Monday, September 12th 2016. US Elections Group 1 CANDIDATES Donald TRUMP Hillary CLINTON Tickets Mike PENCE (Vice President) Tim KAINE (Vice President) Party Republican Democrat Professional life Businessman / rich: finances himself his campaign / Trump...
Monday, September 12th 2016 Commercial for cities… Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. It’s one of the USA’s most interesting cities because it’s a city on the water. There are a seaport and a maritime center. Boston was founded in 1630, so it’s a...
Monday, September 5th 2016. BREXIT BREXIT is a « portemanteau » word, made of two words : “Britain” and “exit”. It was created when the British voted in referendum to know if they would stay or leave the European Union. The vote took place / occurred...
In the 50s - 60s, everyone wanted to achieve the American Dream. Everyone dreamt about a consumer's society where everybody would be happy, where immigrants would manage to get a better life. That's what "American"'s West Side Story tells us. Madonna...
Friday, May 20th 2016. Are you afraid of posting personal information on the net? (use 150 words) Use the information and arguments below to answer the question. To be handed back on Monday, May 23rd 2016. Yes, it’s frightening because… No, it’s safe...
HOBO Definition of the term « hobo », and the philosophy of life associated to it to establish a link with the character (Chris) of the movie we are going to study… 1-A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond. 2-Such a person is especially penniless....
The Beat Generation - A Countercultural Ethos – part 2 “The Beat Generation” is a term that applies to a group of American poets and novelists of the 1950s and 1960s who rebelled against American culture and values. They viewed the United States as conservative,...
Monday, February 22nd 2016 The WWF … stands for “World Wide Fund” NGO = non-governmental organization Symbol ? a panda, green colours. Purpose? Goal? To protect animals, plants, the wild, the Earth. How old is it? About 60 years old. Created in 1961....
I … of West Midlands Constabulary / do solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm / that I will well and truly serve the Queen / in the office of constable, / with fairness, / integrity, / diligence / and impartiality, / upholding fundamental human rights...
Wednesday, September 14th 2016 NY / SF (big): NY is bigg er than SF NY is the bigg est city in America. A BMW / A Mini (small) A Mini is small er than a BMW. The Mini is the small est car in the world. California / Dakota (peopled) California is more...
The American dream is a concept that promises a country where everybody is free, equal and can become rich. But there is sometimes a difference between the myth and the reality. A lot of artists as Neil Diamond and Madonna questioned the American dream....
First of all, those songs give different points of view of America. Some of them give a good image of the USA, presenting the American dream like heaven. We can see that Bruce Springsteen denounces the country. First, we can suppose that he makes the...
Friday, March 3rd 2016. Click to watch « The HRP-4C Robot takes to the runway at Japan fashion show.mp4 » Name : HRP-4C Looks like a Japanese woman : 1m58, 43kg. = to match the average Japanese woman Presented at the fashion week… Human fashion models...
Friday, December 4th 2015. Oral comprehension - Route 66 - Highway - Cyrus Avery proposed a road from Chicago, Illinois to Santa, Monica (in L.A)… Cyrus Avery = businessman from Tulsa, Oklahoma. - Approved by the US government in 1926… - The most travelled...
Mari is talking about New York… Likes / doesn’t like Likes Likes Likes doesn’t like Places ? Soho Central Park Harlem Time Square Her opinion Great shops Broadway Nice shops Small shops Cafes Cute restaurants Movie stars: saw an actress (Clare Danes +...
Climate change - Changes the Earth forever… - Biggest danger we face… - Climate change = one of the most worrying things for our planet… - We must do simple things (turning off lights, recycling paper…) - Ice caps in Arctic & Antarctica = melting… - Changes:...
The Beat Generation – part 1 1- The term describes two concepts. Explain which ones. The Beat Generation is a term used to describe both a group of American writers who came to prominence in the late 1950s and early 1960s and the cultural phenomena that...
In what way(s) was this experience an eye-opener for Graham? Is every aspect of tribe life positive? During his period as a volunteer, Graham discovered a completely different way of life … He was above all surprised by the fact that the people on the...
Friday November 27th 2015. Graham spent a month on Gull Bay reserve, he volunteered to help the tribes. When he first arrived he was shocked by the landscape (scenery) and the beauty of nature. He also met welcoming, funny and caring people there… but...
Listen to Mike and Todd again and fill in the blanks in the script... Monday, September 28th 2015. This audio document is an interview of Mike, by Todd who wants to know how his life was when he was liv ing in New York… NY is a really cool and fantastic...
Friday, September 11th 2015 San Francisco : This audio document is a presentation of San Francisco. It is located on the San Francisco Bay. It is situated on a hill. We can see the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It is a landmark, a famous building…...
click here to watch the video, take notes and see you on Wednesday! Monday, September 7th 2015 New York: The scene takes place in Manhattan, New York. On the picture we can see Brooklyn Bridge with the American flag. In the foreground, we can see East...
Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 English-speaking countries and cities The flags : The American flag is composed of 50 white stars on a blue background representing the 50 states and 13 stripes representing the 13 first colonies. The name of the American...
WikiLeaks should be banned… WikiLeaks should be authorized… - What is classified and censored should remain secret… = We don’t need to know everything = Against privacy - Political attacks on (US) communication / government - To prevent government secrecy...
TS3 Wednesday, February 4th 2015. Powers & counter powers Government / heroes-wizards / culture (soft power) / revolution / democracy / dictatorship / NGO (Non-governmental organization) / politics / UN(O) (United Nations Organization) / hippies / demonstrations...
