1984 George Orwell

Dear all,

For those of you who are interested in reading 1984 by George Orwell, you may find a free version online from planetetbook.com.

This version is available on here, by clicking on the following link. 

https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/1984.pdf

Hi everyone,

If you wish to watch the trailer of 1984 directed by Mickael Radford again, just click on the picture below. 

Further information about the movie here :
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/1984-1984

Dear students,

This is the video we studied in class, especially the extract starting from3.20 min.
You may watch the whole speech, which proves quite interesting. You may also train your understanding skills from the start. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez-_WjANk7k
here is the video we studied in class for which you had to write a summary (first 1.30 min).
You may listen to it again on here, just click on the link.

 Dear all, 

New link to read more English from home and to keep updated.
Every day, five 'news' are added on this website, for you to read further about what is going on abroad. 
You may read from the internet or download an app for your phone or tablet.

http://giveme5.phosphore.com/news-of-the-week/

DALI S PAINTINGS

Dear all, 

Click on the photo to reach the page with all the different illustrations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland created by Dali. 
Your task is to choose one and describe + analyse it.
Don t forget to link it with the idea of poetry. 

Dear all,

Please find hereafter the link to the video we started studying in class.
Listen to it again and take notes, as much as you can ... Then, your task is to write a summary in French. If you wish to, you can try to listen to it again 3 times with a 1 min break in between, as we did in class. Remember, it doesn t have to be perfect (unless you an do it, pelase do !), do you best ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5-MgZD5IMc

Dear students,

If you wish to read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, you may find the link to the full text on line hereafter : 
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11/11-h/11-h.htm#link2HCH0007

Enjoy your reading !

Where does Brexit go next ? One view over this endless saga ... 

Interesting times ...

The Suspension of Parliament ... 

Dear students, 

Here is an interesting article that was published in Liberation. Click on the link to read about it. Feel free to  take notes and ask as many questions as you wish to next time in class.

https://www.liberation.fr/planete/2019/09/10/boris-johnson-perd-son-sixieme-vote-d-affilee-avant-de-suspendre-le-parlement_1750327

The Mad tea Party !!

 

Above : Sir John Tenniel 's original illustration for Lewis carroll's Alice.

Below : Ralph Steadman Mad tea party !!

You may go and check the following link for further explanation. Enjoy ! 

https://attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2011/07/a-mad-tea-party.html 

Hello everyone,

Here is the picture we studied in class, as an introduction to the text 'In the Shadow of the Beast'. 

Follow the link to read the complete article : https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7103979/Larry-Downing-Street-cat-takes-shelter-Donald-Trumps-armoured-limousine.html

Further information about 10 Downing Street here :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_Downing_Street

See you next week !

THE MAD TEA PARTY

Dear Students,

Please find here enclsoed the picture of the painting we started studying in class on Tuesday. 
It was painted by Dali as we said. More analysis to come today ...

Dear students,

Here is Assinie, Clémence and Charlotte 's  presentation we watched on Tuesday, about the 1972 Bloody Sunday  in Northern Ireland. You may watch it again and take notes !


https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/eQMi2JfpbTM/?mode=movie

SEATS AND FORMS OF POWER

Dear students,

Please find here below the prezie about the notion 'Seats and Forms of Power'.
You will find ideas, examples related to this theme.


https://prezi.com/ujlrraom0iim/bac-notion-seats-and-forms-of-power/

How parliament works ... in 60 seconds !

Further to your oral presentations, here is a quick video to sum up how parliament works. 

Follow the link to see how things work. Quick and easy to understand ... 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbLTwQwXqWc&app=desktop