Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 09 September 2022 > In the News Shine Bright Lycée
On 8 September, the British Royal Family announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. Britain’s longest reigning monarch had been on the throne for 70 years, which had been marked this summer by Platinum Jubilee celebrations. She was immediately succeeded by her son Charles, who will be known as King … Continue reading “The End of an Era”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 09 June 2022 > Ready to Use
We promised you a second part to our A1+ worksheet based on a comic-strip telling of Queen Elizabeth II’s life. The first worksheet ended with her meeting with Prince Philip in Dartmouth, in the south of England. In Part 2, we follow Elizabeth through the Second World War, marriage and up to her coronation. Your … Continue reading “Queen Elizabeth II Comic Strip Part 2”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 08 June 2022 > Shine Bright Collège Webpicks
The Platinum Jubilee Concert coverage on 4 June opened with a sketch that featured the Queen inviting Paddington Bear to tea. The short video is great. for class use, and would make a good complement to the “deep fake” Queen’s Christmas speech that is featured in Shine Bright 3e Snapfile 11 Twist and Tell. The … Continue reading “Marmalade Sandwich, Your Majesty?”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 02 June 2022 > Celebrate
Why does the British monarch have two birthdays? Queen Elizabeth II’s real birthday is 21 April (she was 96 in 2022). But since 1748, the monarch’s official birthday is celebrated in June, because the weather is better. This year, it’s on 2 June. The official birthday is marked by the Trooping the Colour ceremony near … Continue reading “The Queen’s Birthdays”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 25 May 2022 > What's On
Everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s seventy years on the throne in the last of the British Council Paris’s “Talks in English” for this school year: 2 June at 7 p.m. Just in time to kick off the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday weekend, Amy Brightling will discuss the Queen’s long and eventful … Continue reading “Talk in English: Queen’s Platinum Jubilee”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 13 May 2022 > Celebrate
In the U.K., the weekend of 2-5 June 2022 will be given over to celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: the monarch has reigned for a record seventy years. Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on 21 April 1926, the daughter of the Duke of York, who was second in line to the throne. He, … Continue reading “Queen Elizabeth II: 70 Years on the Throne”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 13 May 2022 > Ready to Use
This comic strip about Queen Elizabeth II will get your pupils ready to understand what will be happening for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations that will be concentrated around the weekend of 2-5 June. These two pages are devoted to Elizabeth’s childhood and her first meeting with Philip, and accompanied with activities at A1+ level. A … Continue reading “Queen Elizabeth II Comic Strip”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 12 May 2022 > Webpicks
There are lots of online resources for the Platinum Jubilee you could use in class. The Queen is famously fond of corgi dogs and so a corgi to colour in is one of the downloadable printables in the Platinum Jubilee toolkit. There is also a crown, a join-the-dots royal guard and a Buckingham Palace maze. … Continue reading “Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Resources”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 12 May 2022 > Ready to Use Shine Bright Collège Shine Bright Lycée
The UK is getting ready for a very special “Trooping the Colour” in June… 2022 marks Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th year on the throne! The longest reign ever, even Queen Victoria didn’t reign that long. Famous worldwide for her colourful dresses and hats, Queen Elizabeth embodies the British monarchy and everyone – even beyond Great … Continue reading “Seventy Years a Queen”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 13 April 2022 > Celebrate Shine Bright Lycée
Do some armchair travelling with the Big Jubilee Read: a list of 70 books, ten for each decade of Queen Elizabeth II’s record-breaking reign. As befits its head, the authors and settings range all over the Commonwealth: representing 31 countries on six continents. It includes eight Nobel Literature Laureates, and a lot of Booker Prize … Continue reading “The Big Jubilee Read”
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