Thanks to English teacher Ms. Haquet
for her tremendous Interactive calendar
from which this blog page has been inspired!
http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/spip.php?article1182
STARTER
Listen and enjoy.
ACTION 1
Listen and read the karaoke.
How do you react
to the tune of this song?
Did you recognize it?
Did you recognize it?
"Aul Lang Syne" is a traditional song that British people sing at midnight on December 31; but most people don't know that it is a Scottish poem written in 1788 by Robert Burns and later set to the music of a folk song.
The song's (Scots) title may be translated from old Scottish dialect into English literally as "old long since", or more idiomatically, "long long ago" or "days gone by".
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http://fr.enlizza.com/hogmanay-ou-le-nouvel-an-en-ecosse/
ACTION 2
Listen and check.
This is the karaoke version of 'Chant des Adieux' the French equivalent of Auld Lang Syne and is sung to the same tune, ou 'Le Joyeux au revoir scout', ou encore 'Ce n'est qu'un au revoir'.
ACTION 3
Listen, read and learn.
ACTION 4
Describe and comment.
1° Who can you recognize?
2° Is he a human? Why?
3°Why does he speak then?
4° What does he say?Why?
5° Do you know more traditional New Year's Resolutions?
Make a Mind map
to organize your ideas!
AT SCHOOL / AT HOME / SOCIALIZING AND FRIENDSHIP / OTHER?
ACTION 5
Read and report.
ACTION 6
Listen and report.
Listen to
Tassa's New Year's Resolutions...
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
Need some vocabulary?
Rock the New Year!
Here is
a parody of
the Beatles' Revolution!
the Beatles' Revolution!
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Let's educate, entertain, motivate and... inspire!
[a brand new rubric for the New Year!]
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Now
share your ideas
and
send your comments on the blog!
[Green points to win!]
Talk about...
[source: Isabelle Beaubreuil
(Facebook Dec? 29, 2019)]
***
Enjoy
former US President's full 2019 Movie List!
Do you share some films with BO?
What are yours?
"Little Woman"
4 young sisters'story
in US Post-Civil War New England.
ACTION 1
Look and describe.
Give your first impressions.
Do you like most
one of the film posters? Why?
Poster 1
2019
Poster 2
2019
Poster 3
2018
Poster 4
1994
Poster 5
1949
ACTION 2
Watch and tell.
A book...
Book cover's 1st editions
2 volumes
"Little Women: or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy" (1868)
"Good wives."
(1869)
An author...
Nov. 29, 1832-March 6, 1888
(aged 55)
a) Describe the author.
b) Learn
more about her life and her work.
For the Adventurers
For the Explorers
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For the Bold and the Experts
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Her house...
Her times...
US Civil War
1860-1865
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
Her life (philosophy)
and
influences...
CHILDHOOD/ADOLESCENCE
A Vegetarian
Did not attend formal school
ADULTHOOD
Unmarried (a spinster)
A Feminist
An Abolitionist
Has worked as a seamstress, governess and domestic helper
to support her family in hard times.
Became the first woman to register to vote in a school board election
in Concord, Massachusetts.
Read Elizabeth Gaskell's biography
of Charlotte Bronte (1857).
Was inducted in the National Women's Wall of Fame (a US institution created in 1969 by a group of people in Seneca Falls, NY, the location of the 1848 Women's Rights Convention.)
OCCUPATIONS
Wrote tales (children's books),
prose and poetry.
"Flower Fables " as 1st book (1849)
Used a Ghost name (pseudo)
A.M. Barnard to write novels for young adults based on spies and revenge.
FATHER
as educational coach
Almos Bronson Alcott
11/29/1799-03/04/1888
Poet
Philosopher (Transcendentalist:
joined Transcendental School with
Ralph Aldo Emerson
and Henry David Thoreau)
Teacher
Novelist
Republican
Vegetarian
'Fruitlands'
June 1843-Jan. 1844
MOTHER
Abigail May Alcott
October 8, 1800-Nov. 25, 1877
(aged 77)
Housewife
Social worker (1848)
A Suffragist
An Activist for the "Temperence movement" (a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages), the Poor and the abolition of Slavery.
Did not regularly attend
a formal school
was educated in History, Languages, and Sciences by her female tutor.
Collaborated in her husband's Utopian Community Project "Fruitlands".
Served with her husband
as Stationmaster (1847)
on the "Underground Railroad"
(a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the US
during the early to mid-19 century,
and used by enslaved African-Americans to escape into free states and Canada.
The scheme was assisted by abolitionists and others sympathetic to the cause of the escapees. Wikipedia)
TEACHER
as spiritual and philosophical coach
Henry David Thoreau
July 12, 1817-May 6, 1862 (aged 44)
Essayist
("Civil Desobedience, 1849: an argument for Civil disobedience.")
Poet
Philosopher
("Walden; or, Life in the Woods-1854":a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings.)
A leading transcendentalist
TEACHER
as spiritual and philosophical coach
Ralph Aldo Emerson
May 25, 1803-April 27, 1882
(aged 78)
Essayist
("Nature", 1836: suggests that the divine, or God, suffuses nature, and suggests that reality can be understood by studying nature.
Emerson divides nature into four usages: Commodity, Beauty, Language and Discipline. These distinctions define the ways by which humans use nature for their basic needs, their desire for delight, their communication with one another and their understanding of the world. Wikipedia)
Lecturer
Philosopher
A leading Transcendentalist
Poet
ACTION 3
Read and discoverthe film reviews.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3281548/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_women_2019
https://www.metacritic.com/movie/little-women-2019
to see that film? Why?
ACTION+
Which of the girls do you think
you are or feel closer to?
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"21 Bridges"
A gripping action thriller in Manhattan!
ACTION 1
Look and describe.
What is the original title of the film?
Do you know why?
(What is the link with Manhattan?)
Give your first impressions.
Poster 1
Poster 2
Poster 3
ACTION 2
Watch and tell.
ACTION 3
Read and discover the film reviews.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8688634/
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/21_bridges
https://www.fandango.com/21-bridges-218572/movie-reviews
Do you feel like going
to see that film? Why?
Discover...
1) How many boroughs
has NYC got?
2) What are their names?
with the boroughs' accents!
3) What are the nicknames of NYC?
***
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
3) What is the name of the central island?
4) What is the origin of the name
'Manhattan'?
***
https://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question5135.html
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FRANK SINATRA
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LADY GAGA'S VERSION
STING
***
https://paroles2chansons.lemonde.fr/paroles-sting/paroles-englishman-in-new-york.html
ALICIA KEYS
U2
***
https://paroles2chansons.lemonde.fr/paroles-u2/paroles-new-york.html
J-ZAY featuring Alicia Keys
https://paroles2chansons.lemonde.fr/paroles-jay-z/paroles-empire-state-of-mind.html
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Yann and Malik's Crush!
Please,
Read
their posts
at the bottom of the page...
a trailer...
a film poster...
Poster 1
Poster 2
Poster 3
Poster 4
Critics...
https://www.metacritic.com/movie/parasite/critic-reviews
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/parasite_2019
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A director...
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094435/bio
https://peoplepill.com/people/bong-joon-ho/
An interview...
published on Feb. 5, 2019
Community reviews
***
https://www.goodreads.com/genres/teen***
Noémie's Crush!
Please,
Read
a post at the bottom of the page...
A book
An author
***
FOR THE EXPLORERS
FOR THE BOLD AND THE EXPERTS
https://famousbio.net/john-green-2812.htmlA film
A film poster
Critics
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/468815437
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582846/criticreviews
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_fault_in_our_stars
https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-fault-in-our-stars/critic-reviews
For the Bold and the Expert
Related book and film...
A book
A film
***
ACTION+
Make
your own book cover or book mark
of the story!
http://www.studentshow.com/gallery/11579301/The-Fault-in-Our-Stars-Redesign
ACTION++
Make an artwork review of the story!
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
ACTION+++
Launch a Book Challenge
or
a Book Club!
***
Aaliyah's last live performance
Artists'Special Tribute
2002
***
Enjoy!
https://www.twinkl.de/event/world-braille-day-2020
https://www.un.org/en/observances/braille-day
STARTER
Look and describe.
What do
the star and the 3 crown symbolize?
a) What is Epiphany?
b) How is it celebrated
in French culture?
STEP 1
How is it celebratedin the world?
https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/epiphany.shtml
STEP 2
Let's recap about
Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Yule...
https://trinitychurchmilton.org/the-churchs-liturgical-year/
https://www.slideshare.net/Nines/advent-christmas-epiphany-and-yule-explained
... and much more!
What do the calendars below correspond to? (Secular or Religious?)
http://alhijraacademy.com/2019-2020-school-year-calendar-revised-sep-5/
https://bethyam.org/worship/holidays-2/
ACTION+
Cook your Epiphany cake!
Watch, listen and do or...
...read and do!
ENGLISH RECIPE
https://bonjourparis.com/recipes/recipe-galette-rois-epiphany-cake/
FRENCH RECIPE
http://www.momes.net/Fetes/Epiphanie/Recettes-de-galettes-des-rois
https://mimelondon.com/
Royal Family Rift
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EaGS_Jpb9/?hl=fr
ACTION 1
Look, read and discover.
ACTION 2
Watch and explain.
***
***
https://thecurrent.pk/megxit-harry-meghans-waxworks-removed-from-royal-family-display-at-madame-tussauds/
***
ACTION 3
Discover the outcome of what tabloids called
"Megxit"!
LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND
READ AND UNDERSTAND
STARTER
ACTION 1
Watch, listen and play.
Which game is held in a university
on this occasion?
Can you answer the questions?
Mahatma Gandhi
For the Adventurers
For the Explorers
ACTION 2
Do you speak Hindi?
Find someone who can tell you the story
in English or French!
17-year-old NASA intern/trainee
found
a new planet!
***
STARTER
Look and describe.
Do you recognize
this famouss detective story writer?
Sept. 15, 1890-Jan. 12, 1976
ACTION 1
Look, listen and understand.
Take notes.
For the Adventurers
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Look, read and understand.
Have you ever read one of AC's novels or seen an adapted version of her plots
in a series?
Do you know the names of
AG's iconic detectives?
***
If you (or your parents maybe!) have already read a story by AC, would you recommend it?
***
Which one and why?
If you have never read a story by AG,
which one would you feel like reading?
Prefer graphic novels?
STARTER
Look at the 10 clues below to find out
the icon born on that day...
Develop your ideas.
1929-1968
https://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/28547/king-martyr-or-just-a-dreamer.html
***
ACTION 1
Watch and take notes.
For the Adventurers
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Watch and catch the words.
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Freedom Fighters
ACTION+
Make a timeline of MLK's Life.
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
http://mrsdongell.edublogs.org/2015/02/17/biography-timelines/
***
http://msmcclure.com/?page_id=11453
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Want to make
an interacctive Timeline?
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/timeline-30007.html
ACTION++
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/make-a-pop-up-book/
***
https://artforelementaryteachers.com/2013/04/25/art-lesson-my-life-pop-up-book/
***
https://members.10minutesofqualitytime.com/product/i-have-a-dream-pop-up-craft/
***
ACTION+++
Imagine you are a journalist
and
you have decided
to make an interview of
one of MLK's kids.
https://time.com/5221075/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination-legacy-children/
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/interview.htm#brave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j5Fxn-38Zk
https://youtu.be/IUcF4HQDQ6E
ACTION+
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
http://mrsdongell.edublogs.org/2015/02/17/biography-timelines/
***
http://msmcclure.com/?page_id=11453
***
Want to make
an interacctive Timeline?
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/timeline-30007.html
ACTION++
Designa Pop-up art work
[poster, book or else]
of
an iconic
Freedom Fighter.
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/make-a-pop-up-book/
***
https://artforelementaryteachers.com/2013/04/25/art-lesson-my-life-pop-up-book/
***
https://members.10minutesofqualitytime.com/product/i-have-a-dream-pop-up-craft/
***
ACTION+++
Imagine you are a journalist
and
you have decided
to make an interview of
one of MLK's kids.
https://time.com/5221075/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination-legacy-children/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/interview.htm#brave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j5Fxn-38Zk
https://youtu.be/IUcF4HQDQ6E
STARTER
Look and say what you think you know!
Benjamin Franklin
(Jan. 17, 1706-April 17, 1790)
ACTION 1
Look and describe.
ACTION 2
Watch and understand.
FOR THE AVENTURERS
FOR THE EXPLORERS
FOR THE BOLD AND THE EXPERTS
ACTION 3
Show your knowledge.
Do you know other great inventors?
Fill in a data sheet about
one inventor of your choice.
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
***
STARTER
Look, read and discover.
What do these different documents represent?
(Which are short stories and which are poems?)
Which impressions do they give?
Pick up some key words.
Which topic do they correspond to?
Do you like this universe?
Who is the author?
Have you ever heard of him?
DOC 1
DOC 2
DOC 3
DOC 4
DOC 5
DOC 6
DOC 7
DOC 8
DOC 9
DOC 10
ACTION 1
Discover
a Detective Story writer
and Master of the Macabre.
For the Explorers
https://prezi.com/stglmyhp4g7q/edgar-allan-poe-timeline-of-events/
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Watch and collect
the elements of "Gothic".
***
***
STARTER
Tell about the event.
Death of George Orwell
June 25, 1903- January 21, 1950
A BRITISH QUEEN DIED
ON
JANUARY 22, 1901
Who was she?
Photo by Alexander Bassano
during Golden Jubilee in 1887.
ACTION 1
Follow the 3 steps
to recap
what you can remember of this Queen's childhood, domestic life, Monarch's life and vision, and legacy!
Step 1
Watch and answer the questions below.
1) When was the Queen born?
2) What was she called (nickname)?
3) How many brothers ans sisters did she have?
4) How was her childhood?
5) Which event changed her fate on June 20, 1837?
6) How old was she when she became Queen of England?
7) How will her reign be called and what will be its most influential characteristics?
8) How long will she rule?
Step 2
Watch and take extra relevant notes.
Step 3
Watch and say what you have learnt about Queen Victoria's legacy.
For the Bold and the Experts
***
ACTION 2
Discover the timeline
of
English and British monarchs...
... and the order of succession!
STARTER
Look, read and tell.
Answer the question!
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pie-day-january-23/
ACTION 1
Read and take your pick!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pies,_tarts_and_flans
ACTION 2
Read and understand.
Which ingredients do you need to make an Apple Pie Takitos?
What are the key verbs of cooking
a recipe?
https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g973/best-apple-pie-recipe/?slide=3
ACTION+
Story recap
https://prezi.com/hkgxalpgbba6/i-am-malala-summary-and-timeline/
***
***
https://www.france24.com/en/20131012-usa-pakistan-malala-yousafzai-meets-obama-white-house-nobel
***
***
***
***
Powerful quotes
https://www.movemequotes.com/i-am-malala/
Magic Pencil
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/children/2017/5-empowering-messages-from-malala-s-magic-pencil/
1° Which type of document can you see?
ACTION 2
Discover the man behind it!
***
STARTER
Discover your Chinese Zodiac sign
... and much more!
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/rat.htm
ACTION 1
Listen and understand.
Discover
some traditional stories
behind the event.
ACTION 2
Listen/Read and understand.
Tell the story.
ACTION+
Make
STARTER
Look and describe.
Which country is concerned
and how is it represented?
ACTION 1
Discover the event.
ACTION 2
Discover History behind the event.
https://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/india_history_timeline.php
***
***
Go to the following Blog page!
https://destael-room102-year2019.blogspot.com/2019/11/enjoy-civilizationand-traveling-in-world.html
***
NBA BASKETBALL LEGEND
DIED
IN HELICOPTER CRASH...
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Black%20Mamba
***
... WITH HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER GIANNA,
A RISING BASKETBA STAR!
***
Play it,
Live it,
Like Gianna.
Follow your dreams!
one inventor of your choice.
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
***
STARTER
Look, read and discover.
What do these different documents represent?
(Which are short stories and which are poems?)
Which impressions do they give?
Pick up some key words.
Which topic do they correspond to?
Do you like this universe?
Who is the author?
Have you ever heard of him?
DOC 1
DOC 2
DOC 3
DOC 4
DOC 5
DOC 6
DOC 7
DOC 9
DOC 10
ACTION 1
Discover
a Detective Story writer
and Master of the Macabre.
For the Explorers
https://prezi.com/stglmyhp4g7q/edgar-allan-poe-timeline-of-events/
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Watch and collect
the elements of "Gothic".
***
***
Tell about the event.
Death of George Orwell
June 25, 1903- January 21, 1950
ACTION 1
Watch and discover.
Do you know this story?
What is the message behind this story?
Who wrote it?
Do you feel like reading this story
in French? Why or why not?
ACTION 2
Discover the author.
What are the most relevant pieces of information?
For the Adventurers
For
ACTION 3
Discover a vision of the world.
What do you understand of this vision?
Do you share it? Why or why not?
STARTER
A BRITISH QUEEN DIED
ON
JANUARY 22, 1901
Who was she?
Photo by Alexander Bassano
during Golden Jubilee in 1887.
ACTION 1
Follow the 3 steps
to recap
what you can remember of this Queen's childhood, domestic life, Monarch's life and vision, and legacy!
Watch and answer the questions below.
1) When was the Queen born?
2) What was she called (nickname)?
3) How many brothers ans sisters did she have?
4) How was her childhood?
5) Which event changed her fate on June 20, 1837?
6) How old was she when she became Queen of England?
7) How will her reign be called and what will be its most influential characteristics?
8) How long will she rule?
Step 2
Watch and take extra relevant notes.
Step 3
Watch and say what you have learnt about Queen Victoria's legacy.
For the Bold and the Experts
***
ACTION 2
Discover the timeline
of
English and British monarchs...
... and the order of succession!
STARTER
Look, read and tell.
Answer the question!
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pie-day-january-23/
ACTION 1
Read and take your pick!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pies,_tarts_and_flans
ACTION 2
Read and understand.
Which ingredients do you need to make an Apple Pie Takitos?
What are the key verbs of cooking
a recipe?
https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/g973/best-apple-pie-recipe/?slide=3
ACTION+
STARTER
Read and react.
Have you heard of Nelson Mandela?
If yes,
why do you think he said this quotation.
ACTION 1
Read and react.
Which event is celebrated?
Have you heard of Malala Yousafzai?
If yes, what do you know about her?
Why does she feel particularly concerned by the issue of Education?
***
Story recap
https://prezi.com/hkgxalpgbba6/i-am-malala-summary-and-timeline/
***
***
https://www.france24.com/en/20131012-usa-pakistan-malala-yousafzai-meets-obama-white-house-nobel
ACTION 2
Read and understand.
***
***
***
Powerful quotes
https://www.movemequotes.com/i-am-malala/
Magic Pencil
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/children/2017/5-empowering-messages-from-malala-s-magic-pencil/
STARTER
Listen and practise.
Do you know this language?
ACTION 1
Read and discover a British tradition.
1° Which type of document can you see?
2° Which event is it about?
3° When is this event?
4° In which country is this event?
5° In which place and at which address
will this event be celebrated?
6° What time will it be celebrated?
7° What is the menu?
8° Which food is typical and is praized by a poet?
ACTION 2
Discover the man behind it!
***
STARTER
Discover your Chinese Zodiac sign
... and much more!
Do you agree with
your Zodiac profile? Why or why not?
your Zodiac profile? Why or why not?
Share with your family
and discover their Zodiac sign too!
Do they agree with their profile?
Why or why not?
Have fun together!
and discover their Zodiac sign too!
Do they agree with their profile?
Why or why not?
Have fun together!
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/rat.htm
ACTION 1
Listen and understand.
Discover
some traditional stories
behind the event.
ACTION 2
Listen/Read and understand.
Tell the story.
ACTION+
Make
your Chinese New Year's
Red Envelope
to offer someone who is dear to your heart!
Break Time for help and for the Best!
Put in your Red Envelope...
... 1) something to read;
2) something lucky;
3) something delicious;
4) something useful!
... 1) something to read;
2) something lucky;
3) something delicious;
4) something useful!
ACTION++
Chinese New Year's Parade Cancelled in the 13th District of Paris
because of Corona Virus Threat!
***
STARTER
Look and describe.
Which country is concerned
and how is it represented?
ACTION 1
Discover the event.
ACTION 2
Discover History behind the event.
https://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/india_history_timeline.php
***
***
Go to the following Blog page!
https://destael-room102-year2019.blogspot.com/2019/11/enjoy-civilizationand-traveling-in-world.html
***
NBA BASKETBALL LEGEND
DIED
IN HELICOPTER CRASH...
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Black%20Mamba
***
... WITH HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER GIANNA,
A RISING BASKETBA STAR!
***
Play it,
Live it,
Like Gianna.
Follow your dreams!
Kobe Bryant 81 Points Game Highlights
Kobe Bryant 60 Points
in Final Game vs Utah Jazz
STARTER
Meet a great novelist.
Birth of Lewis Carroll
The man who gave generations
a magical childhood!
Which famous children's book
is he famous for and has been adapted at the theatres and in animated films
like Disney?
ACTION 1
Discover more about the genius!
***
For the Explorers
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/lewis-carroll-6.php
For the Bold and the Experts
***
ACTION 2
Discover his works...
***
Jabberwock Poem in Alice
Jabberwocky Poem
***
Copy the poem and say what is the story about in French or in English.
***
ACTION+
Recite
Lewis Carrol's Jabberwocky poem.
***
STARTER
Meet a great composer.
Symphony number 40 -1st Movement
ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.
For the Adventurers
https://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/composer_profile.php?id=46
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Speak for yourself!
STARTER
Discover
a 19th century woman's masterpiece
-a novel of manners.
You may better know it under the French tittle of 'Orgueil et Préjugés'!
Have you heard of it...
***
***
...or seen it at the cinema
with UK actress Keira Knightley?
***
***
Best movie quotes
http://prideandprejudice05.blogspot.com/2015/09/top-10-favorite-pride-prejudice-movie_21.html
ACTION 1
Listen and understand.
Learn more about the author...
For the Explorers
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29 commentaires:
Hi Everybody, Dear Prof B,
This short comment just to tell you that last year I've seen two excellent films, one mentioned here, "Parasite", and the second one was "Les Miserables". I strongly recommend them,
Yours sincerely,
Yann V (4eme3)
Hello, everyone!
This is a Test message.
Waiting for your messages: reactions,favs and crushes!
Sincerely yours
Miss B.
Hi everybody!
In this comment i'll talk to you about a book I read for the first time a year ago and that I read again, and again, and again until this first time. The title is "The fault in our stars" by John Green (the french title is "Nos étoiles contraires"). It's the story of two teenagers: Hazel and Augustus. Hazel is 16 and Augustus is 17. Hazel has a lung cancer and Augustus had an osteosarcoma. So it's their story and it's very touching and so true! You must read this book! You can watch the movie as well with Shailene Woodley as Hazel and Ansel Elgort as Augustus, but I think that the book is so much better!
Have a great week-end!
Noémie LP (4ème3)
PS: if someone finds the original version of the book (in english) could he please lend it to me? Thanks!
Hello Yann,
Thanks for sharing!
I have heard a lot about the first feature film "Les Misérables" by the French-Malian director Ladj Ly who is well-known for his social and civic commitments. First and foremost, he has always loved to make videos. His passion was born in Mali. He started his first video clips for the French-Malian rapper Oxo Puccino or his first documentaries like "365 Days in Clichy-Montfermeil" that he filmed after the 2005 suburbian riots. He has also filmed "Cop Watchs" during violent arrests. He has himself been arrested several times and put into prison; but he overcame these hardships.
"Les Misérables" has already won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Festival and the European Film Awards. It is even Oscar-nominated in the International category!
Sincerely yours
Miss B
Hi every one !
I'm gonna talk about a movie I've seen recently. It's called "Little Women", "les quatre filles du docteur March" in french.
I thought it was a really good movie and I was happy because Ema Watson and Timothée Chalamet played in it.
I think in personality I ressemble Amy the most but also Beth! I also kind of forgot the story before seing the movie and I was happy to rediscover the story. It's a really cute story and really interesting story! Over all I really liked the movie! (OvO)
bye bye!
Daphné N(403)
Hello dear Noémie,
Thanks so much for sharing your book crush!
I didn't know about this last adolescent literary craze.
So I took the opportunity to make some researches and was happy to discover this gripping story between Hazel and Gus.
I invite you and your classmates to find out the result of these researches in the "Movie Section"!
Sincerely yours
Miss B
Hello dear Daphné,
Thank you for sharing your Movie review and impressions about the film I recommended!
The actors and actresses are indeed great but,as fas as this "remake" is concerned, I prefer the original version of 1994. Surely a question of taste!
Sincerely yours
Miss B
Dear Professor B, hi yann
This little comment just to tell you that I will try to see these movies that you highly recommend
Hugo A (403)
Hi Hugo,
Thank you for posting.
Hope you will enjoy our recommendations and share your impressions!
Sincerely yours
Miss B
Hi Yann (answer to your message)
I already heard about "Les Misérables" in good, and can you give me more informations about this movie ?
Christian.P
Hi Yann (Answer to your message)
Hello Yann I already heard about "Les Misérables" in good but I never watched this movie can you give more informations about this film please ?
(i rewrote this message because my previous message did not send..)
Christian.P
Hello Miss,
Me too I saw "Les Misérables".
It's about the daily life in a district of Montfermeil.
It's nice.
Samuel
Hello miss,
Me too I saw "Les Misérables".
It talks about the daily life in a district of montfermeil.
It's nice.
Samuel
Hello Samuel,
Thanks for sharing your impressions about the French film "Les Misérables"!
Sincerely yours
Miss B
Hi Yann, Hi Miss B;
Like Yann, I too watched the film "Parasite". I was the one who invited him to watch it with me. This film is really my favorite of 2019 because it gives very beautiful morals on the life in society leaning on the life of wealthy people and people of modest background. This film makes us think because it is both funny at the beginning but makes us understand its philosophy towards the end. I don't know if the film is in French version because I saw it at the cinema in Chinese with French subtitles.
I really recommend this film.
Malik.
Hi Christian,
Thanks Christian for participating in our "open-hearted" cultural forum.
Yann will certainly tell us more about the story of "Le Miserables".
Sincerely yours.
Miss B
Hi Yann, Hi Miss B;
Like Yann, I too watched the film "Parasite". I was the one who invited him to watch it with me. This film is really my favorite of 2019 because it gives very beautiful morals on the life in society leaning on the life of wealthy people and people of modest background. This film makes us think because it is both funny at the beginning but makes us understand its philosophy towards the end. I don't know if the film is in French version because I saw it at the cinema in Chinese with French subtitles.
I really recommend this film.
Malik.
Hi Malik,
Thanks so much for participating in our "open-hearted" cultural forum.
Indeed, this film is quite gripping in its message to society... and the Humans that we are.
It says something of how society is organized, how society is sick of its wealthy and poor ones, how it conveys want and envy. We may wonder "Who is guilty?", "What is moral or not?", "What is fair or unfair?". And more personally we may wonder if you understand what is really at stake: Moral? (in)Justice? Determinism, Doom or just Life?
These questions make me think at the Shakespearian questioning:
"To Be or Not to Be. That is the question!"
(Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1)
Or would it be: "To Do or Not to Do?"
Let us all think about it by reading the "Movie Section" again in which I will soon insert the trailer, the movie poster, some critics and data about the brilliant South-Korean director Bong Joon Ho.
Sincerely yours
Miss B
Hello Miss B, hello everyone!
I had already heard a lot about "The fault in our stars" as much for the book as for the film and friends of mine had advised me. I wanted to read the book but after a while I forgot it so thank you for reminding me! In any case, the two stories seem superb! Thank you!
Marilou M (4 ° 2)
Hi Miss B, Hi Christian
Like you Christian, some of my friends talked to me about the film "Les Miserables". Maybe the movie is good but I haven't seen it.
Rayane G (4e3)
Hi Marilou,
Thanks for your contribution. "The Fault in Our Stars" seems indeed quite popular among you.
Sincerely yours
Miss B
Hello Miss B,
I too saw the film Parasite like my brother Malik in 4th 3, this film is a masterpiece. It shows Korean cinema in all its splendor. It's a mixture of genre, thriller, suspense, comedy, everything is there.I really enjoyed this film which I watched with my friends.
Anissa H
Hi Miss B , Hi everyone
not so long ago I watched the film "la vie scoolaire". I really liked this film because it is funny and touching. I strongly advise you to watch it even if it is no longer played in the cinema.
Alessandro.P (4E2)
Hello Miss B, hello everyone !
I read "The fault in our stars" and I also saw the film. Both were truly magnificent ! I loved it. Today, i would like to tell you about a film I saw recently with Noémie. This movie is called "Shutter island". It's a thriller and a drama. It speaks about a Marshall who comes to an island to find a woman who has escaped from his psychiatric hospital. The Marshall is embodied by Leonardo DiCaprio. He arrives on the island but a storm breaks out and he finds himself stuck with his teammates, the doctors and the patients in the psychiatric hospital, on the island...It's really a great movie, and the end is unpredictable ! I highly recommend it, but watch out for sensitive souls ! Some images could shock them...
Hi Rayane,
Thank you boy for your contribution. I think that "Les Misérables" is worth seeing indeed!
Sincerely yours
Miss B
Hello Alessandro,
Thanks so much for your contribution. Next time, I invite you to tell us more about the story!
It would be great.
Sincerely yours
Miss B
Hello Anissa,
Thank you for sharing our impressions about "Parasite"!
Your analysis is quite accurate indeed.
Yours sincerely
Miss B
Hi everyone !
an other comment from me? Yes an other comment from me!
I want to talk about a movie I've seen recently it's called "Oko et les fantômes".
It's the story of a little girl who almost died in a car accident but unfortunately her parents did not survive.
So she started to live at her grandma's hotel with her. She start's to see a ghost who once was a friend of her grandma.
He ask her to help her grandma at the hotel so she did. Then an other ghost appears a girl this time she is the big sister of someone at her school but Oko does not like her very much !
The movie has an interesting storie so I'm gonna spoil it all!
Over all it's a cute storie but of course I cried watching it at the parts were here parents died. It's not a sad movie don't worry!
so yah I really liked it !
bye!
daphné N(403)
Good evening dear Daphné,
Thanks again for your contribution. Quite attractive and cheerful!
I had a look at "Okko and the Ghosts"'s trailer. It looks like a Manga animation. Nice indeed.
I will add your contribution to the "Movie Section" soon.
Sincerely yours
Miss B
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