words related to this worldwide famous Irish tradition : check this basic visual vocabulary reminder !

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Focus on this history of the saint patron of Ireland :

Then test your listening comprehension and answer this

  QUIZ (10 questions) 

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Tomorrow -on March 17th, you can also choose some typically Irish recipes, and prepare tasteful surprises for your family and friends : you can find loads of them by searching the Internet.

Some of them are delicious -some others are a pleasure for the eyes as well... Click the picture below to discover the

Luck o' the Irish Brownie

recipe... yummy :o)

http://images.media-allrecipes.com/userphotos/250x250/00/37/44/374452.jpg(it takes 30' to prepare & it's ready in 1h35') 

 

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10 mars 2014 1 10 /03 /mars /2014 14:20

20 Irish family names

This infographic tells us about the 20 most common Irish family name.

You'll find their meaning, their Latin motto (+ English translation), where in Ireland they are more commonly located, and a few facts about their history and origins... most interesting ! 

 

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The infographic was created "by the people at GoIreland.com" (former #1 accomodation booking engine).

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1 janvier 2014 3 01 /01 /janvier /2014 13:23

New Year's resolutions

Watch the video below :

and practise your listening skills : answer the MCQ (7 questions) below :

New Year's Resolutions - a QUIZ

 


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22 novembre 2012 4 22 /11 /novembre /2012 08:29

Thanksgiving's today

Time flies... this year we barely evoked the American celebration and haven't really studied the celebration... but let me show you a few videos I've picked out online for you to have fun :o)

To start, here's an animation telling the Pilgrims' story : 

 

A parody of a famous song :

This animation merely shows Thanksgiving food and recipes -nice final pictures !
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31 octobre 2012 3 31 /10 /octobre /2012 20:23

 

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