Variety's on this English menu : have fun practising ! ~~~ Progresse en anglais au fil des divers articles et supports :-)
TEACHERS' LOUNGE These videos present two women writers' vision of creativity in writing... Elizabeth GILBERT is an American journalist and writer (a memoirist, a short story writer and novelist). In this TED talk, the author "muses on the impossible...
Lire la suiteHere's a bright parody of the Wii... ... you know, the fabulous widget that gets you to do as if you were practising quite any activity... without practising them for real (or should I say IRL ?) :o) ____________________________ IRL = in real life | brightI...
Lire la suite"A harsh climate did not stop humans moving to northern Europe nearly a million years ago", Miriam Frankel says . Researchers have discovered stone tools in Norfolk : these suggest early humans arrived nearly a million years ago -or even earlier- in Britain....
Lire la suiteTo be honest, Justin Bieber's music gets on my nerves :-( But variety is the spice of life and... of music too I guess. The singer's "My World Tour" page has become the target of an internet joke : Click here >> BBC news to read the full article The unexpected...
Lire la suiteThis Muppets' Pledge of Alliance parodies the US : Though the animation may look rather childish, it's full of history data. Try and answer these questions : 1) What are the three notions Sam the Eagle points out at the beginning of his speech ? 2) Which...
Lire la suiteTEACHERS' LOUNGE ... balanced time ! Use time wisely and well" That's Philip George Zimbardo's message. The American social psychologist has studied time perspective and how it affects our work, health and well-being. The 10-minute animation below is...
Lire la suiteThe 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...
Lire la suiteThis cool animation has nothing to do with English -nor schoolwork ; maybe it's not exactly your favourite kind of music, but give it a try : it might help you relax after your exams :o) The animation music, "Comptine d'un autre été : l'après-midi",...
Lire la suiteHere are grammar handouts which might help some of you. Just click on the links below to get recaps about : The English tense system : an overview [les temps en anglais] The passive voice Reported speech [discours indirect] Modals [auxiliaires modaux...
Lire la suiteThe textbook "Insight" includes a few documents to help you revise. This recap is about the wordings of your exam : click on the multicolour folder : Revoir les ^ ^^ ENONCES Revise your English exam WORDINGS
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