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During my trip to Scotland I realized that many of the students were really keen on taking photos and had very sophisticated cameras. So maybe, if you happen to have travelled abroad this year, you could enter the National Geographic Photo Contest. Here...
On one of my "looking-for-some-English-written-opinion-about-Reims" enterprise I found an article talking about our school ! It was written by one of the students who stayed with us last Spring. Read it ! It's fun. And I've realized that the main point...
The following website is actually aimed at parents. But you may be interested in knowing what subjects teenagers have to study in secondary school in Britain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/subjects_taught/ You'll see that most subjects are similar...
We have several visitors who regularly come here and who live abroad. I thought it would be kind to introduce our city to them. Some of my pupils have written short articles to that purpose. "In Reims there are a lot of shops in the city centre and many...
Advent has started. Traditionally children get a special calendar in which they find a new surprise every day until, at last, it's Christmas and then they'll find their Christmas presents under the Christmas tree. A journalist, Rebecca Davies, has imagined...
Su Blackwell's book sculpture, The Extasie, 2006. You may see other works by this British artist there : http://www.sublackwell.co.uk/portfolio-book-cut-sculpture/ Early this year, it was announced that English GPs were to prescribe self-help books which...
An article published last month contains many eulogistic remarks about Reims. If you sometimes regret not living in the south or in Paris most people consider the places to be, well, read this post by Paul Wade and you'll find out why foreigners like...
American football is a team game . There are three teams : The attack team, the defense team and the special team . In these three teams there are eleven players . American Football is a game of wins field: to score points it is necessary to touchdown...
This blog needed advertising and we've got to move with the times ! That's why I took advantage of my weekend to create a FACEBOOK page. If you want this page to be easily found on Google and other search engines, go and visit EASY AS PIE's page and click...
Have you been feeling chilly and depressed by the weather for two days ? Cheer up ! Look at this website : http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2641430 And you'll see that it's even worse in England. Moreover you'll have the opportunity to practice all you've...
They filled the rooms and the corridors without a break from 10.00 AM to 4.00 PM. Thanks to all the staff and students who were there to show the way, inform enthusiastically about what they exhibited or what's required to join the international and European...
It's likely to be too late to attend the opening ceremony : http://www.londontown.com/LondonEvents/London-2012-Paralympic-Opening-Ceremony/c6626/ The media will certainly not make as much a fuss as they did about the Olympic Games, nevertheless it is...
She is a British singer-songwriter. She was born on the 5th may 1988 in London. Adele made her first album “19” in 2008 in USA. She has received much recognition both commercially and critically : she has received the Brit awards Critics' choice. Adele...
Julie wanted to talk about them. But she didn't have the time to write a long article: The Simpsons is an American television series of animation created by Matt Groening. (He was born on February 15th, 1954.) There are 5 main characters : Homer.J Simpson,...
Since their latest test the pupils from the 4 groups in "2nde Groupes de Compétences" must have been wondering what an "A to Z" was. Here is the answer: http://www.az.co.uk/ A to Z is the British specialist in maps of all kinds. If you travel to Great...
Not in the theaters any longer, but the DVD is available ! A group of friends who live in Paris must go on holiday in the house of one of them, but a member of this group gets hit on his scooter. Despite this accident, they leave Paris for their holidays....
You know how much I love games ! Wordgames are among my favourites. I'd be really pleased if you shared this passion. To see how much vocabulary you master in English, click on the picture and have a go at MASSIVE BOGGLE ! You've got to type as many words...
Summer is here, or so they say... Feeling thirsty, Hyacinthe wrote an article about COCA COLA. COCA COLA is a soft drink, this original drink is a symbol of Americanism. Its name originates from its first recipe: Extracts of coca leaves (Coke In American)...
After a virtual tour in an art museum, here is a virtual tour in London ! As you know, the summer Olympic Games will be held this year in London from July, 27th to August 12th 2012. A good opportunity to (re)discover the beauties of the British capital....
Contrary to what you think, the most usual passwords are the most simple. Many people use only one character type (letters or numbers) but the security is not optimal; two or three characters types are advisable. Or they are composed of a logical succession...
These days in France you've been hearing about the "Royal Wedding" almost as much as in England. To look at things from a different angle, here is a link to the BBC. Six minutes to improve your English. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2011/04/110426_6min_english_republicans_page.shtml...
My students very often complain they don't know enough vocabulary to express themselves. Well the best way to make up for it is to learn some ! That sounds simple but they don't seem to have found a satisfying method. Here's a video which might help them....
How to explain facebook's popularity? For a few years, the most famous social network has been Facebook with 700 millions subscribers. This is the most visited website in the world by the younger people as well as the older ones. There are a few reasons...
Your teacher keeps telling you you should enrich your vocabulary. But you don't know how to. Well, here is a link to a website providing you with many games that will help you. I've selected the one entitled The Vocabulary Quiz. It isn't too difficult....
PART ONE - A REVIEW Well folks, here it is, the highly anticipated, much talked-about first part of what has turned out to be the most successful movie franchise of the past decade. I myself joined the Harry Potter frenzy right after having seen the first...
