Wednesday, November 6th 2013. 1- Was Hans Holbein English ? No, he wasn’t English, he was German. He was a German painter and he lived in England. He painted a portrait of Henry VIII. 2- What does King Henry VIII look like in the portrait ? In this portrait...
Lire la suiteSeconde D/E Tuesday, November 5th 2013. My greatest challenge This is Lindsey, she is 25 and she is a student in sociology. She entered / took part in an experience / a program(me) called Togetherness: the goal / the aim was to meet as many people as...
Lire la suiteSeconde B/C Monday, November 4th 2013. My greatest challenge Lindsey is a student in sociology. She is 25 and she lives in Bristol, Connecticut. She walked across 6 states, from Connecticut to Nebraska: she crossed New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,...
Lire la suiteFrom Bombay to Mumbai 1. a. Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1995 under the rule of the right-wing nationalist party which had won the local elections. The main reason was that “Bombay” was a corrupted English version of “Mumbai” and an unwanted legacy of...
Lire la suiteIndependence: When the British left in 1947, in order to avoid further religious tension, two separate states were created: a Hindu state, India, and a Muslim state, Pakistan (East Pakistan became Bangladesh in 1971). Demography: With 1.2 billion inhabitants,...
Lire la suiteSeconde D/E Monday, November 4th 2013. During the expedition, Lewis and Clark met an Indian woman called Sacagawea. She helped them a lot: she was an interpreter when they met other Indian tribes. She also helped them to keep peace with those Indian tribes....
Lire la suiteThursday, October 17th 2013. Listen to the conversation here: This is a conversation between two people, a man and a woman. They are talking about John Lennon, more precisely a poster for an English Language school in Brazil… Then they talk about John...
Lire la suiteHinduism: It is often considered more as a way of life than a religion because everyone can believe in his / her own philosophy. Indeed, many holy books have been written, unlike in other religions in which there is only one holy book and one way to think....
Lire la suiteSeconde B/C Thursday, October 17th 2013. Lewis and Clark went on expedition with 40 men, from Saint Louis / They started from / left Saint Louis on May 14th 1804. They took food, warm clothes and weapons (rifles) with them. They also took poles to push...
Lire la suiteSeconde D/E Wednesday, October 16th 2013. Lewis & Clark exploring America. Merriwether Lewis was born on August 18th 1774, in Virginia. William Clark was born on August 1st 1770, in Virginia. They were explorers. Lewis was a captain of the US army and...
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