Friday, September 2nd 2016. BREXIT BREXIT is a portemanteau word made of “Britain” and “exit”. It appeared when the UK wanted / decided to leave the European Union. (UK = the United Kingdom – The European Union = the EU) So on June 23rd 2016, there was...
A lot of artists have written about the American Dream: Neil Diamond wrote about a beautiful American Dream in his song ''America ''. In the musical ''West Side Story '' there are arguments in favor and arguments against the American Dream. Madonna, Bruce...
This is a documentary about the road 66.Cyrus Avery prpoposed a road to Chicago, illimois to Santa Monica in Los Angeles. The U.S government approved the project in 1926. During « The Great Depression » in 1930s from 1940s she took the name of « mother...
Friday, November 6th 2015 Lindsey… Her trip / her walk… People she met… Her feelings… -25 (years old) -Bristol, Connecticut -Student in sociology -must meet as many people as possible in 6 months: joined a programme called “Togetherness” = report her...
Friday, October 2nd 2015. Why are girls missing in India ? This document is a report about the situation of girls in India. The topic / the issue / the problem the journalist reports on is genderside. Indeed, many newborn girls are killed by their parents...
Army paratroopers attack ed (t) unarmed marchers / protestors / demonstrators, on January 30th 1972, in Ulster / Northern Ireland – Londonderry: 29 people were injur ed (d) and 13 people were kill ed (d) by the Army while marching. It was a civil right...
Monday, September 7th 2015 A time capsule from the past was found in 2015… Various objects were found in the time capsule: a platform shoe, smiley buttons, an Apple II computer, a magazine and a film poster of STAR WARS… We can see characters who are...
Friday, September 4th 2015 4 major cities… Ottawa: On the picture we can see people walking on Rideau Canal which is frozen, so they are ice-skating. Everyone is wearing warm clothes because it’s cold and it’s winter. Behind them / in the background,...
Description: - three polar bears with tags - ice caps - WWF poster - Slogan: What will it take before we respect the planet? - snow - colours: blue, white, red, black Analysis: - to help animals which live in polar countries - tag = no respect feeling...
Energy Crisis & Economic Collapse In 1973, the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) launched (t) an oil embargo. Consequently, it severely damaged (d) western economies and people began talking about energy conservation. In 1979, an...
Monday, January 26th 2015. ROUTE 66 This Route 66 is the most travelled road in the USA. It was created in the 1920s and named so in 1926 thanks Cyprus Avery. He was a businessman from Oklahoma. The road has other names: “mother road” or “main street...
watch the video here (first 1:30 min) Ce document vidéo est un reportage réalisé par un journaliste de la BBC pour l’émission Horizon. Le journaliste entre dans un laboratoire et nous explique l’importance de ce lieu : c’est l’endroit où une grande prouesse...
1- Where does this article come from? This is an article taken from Time Magazine and published on February 21st 2013. 2- What is the journalist trying to convince us of? The journalist is trying to convince us that Superman deserves more respect and...
Friday, October 16th 2015. Emmeline Pankhurst The report starts with a quote (quotation) from Emmeline Pankhurst, in which she explains that they are not lawbreakers / they don’t want to break the law, but they are lawmakers / they want to make the law....
Friday, October 2nd 2015. Questions about the Boutin family… When you are together with your family, what do you like to do? We love going outside, biking, going to the beach… What are the names of the different members of your family? There is Tess,...
Monday, September 21st 2015. Listen again to the report: Listen to the song, Let it be: Oral comprehension A report on Let it be, The Beatles This document is a recording of a radio programme from Liverpool News. The journalist is Steven Robson. He reports...
T ES1 Wednesday, February 4th 2015 Description: - A tanker boat / two inflatable boats - Trying to stop the tanker with a huge fishing net - STOP in yellow letters - Man holding a flag - Near the Alaskan coast… - Oil transport / oil extraction / oil exploration...
Kevin was born on May 25th 1971, in New York but his parents went back to Phoenix, Arizona and he grew up over there. When he was young / two or three years old / a baby, his parents lived in New York because his mother met his father in NY and his father...
This is an article taken from a magazine. This text talks about the different challenges of import / export for small companies. The document deals with Michael Reay. The journalist writes an article about MR who is a Managing Director and the different...
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 and according...
From Hell (the trailer from the film) This film is about Jack The Ripper and an inspector from Whitechapel who is making an investigation to find the murderer. The inspector’s part is played by Johnny Depp. The character he embodies can see the victims...
An Ultimate Decision Two worlds, Two different realities… The first world is very familiar to us: our planet, the Earth. We are in Europe, in Ireland to be precise, within the 21st Century. Then there is the other world. Up there, they call it the Realm...
Monday, September 23rd 2013. Celebrities who became fashion designers Madonna was a pop singer and she worked with H&M to create a fashion line in 2007. Kate Moss was a supermodel and she worked with Topshop to create a line of clothes in 2007. Heidi...
Seconde B/C Kevin live s in Phoenix, Arizona but he was born in New York because his parents live d in New York in 1971 : his dad was a baseball player, he play ed for the NY team, the Mets. À la 3ème personne du singulier du present: un –S apparait sur...
2nde D/E Monday, September 9th 2013. Cities in English speaking countries… This is New York City, it’s nickname is The Big Apple. We can the Brooklyn Bridge and behind the bridge, there are a lot of buildings / skyscrapers. There is a Stars and Stripes...
