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Chers élèves, ce blog a été créé afin de faciliter votre apprentissage de l'anglais et vous mettre à portée de "click" les exercices, textes, vidéos ou audios étudiés en classe. Vous pourrez ainsi travailler de façon plus autonome et vous tenir à jour lors de vos absences.
Bonne année scolaire et apprentissage à tous !

dimanche 12 mai 2013

Charlie Chaplin

CO :http://www.biography.com/people/charlie-chaplin-9244327/videos/charlie-chaplin-mini-biography-37472352= discuss with the class what you have learnt about the artist's career

EO :Movie trailer "Chaplin"1993:http://www.cinemovies.fr/film/chaplin_e52807
Sir Charles Spencer "CharlieChaplinKBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was a British comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent era. Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from a child in the Victorian era to close to his death at the age of 88, and encompassed both adulation and controversyCharlie Chaplin portrait.jpg
Charles Chaplin c. 1920
BornCharles Spencer Chaplin
16 April 1889
LondonUnited Kingdom(unverified)
Died25 December 1977 (aged 88)
VeveySwitzerland
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, composer
Years active1899–1976
Spouse(s)Mildred Harris (1918–1920)
Lita Grey (1924–1927)
Paulette Goddard (1936–1942)
Oona O'Neill (1943–1977; his death)
RelativesSee Chaplin family
SignatureFirma de Charles Chaplin.svg

vendredi 19 avril 2013

Terminales :Bob Marley for National Hero of Jamaica



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI9wCDGWic8
http://www.biography.com/people/bob-marley-9399524

QUICK FACTS

BEST KNOWN FOR

Jamaican singer, musician and songwriter Bob Marley served as a world ambassador for reggae music. He sold more than 20 million records throughout his career.

Terminales :Bob Marley for National Hero of Jamaica

mercredi 10 avril 2013

BTS CGO/AM= marketing strategies A smooch too far? Benetton Vs The Vatican








2)http://www.businessenglishstudy.com
Compare different marketing strategies used by brands
page : lesson levels/
- intermediate level B1/ZARA (Audio +Video)/STARBUCKS (Audio+video)/HARLEY DAVIDSON/MANOLO BLAHNIK/BRATZ VS BARBIE/
-et pour les meilleurs "advanced level"B2: GUCCI (Audio et Video), RED BULL (Video)



1eres S1: gay marriage

Pour argumentation voir le site : http://gaymarriage.procon.org
Should gay marriage be legal?
Should gay marriage be legal?
As of Nov. 7, 2012, gay marriage has been legalized in nine US states (ME, MD, MA, CT, IA, VT, NH, NY, and WA) and the District of Columbia. Thirty-eight states have banned gay marriage through either laws or constitutional amendments or both.

Proponents argue that same-sex couples should have access to the same marriage benefits and public acknowledgment enjoyed by heterosexual couples and that prohibiting gay marriage is unconstitutional discrimination.

Opponents argue that altering the traditional definition of marriage as between a man and a woman will further weaken a threatened institution and that legalizing gay marriage is a slippery slope that may lead to polygamous and interspecies marriages. Read more...
Same-sex marriage supporters protest the passage of Proposition 8 in front of San Francisco City Hall.

Voir également les videos dans la section "video galleries" du même site : CBS news et Ellen DEGENERES show ainsi que :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH_r82TQ0w4&feature=player_embedded#!

dimanche 31 mars 2013

2ndes7 correction test "Dian Fossey"


Correction « Dian Fossey »/ compréhension écrite

A)   5pts
Surname : Fossey /1st Name : dian
Native Country :  The USA/ she is American                   State : Kentucky
Studies : she was a preveterinary student                        Job :she was a zoologist
Age when she died :  She died in 1985, she was 52         Place : Africa
Circumstances of her death :She was murdered by poachers

B)4 pts
Affaire : Case
Trouver des financements :raise funds
Gagner la confiance : earn the trust
Etre en détention : be taken into custody
Resumer :summarize
Un bénévole : a volunteer
Braconniers :poachers
Comportement :behaviour

C)Find elements in the text about  4pts
where she went :she went in the mountain forests of Rwanda, Zaire,Uganda
What she wanted to see :She wanted to see gorillas in their natural habitat
What  her techniques consisted in :She imitated the gorilla behavior and was then accepted as an observor by a group of mountain gorillas.

E)1pt le Preterit est utilisé pour faire référence à des faits passés, révolus ; ici présentés sous forme de succession d'évènements.

F)3 pts What problems did she have to face in Africa ? Explain why she must have died.

She was taken in custody in Zaire and then escaped to Uganda to continue her work. She must have been in danger/threatened by the authorities . She may have been killed by the poachers whom she campaigned against.

G)Impact of Dian Fossey’s work 3pts

H)1pt Le temps utilisé pour faire référence à l’impact de l’action de Dian Fossey de nos jours est le présent perfect

I) 4 pts  Explain why she can be seen as a hero
She can be seen as a hero because she discovered the peaceful nature of the gorillas, as well as their family relationship. Consequently she has changed the way people see gorillas. Moreover she fought against poachers to protect this endangered species, risking her life. She has managed to sensitize the world on the fate of gorillas and allowed them to be protected.