VOCABULARY :

to go to the toilet	aller aux toilettes
Where's the toilet ? / Where's the restroom ? (US)	Où sont les toilettes ? (dans un lieu public)
Where's the ladies' room ? / the ladies ? (GB)	Où sont les toilettes ? (pour femmes)
Where's the men's room / the gents ? (GB)	Où sont les toilettes ? (pour hommes)

• The toilets in English, American and Canadian (telus.net)

• Ways of saying "toilet" (slang) - with definitions and examples
  (saberingles.com.ar)

  

PICTURES :

See Facts		engaged (telegraph.co.uk)
Toilet brush set	Toilet paper (clipart.com)	Hot air hand dryer (bellbrush.com)
Toilet seat (strangeharvest.com)	(no link)	Spend a penny (pottostation.co.uk)
	Occupied (pro.corbis.com)	Public urinal (thetravelingmogridges.files.wordpress.com) - UPDATED
An automated Sanisette outdoor toilet (answers.com)	Flush toilet (answers.com)	Squat toilet

FACTS :

• Quick Facts (thegatesnotes.com)
  
  

• The facts about POOP - an infographic (2.bp.blogspot.com)

  

• Toilet training posters for Swansea University students
  "Swansea University students are being given toilet training after complaints about the state of the loos on their campus."
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  

• Toilet paper brand wipes out forests and endangered species
  "An investigation released today reveals that Auckland based company Cottonsoft is sourcing its toilet paper from rainforests in Indonesia, home of the critically-endangered Sumatran tiger.
  The evidence is the result of an eight-month investigation by Greenpeace, the Green Party and WWF-New Zealand into exactly where the toilet paper sold by New Zealand retailers originates from...
  The destruction of Indonesia’s rainforests is one of the main threats to the survival of the critically endangered Sumatran tiger, only 400 of which are estimated to remain in the wild. "
  (wwf.panda.org)
  
  
  
  

  + Consumer guide to rainforest friendly toilet paper

  

• Taiwan city offers to turn dog poo into gold - UPDATED
  "A city in northern Taiwan is trying the Midas touch to persuade reluctant residents to clean up after their canines:
  offering a chance to win gold bars to anyone handing in bags of doggy deposits...
  The prizes: three gold ingots worth T$60,000 ($2,100), T$18,000 and T$12,000."
  (reuters.com)

• WASHROOM SIGNS :
  
  
  • Women’s and men’s washrooms
    "Washroom signs are very telling of the way societies construct gender... A typology and analysis of various washroom signs." 
    (thesocietypages.org)

    

• Victorian loos get revamp
  "A Victorian toilet block gets a revamp as part of restoration work of Grade II listed building."
  (BBC)

  

• Horror Story Printed On Toilet Paper In Japan - UPDATED
  "In a country where ghosts are traditionally believed to hide in the loo,
  a Japanese company is advertising a new literary experience
  - a horror story printed on toilet paper."
  (seattletimes.com)

  

• The art of the toilet in Japan (BBC)
  "Duncan Bartlett discovers how, when it comes to lavatories, Japan is a step ahead of the rest of the world.
  No country takes toilets quite so seriously as Japan..."

• Toilet (Wikipedia)
  1 Types of toilets 2 Grey water 3 History 4 Etymology 5 Culture 6 Toilet paper security 7 How Toilet Cisterns Work
  8 How they're made 9 How to look after them 10 Manufacturers...

• How public toilets became an inconvenience (BBC)
  "It is 150 years since the first public toilet was opened in the UK. Yet in many parts of the country, this most appreciated of civic facilities is in danger of extinction."
  
  

LISTENING :

• Toilet Summit in Singapore (19 November 2001)
  "Summary: Delegates from all over the world will be attending a three day toilet conference in Singapore. This report from Clive Myrie."
  Difficult words are explained.
  (BBC)
  
  
  

INTERACTIVE EXERCISES :

• Who Pooped? - interactive to teach about animals.
  "One way scientists learn about animals is by studying their poop - also called “scat” or "dung."
  Let’s look at some animal poop and see if you can guess who left it behind."
  From The Minnesota Zoo.
  With sound!
  (whopooped.org)
  

  

• In the Bathroom - "Fill in all the gaps." (prof2000.pt)
  
  

ACTIVITIES TO PRINT :

• In the Bathroom - activities (say-it-in-english.com)
  
  

LESSON PLANS :

• ''Toilet theme park'' opens in S. Korea (November 11, 2012) - a lesson plan with AUDIO
  "A city in South Korea has added a new attraction to its cultural landscape - the world's first ''toilet theme park'' - the Restroom Cultural Park in Suwon."
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  World's first toilet theme park' opens in South Korea (YouTube) + Article (BBC)

• British Schools Put Cameras in Toilets (14th September, 2012) - a lesson plan with audio
  (newsenglishlessons.com)

HUMOUR :

• Toilets
  
  

SIGNS :

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

ANIMATIONS / VIDEOS :

• Paper is not dead on influencia.net ! (vimeo.com)

• Bid for more beach toilets in Adelaide, Australia - 20 August 2012
  "A politician and a radio star were among those who came together to protest against a lack on toilets at an Adelaide beach.
  The artist who organised the human installation, Andrew Baines, said he was trying to take the issue to the wider community..."
  (BBC)
  
  Australian beachgoers drop their trousers for toilet protest - ARTICLE + VIDEO
  "Protesters dressed in bowler hats and black suits stage a sit in on toilets an Adelaide beach, protesting the public facilities in the area."
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  

• A Men's Room Monologue
  "A funny animated movie about the various problems involved in using a public men's bathroom."
  (YouTube)
  
  

• The Ladies Room Monologues
  A funny animated movie about what goes on in a public women's bathroom.
  (vimeo.com)