Variety's on this English menu : have fun practising ! ~~~ Progresse en anglais au fil des divers articles et supports :-)
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Voici une infographie qui m'a immédiatement fait penser à un de mes élèves : patience, nous travaillerons en lien avec "Harry Potter" au prochain trimestre -d'ici là... cette infographie lui est dédiée 😊 ! Vocabulary : figure / trivia
Lire la suiteA tragedy is “a play with an unhappy ending”... ... but this is just too simple : there's more ! Tragic plays can be traced back all the way to the beginnings of drama in Ancient Greece. In "Poetics", one of the first books of literary criticism, Aristotle...
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17 videos from the Education Portal English Courses explaining literary terminology ~ PART III ~ Allegory in Literature: History, Definition & Examples Learn about allegories and how stories can be used deliver messages, lessons or even commentaries on...
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17 videos from the Education Portal English Courses explaining literary terminology ~ PART II ~ Allusion and Illusion: Definitions and Examples Allusions and illusions have little in common besides the fact that they sound similar. Learn the difference...
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17 videos from the Education Portal English Courses explaining literary terminology ~ PART I ~ This series of videos display illustrative examples to help you define and use these literary terms.You'll be able to... - identify terms like 'irony', 'foreshadowing',...
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Have you ever heard of the "L.U.S.A." ? :o) Have a glance at this map : it's a map of the Literary United States of America ! The map was created by Geoff SAWERS and Bridget Hannigan, and dealt with by Simon GARFIELD "Mapping America Writers", an article...
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The BPI "Polar Américain" page hosts a file on the American Crime/Detective novels Check it out by clicking on the detective picture : There you'll find links to several referential websites (in French, nevertheless quite interesting) ; the Centre Pompidou...
Lire la suiteThis funny song about how to write limericks... is partly a limerick itself ! Nick, from the 'Imagine Learning English' software indicates you the steps to write a great limerick : Writing a limerick : 9 steps #1 Know the basic characteristics of a limerick...
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If you like reading comics, you may enjoy the Classic Comics' version of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" Discover Act I by clicking on the ⇓ illustration below : illustration in the Public Domain
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Kathryn Stockett's book "The Help" somehow started 'buzzing' onlist :) Up to now, I've only read several excerpts from the book -and watched the official film trailer : One of the latest posts definitely made me feel like reading the whole novel and watching...
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