TS/L : the myth of the American dream

1° AUDIO documents http://www.ac-paris.fr/portail/jcms/p1_581034/the-american-dream
3 young Americans express their view on the issue

Obama the new American Hero :  N°170 http://pedagogie2.ac-reunion.fr/cyberproflv/index_fichiers/podcaz_Bac_anglais_2.htm

According to Xavier, most Hispanics and immigrants associate the dream with opportunity and home ownership; African-Americans associate it most often with wealth; middle-class and middle-aged whites, particularly women, associate it with financial security. Freedom is mentioned most often by men over 50 and more affluent whites.

1° The land of the free

The myth of the Pilgrim Fathers :Pilgrims is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, with the men commonly called Pilgrim Fathers.(16th-17th century).The Mayflower was the ship that transported English Separatists, known today as the Pilgrims, from Plymouth in England to the New World(1620)

VIDEO : http://www.history.com/topics/pilgrims

 The first Thanksgiving (1623) http://americanhistory.about.com/od/holidays/a/thanksgiving.htm

The conquest of the west/The frontier

The land of milk and honey for XXth century European immigrants

 

"there are no cats in America"/An American tail 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_4kU9cwgXM

An American Tail is a 1986 American animated musical adventure film directed by Don Bluth. The film tells the story of Fievel Mousekewitz and his family as they immigrate from Russia to the United States for freedom. 

The Immigrant (James Gray 2013)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmmI1NH5pQ

1921. An innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.

THE GODFATHER/ ELLIS ISLAND     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubT-Bm36L2U

2°Origin of the expression "American dream"http://www.npr.org/2012/05/29/153513153/american-dream-faces-harsh-new-reality

1eres-Tales Summer review 2015-2016 preview

Oral assignment : describe and comment upon the following pictures , link to one or 2 notions.
(Myths and heroes/spaces and exchanges/locations and forms of power/the idea of progress)
Explain your choice.

If you didn't watch the news during your holidays, click on the  links above each photo to know more about what happened this summer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N708P-A45D0

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/134795-what-is-hitchbot-and-why-was-it-murdered

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34082688

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/german-police-forced-to-ask-public-to-stop-bringing-donations-for-refugees-arriving-by-train-10481522.html

 http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/minnesota-dentist-who-killed-cecil-the-lion-is-on-the-lam-after-social-media-users-issue-threats-against-his-life

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Southern-California-Wildfires-205975171.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/queen-elizabeth-ii-to-become-britains-longest-reigning-monarch-longest-serving-rulers-ever-10477985.html

 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34100538

 http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/03/europe/europe-migrant-crisis/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/recap-star-wars-force-awakens-4710955

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/winnie-harlow-woman-vitiligo-beats-5122912

AM1/2: ECOLOGY/fair trade

1° CNN Report - Black Gold film shakes up coffee industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Xilsyd7Xo

2°DEFINITION of fair trade =Fair Trade is a tool for reducing poverty in developing nations. It's a form of trade that buildsequitable and long-term partnerships between producers in developing regions of the world and consumers in the north. Fair Trade guarantees many things including the following.

Producers receive a minimum set price for their goods, financial and technical support, healthy and safe working conditions, economicdevelopment of their communities, and educational  opportunities for their children.

Consumers receive excellent products plus the peace of mind that comes with knowing  they are actively addressing poverty,  preserving the environment, and promoting an end to child labor.

The planet receives a chance at health and healing since Fair Trade actively promotes sustainable farming techniques, biodiversity, and bird and animal habitat preservation.

Fair Trade Certified products receive third party certification by IMO,  FairTradeUSA or others. In the US, it is mostly foods that are Certified, and they include: coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa , spices, honey, sugar, vanilla, molasses, rice and quinoa, olive oil, avocados, bananas and other tropical fruits. There are also certified  flowers and clothing.(Source : firstfairtradetownusa.org/fair-trade)

Other definition of Fair Trade :http://www.justearth.org.au/Fair-Trade-Facts.html ( Why fair trade/definition and goals )

Fair Trade Facts

• An estimated 5 million people around the world (producers and their dependants) benefit from Fair Trade.

•  Over 500 producer organisations in 58 developing countries are registered as Fair Trade.

•  Africa is the fastest growing Fair Trade region with approximately 124 producer organisations in 20 countries certified to Fair Trade standards.

•  Europe is the biggest market for Fair Trade products, accounting for 60-70% of global Fair Trade sales.

•  Fair Trade still represents less than1% of all international trade.

BTS AM : global warming

1°WHAT IS SUSTAINIBILITY ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5r4loXPyx8

2°LEONARDO DI CAPRIO ON GLOBAL WARMING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ6yImAxuBo

WEBQUEST QUIZ: global warming

I-Definition. Choose the right answer .

-Global warming is : when the earth eats up / cools down  because the greenhouse gases hide the sun rays/ trap the  sun’s heat .

-These greenhouse gases have intensified due to : factory fumes/ oil consumption/ weather changes

II- RIGHT or WRONG ?

-The greenhouse effect  has only a negative impact on man as well as on the earth.

-Electricity causes pollution .

-In the last century our temperature  has risen   from 1,2 to 1,4 ° C.

-Because of global warming (warmer temperatures) plants bloom earlier and don’t produce pollen anymore .

-Mountain ranges are getting smaller and smaller.

III-WORDS

-how do you say “inondation” in English?

Un polluant ? Produits chimiques ? le pétrole ? le charbon ?

-What is the French for ?: “Layer” ,“ice melting” ,“thunderstorms”, “factories”, “ vehicle exhaust fumes” “rise”

IV-Questions/answers

-2008/ 2005 /1998/1988 was the warmest year in measured history .

-how many lakes in the Arctic have disappeared due to global warming ? 25/125/225 ?

-The burning of oil and fossil fuels has released 700 million/ 70 billion/700 billion  of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

-How many degrees separate us from the last ice age ? 4°?10°?20 °?

-In the last 30 years the extent of arctic sea ice has been shrinking (Rétrécir) by :4% ?8% ? 10% ?30%

V-Complete the sentence:

-Owing to global warming the sea……. So that water …………………. As a consequence  animals and plants………………………………….

-Acid rain…………………………………….causing the destruction of ………………………..

-When temperatures rise, the forests………………………………………

-Leonardo Dicaprio blames Oil .. ……………………….

-He criticizes politicians………………………………………….., they don’t do the necessary measures to  protect the environment because………………………………………………………………………..

VI-Using the words below explain the  consequences of global warming : droughts / waves/storms /flooding/ sea levels/ arctic sea ice /coral reefs/ animal species /pollen+allergies/ soils/  long- dormant diseases/mosquitoes

VII-According to Leonardodi Caprio what should be done to stop  global warming ? Use the following words in your answers.

Oil/ renewable energy sources / slow down/ wind / solar panels/

What does he want us to do ?

efficiently/ vote/ support/environmentalists/ join / think/

 List everyday actions that could be done to reduce CO2 emission. (Utilisez le conseil)

BTS AM1 : Dukale's Dream Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Documentary HD

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) —The coffee you're drinking may harm people or the planet, and Hugh Jackman wants to change that.

The Australian actor, best known for his role as Wolverine in the "X-Men" film series, stars in a new documentary exploring the role that socially responsible coffee plays in helping African farmers.

In the film, which opened Friday, Jackman goes to Ethiopia -- thought to be where coffee was discovered 3,000 years ago -- to see how one farmer's life has been transformed by selling Fair Trade coffee. 

Fair Trade is an auditing organization that makes sure coffee is grown under safe and fair working conditions. In order to be certified, farmers must disclose all their finances, commit to not using harmful chemicals or genetically modified organisms, and follow water conservation techniques and use proper water disposal. They are free to associate with any other organization.

About 5% of the coffee sold the the United States is Fair Trade certified, up from about 1.5% 10 years ago, according to the organization.

Fair Trade coffee is often more expensive, but that money trickles back to the farmer. In the film, Jackman works with a farmer named Dukale, who says his Fair Trade coffee brings him twice what he was making before.

Seeing the difference this has made in Dukale's life inspired Jackman to start his own line of coffee -- the Fair Trade-certified Laughing Man brand, which is now owned by Keurig. One of the blends is called Dukale's

Hugh Jackman wants you to drink better coffee

Australian actor stars in new documentary about Fair Trade

UPDATED 4:59 PM EDT Jun 08, 2015 ABC

2° DEFINITION 

Definition of Fair Trade

Fair Trade is a tool for reducing poverty in developing nations. It's a form of trade that buildsequitable and long-term partnerships between producers in developing regions of the world and consumers in the north. Fair Trade guarantees many things including the following.

Producers receive a minimum set price for their goods, financial and technical support, healthy and safe working conditions, economicdevelopment of their communities, and educational  opportunities for their children.

Consumers receive excellent products plus the peace of mind that comes with knowing  they are actively addressing poverty,  preserving the environment, and promoting an end to child labor.

The planet receives a chance at health and healing since Fair Trade actively promotes sustainable farming techniques, biodiversity, and bird and animal habitat preservation.

Fair Trade Certified products receive third party certification by IMO,  FairTradeUSA or others. In the US, it is mostly foods that are Certified, and they include: coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa , spices, honey, sugar, vanilla, molasses, rice and quinoa, olive oil, avocados, bananas and other tropical fruits. There are also certified  flowers and clothing.(Source : firstfairtradetownusa.org/fair-trade)

Other definition of Fair Trade :http://www.justearth.org.au/Fair-Trade-Facts.html ( Why fair trade/definition and goals )

Fair Trade Facts

• An estimated 5 million people around the world (producers and their dependants) benefit from Fair Trade.

•  Over 500 producer organisations in 58 developing countries are registered as Fair Trade.

•  Africa is the fastest growing Fair Trade region with approximately 124 producer organisations in 20 countries certified to Fair Trade standards.

•  Europe is the biggest market for Fair Trade products, accounting for 60-70% of global Fair Trade sales.

•  Fair Trade still represents less than1% of all international trade.

1res S :échange franco-américain 2015-2016 (Modifié)

Cette année 2015-2016 :
Un échange scolaire est organisé par Mme LE NAIR et JAUBERT  avec le lycée de Foxborough,  USA (35km de Boston),  concernant leurs élèves de premières actuels (1res S et L).

Notre but est de donner aux élèves qui participeront au projet l'occasion de tisser des liens durables avec un correspondant américain, de parfaire leurs connaissances culturelles et linguistiques, mais aussi de promouvoir l’enseignement du français aux Etats-Unis.

L'encadrement sur place sera effectué par les professeurs américains et français (Nous ne passons pas par un organisme linguistique).

Départ du groupe français le 10 Octobre 2015 ,retour le 20 Octobre 2015.(Vol régulier American Airlines)
Arrivée des américains le 10 février au 20 février 2016 (Semaine du bac blanc) / logement chez les familles françaises

Aux USA  : Logement en famille d'accueil (1 à 2 élèves par famille)/ visites  avec le groupe français de Boston (Harvard, Musée Kennedy) Salem, Plymouth, New York City etc... et plusieurs jours au lycée avec les correspondants. 

Le coût du voyage s’élèvera à 1100 euros maximum (Transport, hébergement et visites compris). Il s’agit du prix voté par le CA. Les devis pour le transport en avion que nous avons obtenus nous permettent de penser néanmoins que le prix sera certainement ramené à 1000 euros.

Un premier acompte de 350 euros sera demandé à l'inscription à l'ordre de "l'agent comptable du lycée" (Chèque encaissé fin  mai et non remboursable), un deuxième acompte de 450 euros sera demandé au plus tard le 5 juin (Encaissé fin juin), le troisième acompte sera demandé début septembre.

Nous ne disposons malheureusement que de 20 places (Les élèves américains venant en France n'étant qu'une dizaine)....! En cas de surnombre de candidatures, la liste des élèves retenus sera communiquée les jours suivant la première réunion.
En cas de refus le chèque d'inscription sera  alors retourné par courrier aux familles, avec toutes nos excuses pour la déception engendrée.

Voici un lien vers le blog des précédents échanges Longjumeau-Foxborough, Massachusetts (USA) pour vous faire une idée...

http://prevert-voyage-echange.blogspot.fr/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=24

Réunion d'information pour les  familles intéressées le VENDREDI 15 MAI à 17H30.

 

Tales/The imitation game/Myths and Heroes+ the idea of Progress

 1°http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-18561092

Alan Turing: Inquest's suicide verdict 'not supportable'.Alan Turing, the British mathematical genius and codebreaker born 100 years ago on 23 June, may not have committed suicide, as is widely believed.

2°http://historysheroes.e2bn.org/hero/weretheyahero/91

 

Should Alan Turing be considered a hero?

Thousands of people have come together to demand justice for Alan Turing and recognition of the appalling way he was treated. While Turing was dealt with under the law of the time and we can't put the clock back, his treatment was of course utterly unfair and I am pleased to have the chance to say how deeply sorry I, and we all are for what happened to him. So on behalf of the British Government, and all those who live freely thanks to Alan's work I am very proud to say: we're sorry, you deserved so much better.

Gordon Brown 10 September 2009

Arguments for He was tenacious: he would not turn away from the job he had to do.  His determination to break the German codes, led him to working very long hours. He would not let up until the problem was solved. This probably shortened the war by as much as 2 years. He was an inspirational visionary.  His ideas about the potential of computing were years ahead of his contemporaries and of what was possible at the time. His ideas inspired a whole generation of computer scientists and made our modern computing possible. Alan was ambitious for the furtherance of knowledge for the general good.  His ambition was to advance knowledge, knowledge which could be used for the improvement of understanding and the development of technology to take the world forward. He was brave and patriotic.  Alan could have stayed safely in America, studying Mathematics at Princeton, but chose instead to return to Britain in 1938, wanting to play his part in the impending war effort. He subsequently went to America to share knowledge with their crypotologists, travelling at a time when the Battle of the Atlantic was at its most dangerous. -It was a good thing the authorities hadn't known Turing was a homosexual during the war, because if they had, they would have fired him – and we would have lost. Professor Jack Good, wartime colleague of Alan Turing  3°TS : E.SNOWDEN AND  A.TURING : A COMPARISON http://iupress.typepad.com/blog/2015/02/guest-post-the-human-faces-of-spying-alan-turing-and-edward-snowden-on-the-sliver-screen.html

Arguments against He was always in a safe environment.  Alan Turing, broke codes and cyphers, from the safety of Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. He did not have to risk his life and was in very little physical danger.