From the first animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the recent Frozen, many Disney films have become cinema classics. With a selection of 350 art pieces specially collected together a new exhibition in Paris pays tribute to the art of the Walt Disney Animation Studios. The exhibition shows how much the … Continue reading “The Art of Walt Disney Animation Studios – Movement by Nature”
Le sens, le sens, encore le sens, toujours le sens… Aucune communication authentique entre deux êtres humains n’est jamais fondée sur la correction de la forme mais toujours sur l’échange de SENS. À tous les niveaux d’apprentissage, le message doit prendre le pas sur la forme. Souvent, les énoncés sont validés ou invalidés en fonction … Continue reading “Think – Pair – Share”
The title of the first episode of a new five-film series by Harry Potter author JK Rowling is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The answer, from 16 November, is: everywhere! The new series will no doubt be as popular with pupils as the originals, and it’s set in 1926 New York and features … Continue reading “A New Harry Potter Franchise Hits Cinemas”
These articles about the President-elect of the United States will enable students to say what they already know about Donald Trump and the American election and will provide enough new information to trigger interest. They will serve as a basis for speaking and writing activities as well as interaction. There are two articles and corresponding … Continue reading “President Trump Profile”
Donald J. Trump has been elected the 45th President of the United States of America as part of a Republican landslide that sees the party keep its majority in both Houses of Congress. It has been an election campaign full of surprises. In the run-up to the primaries last autumn, no one seriously expected Donald … Continue reading “President Trump”
On 11 November, the House of Commons debating chamber will be full as usual. But the elected representatives present will be a lot younger than the usual MPS. It is the annual sitting of the UK Youth Parliament: more than 300 11-18-year-olds will debate five subjects that were chosen in a vote by almost a … Continue reading “Young Brits Speak Out in Parliament”
This is it. After more than a year of one of the most vicious campaigns in living memory, Americans will finally go to the polls on Tuesday 8 November. Or will they? Only about 65% of Americans are registered to vote. Of those who are registered, there tends to be a high turnout for Presidential … Continue reading “The Race for the White House: Into the Final Straight”
“Equal Pay Day” is marked on different days in countries but the message is the same: women are paid less than men for equivalent work, and it’s time to raise awareness of this gender pay gap. In France, Equal Pay Day 2016 is being marked on 7 November. In the UK it’s the 10th. That’s … Continue reading “Equal Pay Day”
A simple video to introduce the topic of the gender pay gap. In France, Equal Pay Day 2016 is being marked on 7 November. In the U.K. it’s the 10th. That’s the day when women effectively stop earning — they work the rest of the calendar year for free. That is of course just a … Continue reading “Equal Pay Day Video”
See a play in English… at the cinema! The National Theatre Live brings broadcasts of acclaimed West End productions to cinemas around the world. Coming up in France, performances in Valbonne, Aix en Provence, Strasbourg and Paris. London is a mecca for excellent theatre productions, and the National Theatre’s productions starring the crème de la … Continue reading “National Theatre Live”
