1.Myths and Heroes What is a myth? A myth is a well-known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events or to justify religious beliefs or social customs. There may not be records or other proof that they happened, but at least some parts of myths may be true. All cultures have myths. What is a hero? A hero is someone who is admired […]
Voilà la rentrée est faite et votre professeur d’anglais a commencé à vous parler des différentes « notions » que vous allez étudier tout au long de l’année. Il va peut être vous demander de trouver une définition pour chaque notion (sans regarder sur internet!) – mais comment donner une définition simple […]
The UK has officially notified the European Union that it is leaving. So what exactly will happen now? Here are a few articles and links to help you understand the situation. All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU : BBC News No turning back now – […]
The day After Thanksgiving (Friday) is known as Black Friday. This also is unofficially or officially start of holiday shopping season. Almost all stores come out with sales to attract consumers to their stores. People stand in line hours before store is opened, to grab the bargain of the year. […]
One of the most covered topics in the news at the moment is the US Presidential Elections. So to start off this new school year let’s take a look at the process: An election for President of the United States occurs every four years on Election Day, held the first […]
Happy New Year to you all! I wish you success in all your projects and for those sitting their BAC this year I hope you pass with flying colours!! To start the year off let’s look at a topic that is very much in the news at the moment: climate change, particularly […]
Here is an excellent article about gun violence in the USA – a topic which is very much in the news at that the moment and that can be used to illustrate the notion « Places and forms of power ». The article includes a video of Obama’s speech after the Umpqau Community College […]
On Thursday 7th May the General Elections take place in the UK. It is traditionally held on the first Thursday in May once every five years in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The 650 members of parliament (MPs) will be elected through 650 individual elections for a constituency. Each […]
Des vidéos très utiles et très claires avec quelques exemples pour l’épreuve d’expression orale. (Source France TV Education) Méthodologie expression orale Places and forms of power Myths and heroes Spaces and exchanges Idea of Progress
Vous êtes nombreux à me demander de vous aider à trouver des idées de « problématique » (key questions) pour vos oraux. Il n’est pas évident de proposer une problématique qui pourrait être utilisée par tout le monde car vous avez tous étudié des textes et documents différents. Je vais donc plutôt vous […]
