Where is Bryan?

A la demande de Nathan, voici le formidable calendrier utilisé en classe chaque jour… pour celles et ceux souhaitant aller plus loin et voir plus de vidéos!

Ce magnifique travail a été réalisé par Mme Haquet. (acad de Rouen)

Can you guess who are these celebrities? You can answer at the bottom of the page. Don’t forget to give the corresponding number!

Let’s start!

 N°1  (by Hugo, 5èF)

• He was born on August 5th 1930.
• He was an astronaut.
• He worked for the NASA.
• He died on August, 25th 2012
• He was the first man to put one foot on the moon.

Do you know him?

N°2: (by Lizie, 5èF)

• He was born on August 4th 1961.
• He is American.
• He has 2 children. (2 daughters)
• He is 55 years old.
• He is married to Michelle.
• He was President of the USA from January 20th 2009 to Jan 20th 2017.

Who is he?

N°3 (by Théo, 5èF)

• Some people say he’s one of the most beautiful men in the world.
•  He was born on May the sixth nineteen sixty-one in Lexington, Kentucky.
•  He played the role of Doctor Ross in a very famous TV series «E.R »
•  In France, he is well-known for a commercial for a coffee, where he says « WHAT ELSE? »
•  He is an American actor and producer.

He is ………….  

N°4 (by Quentin, 5èF)

Hello !!!!                                            

How are You ??I want to tell you about someone,

• He was an actor :
• He was born in Glendal on September, 12th 1974. He was an American actor and producer. He played in very famous action movies, for example :FAST AND FURIOUS…
• He was a pretty boy, and he lived in San Fernando’s Valley.
  He died in Valencia in California, on the 30th November, 2013.

Do you know who he is ??

See you soon !                  

Plantu, Castelbajac, Louison. (twitter)

What’s happening in the French city of Nice? (http://www.bbc.co.uk)

Englishwaves.fr

France will hold a minute’s silence today in memory of those killed in Nice (http://www.firstnews.co.uk)

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… Charlotte!

• Read more about the Royal Baby on the Huffington Post.
• The baby is fourth in line to the throne. To understand her family tree, read this article on BBC.com.
• An Interactive Family Tree on www.britroyals.com.
• Play games about the Royal Family! (Renée Maufroid)
• Watch this great video, it’s really funny! (the Guardian, May,2nd) Niveau 3èmes et plus.
  

• To read more about George, her brother.

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• It only takes 47 seconds to get to the top of the WTC but during this journey up to the observatory deck, (on the 102nd floor) visitors will watch a beautiful time-lapse film. This video was shared by the NY Times and reveals 515 years of history.
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• Read more about this experience on Channel One News, or 911 Memorial.org.

• VIDEO: Carving Halloween Pumpkins.

• POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: Origins and traditions.

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 ARTICLES:

• Here is an article from Metro.co.uk
• Here is the first photo (with a funny picture from Metro.co.uk) Vocab: Nappy
• Here is an article from express.co.uk about the name (George Alexander Louis)

PICTURES:

• UK Newspaper Front Pages on July, 24th (les unes des journaux brittaniques du jour)
• In pictures (BBC)
  

Prince William is the son of  Princess Diana and Prince Charles and he is the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. In 2011 he got married to Kate Middleton, who is now expecting a baby.

* Here are some news about the royal baby (Firstnews, June 2013)

* Pregnant Kate is in hospital! (Firstnews, Monday, 22 July 2013 )

* Listen to Jenny: William and Kate are going to have a baby!

 * Waiting for a delivery (Metro.co.uk) Aides pour comprendre le texte:

• The Ashes Test: cricket matches between England and Australia. 
• A delivery: un accouchement. (délivrance, et ici libération puisque la reine va partir en vacances et souhaite que le bébé naisse avant!)

* Live! (the Guardian) Kate was admitted to hospital this morning (July, 22nd)

And you? Can you guess the name of the baby?

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You’ve certainly heard about Nelson Mandela on the TV news.He has died, aged 95. (Dec, 5th 2013)

Read more on BBC news , FirstNews, Time for Kids,(easy),  the Guardian (niv 3ème)

Video: Channel One News’ Daily Show.

Nelson Mandela in pictures (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)

Quiz about Madiba. (BBC)

He was called Madiba by South Africans. He was President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 and the first black president in the first democratic election of the country. He fought against apartheid (segregation, separation and discrimination against black people) and was sent to prison for 27 years! (from 1963 to 1990)

Today, he is one of the most respected people in the world.

• Mandela Day:  (http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com)
  The United Nations General Assembly has created a special day to celebrate Nelson Mandela. July 18th, Mandela’s birthday, is now officially Nelson Mandela International Day. The UN said it decided to create this occasion to say thank you to a “great man”. The day celebrates Mandela’s “promotion of a culture of peace throughout the world”. It also recognises Mandela’s contributions towards improving race relations and human rights. The president of the U.N. General Assembly Ali Treki stated the day highlighted how Mandela suffered to create a better world. Mr Treki said Nelson Mandela played a « leading role in and support for Africa’s struggle for liberation…and [made an] outstanding contribution to the creation of a non-racial, non-sexist democratic South Africa.”
  

• Read more about Mandela Day here.
  
• Timeline (BBC)
• Mandela condition gets worse (Firstnews, Friday, 28 June) He is now 94 years old and was taken to hospital.