Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 17 June 2022 > Ready to Use Shine Bright Lycée
Elvis. Just his first name is enough for everyone to know who we’re talking about! Or certainly for adults to know. The King of rock ‘n’ roll is still alive thanks to not only his fans but also Baz Luhrmann whose latest movie takes us into the King’s world. Luhrmann explores the dark side of … Continue reading “Elvis”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 10 June 2022 > Celebrate
In 1922, James Joyce’s landmark novel Ulysses was published in Paris, since it wouldn’t have passed censorship rules in his native Ireland. Every 16 June, Joyce fans pay homage to the book, which takes place over one day on 16 June, by dressing in period costume and acting out scenes from the novel. Ulysses was … Continue reading “Bloomsday 100”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 09 June 2022 >
Here are the final three episodes of the comic strip about Queen Elizabeth II’s life.
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 09 June 2022 > Ready to Use
We promised you a second part to our A1+ worksheet based on a comic-strip telling of Queen Elizabeth II’s life. The first worksheet ended with her meeting with Prince Philip in Dartmouth, in the south of England. In Part 2, we follow Elizabeth through the Second World War, marriage and up to her coronation. Your … Continue reading “Queen Elizabeth II Comic Strip Part 2”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 08 June 2022 > Shine Bright Collège Webpicks
The Platinum Jubilee Concert coverage on 4 June opened with a sketch that featured the Queen inviting Paddington Bear to tea. The short video is great. for class use, and would make a good complement to the “deep fake” Queen’s Christmas speech that is featured in Shine Bright 3e Snapfile 11 Twist and Tell. The … Continue reading “Marmalade Sandwich, Your Majesty?”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 02 June 2022 > Pedagogy
If you teach in a European Section and your pupils have history as their DNL subject, your history teacher colleagues will want to know about our new digital text book for DNL History in première. It will be available for the new school year but they can find out all about it by watching the … Continue reading “Meet the Authors: History 1re DNL Webinar”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 02 June 2022 > Celebrate
Why does the British monarch have two birthdays? Queen Elizabeth II’s real birthday is 21 April (she was 96 in 2022). But since 1748, the monarch’s official birthday is celebrated in June, because the weather is better. This year, it’s on 2 June. The official birthday is marked by the Trooping the Colour ceremony near … Continue reading “The Queen’s Birthdays”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 26 May 2022 > What's On
An evening at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris will provide lots of insights on Northern Ireland, a nation with a still fluctuating identity and status 101 years after its creation. Activist art, thought and song will all combine on 8 June. The Government of Ireland Act that came into force on 3 May 1921, … Continue reading “Everything You Wanted to Know about Northern Ireland”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 25 May 2022 > What's On
Everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s seventy years on the throne in the last of the British Council Paris’s “Talks in English” for this school year: 2 June at 7 p.m. Just in time to kick off the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday weekend, Amy Brightling will discuss the Queen’s long and eventful … Continue reading “Talk in English: Queen’s Platinum Jubilee”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 25 May 2022 > What's On
Anglophone music and musicians from the early and more recent days of rock music are being highlighted at the Cannes Festival this year. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and David Bowie, are all featured in films playing at the festival. Elvis Elvis is a film about the rise of the “King” directed by Baz Luhrmann … Continue reading “Cannes 2022: A festival on the Rocks!”
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