Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 23 May 2019 > What's On
Why did the First World War inspire so many participants to write poetry? And what effect does the work of poets like Wilfred Owen, Vera Brittain, Siegfried Sassoon or Rupert Brooke have on our vision of that war today? Author Simon Davies will address these questions in a public talk at the British Council Paris … Continue reading “Talk in English: World War I Poets”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 24 April 2019 > Celebrate Shine Bright Lycée
While most countries involved in World War I commemorate those who served in that and later wars on 11 November, the date the War ended, in Australia and New Zealand, the main commemoration is ANZAC Day, 25 April, the day in 1915 when their servicemen first saw action, in the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign. When Britain … Continue reading “ANZAC Day”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 31 October 2018 > Ready to Use
To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, Peter Jackson has restored old black-and-white archive footage of British servicemen’s life in the trenches. He has colourised it, and has asked lip-readers to help dub in what the soldiers were actually saying. The film’s title refers to a poem by Robert Binyon … Continue reading “They Shall Not Grow Old Film: Bringing WWI to Life”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 31 October 2018 > Ready to Use
This A2+ level article is an opportunity to mention the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI and see how Anglophone countries commemorate their fallen soldiers. It can be used as additional input to what the students study in History. It can also raise the interest of some students to watch the archive film “They … Continue reading “Remembering British WWI Soldiers”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 22 July 2016 > Webpicks
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, a refugee team competed for the first time in Olympic history. These videos can bring this inspiring story to life in your classroom. From A1+ This video is a good introduction since the only mention of the team being refugees is the first screen – if you start … Continue reading “Olympic Refugee Team Teaching Tools”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 20 July 2016 > In the News
More than 200 countries participated in the Olympic Games in Brazil in August. At the Opening Ceremony, each team marched behind its national flag. But right at the end, just before the host nation, came a team that is unique in Olympic history: a team of 10 refugees from four countries. They marched behind the … Continue reading “An Olympic First: a Refugee Team”
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