Posted by Speakeasy News > Saturday 16 August 2025 > Celebrate
The first of September every year is celebrated as Back to Hogwarts Day by fans of the Harry Potter saga. That’s the day each year that the students of Hogwarts School go to the mysterious Platform Nine-and-three-quarters at King’s Cross Station in London to get on the Hogwarts Express steam train to school. In this … Continue reading “Back to Hogwarts!”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Saturday 11 March 2023 > What's On
From April to October, in Paris, Harry Potter: The Exhibition will explore behind the scenes of the Harry Potter saga and the World of Wizards. Visitors will discover mythical scenes of the Harry Potter World as a whole, including the seven books and eight films of the first saga, the the Fantastic Beasts films, and … Continue reading “Magical Behind-the-Scenes”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 13 May 2020 > Shine Bright Lycée What's On
What more pleasant way to pass the time while practising listening to English? The Harry Potter website, Wizarding World, is having some famous faces and voices read the chapters of the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The readings were kicked off by none other than Harry himself: actor Daniel … Continue reading “Harry Potter Reads Harry Potter”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 18 July 2019 > Pedagogy
The 30th edition of the Dinard British Film Festival will take place in the Breton town from 25 to 29 September. The films in competition haven’t been announced yet, but you can get ready to sign up your classes to see some of the best British films from the last year at special schools showings. … Continue reading “Take Your Classes to the Cinema in Dinard!”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 26 April 2019 > Ready to Use
Our bioboxes are short “Who Am I?” quizzes to help introduce pupils to famous figures in the English-speaking world. This one was written by a pupil for our “Who Am I?” contest. Thank you to Emily from Mme Moufle’s 4e class, Collège LS Senghor, Corbeny (02). You can download the MP4 file below to use … Continue reading “Biobox: Emma Watson”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 01 August 2018 > In the News
The 2018 Soccer World Cup title goes to Les Bleus for the second time, meanwhile, more than 6,000 km away from Moscow, on 2 July, in Florence (Italy), the United States won the Quidditch World Cup. The USA won the Quidditch World Cup after beating Belgium in the final! They became World Quidditch Champions for the … Continue reading “U.S.A., World Champion of … Quidditch !”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 25 October 2017 > What's On
The British Library is marking the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter book with an exhibition of the real-life historical artefacts about magical beliefs that inspired JK Rowling, and never-before-revealed notes, plans and manuscripts from the author herself. Rowling included many references to real magical beliefs and historical characters like Nicolas … Continue reading “Harry Potter: A History of Magic”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 25 October 2017 > Celebrate
The British capital gets into the Halloween spirit with a vengeance. It must be said that London has almost 2,000 years of often bloody and gruesome history that lends itself well to tales of ghosts and the unquiet dead. The various Royal Palaces have a wealth of gory history to delve into. At Hampton Court … Continue reading “Scare Yourself Silly: Halloween in London”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 20 June 2017 > Celebrate
As every Harry Potter fan knows, Harry’s birthday is 31 July, like his creator JK Rowling. But 26 June, 1997, was also an important date in the Potter canon: it saw the publication of the first volume of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The 20th anniversary of a cultural phenomenon is being … Continue reading “Happy Birthday, Harry Potter!”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 20 June 2017 > Ready to Use
For the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter book, this A1+-level article aims at allowing pupils to rediscover well-known fictional characters, perhaps for the first time with the English names. It’s a good opportunity to help them develop reading strategies, using what they know to help them understand new words and … Continue reading “Harry Potter at 20”
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