Where is Bryan?

… 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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 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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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Britain’s first female Prime Minister died April 8 at the age of 87. Read this article about the Iron Lady from Timeforkids.com.

Here is an article to follow the 2012 summer games!

The official website

The schedule (events and dates)

Medal Count, medal winners

FACTS AND FIGURES:

 London in NUMBERS

VIDEOS:

• Michael Johnson carries London 2012 Olympic torch at Stonehenge.

• The Official London 2012 Olympics Film.’Sport At Heart’ « the award-winning film featuring David Beckham, Amir Khan, Dame Kelly Holmes and Sir Roger Moore… » (YouTube)

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• Usain Bolt

• You can also watch the Inuit Olympics, very impressive! (Ear Pull Contest: Le but du jeu étant de réussir à décrocher la ficelle fixée sur l’oreille de son adversaire. C’est celui qui tire le plus fort qui remporte cette épreuve ! )

• The closing ceremony (the Guardian):

 Olympic History Interactive (usa today)

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VOCABULARY:

• Jubilee:
  a. A specially celebrated anniversary, especially a 50th anniversary.
  b. The celebration of such an anniversary.

• • Silver Jubilee, a celebration of a 25th anniversary (especially the reign of a monarch)
  • Golden Jubilee, a celebration of a 50th anniversary
  • Diamond Jubilee, a celebration of a 60th anniversary
  • Platinum Jubilee, a celebration of a 70th or 75th anniversary

• VIDEOS:
  

Diamond Jubilee: Sixty years of memories (BBC)

Elizabeth II became Queen at the age of 25, and during her 60 years on the throne she has witnessed a period in modern history which has seen enormous social, political and technological change.

As part of the celebrations to mark her Diamond Jubilee – with the help of BBC audio archives – take a trip back in time to see how Her Majesty’s life, from sovereign duty to family moments, has been recorded in photographs.

• Watch BBC Videos and read more about her life

• Watch a short video (CBS news) about her life

• Read and watch the Jubilee celebrations last Sunday !!!  (the Guardian)

Here is an article from the BBC :

London Marathon: Thousands take part in 32nd race

Here is a worksheet about this article.

Pictures

Prince Harry’s interview for the BBC

Here is the oral comprehension worksheet

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