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  • Renewable energy -wind turbines

    12 septembre 2011 ( #SCIENCES & TECH )

    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...

  • Information & the Internet

    22 juillet 2011 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    This infographic was created by MedicalBillingandCoding.org about one year ago Compare yourself and the way you use the Internet with the way it is used illustrated in the infographic... Do you use TV and the Internet simultaneously ? What do you use...

  • NYC's "Beat the heat" GUIDE

    23 juillet 2011 ( #CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT )

    The New York City OEM (Office of Emergency Management)... ... has issued a Guide to help New Yorkers and visitors cope with the heat wave that is currently sweeping over the U.S.A. (up to 125°F/51.6°C in Nevada) : "On warm summer days, New York City can...

  • "Inception" -movie TRAILER

    09 septembre 2010 ( #CinemA-RT )

    "Inception" is Dom Cobb's last job : this time, instead of extracting an idea from someone's dreams, he will have to instil an idea into a man's dreams Matt Sinopoli , a web graphic designer, has designed the 5 levels of inception that the heroes will...

  • Global Internet traffic x 4... by 2015 -INFOGRAPHIC

    14 juin 2011 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    According to Cisco's (1) data, the global Internet traffic is to quadruple between 2010 and 2015. Mashable details the forecast in the infographic below ⇓ (1) : Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American-based multinational corporation. It designs and sells consumer...

  • A "no Google - Facebook" world ?

    25 juillet 2011 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    Google's domain : registered in 1997 - Facebook : launched 7 years later 2011's websurfers cannot figure out searching the web without the search engine -as for Facebook, Zuckerberg's corporation painted the word 'friend' quite a peculiar tinge ! Actually...

  • Kinetic typography -K. Koch's POEM

    17 juillet 2011 ( #LITERATURE )

    Kenneth Koch's words are given rhythm by the visual effect of kinetic typography : "watch" 'You want a social life, with friends' in the video below : You want a social life, with friends. A passionate love life and as well To work hard every day. What's...

  • The Declaration of Independence -commented on by Matt DAMON

    04 juillet 2011 ( #HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT )

    "Democracy is not a spectator sport" Once you have viewed this short video... ... complete the gap fill summary based on Matt Damon's comments : Matt DAMON reads and comments on a few articles from the Declaration of Independence At first, he explains...

  • Banksy sprays Murdoch's phone-hacking scandal

    07 août 2011 ( #Street ART )

    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...

  • "Gun violence in the US" -full 'Guardian' article

    14 septembre 2011 ( #Terminales... B1 - B2 )

    Tale - B1/2 You've just started studying "Gun violence in the US" in 'XL Terminale' textbook... The passage was adapted from an article by Stuart Jeffries, (from 'The Guardian' - May 17, 2002) and I thought you might feel like reading it : "Gunning for...

  • "The Good Consumer" VIDEO -vocabulary/key-questions

    17 septembre 2011 ( #ADVERTISING )

    CONSUMERISM - BRANDING $$$ $$$ 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. _____________ As for specific VOCABULARY, the documents...

  • Hugh Laurie on Twitter : "I don't get it !"

    31 juillet 2011 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    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"......

  • American LITERATURE | Crime Fiction / Detective Novels

    03 juin 2013 ( #LITERATURE )

    The BPI "Polar Américain" page hosts a file on the American Crime/Detective novels Check it out by clicking on the detective picture : There you'll find links to several referential websites (in French, nevertheless quite interesting) ; the Centre Pompidou...

  • St Patrick's Day -Irish sayings

    17 mars 2011 ( #The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere )

    I've been noting or scribbling these Irish sayings and blessings here and there : in Ireland, or collecting others from books (sometimes magazines) and more recently from the Internet. Click on ^^^ the shamrock Some of them are close to poems, some others...

  • Visualising the U.S. debt

    27 juillet 2011 ( #Society - Economics )

    The gigantic building on the right is not a skyscraper... it is a heap of US banknotes figuring the amount of the U.S. unfunded liabilities : 114.5 Trillion Dollars -$114,500,000,000,000. "[...]The unfunded liability is calculated on current tax and funding...

  • US TV series : improve your English !

    25 septembre 2011 ( #MEDIA )

    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...

  • U.S. State symbols : MARYLAND's Blue Crab

    25 octobre 2011 ( #The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere )

    The Bald Eagle is the bird symbol of the U.S.A. ... but did you know each of the U.S. 50 states also has a symbol ? (1) The Blue crab is the crustacean symbol of Maryland -more specifically, of Chesapeake Bay . As it is both a predator and a prey, it...

  • Using Social Media & Technology in Education

    24 octobre 2011 ( #TEACHERS' Lounge )

    TEACHERS' LOUNGE & interested Using Social Media &Technology in Educational Settings "Considerations, guidance and risk assessment templates for schools and educational settings considering the use of Social Media. This Kent e-Safety Strategy Group [...]...

  • How to... describe & analyse VISUAL DOCUMENTS

    18 octobre 2011 ( #METHODS : "How to..." )

    Here is a RECAP to help you... ... describe and analyse a visual document : a photo, a painting, a drawing, a cartoon, a still , and so on... Click on the PDF logo to get the RECAP sheet Click on the apple to get the cartoons you started studying today...

  • The future of SCIENCE -a map

    02 janvier 2012 ( #SCIENCES & TECH )

    Last autumn, the Institute for the Future of Technology issued the map above ⇑ to help you find "your own path through the dynamic, turbulent, and startling multiverse of exploration." The report below ⇓ details its main issues : (1) The IFT is located...

  • Halloween's darker sides -INFOGRAPHICS

    28 octobre 2011 ( #The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere )

    HALLOWEEN CRIME DATA & VOCABULARY FACTS & FIGURES The two infographics below show more realistic & sometimes spooky sides of Halloween The first illustration -on the left- points out data and statistics about Hallowe'en crimes. The second one, -on the...

  • "The Help" -ESL webography & hints

    30 octobre 2011 ( #TEACHERS' Lounge )

    TEACHERS' LOUNGE Many of you may not know the novel yet -nor the film : the official website SYNOPSIS and the 'traditional' WIKIPEDIA article on "The Help" are a good start. You may also READ the first pages of the novel , and LISTEN to the corresponding...

  • Our brain/memory : shaped by Google !

    07 octobre 2011 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    The infographic below outlines commonly using Google... affects your memory It reviews different Google tools in the Analysis (green) / Organisation (light blue) / Search (dark blue) / Image (orange) fields and compares how our memory and our brain used...

  • Twitter facts & figures -INFOGRAPHIC

    01 novembre 2011 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    There are many reasons why people tweet : tweets may be personal conversation or professional information. Twitter accounts are often used to promote oneself and one's business or website. The iinfographic also displays Twitter business value, who the...

  • 2012 Academy Awards -INFOGRAPHIC

    20 janvier 2012 ( #CinemA-RT )

    This year, the 84th Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 26. Click on the infographic below to get detailed information on the Academy Awards' history. The ceremony will take place in Hollywood, and it will be televised live by the ABC...

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