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The Berlin Wall

HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT

Par M. Mirza

Wikipedia on the Berlin Wall >>> (1) Documentary film "Berlin Wall - Escape for freedom" The film is a bit long -but the trailer lasts about 1 minute and the clearly articulated voice-over makes it easier to understand : give it a try :o) video by factualtv...

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Jack O'Lantern

The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere

Par M. Mirza

(1) Jack O'Lantern is one of the most popular legends related to Hallowe'en : it's an Irish tale... Click on the lantern to discover the story of 'Stingy Jack'... (1) : Photo by Photograph by Toby Ord, under CC BY-SA license

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"The Boat that Rocked" -FILM

CinemA-RT

Par M. Mirza

"The Boat that Rocked" got a most English title in France : "Good Morning England !"" ... which became "Pirate Radio" in the U.S.A. It tells the story of a fictitious pirate radio station : "Radio Rock", whose crew of disc jockeys broadcast rock and pop...

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Linus & 'the Great Pumpkin'

ANIMATIONS - CARTOONS - COMIC STRIPS

Par M. Mirza

Linus blows the class rep' election... ... by telling his schoolmates about the 'Great Pumpkin' during the speech, though he aimed at becoming the class representative (= "délégué" in France). Indeed, Linus is probably the most naive character in "The...

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What happened on October 17...

HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT

Par M. Mirza

... 1989 ? A powerful earthquake -which lasted 15 seconds- shook San Francisco : the epicentre of the quake measured 6.9 on the Richter scale.Tremors from the quake were reported 400 miles away in Los Angeles and 200 miles away in Reno (Nevada). There...

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The English assistant... is American :o)

GEOGRAPHY

Par M. Mirza

Today you met your English assistant. Have a look at the map : do you remember where she comes from ? Which state ? Which city ? For Monday 19, you know you must draw her portrait. Re-read your notes and remember the information she told you about, in...

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An amazing 9-letter English word

LANGUAGEs

Par M. Mirza

This word is unusual : every time you remove one of its letters, it changes into another one... ... until you get a one-letter word -which still has a meaning ! .

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Al Gore's humourous address

CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT

Par M. Mirza

Speech at T.E.D.'s -Technology, Entertainment, Design (1) The former vice-president of the U.S.A. (also film-'star' of "An inconvenient truth") suggests 15 possible ways of reducing climate change... now ! The man who called himself the "former future...

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Mr Bean starring in a commercial

ADVERTISING

Par M. Mirza

Here is what you mustn't do in a cinema : watch Mr Bean, he is forbidden to do various things. He cannot drink nor eat... ... until he gets THE soda and THE pop-corn :o)

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Climate change

CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT

Par M. Mirza

A 2-minute version of the Google Earth Climate introductory tour View the potential impacts of climate change on our planet Earth : find out about possible solutions for adaptation and mitigation, ahead of the UN's climate conference ^ in Copenhagen (COP15),...

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