Wednesday, October 10th 2018. Winston Churchill, a war hero ? This document is an extract from a war speech by Winston Churchill, the British politician and Prime Minister during WWII (World War two / the Second World War). Here he is speaking to the...
Monday, September 10th 2018 My favourite genre of music and why ? Listen to Jason talk about his favourite genre of music... So initially I started liking British Indie Rock bands, such as Oasis and Blur, and then from there I went back to discover the...
Some ideas to answer question 3 and compare the three young people: - They all go to school (although Babar teaches Chumki after school hours). - They want a good education to rise above poverty. - Rajbeer is the luckiest one of the lot, with his efficient...
Wednesday, October 17th 2018 EMMELINE PANKHURST This audio document is a presentation of Emmeline Pankhurst and her achievements. It starts with a quick extract from one of her famous speeches: “We are here, not because we are law-breakers, we are here...
Once you've answered the questions, compare with the following propositions 11. What is the salesman’s reaction? The salesman calls for his superior, he becomes impolite and wants to call the security agent. 12. How does the manager react when he meets...
Monday, September 18th 2017 This document is an extract from a speech by Boris Johnson. He speaks about his will to leave the EU. Indeed, first, he denounces the European Union as a supra-national system with which he disagrees. He explains that such...
Friday, February 3rd 2017. Malala’s autobiography - From a country that was created at midnight - Was almost killed: just after midday - One year ago : left her home for school… never returned - Shot in the head by a Taliban bullet - Flown out to Birmingham,...
1997: she was born in the mountain-fringe city of Mingora, in the Swat Valley. 2008: She began to fight for girls’ education in Pakistan. 2009: The Taliban overran her city / The Taliban denied the right to education to girls / Malala started writing...
This picture / photo / photograph was taken in a field. We can imagine / guess / assume / suppose this picture was taken in the morning because the people seem to be waking up / getting up. Indeed, it represents a couple, a young man with a young woman....
Monday, September 25th 2017. In the extract from Theresa May’s speech, we understand that Theresa May wants to use Scotland. Indeed, she says Scotland is important to her, she had an excellent meeting with Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister. She also...
Wednesday, September 6th, 2017 BREXIT “Brexit” is a compound word composed / made of two words: “Britain” and “Exit”. It was coined / invented in the summer of 2016 when there was a referendum / a vote to answer the question: “Leave or stay / remain in...
Dread / Fear / Fright / Scare (peur) To be scared to death (avoir une peur bleue) Panic-stricken (pris de panique) Terror (Effroi) Anxiety (angoisse) / anxious (angoissé) Distress (détresse) Confusion (incomprehension) To be in a state of disarray (être...
Monday, February 27th 2017 A campaign analysis These six documents are all photo-montages representing polar bears and what their future might be. They are all posters meant as environmental campaigns to make us aware of the consequences of global warming...
Friday, February 3rd 2017 Malala’s autobiography - One year ago / left my home for school / never returned - Shot in the head by a Taliban bullet - Return to Pakistan? Some people say no / Malala: yes - In Birmingham, England: cured in this country (hospital...
Friday, January 13th 2017. ROSA PARKS This document is an extract from a radio programme / program about Rosa Parks. We learn she was an extraordinary person because one day she had the courage to sit at the front of the bus whereas it was reserved to...
Monday, December 12th 2016 Group 1 Churchill’s speech - Commentary List : « blood, toil, tears and sweat” =>consequences if you resist… accentuated on the first and the last words => he knows there will deaths, so we will have to make efforts to resist....
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 Let’s debate and find arguments about a possible statement recognizing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples! How to express your opinion or contradict your adversary in a debate Arguments in favour of the recognition…...
How to pronounce the –ED ending ? The pronunciation of –ED depends on the letter that comes before. Eg: arrived – decided – landed – claimed – colonized – peopled – considered – established – signed – started – settled – stopped – published – formed....
What is a whistle-blower? Hi, I’m Kraig Martin, and I do employment law here in the firm. What is a whistle-blower? A whistle-blower is a person who goes to either the media or to a person in the company wo can do something about it, and complains about...
Does social media have the power to change the world? Watch the video as many times as you want, make pauses if necessary and discover the power of social media. 1-What words are underlined in the questions? Why? What does it focus on then? SOCIAL MEDIA...
Monday, January 21st 2019. The introductory music: Let’s make hypotheses about what could be happening… The music suggests suspense because of the rhythm. It’s quite slow, then it accelerates, then it slows again. There are high-pitched moves and low-pitched...
Wednesday, September 19th 2018. Protest songs Bob Dylan Masters of war John Lennon Give peace a chance Bob Marley Get up, stand up This song is a protest song because it refers to a war, and more precisely the Vietnam war. It denounces the people (the...
Rosa Parks An extraordinary person who stood up against racism These days were harder for women Courageous A national hero Got on a bus / put money in the slot / sat at the front / refused to move / driver called the police / got arrested / December 5th...
Monday, March 6th 2017. Maria, an eco-friendly person? This document is an interview of Maria. She talks about eco-friendly gestures that we can do and that she does to protect the environment. She wonders whether she is really eco-friendly… but at least...
Friday, December 2nd, 2016. Heroes can be classified according to what they did … For example, the French resistant Jean Moulin who died to save his country… he never talked and he never surrendered to the Nazis. Nelson Mandela is now considered as a...
