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A2-B1 Australia: in the wild

How big is Uluru?

  • is 348 metres (1141 feet) high
  • rises 863 metres (2,831 ft) above sea level
  • is 3.6 km long (2.2 miles)
  • is 1.9 km wide (1.2 miles)
  • is 9.4 km or 5.8 miles around the base
  • covers 3.33 km2 (1.29 miles2)
  • extends about several km/miles into the ground (no-one knows exactly how far)

Alice : Australia and New Zealand 

audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article4029Alice talks about Australia and New Zealand which are part of the Commonwealth and where part of her family has emigrated to.

Helen : my holidays in Australia 

audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article4495Helen had wonderful experiences during her holidays in Australia !

Emma (Sydney, Australia

audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?auteur1973I was born in Sydney, Australia but I now live in France with my French husband and my 4 daughters.

Clare : Animals in Australia (1)

audio-lingua.http://eu/spip.php?article2208Clare, an Australian woman, tells us about the cutest Australian animals : kangaroos and koalas.

http://www.lemonde.fr/voyage/video/2011/08/23/l-art-contemporain-aborigene-le-centre-maningrida-de-darwin_1562683_3546.htmlIn the wild

 

 

Ecrire un conte, une histoire autour du thème “In the wild” 

Vous pouvez vous  inspirer d’autres contes en les personnalisant.

What  you must respect!


Begin your story or tale with the following elements

Once upon a time, there was+ singular

Once upon a time, there were + plurial


Include vocabulary from “In the wild!”

L’ensemble des expressions doivent  être utilisées.

Include the following words:

First,

Then,

Afterwards,

Eventually,

Finally,

Include comparatives and superlatives:

equality:           as… as

inferiority:   less… than

superiority:    more… than

a short adjective + er  than

Include the best, the greatest, the most beautiful!

La partie narrative est au passé (prétérit). Les dialogues doivent être au présent.

Thibault

Once upon a time, when the desert was very hot, there were lots of kangaroos, lots of scarlet-chested parrots, lots of dingoes, lots of platypuses and lots of wombats. We could bike, we could jog and we could go rafting in the river! It was great! Just great! A wonderful world! Then ,the White Men arrived with their convicts and it was the beginning of our tragedies! Our water got polluted, our land was transformed into poor places  with dead fish!  It was hell on earth! Eventually, we asked a great magician and three wise people to help us. They finally convinced all the people to change their habits and the earth started changing into paradise!

Rémi C

The country was bigger than China. We just loved being the  first inhabitants: the Aborigenes!

There were also kangaroos and koalas everywhere in the country.

Koalas were protected and kangaroos were also given shelters …

But the white men arrived and it was the very beginning of tragedies: pollution could be seen everywhere!

Eventually, the land was protected just as in Amazonia! We found a magician who could stop the dishonest people!

They were no longer allowed to do what they wanted with our beautiful sand! They were not no longer allowed to throw

rockets in the sky!   We won the battle! Yes, we did!


Louis

Once upon a time, there were lots of very good friends who were having a great time together!

-Hello!

-Good afternoon!

-Let us hop on the bus! Let us walk past the rocks!

-Let us go to Australia on the campsite!

-Let us do that!

-Look at the snakes and the kangaroos! here they are!

-Well, unfortunately, there are no kangaroos! They’ve all gone!

-Now, let us go and have dinner!

-Greetings! All the best!

Australia is hot, as hot as Africa! But we love living there!

Noémy:

Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful sky and one of the most beautiful sun you  have ever seen!

There were also birds which were singing in the air! But it was a dangerous place to be! Yes, indeed, it was!

You had to be  be careful and avoid snakes! We just hopped on the bus in order to stay away from marsupials

which are less beautiful than kangaroos, because kangaroos  could be seen everywhere in Australia!

At night, one had to be very careful because one can  be bitten by snakes!

One had to  build shelters so that children could  sleep pleasantly and play and cook and clean up the dishes!

Then one had to  wake up and build up a fire because we wanted  to have sausages for lunch.

The sausage was  better than the fish!

In Australia, the sun was as  beautiful in the South as in the North! It was paradise!

There were  lots of places to visit. Finally, we went back to France and we left the kangaroos and koalas!

We eventually got the opportunity to take photographs of the big koalas. They looked great and so cute!

We had fun! Thanks, Australia!


Brenda

-Hello!

-Hey! How are you today!

-I’ m fine! Thanks! How was your trip to Australia?

-Oh! That’s great!

-Go ahead! Tell me more about it!

-Alright! You hop off the bus and the land is just wonderful! You walk past the rocks, you have a picnic and paradise is at hand!

In the afternoon, you can watch marsupials but you must stay away from them… You have to be very careful!

You can build a shelter next to a campfire!

-That’s great!

-Well, we will speak about it later on, Mum is calling me! I must go!

-Goodbye! See you! Hugs and kisses, you are my best friend!

-Yes, good bye, sweetie!

A1-A2-B1-B2 Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton – Lewis Carroll

 

Thanks to Laurence Prat-Bouch’is for sharing her work! Académie de Rennes

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb4nZf719UI&tracker=False&NR=1&feature=fvwp[/youtube]

Lewis Carroll’s real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was born on 27 January 1832

in Daresbury in the Cheshire, England.

He was the third son of a pastor.

When he was a child he loved creating puppet shows.

He was also fond of logic and mathematic games.

In 1851, he went to Oxford University. A few years later, he got his diploma in mathematics.

He taught at the university and also took religious classes. He became a deacon in 1861.

He worked on mathematics and, at the same time, published short stories in a magazine called The Train.

In 1865, he published his most famous novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In 1871 he published its sequel Through the Looking GlassAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland was written for a little girl who liked listening to his stories very much. Her name was Alice Liddell, she was the daughter of his friends.

At first, his stories were for kids, but adults got interested in them too and liked to find hidden messages in them.

Lewis Carroll was also a photographer.

He died in Guileford, on 14 February 1896 of influenza.

He was 65.


Doc 2 : Speak about the film.

1-     What genre is it ?

a) comedy                       

b)  fantasy                 

c) science fiction

2-     Who is the director ?

a) James Cameron               

 b) Steven Spielberg             

c)Tim Burton

3-     Who is the main actor ?

a) Johnny Depp   

  b) Daniel Radcliffe                

c) Robert Patterson

4-     Who is the main actress ?

a) Kristen Stewart       

  b) Mia Wasikowska            

    c) Zoe Saldana

 

Doc 3 : Complète avec les mots du mots-croisés.

Alice Kingsleigh was  a 6 year-old ……………..  when she discovered ………………….. . She is now 19      and she returns to this …………………. world.

She …………..   down  into a    …………  . When she arrives in the magic world she finds herself in a room with …………..  of ………….  . The ……………   she must go  ……………..  is very small. Alice ………….. a ………… and she ……………….. very small.

The world outside reminds* her of the bad ……..……..  she had when she was a child.

In the ………………… she will ……………… very bizarre creatures : cruel ……………… and talking  …………..    . Some will be friendly whereas others will be enemies.

Do you remember the plot*?

*Remind= rappeler  *plot=intrigue

 

Doc 4 : Watch the trailer of the film and say what you can : who / where / what … about ?

 

Doc 5: who is who ? And who is missing ?

a             b           c                     d                 e              f                 g              h

 

1-The Mad Hatter           2- Tweedledee and Tweedledum                    3- Alice                  4- the White Queen

5- The Catterpillar           6- The Angry Mouse       7-The Red Queen                     8- The grey Hare (very fond of tea !)

9- The White Rabbit          10- the Cheshire Cat

Act 6 : Recap : who / where / what … about ? Traduis le paragraphe.

Alice retourne au pays des merveilles. Ses amis lui disent que la reine rouge a pris le pouvoir et terrifie tout le monde.

Ils lui montrent une vieille carte. Alice sera le champion de la reine blanche et se battra contre le  « jabberwocky ».

Elle réussira bien sûr, la reine blanche redeviendra la reine du pays des merveilles et exilera sa méchante sœur.

*Terrify= terrifier /

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Ces phrases sont au futur, observe la formation

Sujet + auxiliaire WILL (not) +  BV +  (complément) pas de conjugaison, ‘will’ pour tous les sujets

Ex :      Alice          will   not            succeed.            La forme contractée de ‘will   not’ est ‘won’t’

 

Homework exercise : make sentences in the future. Will / won’t ?

White queen / win ? the  white queen will win

Red queen / win   ? the red queen  won’t win

Red queen / lose à

Mad hatter / marry Alice

Red queen / cut off Alice’s head

The catterpillar / become a butterfly

Alice / kill the jabberwocky

Alice / stay in Wonderland

Alice’s friends / stay in Wonderland

 

Alice fights the jabberwocky

 

 


Alice in Wonderland ‘s  characters.


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Character descriptions

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

ost popular characters:

Alice (AAiW & TtLG; all chapters);

Caterpillar (AAiW; Chapter 4, 5);

Cheshire Cat (AAiW; Chapter 6, 8);

Jabberwock (TtLG; Chapter 1);

Mad Hatter (AAiW; Chapter 7, 11);

Queen of Hearts (AAiW; Chapter 8, 9, 11, 12);

White Rabbit (AAiW; Chapter 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 12);


Other characters, in order of appearance:

Alice’s sister (Chapter 1, 12); in the beginning of the story she’s reading a very boring book (according to Alice). In the end Alice wakes up in her lap and tells her her adventures. She is presented as a reasonable adult, who, in the end, recognizes Alice’s own adult-like qualities.

Dinah (Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4); she is Alice’s cat. She isn’t physically there in the book but Alice talks about her many times, especially about the fact that she is good at hunting and killing animals. Therefore she does play an important role.

Mouse (Chapter 2, 3); this is one of the creatures that fell into the pool of Alice’s tears. He tries to dry the others by telling them the driest story he knows.

Duck (Chapter 2, 3); he also fell into Alice’s pool of tears. He is said to be modeled after Canon Duckworth (see the Story Origins section).

Dodo (Chapter 2, 3); another creature that fell into the pool. He suggests to do a Caucusrace to get dry. He is said to be modeled after Dodgson (Carroll) himself (see the Story Origins section).

Lory (Chapter 2, 3); Also fell into the pool. She is said to be modeled after Alice’s sister, Lorina (see the Story Origins section).

Eaglet (Chapter 2, 3); Also fell into the pool. She is said to be modeled after Alice’s other sister, Edith (see the Story Origins section).

Old Crab with daughter, several birds (among them a Magpie and a Canary with kids) (Chapter 3); they are also part of the party that fell into Alice’s pool of tears.

Mary Ann (Chapter 4); the White Rabbit’s housemaid. She isn’t physically there in the book but the Rabbit mistakes Alice for her.

Pat (Chapter 4); an employee of the White Rabbit. The Rabbit orders him to get Alice’s arm out of his window.

Bill (Chapter 4, 11, 12); he is a lizard and also employed by the White Rabbit. He has to go down the chimney to get Alice out. Later he is a member of the jury during the trial.

2 Guinea pigs (Chapter 4); they are part of the group that tries to get Alice out of the Rabbit’s house.

Puppy (Chapter 4); very playful, and as Alice is very small he almost runs her over.

Pigeon (Chapter 5); she mistakes Alice for a serpent because of her long neck. She tries to protect her eggs.

Frog-Footman (Chapter 6); he serves at the house of the Duchess.

Fish-Footman (Chapter 6); he brings an invitation from the Queen to the Duchess’ house.

Duchess (Chapter 6, 8, 9); she is very ugly and mistreats her baby. She is also fond of finding morals in things. She tries to be in everyone’s good books (especially the Queen’s one) by acting very complimentary.

Baby/pig (Chapter 6); as a baby it constantly howls and sneezes because of the pepper. When Alice takes it outside it turns into a pig.

Cook (Chapter 6, 11); she makes soup with too much pepper and throws things at the Duchess, the baby and Alice. Later she is a witness in the trial.

March Hare (Chapter 7, 11); he is holding a tea party with the Hatter and the Dormouse. The party will continue forever, as they live in a frozen time. Later on, the March Hare is a witness during the trial.

Dormouse (Chapter 7, 11); another member of the tea party and witness. He constantly falls asleep and is mistreated by the Hare and the Hatter.

Elsie, Lacie and Tillie (Chapter 7); they are three sisters in the Dormouse’s story. They live in a treacle well. It is said that they represent the Liddell sisters (see Story Origins page).

Five, Seven and Two (Chapter 8); they are playing cards and the Queen’s gardeners. They’re painting roses red because they planted white ones by mistake.

Knave of Hearts (Chapter 8, 11, 12); he carries the crown and is later accused of stealing tarts.

King of Hearts (Chapter 8, 9, 11, 12); The Queen of Hearts’ incompetent husband. She completely dominates him. The King doesn’t have much notion of how a trial works, but is rather stubborn.

Flamingos and hedgehogs (Chapter 8, 9); they are used as mallets and balls during the game of croquet.

Gryphon (Chapter 9, 10, 11); he takes Alice to the Mock Turtle. With him he explains the Lobster Quadrille to Alice.

Mock Turtle (Chapter 9, 10); he seems to be very sad and constantly sobs. He tells Alice about his schooldays.

Jurors (Chapter 11, 12): twelve creatures act as members of the jury during the trial of the stolen tarts. Among them is Bill, the lizard.

2 Guinea-pigs (Chapter 11); they are being suppressed during the trial for cheering.


Expression orale en continue (P.P.C.)

 

Sujet A film review.

Choose a film you have seen (recently or not) and talk about it for at least 1 minute.

Give your opinion =

I like / I don’t like this movie because….

 

 

Help: title, actors, characters, story / plot, genre, director, year, blockbuster or not…

Suivez la démarche faite en cours.

 

 

Critères de réussite :

Attitude

2 points 1 point 0 point
 

1. Je sais me faire entendre ( force, ton…) et comprendre :

Je parle avec un débit adapté : ni trop lent, ni trop rapide

 

tout le temps parfois jamais
 

2. Je regarde mon auditoire

 

la plupart du temps parfois peu / jamais

 

 

 

peu / jamais

 

3. Je fais des efforts de prononciation

 

la plupart du temps parfois
 

4. J’adopte une posture correcte, non relâchée (je ne suis pas accoudé(e),

avachi(e) contre un mur, les mains dans les poches…)

la plupart du temps parfois peu / jamais
 
5. Je suis capable de parler sans lire mes notes, je respecte l’intonation tout au long de mon exposé lecture occasionnelle lecture systématique

Contenu

     
A. J’annonce les principaux éléments (titre, date de sortie, réalisateur, acteurs…) Sans oubli 1 ou 2 éléments oubliés Plus de 2 oublis
 

B.Je fais un compte-rendu du film, de façon à ce que l’auditoire comprenne

bien l’histoire (attention : c’est un résumé, pas un développement !!)

 

complet peu complet pas complet du tout
 

C. Je sais donner mon avis (j’aime, je n’aime pas parce que…)

(donner la raison : « because… »)

 

parfaitement un peu pas du tout
D. Je m’exprime avec une syntaxe qui permet à mon auditoire de me

comprendre

parfaitement un peu Pas du tout

(incompréhensible)

F. J’utilise le lexique vu en classe (point A) et je montre que j’ai cherché

celui qui me manquait

parfaitement presque toujours pas du tout

 

Total :        …                / 20 points

Nota bene : ne perdez pas cette grille et présentez-la au professeur lorsque vous serez interrogé

CE. Alice and Sherlock, from Take it Easy magazine (n°3 – 2010)

1. Before reading.

From the title of this document, can you cross out the odd word of each series and match

the series to its character.

  detective – rabbit – murder – mystery – London                                         A. Alice

?  Wonderland – chocolate – rabbit – white – visit                                                  B. Sherlock

2. After reading.

1. Tick the correct answer.

This document is o  a biography.

o  a film review.

o  a fairy tale.

2. Alice in Wonderland Right (vrai) or wrong (faux)

Find in the text, the sentences which justify your answer.

(Trouve dans le texte la / les phrases qui justifie(nt) ta réponse).

a)     There is no difference between the Alice in the book (by Lewis Carroll) and the Alice in the

film.                                                                              o  Right               o Wrong

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b)  Alice has no friends in Wonderland.                                   o  Right               o Wrong

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

c)  The movie / film is full of surprising, quite crazy and unrealistic parts.

o  Right               o Wrong

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

d)  The film was made by Tim Burton.                               o  Right               o Wrong

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

e) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is an unknown book.  Not many persons

have read it.                                                                            o  Right               o Wrong

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Sherlock Holmes

a) Pick out in the text, 3 elements characterizing  the Sherlock Holmes in the book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Sherlock in the film.

Sherlock in the book                     Sherlock in the film

–                                                                                                                                             –

–                                                                                                                                             –

–                                                                                                                                             –

b)adjectives for the film? or for the book?

calm  – thoughtful – athletic –  risk-taking  –  serious  –  extremist

Sherlock Holmes in the book : ……………………………………………………….

Sherlock Holmes in the film : …………………………………………………………

E V W I A F E L I C I A
W G P O T I O N X R E D
B U N G N S M A L L E R
T E J A F D H S O P S I
D L C E R G E H T L C N
J R U O U T H R A O B K
Q I E O M L S M L Z R F
S G R A U E I L N A Z Y
D H R Y M N F A L L N T
T O N Y A P E O P L E D
W H O T I B B A R F X X
P F I R M E E T L O T S
ANIMALS BECOME DOOR
DREAM DRINK FALL
GIRL HOLE LOTS
MEET PEOPLE POTION
RABBIT SMALLER STORY
STRANGE THROUGH WONDERLAND
E V W I A F E L I C I A
W G P O T I O N X R E D
B U N G N S M A L L E R
T E J A F D H S O P S I
D L C E R G E H T L C N
J R U O U T H R A O B K
Q I E O M L S M L Z R F
S G R A U E I L N A Z Y
D H R Y M N F A L L N T
T O N Y A P E O P L E D
W H O T I B B A R F X X
P F I R M E E T L O T S
ANIMALS BECOME DOOR
DREAM DRINK FALL
GIRL HOLE LOTS
MEET PEOPLE POTION
RABBIT SMALLER STORY
STRANGE THROUGH WONDERLAND

 

BOOK of K E L L S Collège et cinéma Brendan and the Secret of Kells

 

Long ago, when the Vikings crossed the seas to raid Ireland, a boy called Brendan lived in a village not far from

the great monastery of Kells.

One terrible day, the Vikings attacked Brendan’s village

and left no one  alive- except little Brendan!

click http://LearningApps.org/view3131279  and watch!

http://LearningApps.org/view1361649 about King Arthur, a  very famous Celtic King 

 

scriptorium

Aidan of Iona

Pangur Bán

a forest spirit named Aisling.

the Eye of Collum-Cille

Crom Cruach, a Celtic pagan deity

Opening scene:

-“Catch him, Brendan! Don’t let him go!”   The goose is running very fast.

-“We’ve got him!”

The walls of the Abbot’s room  are full of drawings!

-“We are artists, not builders!” said Brother leonardo crossly.

A stranger arrives with a white cat!

From Brother Aidan’ s study room to the forest:

Brendan took down the stachel (bag) and opened it!

-“Oh! Brother Aidan! I… mean no harm. I just wanted to look at the Book.”

The “Chi Ro” page is the most glorious page in the entire book.

The monks use ink, the deepest emerald green ink! They grow an old oak trees in the forest.”

Brendan’s face: ‘I am not allowed in the forest. It is too dangerous.’

-“Oh, Pangur, I really want to help Brother Aidan. Maybe I could go into the forest.

The two friends crept through the passage between the stones.  They hurried into the dark forest.

Finally, they reached a clearing (woods with trees) and stopped to catch their breath.

Wolves! Brendan picked up a stick and swung it around like a sword. The wolves started making noises.

Brendan closed his eyes and begun to pray.

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-“Is this your cat?”

A small white-haired girl, about eight years old, stood in front of the stone, holding Pangu Ban.

-“You’re a… a fairy! What are you doing here?”

-“What are you doing here- in my forest? You’ve come to spoil it, haven’t you? Where are the rest of your family?

Cutting down trees or hunting the animals, I suppose?”

-‘I haven’t come to spoil anything! And I don’t have a family.’

-‘No mother?’

-“No?” Brendan said, “no mother, and no father either.”

-‘I’m alone too. My name is Aisling, what’s yours?”

-‘Brendan. And I’m jsut here to find berries to make ink. Do you know where these grow?”

-‘I could help you find them’ Aisling said, ‘but only if you and your cat promise never to come into my forest again!’

-‘We promise.’

-‘Come on, then.’

Aisling led Brendan and Pangur throught the forest, stopping to ask birds and animals for directions to the oak tree.

Finally she stopped under a huge tree and pointed straight up. It was a very long way to the top.

Aisling looked very strong. She managed to climb trees, all of them! Tall trees, thick trees, large trees, all of them!

But Brendan had difficulties climbing, he was trying to breathe.

Aisling was already at the bottom.

-‘Are you alright?’ Aisling asked anxiously.

-‘I’m fine. I just jumped the last bit.’

Pangur looked at him and shook her head.

Brendan left the path and found a cave.

-‘Careful! Be carefu! Evil ahead of you!’

-‘What do you mean?’

Crom Cruach? It is not a story … The Dark One is real. Run!’

It isn’t your world, Brendan? You must trust me! We need to go home!’

Back at the Abbey:

Brendan! Where have you been?’

I … I went into the forest. For brother Aidan, to get berries to make ink… for the BooK.’

I said it to you. You must not and shouldn’t leave the Abbey.’

Yes, Uncle. I’m sorry, I apologize.’

Now, come along. I have work for you in the tower.’

Later that night…

-‘Aidan! Wake up!

The next day refugees arrived at the abbey gates. The Vikings were getting closer! The monks worked even harder on the walls.

And Brendan worked on his drawing. Aidan was very pleased with his progress.

-‘Brendan, I have a confession. I cannot do the Chi Ro page. My old hands are too shaky and my eyes too dim. YOU must do it.’

-‘Me? No. I would ruin it. There must be someone else-‘

-‘You just have to trust in yourself and your imagination.’

For once (for the first time in his life), Brendan was glad to hear Abbot Cellach calling him.

Aidan drew a shape on a piece of paper and placed Brendan’s hand on it. The Eye of Crom Cruach was there!

-‘I cannot give up the Book, Uncle!’

Saved by Aisling:

-‘The only key to the Tower is in the Abbot’s room. ‘

-‘Now, Little Cat.’ said Aisling softly ‘You must go where I cannot.’

Aisling begun to croon softly into Pangur’s ear. Pangur’s shape  slowly dissolved into thin white cloud.

The mist-cat turned and twisted inside the room, then reached out and lifted the key from the hook by the door.

-Where are you going?’

-‘The Eye of Crom!’

-‘No, Aisling. It’s a crystal and I think there’s one in the Dark One’s cave.’

Aisling is very sad and also frightened. She doesn’t want her friend to go to Crom Cruach’s place.

-‘Crom Cruach took my people. It took my mother. You will die!’

-‘The Book is Knowledge and Hope and Inspiration. it will be a treasure far beyond our time, a treasure forever.’

-‘This place is hurting you, Aisling. You must go back.’

The fight with the monster:

Again and again, the monster tried to consume Brendan; each time Brendan ducked out of its way( trying to escape).

The serpent raced towards Brendan. Brendan drew a big circle. The monster screamed in frustration.

Brendan reached for the monster’s eye. The eye came free. Pangur Ban was happy to see her her friend alive and well.

In the scriptorium and the arrival of the Vikings:

Brendan lay asleep on his desk, his hand covering a small piece of vellum. Aidan gently moved his hand and looked at Brendan’ s

creation throught the crystal. Very small creatures seemed alive under the glass, perfect in every detail. He called the other Brothers and they looked

at Brendan’s  creation through the crystal. They were amazed at Brendan’s work.

They told Brendan to go in the tower because it was too dangerous to stay  with the Northmen. They slammed the door and locked it behind

him.

The monks said to Brendan :

-‘ The Northmen killed everyone on Iona; they will leave no one in Kells. Your uncle lived to protect you. Now I must protect you, for Cellach and for the Book.’

The Northmen had destroyed part of the book, the vellum pages started floating gently to the ground.

Brendan started collecting them.  The wolf had big blue eyes and was watching them. He suddenly disappeared.

Time passes by. Brendan is now a young adult and he is paying a visit to his Uncle who is old.

from wikipedia:

Brendan Gleeson as Abbot Cellach: A former illuminator himself, Abbot Cellach now uses his talents for the purposes of designing a wall to protect the Abbey of Kells from invasion. He is very concerned for everyone’s safety, especially that of his nephew Brendan, to the point where he thinks of little else but the completion of his wall. Eventually, this leads to his downfall.

Liam Hourican as Brother Tang and Brother Leonardo: Two illuminators, the former from Asia and the latter from Italy.

Mick Lally as Brother Aidan: As the Vikings attacked the Scottish island of Iona, master illuminator Brother Aidan fled with his cat, Pangur Bán. In Kells, he acquires Brendan as an assistant.

Evan McGuire as Brendan: The main character of the film, twelve-year-old Brendan is bright, imaginative and curious, but leads a sheltered life due to his uncle forbidding him from venturing outside the walls of Kells. Brendan is very interested in the art of illumination, and spends much of his time in the scriptorium with some of the Brothers in the abbey. He is recruited as Aidan’s assistant to help finish his great book. His uncle Abbot Cellach, an approaching Viking horde, a snake god and his own fears stand in the way of bringing the finished book to the people.

Michael McGrath as Adult Brendan

Christen Mooney as Aisling: Aisling is a fairy, related to the Tuatha De Danann, living in the woods outside of Kells. She is a protector of the forest, and doesn’t like unwelcomed guests. At this point her age is uncertain, but she is likely to be hundreds of years old. Despite being terrified of Crom Cruach, the evil god that dwells in a cave deep within her forest, she becomes loyal to Brendan and does whatever she can to help him. She has many magical abilities, and often takes the form of a white wolf.

Paul Tylack as Brother Assoua: An illuminator from Africa.

Paul Young as Brother Square: An illuminator from England.

The name Book of Kells is derived from the Abbey of Kells in Kells, County Meath, which was its home for much of the medieval period. The date and place of production of the manuscript have been the subject of considerable debate. Traditionally, the book was thought to have been created in the time of Columba,[4]paleographic and stylistic grounds: most evidence points to a composition date ca. 800,[5] long after St. Columba’s death in 597. The proposed dating in the 9th century coincides with Viking raids on Iona, which began in 794 and eventually dispersed the monks and their holy relics into Ireland and Scotland.[6] There is another tradition, with some traction among Irish scholars, that suggests the manuscript was created for the 200th anniversary of the saint’s death.[7] possibly even as the work of his own hands.

 


Rescued by his uncle, Cellach,

Brendan has lived ever since among the monks in the monsatery,

under strict instructions not to go beyond the walls!

Have a look at the maps!

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usaccomm/index.html

photos of Iona, July 2007  by Marie André-milesi

 

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?

 

Key words:

click on the word :  Iona

 

A stranger arrives with a white cat!


 

 

  1. Opening Brendan          
Lecture 2. Brendan and the secret of Kells          
Lecture 3. The Goose and the Abbot          
Lecture 4. Aisling Song          
Lecture 5. The mist doors          
Lecture 6. Vikings          
Lecture 7. The Chi’Rho Page          
Lecture 8. In the Forest          
Lecture 9. Brother Aidan          
Lecture 10. Brendan and Abbot          
Lecture 11. What are you doing in my forest          
Lecture 12. The Eye          
Lecture 13. The Monks          
Lecture 14. Build up to the attack        
Lecture 15. The story of Colmicille          
Lecture 16. During the attack          
Lecture 17. Kells Destroyed          
Lecture 18. The Book of Iona          
Lecture 19. The Book of Kells          
Lecture 20. Epicy          
Lecture 21. Cardinal Knowledge

Into the wild – under construction

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zupSm0fnG1Y[/youtube]

A2 -B1 irregular verbs -Clothes with Dusty The Cat

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/clothes/clothes1

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/clothes/clothes2

http://www.franglish.fr/diapoverb/

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDX7tevXO1E[/youtube]

https://youtu.be/fDX7tevXO1E

A-What is Dusty ‘s favourite activity? Why?

Dusty likes + base verbale + ing 

 

B- Which clothes?

1° Favourite clothes:

 

 

2° Least favourite clothes:

 

 

3° How many clothes did she steal? 

4°- When does she steal clothes?

in the morning – at night – when the sun  sets 

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