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Mediterranean Union is launched - 13 July 2008
"French President Nicolas Sarkozy has launched a new international body
with 43 member nations aimed at ending conflict in the Middle East...
The Union for the Mediterranean will tackle issues such as
regional unrest, immigration to pollution."
(BBC)
Union for the Mediterranean
= "a community of European Union member states and other countries
bordering the Mediterranean Sea established on 13 July 2008
by French President Nicolas Sarkozy."
(Wikipedia)
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The Burqa: Facts & Issues
(relijournal.com)
Muslim woman denied French citizenship for 'radical' practice 
(france24.com)
91-year-old woman gets stuck under car for 2 days
(Associated Press)
- with a worksheet 
"Lecture comparative des 2 versions (anglaise et française),
et pratique raisonnée de la langue"
(VIGILANGUES)
Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me 
(YouTube)
- the LYRICS :
"Maybe I shouldn't think of you as mine...
Sometimes I can't help seeing all the way through...
I never want to make you change for me...
You know that I'd be with you if I could..."
(stlyrics.com)
Hostage
Synonyms within context :
- "prisoner, prisoner of war, POW, captive, inmate, detainee,
abductee, detenu, close prisoner."
- take prisoner, take hostage (capture).
hold hostage, confine illegally
+ MORE expressions using "hostage"
+ Hyphenated Usage...
(.websters-online-dictionary.org)
Country Profile : United Kingdom
"The United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It has a long history as a major player in international affairs
and fulfils an important role in the EU, UN and Nato..."
Overview / Facts / Leaders / Media
+ A Timeline from 1914
(BBC)
Babyshambles - You Talk - the lyrics
"You talk, you talk a good game
Wish I could talk the same...
Utah, remember Utah in the rain
And those little red shoes and some kid with the blues"
(tuxboard.com)
- the VIDEO (YouTube)
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Murdered man spells out his murderer in alphabet soup
(cartoonstock.com)
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Lightning Safety Tips
(weatherwizkids.com)
Are You Ready for a Thunderstorm?
"Here's what you can do to prepare yourself and your family."
(lightningsafety.noaa.gov)
Searchable database of political cartoons,
by the best editorial cartoonists in the world
- "and all of these cartoons are available for you to reprint."
(The Cagle Post)
LIVELY by Google
"Create an avatar and chat with your friends in rooms you design."
- with a VIDEO
(lively.com)
Abu Dhabi buys into NY landmark
"The majority stake in one of New York's most famous landmarks, the
Chrysler Building, has been sold to a business arm of Abu Dhabi's government."
(BBC)
Chrysler Building
1 History 2 Architecture 3 Cultural Depictions
4 Quotations 5 Gallery...
(Wikipedia)
Summer Olympics Disaster Guide
What could go wrong in Beijing ? Everything.
Pollution / Algae / Tibet / Rain / Darkness / Visa Issues /
Food / Water / Locusts / Terrorism
(slate.com)
Curriculum for 'changing society'
"An updated secondary school curriculum, offering skills
and languages relevant to modern learners, has been announced.
It will give pupils "social and cultural flexibility" and
a "feeling for justice and fairness", says the QCA curriculum watchdog.
+ a VIDEO : Pupils will be taught modern subjects
(BBC)
04 July is American Independence Day.
Practise your English while you learn about the USA.
"Take a look at the article, poem, cartoon, word game, trivia and links."
(British Council)
CANADA
"Have a look at the article, word game, poem, cartoon, trivia, poll and links."
(British Council)
Three idiomatic phrases connected with hair.
+ Script
(BBC)
- 1. I let my hair down
- 2. Keep your hair on
- 3. I'm tearing my hair out
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Haggling 
"If you argue with someone in a shop or market over the price of something, we call this haggling. Although it isn't the custom in the UK to haggle every time
we shop, it is something we do for very cheap things... or very expensive things.
Don't forget to practise what you've learned with the listening activity..."
(BBC)
Questions and Answers about Refugees, Migrants and Indigenous Peoples
Teaching Resources and worksheets
- Introduction
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Migrants and Multiculturalism
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- Learning outcomes
- Key learning areas
- Face the Facts Publication 2005
(hreoc.gov.au)
The circus
"Children can practise words for people at the circus, colour in circus scenes,
listen to a song and read a story."
(British Council)
Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition
in California
"With three categories of competition available
(small surf dogs, large surf dogs and tandem surfing for pet and owner),
this competition really is in the premier league of canine X Sports.
It raises money for local charities..."
(whatsonwhen.com)
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Betancourt hails 'perfect' rescue
"French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt has hailed as a "miracle"
her release from more than six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle."
+ In pictures : Betancourt freed
(BBC)
Íngrid Betancourt,
"held captive by the FARC guerillas for six years, is rescued along
with 14 other hostages by the Colombian government."
(Wikipedia)
'American Dream' - The trailer
A film by Joel Christian McEwen
(americandreamthemovie.com)
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LIEN MODIFIE
If
I were a rich man vs. rich girl - a lesson plan -
Travail sur deux videos (niveau A2 / B1)
avec worksheets à télécharger en pdf
(Laurence Bernard - Ac. Martinique)
English
Grammar in Use 
by Raymond Murphy
- 393 pages - Intermediate level
(scribd.com)
Lorry carrying 12m bees overturns
"Motorists on Canada's biggest highway ended up with a bee in their
bonnet
after a truck transporting 12m of the insects overturned.
The lorry was carrying 330 crates of honey bees when it tipped over
on a ramp in St Leonard, New Brunswick."
Vocabulary :
- honey bee / bee experts / pollinate / beekeepers / protective suits
/ hive / sting / be angered
- highway / motorists / bonnet / ramp / lorry / truck / overturn
/ tip over / seriously injured
(BBC)
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Earwigs
"These brown to black, elongated insects, 19 to 25 mm long,
have a pair of large forceps at the end of the abdomen..."
(ipm.ncsu.edu)
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Sutong Bridge
It "is a cable stayed bridge that spans the Yangtze River in
People's Republic
of China between Nantong and Changshu. With a span of 1,088 metres (3,570
ft),
it is a cable stayed bridge with the longest main span in the world..."
(Wikipedia)
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Life or Death Game - interactive
At each crisis point, you have to choose between two or more options.
(Discovery Channel)
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Symbols of
the American Government : Activity Book
- 49 pages
(maser.ca)
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