how to tell a joke (a video) 1)Train to play the characters in your jokes 2)rhythm and timing are important 3) work on the punch line. Speak with confidence! Telling jokes may improve your speaking skills ------------------------------- : ) I went to...
A First Black Professor Remembers Her Segregated Education The new York times 6 Q’s About the News | Schools and Segregation, 60 Years After Brown vs. Board of Education The learning network celebrates 60 years of desegregated education Photo : Sait Serkan...
Rosa sat so Barack could run : a song written after Barack obama's election Mr Brainwash wall-painting on this blog Breaking news English Rosa Parks Dies : CO : 1'36 Activities Et pour le plaisir de l'écouter : Pascal Obispo chante Rosa After teaching...
Wikipedia: doublespeak Your dictionary: examples of doublespeak Introduction to doublespeak Before Orwell: Oxymoronic Phrases We're alone No comment Turned up missing Where the truth lies Specialize in everything The rain is starting to stop. Can I ask...
Article : My students don't know how to have a conversation ( Mine do ! I can assure you! ) "It’s no surprise to any teacher or parent that teenagers rely heavily on cell phones for communication. According to the Pew Research Center , one in three teens...
International Workers' Day Why we celebrate May 1st (Encyclopedia of Chicago) "On May 1, 1886, Chicago unionists, reformers, socialists, anarchists, and ordinary workers combined to make the city the center of the national movement for an eight-hour day....
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Article + audio + videos+ links comprehension activities + grammar exercises, etc... Teatime Magazine http://absolutenglish-972.pagesperso-orange.fr/notes/uscivi/caribbean_index.htmhttp://absolutenglish-972.pagesperso-orange.fr/notes/uscivi/caribbean_index.htm...
From the New York Post French Tourist gives food to Richard Gere Only one person, French tourist Karine Gombeau, offers Gere a bag of food, without knowing it’s the Golden Globe-winning actor. Gere happily took the bag and thanked the woman. Actor Richard...
World must end 'dirty' fuel use - UN A long-awaited UN report on how to curb climate change says the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels. NPR audio full article EU MUST LEAD CLIMATE CHANGE FIGHT The European Union must do more" to...
President Lyndon Johnson / Civil Rights and The Power of Education 38 years before becoming President, LBJ worked as a teacher in a poor Mexican community in Texas He never forgot them... NPR : LBJ Carried Poor Texas Town With Him In Civil Rights Fight...
The Queen's 88th birthday reminded me of this: Pomp and pageantry on the Thames Without the River Thames, London would not be the city it is today. In past centuries it helped commerce and trade grow, but also was used to stage grand events and regal...
Songwriters Behind 'Frozen' Let Go Of The Princess Mythology The song "Let it go" won an oscar / HOW DID THEY COME UP WITH THE IDEA? If you have young children, you may know by heart the songs from the Disney animated musical Frozen, including its massively...
ON THE ENGLISH BLOG: CARTOON. HEAD IN THE SAND Cartoon from The Guardian + explanations! ALSO ON THE ENGLISH BLOG Smog is a "naturally occurring phenomenon", say UK leaders London smog warning after sand from Saharan storms dusts streets Cartoon: Toxic...
THE GUARDIAN India prepares to go to the polls - in pictures More than 100 million first time voters will cast their ballots when the world's biggest democracy holds a general election from 7 April. Here is a selection of young voters' opinions on the...
Links were added after my students had handed back their work : ere then asked to add essential elements for the oral exam. https://www.thinglink.com/scene/232159825151131649 http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0116.html http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Children/IndianChildWelfareAct/HistoricalPerspective/tabid/1363/Default.aspx...
A Painful Chapter In Our History We Are Not Afraid: The Story of Goodman, Schwerner, and Chaney and the Civil Rights Campaign for Mississippi by Seth Cagin and Philip Dray tells the story of the disappearance and murder of the these three civil rights...
(having a job to pay for your studies) The Atlantic The myth of working your way through college The last casino : "If your parents can't help pay your tuition, and you don't have a time turner, but you're pretty smart, your best bet might be scamming...
Updated on May1st. BBC NEWS: His Choice is made -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An exceptional student accepted by all 8 Ivy League colleges (starts at 6'16) cnn.com/video/education Transcripts on...
CNN Student News - March 28, 2014 Collège/lycée / civi / present perfect simple et (present perfect be Ving, durée?) "Breakfast" Starts at 4'08! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwhtn7_F8yw&feature=player_detailpage FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST THREATENED :...
The Guardian.com (article) Does it matter if teachers are Scruffy? DOES IT MATTER IF YOUR tEACHER IS SCRUFFY? VIDEO ON BBC NEWS 13 March 2014 Last updated at 09:29 GMT We all know the stereotype of the scruffy school pupil - scuffed shoes, stained shirt...
Work on the artcle in your textbook : New Bridges 1ère. The Cannes Film Festival : click below for the English version! will open with The Great Gatsby here : more about The Great Gatsby in Cannes Trailer here : Click on the cover to learn about the novel...
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! http://www.npr.org/2014/02/09/273811514/learning-about-love-from-the-lifelong-bond-of-the-prairie-vole Learning About Love From Prairie Vole Bonding ALL ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day VALENTINE'...
ROWAN ATKINSON :Sir Marcus Browning MP Announcer: Welcome to your seats, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you enjoyed the buffet dinner, but even if you didn't, I know you'll enjoy our guest speaker tonight who's taken time off from his rigorous parliamentary...
Double Take 'Toons: Martin Luther King Day http://www.npr.org/2014/01/19/263372440/double-take-toons-martin-luther-king-day January 19, 2014 5:17 AM Tomorrow is the official holiday commemorating the birth (January 15, 1929) of the inspirational civil...
