Queen's message pays tribute to London and Manchester

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Listen to the American assistant

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Revision: present simple, past simple and translation

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Présent simple
Présent simple (3 formes)
Prétérit

The Tell-Tale Heart , Edgar Allan Poe, 1843

  

Read and listen to the short-story (adapted version)
Source: manythings.org
              interesting things for ESL students

Two short plays

Over the Wall by James Saunders
Us and Them by David Campton

1° L LELE autobiography

Homework for Monday 6^th November                                    1°L LELE

Your task: Write an extract from your own « autobiography »

Choose a specific event or episode that you remember, a memory from your childhood, for example it can be a very embarrassing episode, a funny, joyful or sad moment … but it must be described as a special moment, something that tells a little bit about yourself.

You should:

-write in the first person and in the past tense

-include details about the setting (time, place, people …)

-include at least one dialogue

-describe your feelings, emotions

-find your own “I” or “eye” to tell the story

→ Don’t forget that the story will sound more “realistic” if you are telling the truth, or maybe "your truth".

Advice: before you start, ask yourself the following questions:

How do I look back on that moment? Why was it special? Why do I remember it? What does it tell about me? Why do I want to share it or to write about it?

It may help you find your own “voice”.                                                          

                                                                                Have a nice holiday 

Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X: Life and Death

Martin Luther King Jr : Life and Death 

Malcolm X : Life and Death

Source: watchmojo.com
Link: Martin Luther King
Link: Malcolm X

Defining the American Dream

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Recap here
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1° euro homework

 Welcome back to school. 

Here are the guidelines for your work. If you were not part of the "seconde euro" last year don't worry, you will have more time to do it.

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Harry Potter: How the boy wizard enchanted the world

What JK Rowling said about first Harry Potter book in 1997

Can you believe it's 20 years since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

Joanne Rowling, as she was known then, dreamed up the story of the bespectacled boy wizard on a train trip between London and Manchester.
She finished the manuscript in 1995, writing much of it in cafes in Edinburgh while her baby from her first marriage slept in a pram.
After many rejections, the manuscript was eventually picked up by Bloomsbury. The first hardback print run, which came out on 26 June 1997, was just 500 copies.
Then something magic happened. That first book - and the six that followed - went on to sell more than 450 million copies around the world.

It got kids (and adults) reading  ...

It also got people writing  ...

It spawned one of the world's biggest film franchises  ...

 

Young stars: Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint  (Warner Bros/Getty Images)

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Source: BBCNews 26 June 2017

What you might not know about Harry

It has been 20 years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published.
But how much do you know about the books that bought us the boy wizard?
Here are some magic numbers.

 Watch the video on  BBCNews

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Thank you Justine

Betty Friedan: one of America's great feminists

Betty Friedan talks about gender roles and gender equality, women's liberation movement ...
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Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States of America

Trump's inauguration took place on Saturday, January 20, 2017

Inaugural address: Trump's full speech 

Source: CNN

Protesters rally worldwide in solidarity with Washington march

Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States and around the world are joining marches Saturday to raise awareness of women's rights and other civil rights they fear could be under threat under Donald Trump's presidency.

Source: CNN     January 21, 2017