Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 20 February 2024 > What's On
Most people would feel proud of saving hundreds of mainly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia just before the outbreak of World War II. But Sir Nicholas Winton was haunted by all the children he couldn’t save. Until a surprise 50 years later on a TV programme showed him all the good he had done. A new … Continue reading “Doing the Right Thing”
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 > Thursday 14 April 2022 > Shine Bright Collège What's On
A new film details a barely believable operation from World War II involving a dead body designed to fool the Nazis about Allied invasion plans and save the lives of thousands of soldiers. The success of Operation Mincemeat hinged on creating a carefully crafted fiction, which is where James Bond author Ian Fleming came in. … Continue reading “Spies Fooling Spies”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 22 March 2022 > What's On
Dieppe will be celebrating Canadian films, in English and French, from 24 to 27 March. Dieppe has long association with Canada and is commemorating this year the 80th anniversary of the doomed raid on Dieppe by the Canadian Army in August 1942, trying to relieve the town and attack the German Army, which held northern … Continue reading “Canadian Film Festival in Dieppe”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 26 November 2021 > 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 is on Josephine Baker as she enters the French Panthéon. For more information on Baker, see our article. You can download the biobox below to use it offline with your pupils.
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 18 November 2021 > Celebrate
On 30 November, Josephine Baker will become the sixth woman, and the first black woman, to enter France’s Panthéon, where the country honours its greatest heroes. The Franco-American dancer and singer was an active member of the Resistance in WWII and civil-rights activist in the U.S. Freda Josephine McDonald was born into poverty in St … Continue reading “Josephine Baker Enters the Panthéon”
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!
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”
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”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 16 April 2020 > In the News
Traditionally, as they approach 100 years old, most British people’s main ambition is to receive a telegram from the Queen on their birthday. Captain Tom Moore decided to walk using a walking frame to raise money for National Health Service charities during the Covid-19 pandemic. But he had no idea the success his campaign would … Continue reading “Raising Funds for the NHS at Age 99”
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