Barack Obama - Four More Years

President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term defeating republican challenger Mitt Romney.

Oral comprehension : Training time Terminales LV2

Listen to the document 3 times, take notes and write a report in French.
Then check what you've written and compare with the correction.



Transcript and correction

Famous black leaders: Martin Luther King and Malcom X

Martin Luther King

Malcom X

Martin Luther King and Malcom X supported two different types of action to reach their ultimate goal.
Martin Luther King relied on peaceful means of protest such as sit-ins, marches, demonstrations and debates, whereas Malcolm X suggested people should use violence in order to obtain what they wanted, that is to say freedom, equality and justice.
Martin Luther was convinced that his non-violent struggle would have a positive outcome, although it was long and painful.
Unlike Martin Luther King, Malcom X thought marches and demonstrations were totally useless. He disapproved of his way of fighting. He believed in action and nationalism.

Malcolm X

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M. Luther KING - "I have a dream" with subtitles

Martin Luther King delivered his famous speech "I have a dream" in Washington D.C., on August 28, 1963.
Here is a short extract with English subtitles.

US Politics

A brief explanation of the differences between the Republican and the Democratic platforms
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Who is Mitt Romney?

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Who is Barack Obama?

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Countdown for the London 2012 Olympic Games: making a dream come true

7 days to go !
Here is an interesting video about the Olympics. Click here 

If you want to learn a bit more about Britain: British life, Culture and Customs... Click here

London 2012 Olympics

Read the facts in two different papers.

The Telegraph

London 2012 Olympics: Games cleaners 'forced to share shower with 75 others in prison camp conditions'

Mail Online

Ten to a room and one shower for 75 people: Inside the 'slum' camp for Olympic cleaners

 

What type of learner are you ?

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Roald Dahl - Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

You all know the story of Little Red Riding Hood but this one is a bit different !
Listen to Roald Dahl's revisited version.

Copy paste this link to read the text at the same time: 

https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poem/little-red-riding-hood-and-the-wolf/

Source:  childrens.poetryarchive.org

Grammar - Infinitive form and translation

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BBC NEWS :Warning over need for safeguards in email and web monitoring plan

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"Big Brother is watching you"
Is this an Orwellian society ?
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Improve your pronunciation

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Write words or phrases and listen to the different accents !

English literature - Première L - Charles Dickens

Click here to read the extract from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens with the French translation.

A song about a child's dream

 

If you like dreaming ...

BBC News - Traumatised Syrians flee to Jordan to escape fighting

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to watch a recent video about the conflict in Syria.

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Check your verbs: simple past / irregular verbs

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This is an easy one (A2)

Check your vocabulary: crime (seconde)

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Grammar - wh-questions

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Complete the questions with the correct word: who, which, what, where ... , how, how long ...

Grammar - Check your prepositions

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Complete the sentences with the right preposition

English literature: vocabulary crossword

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vocabulary exercise: literature

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Martin Luther King and Malcom X

 Just to remind you: here is the script of what you studied in class.
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Barack Obama 2004

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Oral comprehension - Listen to David's presentation

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Do you think words can be powerful ? Watch this video.

TODAY IS :  Martin Luther King, Jr. DAY  in the US

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15. 
The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed on January 20, 1986. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
This year : January 16
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Special report on immigration in the USA

Martin Luther King's famous speech: " I Have a Dream"
The March on Washington, August 28, 1963

The American presidential election
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/electing-us-president


http://blog.cgpgrey.com/the-electoral-college/

facebook warning - Barack Obama

Here is a video about President Obama warning students against the dangers of Facebook. Watch also the video about Sarah following the interview.
The message is clear: Think before you post !

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