Gates
steps down 
"The chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is stepping down from his
daily job
at the world's largest software company today. Gates, who made his fortune
through developing computer software, plans to devote his time to charity
work."
+ Vocabulary explained
(BBC)
(Lien
permanent 1) (Lien
permanent 2)
(Lien
permanent 3)
Nostalgia
Clouds Our Thinking About The Family
An article by Mary Sanchez
(caglepost.com)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Meet Roger
The robot who will transform the way you go shopping
(BBC)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Olympic
Booklet (Beijing 2008) 
Click on TOPIC, THEMED and CROSS-CURRICULAR RESOURCES
/ Various Topics & Themes
(Primary Resources)
English Idioms about
big animals. 
"Watch the video, and learn a few idioms."
- like a bull in a china shop
- put the cart before the horse
- the elephant in the room
See a list of terms used in this activity.
Activity created by: Renée Maufroid
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
US court
overturns DC handgun ban
"A ban on handguns in Washington DC has been ruled unconstitutional
by the United States Supreme Court."
(BBC)
Q&A: DC's
gun laws
What is the case before the Supreme Court?
Why is the case so important?
What are the arguments against the DC handgun ban?
What are the arguments for maintaining the ban?
Where do the Supreme Court justices stand on the issue?
How will the case play into the White House race?
What is the Bush administration's position?
Why does gun ownership matter to Americans?
(BBC)
... and that's how I spent my summer vacation
(Young Stephen King)
(cartoonstock.com)
(Lien
permanent 1) (Lien
permanent 2)
(Lien
permanent 3)
Monsters of Mystery :
Bigfoot - Nessie - Storsie - Yeti - Mokele-Mbembe - Champ
"This map shows the home territories of six legendary monsters.
To find out about a creature, click its picture."
(nationalgeographic.com)
High fat
level found in takeaways
"Campaigners have called for better labels on takeaway food after
revealing massive levels of fat, salt and sugar in some of the UK's
favourite dishes."
See table
of nutrients
(BBC)
Dubai
plans 'moving' skyscraper
"The world's first moving building, an 80-storey tower with revolving
floors
giving a shifting shape, will be built in Dubai, its architect says...
The 420-metre (1,378-foot) building's apartments would spin a full 360
degrees,
at voice command, around a central column by means of 79 giant
power-generating wind turbines located between each floor. "
+ a VIDEO
(BBC)
New
Zealand signs historic Maori land deal
- a lesson plan
(Breaking News English)
NZ
signs historic Maori land deal
"In a historic settlement, the New Zealand government has signed
over
huge tracts of forest land to the ownership of seven Maori tribes."
(BBC)
Newquay - an Introduction
(YouTube)
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Newquay
"Newquay is the most popular holiday destination in Cornwall, with
an outstanding range of sandy beaches and is the surf capital of the
UK."
Video clips - Slideshows...
(newquayguide.co.uk)
Short conversations
"appropriate for beginners or false beginners"
+ Target Language
ex : "Do You Ever?"
- Target language : "Do you ever . . . ? / Sometimes/Rarely /
If I . . . I could/would"
(bogglesworldesl.com)
ESL Glossary
"Glossary of terms relevent to the ESL profession.
This glossary includes terms related to English, ESL, EFL, grammar,
TESOL, TEFL, pedagogy, and jobs."
(bogglesworldesl.com)
Idiom
: Give an inch and they'll take a mile
= "Make a small concession and they'll take advantage of you."
(answers.com)
Alien Language - interactive game
+ spelling, grammar and sentence construction.
"The aliens are on a mission to collect creatures from around the
galaxy.
Blast off and learn the parts of the body
with them."
There are four main activities:
- The Transporter
- The Body Museum
- The Hospital
- Who Wants to be a Winner
+ A visual dictionary, with pronunciation
(alienlanguage.co.uk)
(Lien
permanent 1) (Lien
permanent 2)
(Lien
permanent 3)
Peace
"Un membre de la garde rapprochée du président palestinien contrôle
une rue avant la visite de Nicolas Sarkozy à Bethléem, Cisjordanie,
le 24 juin 2008."
Surrogate
Mother
= "A woman who carries and gives birth to the child of another
woman,
who is usually infertile, by way of a pre-arranged legal contract."
(glossary.adoption.com)
Dynamic
Tower plans unveiled
"Italian architect David Fisher has unveiled his plans to create
the world's
first revolving skyscraper. Taller than the Empire State Building, the
so-called Dynamic Tower will be built in Dubai, with a second version
featuring
a retractable helicopter pad, later planned for Moscow."
(BBC)
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Biofuel use 'increasing poverty'
"The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged
more than
30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency report says.
Oxfam says so-called green policies in developed countries are contributing
to the world's soaring food prices, which hit the poor hardest.
The group also says biofuels will do nothing to combat climate change...
One UN adviser went as far as describing biofuels
as a "crime against humanity". "
(BBC)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Articles and
discussions about the accuracy of the medical aspect of the series
(politedissent.com)
Fox's House site
Videos - Bios - Photos...
(fox.com)
More VIDEOS on TV.com
Gregory House
1 Character biography
2 Characterization
3 Casting
4 Concept and creation 4.1 Parallels to Sherlock Holmes
("The name "House" is a play on "Holmes" (a homophone of "homes").")
5 References
6 External links
(Wikipedia)
House, M.D./Gregory
House
1 Basic Information 1.1 Comparisons to Sherlock Holmes
2 Character History
3 Memorable Moments
4 Trivia
5 Quotes
"Dr. Gregory House is the head of Diagnostic Medicine for
Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in Princeton, New Jersey."
(Wikipedia)
Chicago locals beware the birds
"Chicago residents have been sharing tips about how to avoid
coming
under attack by dive-bombing blackbirds."
+ Solutions :
"could be deterred by... / Spread your arms and ... / should
... /
avoid the birds by changing ... / it had been suggested that ...
(BBC)
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(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
THE STORM VOCABULARY
Matching - Flashcards (Java / non-Java) - Concentration
See a list of terms used in these activities.
(quia.com)
Robots - a slideshow
"The Americans seem ready to wage war using robot soldiers.
Is this good news?... Learn about it here.
American speech, standard speed. EXE file to download (1.98Mb)"
(pagesperso-orange.fr/prof.danglais)
200 ans de "Times" disponible en ligne
"The Times Archive invites you to explore 200 years of history
as it appeared
in the original pages of The Times newspaper from 1785-1985"
(APLV)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
TeenIssues
Discussing the problems that teens face...
"TeenIssues contains over 120 articles written by our experts
who continually update and add new content...
We give you advice to help guide you through the perils and issues
that plague teens. "
(teenissues.co.uk)
En collège, revisiter Sherlock Holmes grâce à Dr House
"Nos élèves ... adorent ce personnage brillant, solitaire et
cynique qui a l'art de résoudre les énigmes médicales comme on mène
une enquête criminelle...
ce docteur House ressemble à son grand-père spirituel : Sherlock Holmes.
Pour les enseignants, il y a là matière à donner un souffle nouveau
aux séquences sur le genre policier. Découverte de la notion d'intertextualité
et de la référence originale par la lecture des récits de Conan Doyle,
rédactions variées,
réflexion sur la langue, exploration du support filmique... "
Pour approfondir le sujet... :
- A propos de Dr House et de Sherlock Holmes
- Mises en place pédagogiques sur Sherlock Holmes
(cafepedagogique.net)
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(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Foreclosure
(cagle.com)
"Foreclosure is when someone who has lent money to a person or
organization
so that they can buy property takes possession of the property
because the money has not been repaid..." (Reverso)
( = "saisie" )
PROGRAMME
DU SEJOUR EN ANGLETERRE, DANS LE DEVON :
" THE ENGLISH RIVIERA "
"Sur les traces d'Agatha Christie,
mais aussi de Conan Doyle, de Cook, Drake, Brunel"
Du lundi 21 avril au samedi 26 avril 2008
(avec une classe de 4ème)
- AVEC LIENS
(Marie-Claire LEGRAS - Ac. Rouen)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Three
idioms connected with legs.
- with the script
1. I'm pulling your leg
2. It cost an arm and a leg
3. You haven't got a leg to stand on
(BBC)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Pronunciation
tips - with VIDEOS
+ Posters with examples (phonetics)
(BBC)
Traffic - a cartoon
(businesstravellogue.com)
(Lien
permanent 1) (Lien
permanent 2)
(Lien
permanent 3)
Aggressive
Driving & Road Rage
Facts - 16 Aggressive Driving Behaviors - Tests...
(ubishops.ca)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Car
Accident Causes
(weitzlux.com)
Types
of Crashes
(weitzlux.com)
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Risk
of
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A
head-on collision
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A
pile-up
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Roll-over
|
||
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
UN warning
on World Refugee Day
"The reasons why people flee their homes are becoming increasingly
complex
and interlinked, the UN has warned as it marks World Refugee Day...
There are about 11m refugees worldwide and 26m internally displaced
people... Nowadays people do not just flee persecution and war. Other
reasons include injustice, exclusion, competition for scarce resources
and the human
consequences of dysfunctional states..."
+ A VIDEO with Angelina Jolie
(BBC)
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An
escalator
|
An
elevator
|
A
freight elevator
|
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A
car lift
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A
ski lift
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A
dumb waiter
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ELEVATORS / LIFTS
An elevator
or lift "is a transport device used to move goods
or people vertically, from one floor to another."
(Wikipedia)
A walk-up
= "an apartment building without an elevator."
(thefreedictionary.com)
An escalator
"is a conveyor transport device for transporting people,
consisting of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks,
which keep the treads horizontal...
Principal areas of usage include department stores, shopping malls,
airports,
transit systems, convention centers, hotels, and public buildings. "
(Wikipedia)
A
freight elevator "(or goods lift) is an elevator designed
to carry goods...
A small freight elevator is often called a dumbwaiter "
(Wikipedia)
Wiretapping
(static.howstuffworks.com)
"Telephone
tapping (or wire tapping/wiretapping in the US) is the monitoring
of telephone and Internet conversations by a third party, often by covert
means."
(Wikipedia)
India
woman bouncer a big hit
"It's Saturday night and a long queue has formed in front of Score,
a hip nightclub in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh...
Ms Kaur's work alternates between
being at the door (to check those coming in)
and inside (to ensure the women guests behave)..."
(BBC)
Bill Gates
from the beginning
"From schoolboy to software titan, Bill Gates on how it all started."
(BBC)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
A bouncer
"Bouncer (doorman), a person who provides security and deals
with
disorderly people in a public venue."
= security guard, 'door staff', 'floor staff',
and 'door supervisor' (in the UK)
(Wikipedia)
