Trigger Happy by Weird Al Yankovic
"Got an AK47 well you know it makes me feel alright
Got an Uzi by my pillow, helps me sleep a little better at night
There's no feeling any greater
Than to shoot first and ask questions later"
(sing365.com)
Saturday Night Special by Lynyrd Skynyrd
"And as a man's reaching for his trousers
Shoots him full of .38 holes...
And Big Jim done pull his pistol
Shot his friend right between the eyes...
Well hand guns are made for killin'
They ain't no good for nothin' else
And if you like to drink your whiskey
You might even shoot yourself"
(sing365.com)
Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix
"Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand...
I'm going down to shoot my old lady"
(lyrics007.com)
I Don't Like Mondays by Bon Jovi & Jon Bon Jovi
"The silicon chip inside her head,
Got switched to overload
Nobody's gonna go to school today,
She's gonna make them stay at home,
And Daddy doesn't understand it"
(sing365.com)
The Devil's Right Hand - sung by Steve Earle
"I saw my first pistol in the general store
In the general store, when I was thirteen
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up"
(lyricsdomain.com)
+ the VIDEO 
(YouTube)
Eat, drink and be wary - interactive
(sun-sentinel.com)
"It shows images and descriptions of various holiday foods.
If you click on them, you’ll then see how much exercise you have to do
in order to “work off” each food’s calories." (Larry Ferlazzo)
DOCUMENTS
SONORES - LIEN MODIFIE 
Health care (US, 1.89Mo)
First impressions (US, 2.06Mo)
My best memory (US, 1.87Mo)
Hobbies (US,1.76Mo )
My best Christmas (US, 1.66Mo)
Three wishes (US, 1.96Mo)
After-school jobs (US, 1.65Mo)
(Ac. Reims)
VOCABULARY
Synonyms for spaceman
astronaut, spaceman, cosmonaut, traveler, traveller
usage: a person trained to travel in a spacecraft;
"the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"
(thesaurus.infoplease.com)
A little bird told me...
"Outside the Natural History Museum's bird collection at Tring,
a cat basks in the late afternoon sunshine...
The ornithology collection here is one of the largest in the world."
+ VIDEOS
(BBC)
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BULLYING
(timeforkids.com)
- GRADES 2-3 :
We can stop bullies - an article
The bully battle - Comprehension quiz
What would you do ? - a worksheet
Teacher's Guide
- GRADES 4-6 :
We can stop bullies - an article
The bully battle - Comprehension quiz
We can stop bullies - a worksheet : Do you agree ? or disagree ? ...
What would you do ? - a worksheet
Teacher's Guide
(Lien permanent)
Phrasals4Fun.
"In each unit you can learn 6 common phrasal verbs on different topics.
Each unit has three different sections:
Listening , Vocabulary and Reading
(British Council)
The following materials are available:
Unit One: Sport
Unit Two: Money
Unit Three: Time
Unit Four: Media
Unit Five: Health
LIENS MODIFIES
Gambling.
= "the act of betting money, for example in a game or on a horse race...
Take a look at the articles, poem, word game, cartoon, poll, trivia and links."
(British Council)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
John F Kennedy was assassinated on 22 November 1963.
Practise your English as you learn about assassination.
"Take a look at the article, story, cartoon, word game,
trivia, history and links."
(British Council)
A tailback
(cartoonstock.com)
Synonyms: traffic jam, queue, line, gridlock, logjam
(au.encarta.msn.com)
White hair may be a thing of the past
- a lesson plan
Warm-up : BODY WORRIES
(Breaking News English)
LIENS MODIFIES
ETUDE D'UN SPOT PUBLICITAIRE : 
Pub
TV pour Avista language school
(Pauline GIROUD)
+ VIDEO : Avista
- The Goldfish
(YouTube)
No one as Irish as Barack OBama
sung by Hardy Drew & The Nancy Boys
"You don't believe me, I hear you say
But Barack's as Irish, as was JFK
His granddaddy's daddy came from Moneygall
A small Irish village, well known to you all..."
+ the VIDEO
(mousepotato.over-blog.com)
Insight Plus - Part 17 - GM Food
"GM, or genetically modified, food is so hotly debated that it's hard
to imagine a time when GM crops weren't controversial. Find out how the attitudes to GM food have changed over time - and why."
+ script
(BBC)
MOOSEBUTTER - LYRICS and AUDIO
(moosebutter.com)
Cell Phone
"What's the nerve of you, talking on your cell phone?
Ain't you got nothing better to do, talking on your cell phone?
Walking down the sidewalk, sitting at home with your girlfriend? No end?..."
(Lien permanent)
Uncle Earl's Hairpiece
"Once I was eaten by a man-eating great white shark
Once I was crushed by an anvil when it fell from the sky..."
(Lien permanent)
Harry Potter
"Harry Potter, you live beneath the stairs.
Harry Potter, you've got unruly hair.
Harry Potter, the giant Hagrid he comes to call..."
(Lien permanent)
The Great Southern California ShakeOut
"At 10 a.m. on November 13, millions of people throughout Southern
California participated in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake
preparedness activity in U.S. history!"
- with resources / animations
(shakeout.org)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Think! - Three Strikes (pre-9pm version)
"Brand new 2008 public information film.
We see how a man was killed in a car crash because, with no seatbelt
to stop him, his internal organs kept travelling forward.
This is a "clean" version of the film with no blood or gore, and is shown
before 9pm (the so-called "watershed" for mature content in the UK.)"
(YouTube)
Think! - Three Strikes (post 9 version)
FOR TEACHERS
(dft.gov.uk)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
ListenToYouTube.com
"is the most convenient online application
for converting YouTube flash video to MP3 audio.
This service is fast, free, and requires no signup."
(listentoyoutube.com)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
(Lien permanent 3)
Celebrity Fires and the Media COLOR
By Daryl Cage
(caglepost.com)
Hopping down in Kent
with Pictures, Maps and Games
(hoppingdowninkent.org.uk)
Site signalé par Renée Maufroid
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(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Immigration - Fiches d'activités pédagogiques :
Niveau primaire
/ Niveau collège / Niveau lycée
(CNDP)
Life in Somalia's pirate town
"Whenever word comes out that pirates have taken yet another ship in the
Somali region of Puntland, extraordinary things start to happen..."
(BBC)
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Somali pirates living the high life
(BBC)
Bullying Awareness Week
+ November 16 - 22, 2008 Theme: "Stand Up! (to bullying)"
+ Resources : Poem / Facts / Posters / Songs / Videos ...
(bullyingawarenessweek.org)
The good old days ?
"Start the movie , read carefully the explanations.
When you are ready play the game alone or with a friend."
Created by Renée Maufroid.
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Black Soul - Animation
"an exhilarating immersion into the heart of Black culture via a whirlwind
voyage through the defining moments of Black History."
(nfb.ca)
English is crazy! - A Poem about Plurals
"We'll begin with box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes..."
(humbleapostrophe.com)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
The Quest - sung by Bryn Christopher
Grey's Anatomy Music Video - Season 4 finale
(YouTube)
- the LYRICS
"I know it is a life to live lately...
I feel numb, I’m alive...
What I’m gonna live for
What I’m gonna die for
Who you gonna fight for
I can’t answer that"
(musicloversgroup.com)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
(Lien permanent 3)
SEGPA
Des ressources pour les SEGPA
proposées par deux collègues enseignant dans ces sections.
(Ac. Nantes)
SEGPA
Livrets de compétences pour SEGPA : 6è, 5è, 4è, 3è.
"Nous proposons ici les documents d'accompagnement pour les SEGPA, soit quatre documents pour les quatre niveaux de collège (voir bas de page pour le téléchargement).
Il s'agit de documents élaborés par un groupe de ressources
de l'académie de Créteil en 2004-2006.
À ces documents s'ajoutent (voir la partie Documents Complémentaires) des fiches d'évaluation au format DOC que les enseignants peuvent adapter selon leurs besoins.
Enfin, des fiches d'activités de communication langagière adaptées du CECRL
(pages 49 à 69) pour les SEGPA niveau A1/A2 sont également proposées
dans les Documents Complémentaires."
(Ac. Nantes)
If Everyone Cared - sung by Nickelback
A song that shows that a single person
can make the world a better place.
- WITH LYRICS to your right
"If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
We'd see the day when nobody died..."
(YouTube)
Country music. A short illustrated history
"Start the movie , sit back and enjoy the music.
Then play the game."
Created by Renée Maufroid.
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(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
(Lien permanent 3)
Woman killed by husband's coffin 
"A Brazilian woman has died after being struck by her husband's coffin
when the hearse they were travelling in was involved in a car crash."
(BBC)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Obama 'to curb role of lobbyists'
"US President-elect Barack Obama will introduce rules to restrict the role
of lobbyists as he shapes his administration, says a senior official."
(BBC)
Pub dog must wear 'high-vis' vest
"A dog barred from a pub for chewing beer mats has been allowed back in
- but only if she wears a high-visibility vest."
(BBC)
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(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Illegal alien - Genesis
WITH LYRICS to your right
"Down at the office had to fill out the forms
A pink one, a red one, the colours you choose,
Up to the counter to see what they think...
Over the border, there lies the promised land
Where everything comes easy, you just hold out your hand..."
(YouTube)
Machine Gun Shootout
"Kaj Larsen visits Knob Creek, KY to take part in the largest
machine gun shoot out in the world."
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Kilkelly - Peter Jones
"Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 60, my dear and loving son John
Your good friend the schoolmaster Pat McNamara's so good
As to write these words down..."
(celtic-lyrics.com)
- the VIDEO
Actual letters sent to a son in America by a father left behind
in Kilkelly, Co. Mayo. Written in the 19th century
(YouTube)
Kilkelly, Ireland
The diary of Pat McNamara, the schoolmaster
"One hundred years ago today on the 17th December, 1902 Pat McNamara,
the schoolmaster so fondly commemorated in the beautiful and touching
ballad 'Kilkelly Ireland', died..."
(hoganstand.com)
Thousands are sailing - sung by The Pogues
"Thousands are sailing
Across the western ocean
Where the hand of opportunity
Draws tickets in a lottery
Where eer we go, we celebrate
The land that makes us refugees..."
(lyricsfreak.com)
- the VIDEO :
A short film about emigration from Ireland due to the potato famine.
The film is set to The Pogues song - Thousands are sailing
(YouTube)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)
Three Gorges Dam - PowerPoint Presentation 
(geogonline.org.uk)
Three Gorges Dam completed (20 May 2006)
(BBC)
Three Gorges Dam
(Wikipedia)
Baracks and Obamas born in Kenya
- a lesson plan
(Breaking News English)
(Lien permanent 1) (Lien permanent 2)