Pictures and Posters :

• Hands of the World infographic
  "This infographic “outlines different hand gestures of peace and where in the world the gesture may have originated."
  (visual.ly)
  
  

• Massasoit and governor John Carver smoking a peace pipe (wikimedia.org)
  
  

• Les Prix Nobel de la Paix les plus célèbres - Diaporama (20minutes.fr)

  
  
  "According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."
  (Wikipedia)

• Peace poster -  It is "an artwork by Debi Strong". Visit her site : http://www.etsy.com/shop/WordsofPeace

  

• 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."

  

• TRUCE / WHITE FLAG :
  
  

  An Overworked Businessman Calling a Truce Under a Pile of Unprocessed Paperwork (illustrationsof.com) (A truce = "une trève")

  A man waving a white flag (getreligion.org)

• Planetpals PEACE SYMBOL Dictionary (absolutely FREE Clip art)
  
  

• Peace signs (peacesymbol.org)
  
  
  
• Posters for peace (anotherposterforpeace.org)
  
  

Vocabulary :

• A peacekeeper (websters-online-dictionary.org) - Listen to the pronunciation (merriam-webster.com)
  
  "1. A member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area.

  
  
  2. Someone who keeps peace; "she's the peacekeeper in that family".
  
  3. The pistol of a law officer in the old West."

Facts :

• Nobel Peace Prize awarded to European Union - 12 October 2012 + Video
  "The committee said the EU had helped to transform Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace."
  (BBC)
  See Lesson plans

• Nobel Peace Prize awarded in Oslo - 10 December 2011 - ARTICLE + VIDEO
  (BBC)

  

   

  Nobel Peace Prize presented to female trio in Oslo - 10 December 2011
  "This year's award was won jointly by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia, Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist,
  and Yemeni pro-democracy campaigner Tawakkol Karman.
  They were recognised for their "non-violent struggle" for women's safety and for women's rights to participate in peace-building work."
  (BBC)

• Nobel Peace Prize recognises women rights activists -  7 October 2011
  "This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to three women - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen."
  + AUDIO + VIDEOS
  (BBC)
  
  

• Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
  "for his "extraordinary efforts" to build diplomacy and promote nuclear disarmament"
  + VIDEO
  + KEY RECENT WINNERS
  (BBC)

  

• George Clooney named UN "Messenger of Peace"
  (abc.net.au)

  

• Al Gore
  "was the forty-fifth Vice President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.
  He shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."
  (Wikipedia)

  

• International Day of Peace - on the third Tuesday of September (Wikipedia)

• The International Day of Peace - September 21
  (internationaldayofpeace.org)

• Muhammad Yunus - "Banker of the poor"
  - Nobel Peace Prize 2006
  (Wikipedia)

  

• Nobel Peace Prize (Wikipedia)
  1 Appointment process
  2 Nominations
  3 Controversy
  4 Laureates...

• International Day of Peace - 21 September 2006 (un.org)
  
  

• International Day of Peace - September 21st (chinadaily.com.cn)
  

Listening :

• Peace symbols
  "The concept of peace is a very important one in cultures all over the world. Think about how we greet people. In some languages, the phrases for greetings contain the word for peace."
  - Read article online and do a language activity
  - See/print audio script
  (British Council)

INTERACTIVE exercises :

• Peace symbols - a matching exercise (British Council)
  
  

Lesson plans :

• European Union Wins Nobel Peace Prize (13th October, 2012) - a lesson plan with audio
  "The European Union has won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize for bringing and maintaining peace on a continent that was torn apart by horrific wars in the last century."
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)
  See Facts and Cartoons

• U.N. Creates Nelson Mandela Day - a lesson plan
  "July 18th, Mandela’s birthday, is now officially Nelson Mandela International Day. The UN said it decided to create this occasion to say thank you to a “great man”. The day celebrates Mandela’s “promotion of a culture of peace throughout the world”. It also recognises Mandela’s contributions towards improving race relations and human rights."
  WARM-UPS : NELSON MANDELA / GREAT PEOPLE / THE GREATEST / SPECIAL DAYS / PEACE
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  

• International Day of Peace : CLASSROOM ACTIVITY (readwritethink.org)
  "1. Have students brainstorm a list of conflicts that are happening around the world: Israel-Palestine, Iraq, etc.
  2. Ask students to generate a list of reasons why people fight: religion, economics, etc.
  3. Have students form groups and assign each group one reason from the list you generated above...
  4. The groups could then create posters that promote their particular solution."
  For elementary-age students, ... (read more)
  
  
  
  

• Peace
  "Take a look at the article, story, cartoon, word game, trivia and links."
  (British Council)

  

• International Day of Peace (peace.ednet.ns.ca)
  "Outcome: To develop in children an awareness of peaceful words in everyday living as well as recognition for the International Day Of Peace."

Webquests :

• Peace - a web quest about Martin Luther King, Gandhi and Nelson Mandela (4ème à 1ère)
  (Chloé Thivin - Isère)

• Singing Peace - a webquest
  "In order to appreciate music's contribution to peace, UNESCO has decided to declare some songs devoted to peace as World Cultural Heritage, but you know UNESCO members are so busy.... They need your help.
  You are going to take part in the selection of songs for peace."
  (xtec.cat)
  
  

Poems :

• John Denver - Peace A poem
  (YouTube)
  + the LYRICS :
  "there's still time to turn around
  and make all hatred cease
  and give another name to living
  and we could call it peace"
  (lyricsdownload.com)

• Creating a Peace Poem (worldpeace.org.au)

Songs :

• Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream (YouTube) by Ed McCurdy (Wikipedia)
  Anti-war song
  + the LYRICS :
  "I dreamed the world had all agreed
  To put an end to war
  I dreamed I saw a mighty room
  The room was filled with men
  And the paper they were signing said
  They'd never fight again"
  (sing365.com)
  

• Heal the world by Michael Jackson (YouTube) - UPDATED
  + the LYRICS (lyrics007.com) :
  "Make it a better place
  For you and for me and the entire human race
  There are people dying..."

• Imagine by John Lennon (YouTube)
  "Video-assemblage of pictures illustrating the lyrics of the song perfectly. There are lyrics in English and in French."
  + the LYRICS (lyrics007.com) :
  "I hope someday you'll join us
  And the world will be as one"
  

• From a Distance - sung by Nanci Griffith :
  "From a distance the world looks blue and green
  And the snow-capped mountains white
  From a distance the ocean meets the stream
  And the eagle takes to flight
  From a distance there is harmony
  And it echoes through the land
  It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace
  It's the voice of every man..."
  - with the VIDEO (YouTube)

• ANTI WAR SONGS - list (abc.net.au) - UPDATED

• Anti-War Folk Songs (nwfolk.com)

• Liberty Songs (classroomclassics.com)

Stories :

• The Story of the Colours (olhppie/colors)
  "Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel; all claimed that they were the best, the most important, the most useful, the favorite..."

  

  
  

• The War Prayer by Mark Twain - anti-war short story (warprayer.org)

Games TO PRINT :

• Word Search (abcteach.com)

• Word Search (library.thinkquest.org)

Cartoons : (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille normale.)

European Cartoonists React to Unexpected Nobel Win (cagle.com)	Cartoons: Europe's Nobel Peace Prize "The decision to award this year’s  Nobel Peace Prize to the  European Union for its role in promoting peace and democracy over the last sixty years has been met with a mixture of surprise and bafflement..." + VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR + LINKS (englishblog.com) See Lesson plans	Peace - cartoon "I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight..." (msnbc.msn.com)
The Nobel Peace Prize - cartoons MORE cartoons (cagle.com) Liu Xiaobo "is a Chinese intellectual, writer, and human rights activist and a political prisoner in China... On 8 December 2008, Liu was detained in response to his participation with Charter 08. He was formally arrested on 23 June 2009, on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power."   He was tried on the same charges on 23 December 2009, and sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment and two years' deprivation of political rights on 25 December 2009. During his 4th prison term, he was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China." (Wikipedia)
Nobel Peace Prize (cagle.com)	Merry Christmas! (cagle.com)	Peace prize (cagle.com)
Peace and Love (cagle.com)	Conflict in Gaza - Cartoons (cagle.com)	Let's Play Peace! (cagle.com)

Cards :

• Peace Man! - animated (icq.com)
  
  

Videos :

• Angelina Jolie on International Peace and Justice
  "Angelina Jolie explains that no one should have to choose between peace or justice."
  - with subtitles
  You can hear the lines slowed down and pause the video after each line.
  (englishcentral.com)

  

• What is Peace for You ? (TeacherTube)
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