Overblog
Suivre ce blog Administration + Créer mon blog

What For ?

  • : anglais
  • : Variety's on this English menu : have fun practising ! ~~~ Progresse en anglais au fil des divers articles et supports :-)
  • Contact

>> LICENSE

Sauf mention contraire, tout contenu d'anglais.over-blog.org est sous licence CC BY-NC-SAAny part of anglais.over-blog.org  is under a CC BY-NC-SA License, unless otherwise mentioned.

MUSIC's also a way...

   ... to the 'Anglosphere' :o)

Top articles

  • Bloody vampires !

    01 octobre 2010 ( #TEACHERS' Lounge )

    TEACHERS' LOUNGE As usual, the VAMPIRES page on Michelle Henry's precious website provides you numerous resources... but not the ones I'm recommending now (I've just checked :-) : "Bloody Vampires !" displays a brief webography which includes the 5 articles...

  • How to find TV series on the Internet

    16 février 2011 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    Are you looking for one specific TV show ? The following webpages might be of some help when searching for British or American TV programmes and series... TV series created for audiences in the entire United States : (TV series showed only in one or several...

  • 2010 US midterm elections ~ Locations & Forms of POWER

    02 novembre 2010 ( #>>BAC : entraînez-vous )

    Midterm elections <<< Understand & learn with a few illustrations ! Here ⇓ you can see the reactions of these regions inhabitants to a few questions on the election issues : - The consequences of a reorganization of the White House staff on Obama's policy....

  • London's tube workers on strike

    04 octobre 2010 ( #Society - Economics )

    London : the Tube workers on strike The workers in London's Tube have literally jammed the Tube system with a one-day strike. As about 3.5 million people a day use the London Tube, each day of strike costs the city £47,355,000 (=75 million dollars) the...

  • Nobel Prizes may be...

    10 octobre 2010 ( #HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT )

    ... non violent like Nobel Peace prizes Liu Xiaobo, or Aung San Suu Kyi (2010 and 1991), committed to social change (and a bright writer too !) like Mario Vargas Llosa... and so much more ! Click on the illustration below to find a few facts & figures...

  • "Growing up on Facebook"

    16 novembre 2010 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    Facebook is one of the many social networks... "Someone I haven’t seen in decades just posted a snapshot of me on Facebook : there I am at 16, dressed in an unfortunate cowl-neck sweater, my hair cut to resemble a Semitic cotton ball. William Faulkner...

  • Oil Spill : today... in Michigan

    30 juillet 2010 ( #CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT )

    In " Oil Spill : Lake Michigan Photos " I told you about Jane Fulton's photos : they had us imagine an oil spill in Michigan too. Hers looks like premonitory work today : Here is the transcript of the 36-second video from NBC news : "And with the current...

  • Route 66 -a US myth

    08 septembre 2010 ( #The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere )

    US Route 66 First, click on the photo to get a short Wikipedia (simple English) article (1) Here is >>> a French radio programme about the Road 66 : a Geography Professor (Olivier Archambeau - Parix VIII) went there with two of his students, and made...

  • September 16 : the Mayflower left England...

    16 septembre 2010 ( #HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT )

    ... 390 years ago : the Mayflower was a ship On her first voyage she travelled to the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts (U.S.A.). The ship left England in July of 1620, but turned around twice because Speedwell (the ship it was travelling with) was leaking...

  • Snow & cold freezes European airports

    23 décembre 2010 ( #CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT )

    CNN breaking news (01'35") : worksheet "European travelers in Europe get an early Christmas gift as more passengers are moving." CNN's Atika Shubert reports : On air on December 22, 2010 Click on the snow flake : you'll get a worksheet to help you understand...

  • Word game & World Hunger Day

    16 octobre 2010 ( #GEOGRAPHY )

    FREE RICE is a word game You have to find the proper synonym with a word among 4 answers. <<< Click and choose your answers ! For each right answer, "Freerice" donates 10 grains of rice to the >>> UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME The more you answer...

  • "The Instant Kiwi" funny commercial

    13 octobre 2010 ( #ADVERTISING )

    The Instant Kiwi TV ad was released in 1999. This commercial arouses laughter anywhere exams are held :o) The ad illustrates the NZ Lotteries Board "Instant Kiwi" : in September 1989, the New Zealand Lottery Board introduced the game, which caused instant...

  • How people use the Internet

    16 octobre 2010 ( #The INTERNET - Social MEDIA )

    TRENDS B elow, a presentation explores how different kinds of technology users are related to public radio material. Some of the opportunities for media organizations now lie with new audiences using new technologies. This slideshow was presented at the...

  • World Post's day

    09 octobre 2010 ( #HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT )

    Above is the symbol of WPD for the next three years. World Post Day is said to "give governments and Posts an opportunity to demonstrate just how much the ever-expanding range of postal services contributes to national economic growth." (1) The Universal...

  • Hallowe'en INFOGRAPHICS

    22 octobre 2010 ( #Society - Economics )

    Halloween infographics The first infographic below tells us the different names of Hallowe'en... but it also explains how come today we carve pumpkins... and not turnips ! Click on it, and you'll also discover other interesting facts about All Hallows...

  • US gun control -facts & figures

    10 décembre 2012 ( #Terminales... B1 - B2 )

    The right to carry firearms in each U.S. state Illinois and Wisconsin are "no-issue" states : concealed carry is generally forbidden. In 10 "may-issue" states, applicants must often present a reason for carrying a firearm to an issuing authority, who...

  • Halloween's coming soon :o)

    24 octobre 2010 ( #The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere )

    Pumpkin carvings can be genuine masterpieces Carving pumpkins is specific to Halloween traditions : some people even turn this craft into art ! A Magnificent Dragon Who's the superhero popping out of the pumpkin ?! Will you follow the pumpkin's advice...

  • A dyseducational Road Movie -ANIMATION ;o)

    20 mars 2010 ( #A little bit of EVERYTHING )

    CO NG RA TU LA TIO NS ! Some of you have just passed the driving license test... Now that the strain of the exam is far behind you, watch this funny animation by and relax : By the way... I do hope you'll be driving better than this ;o) ___________________________________...

  • the United States of Movies

    20 novembre 2010 ( #CinemA-RT )

    A United States map illustrated with movies Click on the ⇑ illustration above to view a map of the U.S.A. where every state is matched with a movie : in "Dances with Wolves" (by/with Kevin Costner - 1990), the story takes place in South Dakota... And...

  • "Remember, remember..."

    04 novembre 2010 ( #HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT )

    You've just heard of the beginning of the first verse of this British popular verse. Below is its full version : "Remember, remember, The fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot ! We see no reason why Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot ! Guy...

  • Writing a LETTER

    13 octobre 2010 ( #METHODS : "How to..." )

    This recap sheet helps you remember the basic rules as for writing letters You'll find here ⇑ a model for formal letters, and two tables including various formulas for both informal letters and formal letters. ________________________ Thanks indeed to...

  • "Harmony" : off the wall... or necessary ?

    21 novembre 2010 ( #CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT )

    ... maybe both :o) The film shows HRH the Prince of Wales' new way of looking at our world. It was released on NBC on Friday, November 19 at 10:00 PM. The trailer (01'42") ⇓ And here is the ⇓ transcript of the trailer : Below, a teaser from the film ⇓...

  • A huge solar farm in South Africa !

    20 janvier 2011 ( #2ndes.......... B1- - B1 )

    ORAL COMPREHENSION Here is "South Africa plans huge solar farm" NPR's breaking news (delivered on October 28, 2010) : a radio file you will use to train your oral comprehension. This file is taken from the radio's website : NPR delivers both national...

  • Egyptian protesters played with language... ~ Locations & Forms of POWER

    16 février 2011 ( #>>BAC : entraînez-vous )

    ... to make their message compelling TEACHERS' LOUNGE [ + possibly B2 & above ] Ben Zimmer wrote an article relating how Egyptian protesters played with language to make their case for their President's resignation : <<< read the article "How the war...

  • GOOGLE's latest -analysing words recurrence

    22 décembre 2010 ( #LEXIS : words - words - words ! )

    5,000,000,000 words It looks as if Google assembled the largest collection of words ever gathered online ! These words have been taken "from 5 million books published over the past four centuries." Read the article >>> "Google Book Tool tracks cultural...

<< < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 > >>