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SUGGESTIONS FOR ENGLISH STUDENTS

HERE ARE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU TO PRACTICE SOME ENGLISH DURING THE VACATION, ACCORDING TO LEVEL

( A2 – 5ème / B1 – 3ème- 2nde) and SKILLS. Voici des suggestions pour vous faire pratiquer de l’anglais pendant la 2ème semaine de vacances, suivant des niveaux : A2 à partir de la 5ème / B1  3ème à 2nde, mais également classées en compétences.

 

LISTENING : écoute et compréhension

B1 :

The National Portrait Gallery

Diversity

Van Gogh

Memes

How to dress the French Way

Michael Jordan receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom

A2

Collage with Douanier Rousseau

Arts and saints

READING : lecture et compréhension

B1

Picture of the month

A2 :

National portrait gallery activity book

decorate spring eggs 

design your bedroom quiz 

quizzes and games about art 

A2

Your SUPERHERO  

Make your protest poster

 

WRITING : expression écrite

A2 :

School Day

B1 :

A for and against essay

SPEAKING : expression orale

WHEN READY, FEEL FREE TO RECORD YOUR WORK AND SEND ME A VOCAROO MESSAGE. MIND YOUR PRONOUNCIATION, DON’T READ ! Quand vous vous sentez prêt, vous pouvez vous enregistrer sur Vocaroo et m’envoyer le message. Attention à la prononciation, ne lisez pas !

A1/A2 : Practice your pronunciation with any song of your choice.

A2/B1 : PRESENT AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY

Name-location-capital city- number of inhabitants- languages spoken- history- major economic activities- places to visit – things to do- dishes to taste…

Présentez un pays anglophone : nom – situation géographique- nombre d’habitants- langues parlées- histoire- secteurs économiques importants- endroit à visiter- choses à faire ou à voir- spécialités culinaires

A2/B1 : BE READY TO SPEAK FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS ABOUT ANY OF THESE SUBJECTS : Soyez prêt à parler de n’importe quel sujet pendant 30 secondes au moins. Il suffit d’aller sur le site grâce au lien ci-dessus et de tirer  au sort un sujet…

An application for an internship

Dear Ms Benson,

 

I am writing to apply for the scientific research summer intership position that was listed through the Ittaca University Career Services Office. I believe my research and conservation experience make me an ideal candidate.

I have had a lot of research experience in chemistry and biology, both in the lab and in the field. Most of my experience is in environmental field studies. I am currently studying the water quality in our district.

I know water quality assessment is a component of this internship, and I know my previous experience makes me a valuable candidate for this.

Last summer, I worked as a conservation assistant at the National Trust’s Clumber Park. I conducted analysis of soil samples, and input data from various research projects. I received a special commendation from the director of the research organization for my attention to detail and dedication to research.

I believe that I would be an asset to your program. This internship would give me the ideal opportunity to assist your organization and to improve my skills.

I will call next week to see if you agree that my qualifications seem to be a match for the position. If so, I hope to schedule an interview at a mutually convenient time. I look forward to speaking with you.

Thank you for your consideration,

Yours sincerely,

Adele Benson 

Yes, we can, says Barack Obama

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It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can. Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores
and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can. Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized;
women who reached for the ballots;
a President who chose the moon as our new frontier;
and a King who took us to the mountain-top and pointed the way to the Promised Land.
Yes we can to justice and equality.
(yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, yes we can…)

Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.
Yes we can heal this nation.
Yes we can repair this world.
Yes we can. Si Se Puede
(yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, yes we can…)

We know the battle ahead will be long,
but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way,
nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
We want change!
(We want change! We want change! We want change…)

We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics who will only grow louder and more dissonant.
We’ve been asked to pause for a reality check.
We’ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.
But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. We want change!
(We want change! I want change! We want change! I want change…)

The hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA;
we will remember that there is something happening in America;
that we are not as divided as our politics suggests;
that we are one people;
we are one nation;
and together, we will begin the next great chapter in America’s story with three words that will ring from coast to coast;
from sea to shining sea – Yes. We. Can.
(yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, yes we can…)

The American election system

An Electoral College elects the Presidentof the United States of America. He is not elected directly by the people.

American people vote for the people who are going to elect the president.

Each state has two electors who are senators, plus other representatives, in proportion to the number of inhabitants in each state :

California has 55 electoral votes. Texas has 34. New York  has 31.  Both the District of Columbia and Alaska have only 3. The total number of electors is 538. The winner of the popular vote in a state gets all the Electoral College votes in that state : this is the rule in most states.

Maine and Nebraska are exceptions :  two electors’ votes are given to the candidate who got the most votes. The other votes are given in each district to the candidate who got the most votes there.

If a candidate gets 270 votes, he will become president.

 If he does not win the national popular vote, this does not mean he will lose the election. If he wins the popular vote, this does not mean he will become president ! (Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000 but George W. Bush won the majority of the votes in the Electoral College).

This means  that the electors in the College will vote for the candidate they have promised their vote for or for the candidate who gets the popular votes in their state. Yet, some of them sometimes vote for another candidate, and this is illegal in some states, and not in others.

If there is no majority, the House of Representatives will vote. Then, each state will be represented by only one vote.

The electors have been chosen by the parties before the election. People vote for the electors on voting day in the state where they are residents.

The electors will meet in state capitals on Monday, 13th December to vote for the President. The official results will be declared on January 6th, 2009. The new president will be sworn into office on January 20th, 2009 at noon.

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