We received thousands and thousands of fabulous entries to our sport-themed creative-writing contest. Here are our favourite lycée texts entered as B1. They are incredibly varied, which is an accurate reflection of all the stories we received. They cover sports from Formula One racing to baseball, as well as football, figure skating and wheelchair racing … Continue reading “Sports Stories Winners Lycée B1”
We received thousands and thousands of fabulous entries to our sport-themed creative-writing contest. Here are our favourite lycée texts entered as B2. There are a couple with an equestrian theme, and others on athletics, figure skating, volleyball, cycling, badminton and Gaelic football. Plus one that is out of this world! And the winners are, in … Continue reading “Sports Stories Winners Lycée B2”
We received thousands and thousands of fabulous entries to our sport-themed creative-writing contest. There were a few that were much longer than our suggested word count but that we couldn’t resist including. They all take a fairly fantastical look at the sports theme. And the winners are, in no particular order: Chiara from Mme Marlot’s … Continue reading “Sports Stories Winners Outsize”
We received thousands and thousands of fabulous entries to our sport-themed creative-writing contest. Here are our favourite lycée texts entered as B1 plus. Here are stories about parasports, basketball, football and the American variety. Combat sports taekwondo and MMA feature, as does athletics and a story told from the point of view of sports equipment. … Continue reading “Sports Stories Winners Lycée B1 Plus”
We received thousands and thousands of fabulous entries to our sport-themed creative-writing contest. Here are our favourite texts entered as A2. They are incredibly varied, which is an accurate reflection of all the stories we received. These are about a surfing dog, a champion football fan, a mystery at a horseriding school, an acrostic poem … Continue reading “Sports Stories Winners A2”
We received thousands and thousands of fabulous entries to our sport-themed creative-writing contest. Here are our favourite college texts entered as B1. They are incredibly varied, which is an accurate reflection of all the stories we received. They cover existing sports from two forms of swimming to basketball and rugby. There is one about climbing … Continue reading “Sports Stories Winners Collège B1”
Vous êtes déjà nombreux à plébisciter notre première BD d’apprentissage, Panic in London. Le 22 juin, l’auteur William Lafleur (Monsieur l’ex Prof) fera une séance de dédicaces à la librairie Gibert de Toulouse. Panic in London! est le premier titre de la collection Bubble up: des BDs pour l’apprentissage de la langue anglaise. Il met … Continue reading “Meet the Author in Toulouse: William Lafleur”
Our new collection, Reading Guides anglais, lets you introduce collège and seconde learners to reading fiction in English. Each one contains extensive extracts of a popular work of fiction and lots of teaching tools to help pupils understand. On 12 June, two guide authors discussed how to use fiction in the classroom in a short, … Continue reading “Meet the Authors: Introducing Fiction to Younger Learners Replay”
On June 6, 1944 at dawn, Operation Overlord, the largest airborne and naval offensive in history, was launched by the Allied forces to open a second front in Western Europe against Nazi Germany. After months of titanic preparations mobilising nearly 5 million men and immense logistics, an armada of 4,300 landing ships and 500 warships, … Continue reading “Operation Overlord: the Turning Point of World War II”
The 77th Cannes Film Festival, held from May 16 to 27, 2024, was marked by a strong presence of American cinema, both in the official selection and in the awards given. Despite the disruptions caused by the actors’ strike in 2023, independent and established American filmmakers managed to distinguish themselves on the Croisette. Palme d’Or … Continue reading “Cannes 2024: Americans’ Rush for Awards”
