Variety's on this English menu : have fun practising ! ~~~ Progresse en anglais au fil des divers articles et supports :-)
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"America, are you happy ? The emotional words contained in hundreds of millions of messages posted to the Twitter website may hold the answer. Computer scientist Alan Mislove at Northeastern University in Boston and colleagues have found that these "tweets"...
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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...
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TEACHERS' LOUNGE Much less entertaining topics in " Shaking the Foundations of Tabloid Journalism " , a subtle though harsh press review by Ryan Gallagher (July 9, 2010). where the journalist shows how today's tabloidsconcerns build up a threatening atmosphere,...
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'Captured : America in Color from 1939-1943' "These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town...
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"Was apartheid only white rule [?] : Bantustans, collaborators and traditional leaders" This article underlines that not only was apartheid ruled by white people, but black and coloured people also played their role... "The National House of Traditional...
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Now that you've read about digital communications from the British Royal Family... test yourself ! The Royal Monarchy & ICT 1) Queen Elizabeth sent her first e-mail when she was... 84 50 75 42 Take This Quiz View Scoreboard
Lire la suiteQueen Elizabeth II is said to have sent her first e-mail in... 1976 ! Though the Queen is now 84 she is keen on modern information & communication technology and on top of the official website of the British Monarchy you can see the RAF Marham Gallery...
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In the article "English VOCABULARY : practise with pictures & fun" I told you about a website that helps you improve your lexis... and maybe you've already started practising ! Here are a few explanations about 'Match up 1' and 'Match up 2' instructions,...
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"35mm" is a shortfilm about cinema itself The authors chose 35 of their favourite films and tried to simplifly them as far as possible. This 2-minute journey through the history of films gathers them all by Pascal Monaco Watch the animated film attentively......
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Edward Hopper is mostly known for his oil paintings... but he also did a great job with watercolours (like "The Mansard Roof", 1923 , his first break ) and etching (like his "East Side", 1922 ) >>> Wikipedia article on Edward Hopper This clip shows a...
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