Photo credit: L. Brumm Photography.

Grand Canyon is situated in the North-East of Arizona. It is a gorge of the Colorado River.

Photo credit: mr holmboe.

Grand Canyon Skywalk is a tourist attration situated in Grand Canyon West, on the edge of the Grand Canyon. It is a horseshoe-shaped glass walkway 1,200 meters (4,000 feet) above the floor of the canyon.

Photo credit: Michael McDonough

The Skywalk is not directly above the main, Granite Gorge canyon containing the Colorado River, but instead extends over a side canyon and affords a view into the main canyon.

Photo credit: Mike Jones Photo.

It is owned by the Hualapai Indian tribe and it opened to the public in March 2007.

Photo credit: babybluebbw.

Visitors are given bootees (= des chaussons) to prevent their shoes from scratching the glass walkway.

Photo credit: ariztravel

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See more photos on Grandcanyonskywalk.com.

Here are a few examples of student howlers from Richard Benson’s book: F In Exams: The Best Test Paper Blunders.

(a blunder = une bourde, une gaffe; a collection of howlers = un bêtisier)

photo credits: twitocalypse on Flicker.

(‘nitrate’ sounds like ‘night rate’ = le tarif de nuit)

(a seal = un phoque)

(‘varicose’ or ‘very close’?)

(achievement = réussite, prouesse, exploit)

( a dam = un barrage; a dame = une dame)

(press a de nombreux sens dont la presse ou alors repasser; to iron = repasser)

( a mast = un pylône)

(Hadrian’s Wall = le mur d’Hadrien, un mur construit par les Romains au nord de l’Angleterre pour protéger le sud de l’île de l’attaque des Ecossais)

(the speedometer = le compteur de vitesse)

( a power line = une ligne à haute tension)

(adultery = l’adultère ; l’âge adulte = adulthood)

(to attempt = essayer; the underworld = les enfers)

Révisez avec cet exercice: le vocabulaire du cinéma.

Vous voulez vérifier vos réponses? Cliquez sur: le vocabulaire du cinéma-corrigé.

Look at the map of the USA with the 50 states:

If you are given the name of a state, can you place it on the map? Click HERE!

If you feel confident and would like to try a more difficult game, click HERE.

Now, can you name all the states in less than 10 minutes? Click HERE and give it a try!

Learn more about the 50 states on these websites:

americaslibrary

infoplease

theus50

The Union Jack, the national flag of the United Kingdom:

Photo credit: alexnunez on Flicker.

The flag of England, also known as the St George’s Cross:

oto credit: Lisbon Visitor.

The flag of Scotland, also known as the St Andrew’s Cross, or the Saltire:

Photo credit: FlagsofCelticNations

Saint Patrick’s Cross or Saint Patrick’s Saltire:

Information from Wikipedia:

The flag is sometimes considered as a symbol of Ireland or of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The antiquity of the association with Ireland and Saint Patrick has been questioned. The cross was used in the regalia of the Order of Saint Patrick, established in 1783 as the premier chivalric order of the Kingdom of Ireland, and later in the arms and flags of a number of institutions. After the 1800 Act of Union joined Ireland with the Kingdom of Great Britain, the saltire was added to the British flag to form the Union Flag still used by the United Kingdom. Saint Patrick’s Cross is rejected by many Irish nationalists as a British invention. There is no universally accepted flag for the island of Ireland.

Photo credit: giveawayboy.

The Union Jack is made up of the Saint Andrew’s Cross, the Saint George’s Cross and the Saint Patrick’s Cross. As Wales was not a kingdom but a principality, it was not included on the flag.

Photo credit: summoning ifrit.

The flag of Wales, also known as the Red Dragon or Y Ddraig Goch:

oto credit: CharlieBrown8989.

The Ulster Banner , also known as the Ulster Flag,  the Northern Ireland flag or the Red Hand of Ulster flag, was the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland between 1953 and 1972. It is still used to represent Northern Ireland in some sporting events in which Northern Ireland competes. The Ulster Banner is used within the unionist community, along with the Union Jack.

Photo credit: LisbonVisitor.

The flag of Cornwall: Saint Piran’s flag

Map of England and Cornwall:

Flag of Jersey:

The flag of Guernsey:

The flag of the Isle of Man:

Voici un extrait du site AnglaisCours.fr qui vous explique comment utiliser le present perfect en be+ing:

Comme le present perfect simple, il s’utilise pour parler d’une action qui possède un lien entre le passé et le présent. En effet, le present perfect en be + ing reste une forme de present perfect.

Sa principale différence avec le present perfect simple est qu’on l’utilise pour insister sur la durée de l’action ou sur l’action elle même, tandis qu’au present perfect simple, on veut plutôt constater les résultats de l’action.

Si je dis :

I have cleaned my room (present perfect simple). Cela veut dire que je viens de nettoyer ma chambre et que maintenant, le résultat visible est que l’on peut constater que ma chambre est propre. Le présent perfect simple insiste surtout sur le résultat.

Maintenant, si je dis la même phrase à la forme en be + ing :

I have been cleaning my room [for two hours]. (present perfect en be + ing). Cela signifie que j’ai passé pas mal de temps à nettoyer ma chambre. [c’est pour cela que l’on rajoute souvent une durée, comme ici, for two hours]. Ce que je veux dire, ce n’est pas forcément que ma chambre est propre, c’est surtout que j’ai passé du temps à la ranger.  Donc on n’est pas sûr que j’ai fini de nettoyer ma chambre, mais on est sûr que j’y ai passé du temps.

Present perfect simple ou present perfect en be + ing:

Entraînez-vous avec cet exercice proposé par The Grammar Aquarium.

Present perfect ou prétérit:

Entraînez-vous avec un exercice proposé par e-anglais.

Retrouvez l’article du 16 décembre sur le present perfect ICI.

Credit: anna sur Flicker.

Revise basic vocabulary on Language Guide: place your cursor over the images and hear their names pronounced (American pronunciation). I’m sure you will also learn a few new words.

Cliquez sur les liens ci-dessous pour avoir une idée des sujets d’expression écrite donnés au bac anglais en France métropolitaine,  dans les DOM-TOM et les centres étrangers.

2009:

TL LV1 -2009

TL-S LV2 2009

TES-TS LV1 2009

TSTG LV1 2009

TSTG LV2 2009

Cliquez sur la série qui vous intéresse ci-dessous. Vous aurez accès au site Eduscol qui donne une liste des épreuves au baccalauréat avec le coefficient et la durée de chaque épreuve.

TES

TL

TS

TSTG

A beaver:

photo credit: gainesp2003

A dam:

photo credit: BobWeaver4

photo credit: Sentrawoods.

The world’s biggest beaver dam has been found in northern Alberta, in Canada. It is so large, it’s visible from space. Read the article on Yahoo News.