Escape Game Pack: What’s Inside?
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 13 September 2021 > Pedagogy
So you’ve heard of our Escape Games pack, but what does it really look like? We reveal all in this short video!
Escape Games Webinar
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 28 May 2021 > Pedagogy
Thank you for all your interest in our new Escape Games pack for collège. Now it’s time to find out more as two of its authors present the concept and answer your questions in the replay of our 2 June webinar. Emma and Patrick describe their experience testing the games in class with their pupils … Continue reading “Escape Games Webinar”
Meet the Baby Ravens at the Tower of London
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 05 May 2021 > Webpicks
The Ravenmaster at the Tower of London is pleased to announce the arrival of four new raven chicks: the birds whose presence legend says protects the existence of the Tower. The Ravenmaster is one of the Yeomen Warders, informally known as Beefeaters. His role is to look after the Tower’s ravens. King Charles II (reigned … Continue reading “Meet the Baby Ravens at the Tower of London”
Audio Resources for the Tower of London
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 04 May 2021 > Webpicks
If you are working on London monuments or specifically the Tower of London, there are audio files with interactive activities in the BRNE anglais cycle 4 to help you. You can find these audio recordings with interactive comprehension activities in the Banque de ressources anglais cycle 4: Audios> A1+ > Rencontres avec d’autres cultures > … Continue reading “Audio Resources for the Tower of London”
Time to Escape
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 26 April 2021 > Pedagogy
Immerse your students in an adventure that will get them working in teams, and in English, without even noticing! Three escape games set in a haunted Scottish castle, on the Titanic and in London during evacuation from the Blitz are easy to put in place and full of cultural content for cycle 4. The Escape … Continue reading “Time to Escape”
Shine Bright AMC SnapFile 6 The Crown and the Houses
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Friday 23 April 2021 >
In our series of author videos presenting different chapters of Shine Bright AMC, here is SnapFile 6 The Crown and the Houses, about Britons’ feelings towards their parliamentary monarchy, presented by its author Lynda Itouchène. This file fits into the Première theme Représentations Axe 1 Faire entendre sa voix : Représentation et participation. You can browse … Continue reading “Shine Bright AMC SnapFile 6 The Crown and the Houses”
St George’s Day
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 21 April 2021 > Celebrate
23 April is a day for celebration in England. It’s the national day, in honour of England’s patron saint, St George. It’s both Shakespeare’s birthday and death day. Each of the British home nations has a national day associated with its patron saint: George for England, David for Wales (1 March), Patrick for Northern Ireland … Continue reading “St George’s Day”
The Art of Being a Dandy: Aubrey Beardsley
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 04 November 2020 > Ready to Use
Despite his early death aged 25, Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) had a prolific career as an illustrator. Part of the Aesthetic movement, a friend of Oscar Wilde’s, Beardsley was a dandy and turned his own short life into a work of art. To accompany the exhibition currently on hold at the Musée d’Orsay, this resource explores … Continue reading “The Art of Being a Dandy: Aubrey Beardsley”
Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 06 May 2020 > Celebrate
Florence Nightingale is one of Britain’s most recognisable names. The Victorian nursing pioneer and statistician left an indelible mark on the world of medicine. The first woman ever to be featured on a British banknote, her influence is such that 200 years after her birth, the emergency hospitals created for the coronavirus pandemic in the … Continue reading “Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer”
Florence Nightingale
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 06 May 2020 > Ready to Use
2020 is Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary. After she and a team of nurses managed to significantly reduce the death count by improving the appallingly unsanitary conditions at a British hospital during the Crimean War, she became an authority on public sanitation issues. She also earned a reputation for her statistician’s skills, and her charts would influence … Continue reading “Florence Nightingale”