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  • Cooler than homes... movie theaters !

    02 juillet 2010 ( #ADVERTISING )

    The animated picture below is based on a clip that promotes going to a movie theater rather 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...

  • Festival-America

    15 septembre 2010 ( #The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere )

    Do you live nearby Paris ? ... Lucky you !! :o) Vincennes is hosting the fifth >>> F E S T I V A L - A M E R I C A on September 23, 24, 25 and 26. Writers will make you travel throughout Canada, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico and the U.S.A. The Festival America...

  • Visual learning/teaching

    25 septembre 2010 ( #TEACHERS' Lounge )

    TEACHERS' LOUNGE I guess all teachers are interested in getting effective ways of visualizing, understanding and learning information better. As for me diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps or any other visual 'tool' that may help students to improve their...

  • Hispanic Caucus Institute -Obama's speech

    21 septembre 2010 ( #HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT )

    President Obama speaks to members and guests at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 33rd Annual Award Gala in Washington, D.C. Go to 21'38" and listen to the President's conclusion : it describes an ideal America. "[...] So let me close by saying...

  • Smartphones : fake wi-fi steals data !

    23 novembre 2010 ( #SCIENCES & TECH )

    "A fake wi-fi hotspot run by criminals could allow them to steal passwords and log into social networking sites : [...] Facebook has responded by saying it advises people to be careful with what data they give out to unknown networks, "in the same way...

  • Design your slideshows...

    12 novembre 2010 ( #TEACHERS' Lounge )

    TEACHERS' LOUNGE ... as helpful tools :o) Otherwise... they'll just remain mere "powerpoints". By the way, telling about "a powerpoint" just suggests the brand should become the thing : what d'ya think ?!! For sure, slideshows themselves are no teaching...

  • Colin Firth plays George VI...

    27 février 2011 ( #CinemA-RT )

    ... in "The King's Speech" B2 & above Colin Firth at Dave Letterman's Show on CBS -humourosly witty :o) The leading actor -interviewed by Kathie Couric (from CBS news*) This is a 34-minute video -which might sound quite long to you... But if you feel...

  • The Education Maintenance Allowance cut off

    16 décembre 2010 ( #TEACHERS' Lounge )

    TEACHERS' LOUNGE "British academics fear the government's plans for cuts will have a negative impact on the north of the county and are to unite to fight against the plan. Principal Mark Silverman has called for MPs support. "I am concerned at the Department...

  • Babies' linguistic genius -amazing TALK

    20 février 2011 ( #LANGUAGEs )

    "The wondrous openness of the mind of a child" "Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another -- by listening to the humans around them and "taking statistics" on the sounds they need to know. Clever lab experiments...

  • The importance of proper pronunciation :)

    23 octobre 2011 ( #English is FUN :o) )

    When Tom-Tom meets Darth Vader or Yoda... understanding one another may get difficult ! Let's check what you've caught :o) Try and remember how to say... la 3ème sortie (d'un rond-point) / reprendre à partir de / indiquer le chemin / nous avons fini |...

  • Irish dance greens the Bronx

    17 mars 2011 ( #The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere )

    When Caroline Duggan -a music teacher from Dublin- started teaching in Bronx Bathgate Avenue the kids wondered why she "spoke like that". She explained it was because she was Irish ; she also showed them Riverdance classic Irish dances... and then one...

  • Fair game -FILM

    13 novembre 2010 ( #CinemA-RT )

    "Fair game" : an ambiguous title that plays on words : a "fair game" is either a game played according to the rules... or game (animals) that may lawfully be hunted. Watch the trailer and guess which one is dealt with in the film : Action / thriller -...

  • Speaking in public

    28 février 2011 ( #LANGUAGEs )

    The questions below might help improve speaking in public skills (for instance, speaking in front of your own class/teacher/examiner...). In "King George VI" the speaking difficulties arose from Bertie's stammering ... Yet, such questions may also help...

  • U.S. schools : testing factories ?

    05 mars 2011 ( #TEACHERS' Lounge )

    TEACHERS' LOUNGE "Historian and author Diane Ravitch joined Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" to discuss education reform". Testing and (over)choice are undermining the US education Diane Ravitch says : "Kids have to have a reason to go to school -I've...

  • Writing -to keep the missing alive

    16 mars 2011 ( #CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT )

    In Rikunzekataka city, a Junior High School has been converted into living quarters : A youngster writes a message for his grandfather who is missing. The youth is ware there must be a great deal of people like him, and he is writing for people "to feel...

  • MIT Lab redraws Great Britain's map

    17 juin 2011 ( #SCIENCES & TECH )

    The MIT Senseable City Lab redrawing the map of Great Britain from a network of human relations : "Do regional boundaries defined by governments respect the more natural ways that people interact across space ?" The article by the MIT Senseal City Lab...

  • NHK World explains the nuclear reactor problem

    18 mars 2011 ( #SCIENCES & TECH )

    NHK World is a Japanese TV channel that broadcasts news and information on Japan's politics, business, culture, entertainment and more. Here the journalist explains what happened to the nuclear reactor near Fukushima. His speech is both slow rythmed ans...

  • April Fool's Day

    31 mars 2011 ( #A little bit of EVERYTHING )

    Tomorrow's April Fool's Day The First of April, some do say Is set apart for All Fools Day But why the people call it so Not I, nor they themselves do know Here is a mini lesson on April Fool's Day and some vocabulary : April Fool jokes generally involve...

  • Procrastinating in a monotone -a clip

    03 avril 2011 ( #ANIMATIONS - CARTOONS - COMIC STRIPS )

    Remember the >>> a nimated clip on "procrastination" ? Compare it with the clip below : Focus on the video clip voice sound : contrast the author's voice with the voice in the previous clip (September 11)... What is the main difference between the two...

  • MYTHS & HEROES ~ Presentation

    02 septembre 2013 ( #MYTHS & HEROES )

    The presentation below will surely help you figure out what Myths & Heroes represent. It may also be used to relate the notion to the documents you're studying :

    A little girl's dreams -animation

    03 avril 2011 ( #ANIMATIONS - CARTOONS - COMIC STRIPS )

    A couple of pencil-outlined birds escape from a little girl´s drawing and lead us through the life she dreams of... (2008) The little girl's dreams are tinged with romance and unveil an ideal world full with clichés... Still, the short animation is quite...

  • Obama on the oil spill situation -a VIDEO

    16 juillet 2010 ( #CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT )

    This morning the President spoke on the news from the Gulf, emphasizing that while there may be good news, the work is not done containing the leak, and will not be until the relief wells are finished and functioning [...] First, you can watch the video...

  • WIKIPEDIA -think about it

    02 juin 2011 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    The cultural impact of Wikipedia "Wikipedia is celebrating its 10th anniversary. What has been its cultural impact, and is it killing the concept of truth ?" Channel 4 featured an interview with Jimmy Wales -co-founder and promoter of the online enclyclopedia...

  • "Don't insist on English" -TED talk

    01 mai 2011 ( #TEACHERS' Lounge )

    TEACHERS' LOUNGE "English is big business and languages are dying as never before. Is there a connection ? Is this another manifestation of McDonaldisation – the undesirable face of globalization ? Do we want to lose the variety of languages and all the...

  • Procrastination is... make a list !

    27 septembre 2010 ( #ANIMATIONS - CARTOONS - COMIC STRIPS )

    You've already watched a video showing what procrastination is... Let's see if you've understood the main idea : watch this alternative video and list what the man does to procrastinate ! I'll start : procrastination is doodling all around a blank sheet...

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