MAY 2006

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In the background :

Heartbeat of Mother Earth - May

by Roy Thomas

ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM - niveau 6ème existe maintenant en page htm
et ne pose donc plus de problèmes avec les images comme c'était le cas avec WORD...

Children in the Labor Force
"The ILO considers hazardous child labor to be "work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out,
is likely to harm the health, safety, or morals of children."
(scholastic.com)

Riddlee Riddles
ex : Midnight snack / Runs but never walks / How did he hang himself? / Alphabet / Mr. Tidy's Murder.. / What am I ?
(riddlee.com)

Must / Have to - interactive exercise
(English Page)

Obligation: must, have to and should - interactive exercise
"Click on the correct answer."
(smic.be)

Have to, Must, Must not Quiz - interactive exercise
(englishclub.com)

Must/Needn't - to print
- with a key sheet
(miguelmllop.com)

Les modaux
- Généralités avec un tableau : Modal / Nature / Contraire / exemples
- Détails
avec un exercice interactif
(e-anglais.com)

Read stories or listen to them - slow English
(VOA Special English)

Different uses of 'get' - interactive quiz
(BBC)

What mustn't you do at school? - interactive exercise
(skyblues67)

Going to - Dictation
(skyblues67)

Hotels - interactive exercise - vocabulary
(skyblues67)

Unauthorized immigrants - Statistics
(The New York Times)

A Harsh Path of Hope - AUDIO and Animation
- What a migrant experiences
"A multimedia journey along the perilous route chosen by illegal immigrants to the United States
since border security has been increased."
(The New York Times)

Crimes
(aacsafeguarding.ca)

Crime scene
(clipartguide.com)

"Mission Accomplished" Word Search - to print
(tsl.state.tx.us)

Crimes - a word list and interactive activities
(manythings.org)

Nessie may have been an elephant
(BBC)

Quiz: Loch Ness Monster
(BBC)

AFFICHE POUR UNE VENTE D'ESCLAVES - 1769
(hypo.ge-dip.etat-ge.ch)

About the United Kingdom
- webquest conçue à partir de celle de Michelle Henry du même nom, avec une recherche sur Londres.
- niveau 6ème
Objectifs : "entraînement en vue de la validation du B2i niveau 1
et objectif culturel : connaissance du Royaume-Uni"
(Valérie Nagel - Académie de Reims : Chaumont 52)

Stop Bullying
- Fiche prévue pour un travail en salle informatique
(Danièle Lagarde - Académie de Créteil)

BULLYING - Videos
(BBC)

What life is like here in England - Listening Lesson
"We all have an image of other nationalities and for the British it is very traditional with London and pubs.
Are British people as traditional as we all think? What do they do for lunch on Sunday?
Find out by doing these four exercises..."
(carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com)

Junk food banned in school meals
"School dinners in England will be free from chocolate, crisps, fizzy drinks
and "low-quality" meat from the autumn, the government has announced."
(BBC)

The junk food smugglers
"The drive to promote healthy eating in schools is giving rise to an unexpected black market in junk food
among children who are refusing to change their eating habits."
(BBC)

Old MacDonald had a farm
"The kit includes ideas to engage the children in the tale in addition to a host of activities
to exploit the story and to extend the topic of farms and farm animals."
(British Council)

Exclamations
ex : "__________ ! That really hurt! .... a. Wow b. Psst c. Ouch d. Uh-huh"
(British Council)

Quick revision games
(British Council)

Gun Control
OWNERSHIP / LOBBYING / FIREARM USE IN CRIME AND SELF DEFENSE / RIGHT-TO-CARRY LAWS /
BRADY BILL / ASSAULT WEAPONS / ARMOR PIERCING BULLETS / SCHOOL SHOOTINGS / ACCIDENTS /
CONSTITUTION / Gun Control References
(justfacts.com)

Gun politics in the United States
(Wikipedia)

Gun politics in the United Kingdom
(Wikipedia)

A worksheet - to go with PART 5 - Lesson 2 : HAVE A GO! (New Wings 4ème)
Match the words and the pictures

Careful!
(niaid.nih.gov)

inside - outside - upside down
(fiona.co.jp)

JEUX ET ACTIVITÉS LUDIQUES
"quand il reste quelques minutes en fin d'heure, ou lorqu'une partie de la classe est absente."
(Pauline GIROUD - Strasbourg)

Un site signalé par Christine Reymond dans Infonews :
"A primer on behavior management
There are four stages of being a teacher: the Shiny New one, the Shell Shocked educator, the Discipline Dictator,
and the skilled, caring teacher. With its share of humor and wit, cartoons, quotes, and exercises,
find some advice here on behavior management in the classroom."
(maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu)

Pictograms / Icons to download for free
(sclera.be)

Technotown Restaurant - with AUDIO
Reconnaissance des chiffres
(e-learningforkids.org)

Camping - Vocabulary with AUDIO
- puis vérification de l'acquisition du vocabulaire
(e-learningforkids.org)

Mountains, Forests, Deserts and Hills - with AUDIO
- Travail sur MANY
(e-learningforkids.org)

My house - Vocabulary with AUDIO
(e-learningforkids.org)

Driver Education - Key Vocabulary for English Learners :
Persons / Types of Vehicles and Car Parts / Dangerous Situations / Driving / Roads /
Verbs / Descriptive Words (Adjectives) and Phrases
(about.com)

PowerPoint Presentations to practise Vocabulary and Grammar
and QUIZZES
(englishlanguagespacestation.com)

The Face Maker
(Channel 4)

TV programmes - a worksheet
(englishlanguagespacestation.com)

Baby vocabulary worksheet
(englishlanguagespacestation.com)

Ban Tests Treaty
(cartoonstock.com)

I would like you to meet Miss Borzage
(original-cartoon-art.com)

Explore London street-by-street
"London's favourite streets.
Entire streetscapes showing over 3000 shops, bars and restaurants in the liveliest areas of London
- Oxford Street and Regent Street; Portobello Road and Notting Hill; the King's Road in Chelsea;
Carnaby Street; Covent Garden, Bond Street; Knightsbridge; Soho and Chinatown; Islington and Camden"
(streetsensation.co.uk)

London Markets
(streetsensation.co.uk)

Portobello Road.
" It is especially famous for its Saturday market.
We'll hear from a trader there and look at the language of markets and shopping.
You can download the programme script and an mp3 version."
(BBC)

English Pronunciation/Listening from New Okanagan College :
Movies / Videos / Lessons / Dictations / Minimal Pairs / Tongue Twisters...
(international.ouc.bc.ca)

Reported Speech : Indirect Speech
- Lesson with exercises to print
"There are many other verbs we can use apart from said, told and asked,
eg boasted, invited, accused, complained, apologised, begged, advised, denied, offered, ordered, suggested..."
(english-the-international-language.com)

Listening - Archive
- with activities
Catching up on the news / Talking about clothes / Talking about your family / Radio and television /
Talking about first dates / Talking about birthdays / Talking about people / Talking about films / Food around the world
(onestopenglish.com)

Madonna and 'Sorry'
"Expressions to use when someone is annoying you and you've had enough!
We look at some phrases from Madonna's song Sorry:
I don't want to know - I've heard it all before - I've seen it all before - I can't take it any more "
- AUDIO (speech version only, no music) and SCRIPT
(BBC)

A Journey with Fanny
"Write down what Fanny does in each part of the world and then play the game,
find what she doesn't do!
Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

The Oscars - a lesson plan
- with Teacher's Notes ,a Glossary and Related Websites :
- Information about the Oscars from the BBC’s Newsround. "Aimed at children and young teenagers."
- Oscars 2006 – In Quotes. "Some of the things the stars said at the most recent ceremony.
Mostly short quotes – accessible to students at pre-intermediate level."
- Oscar Academy Awards – "a fan site containing lots of information,
including (in ‘Awards’) a complete list of previous winners in all the different categories."
- Official homepage of the Academy Awards. "Includes lots of trailers and other video clips. Intermediate level and above."
(insideout.net)

Northridge earthquake in 1994, in the city of Los Angeles, California
(Wikipedia)

Earthquake ABC
A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings
An Introduction - The Children's Book - The Parent's Guide - Guide for Teachers
(earthquake.usgs.gov)

Common English Similes - a list
(efl.htmlplanet.com)

Do you know your similes ? - interactive exercise
(kotn.ntu.ac.uk)

Correct the Homophones - a story
(primaryresources.co.uk)

The Picture of Dorian Grey - reading comprehension
(frat.st.paul)

If you want to be healthy.....
"You mustn't eat too much cake. What else must or mustn't you do?"
Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

Little Critter is at home
" Look at the pictures and match them with the corresponding sentences."
Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

Similes - as ... as ... - a worksheet
- with Teacher's Notes
(Ac. Nancy-Metz)

If I Were You - a song by Hoobastank :
"If I were you
Holding the world right in my hands
The first thing I'd do
Is thank the stars above
Tell the ones I love
Take a breath and enjoy the view
Live the life that I wanted to"

You took the words right out of my mouth - a song by Meat Loaf
"On a hot summer night.
Would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Will he offer me his mouth?
Yes
Will he offer me his teeth?
Yes
Wlll he offer me his jaws?...
It must have been while you were kissing me"

PHONEMS vs GRAPHEMS
'What you say or hear (sound)' vs 'What you write or read (spelling)'
(Yvan BAPTISTE - Académie de Montpellier)

PHONEMS in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(Yvan BAPTISTE - Académie de Montpellier)

Whatsonwhen - Travel Videos
(whatsonwhen.com)

Des images à télécharger en noir et blanc - Nombreux thèmes
(educol.net)

List of French phrases used by English speakers
(Wikipedia)

Construction Starts on Freedom Tower - a lesson plan
"A new tower at the site of the former World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the U.S. when it is completed in 2011."
(Education World)

Génériques de Séries Télé et Génériques de Dessins Animés - AUDIO
(coucoucircus.org)

Faster than an ambulance
(cartoonstock.com)

A shopping role play
- intermediate level
"The task of going shopping along a typical British high street.
Half the class have shopping lists and the other half own a shop..."
(BBC)

Views from Edinburgh
" Based on the works of Jackie Kay and Ron Butlin this kit looks at the Scottish city of Edinburgh...
Four initial poems with two connecting threads are explored and put into the context of the author’s home city.
A further poem and a short story by Edinburgh author Ron Butlin are introduced
as further reading activities, giving another view of Edinburgh."
(BBC)

ARM Climate Research Facility Scavenger Hunt
- about global warming, climate change, the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases...
(education.arm.gov)

Mr Bunny's Carrot Soup
"Read the story then reorder the sentences."
Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

99 Ways to Say 'Very Good'
"Choose -- and use -- one of these 99+ ways to say "Very Good" to your students."
(bebos.chez-alice.fr)

Festivals in Britain in 2006 sorted by country
(frootsmag.com)

Mother's Day - interactive word search
"Find the things a mom might do."
(akidsheart.com)

You're beautiful by James Blunt
- Travail sur clip video
- Document de travail élève
(Laurence Carta - Académie Aix-Marseille)

I'm the decider - a video by Mark Fiore
- avec utilisation de "UNLESS"
(markfiore.com)

Lectures conseillées en anglais pour la classe de Seconde
(Ac. Nancy-Metz)

Games making waves at E3
"Games ranging from fantasy adventures to intense shooters have been tempting fans at the E3 games expo in Los Angeles."
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWIIGHT PRINCESS (WII)
GEARS OF WAR (XBOX 360)
HEAVENLY SWORD (PLAYSTATION 3)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: THE BURNING CRUSADE (PC)
HALO 3 (XBOX 360)
(BBC)

English Grammar Lessons
- with interactive exercises
(english-grammar-lessons.com)

Lexique de mots et expressions récents avec exemples
(Ac. Nantes)

LOECSEN - Vocabulaire et expressions avec animations et prononciation
(loecsen.com)

ENGLISH-FRENCH PICTURE DICTIONARY
(my-french-dictionary.com)

The weather - Crosswords
- for beginners
(Ac. Nancy-Metz)

Une nouvelle page en grammaire (à compléter) : Inversion

An In-depth Look at Modals used in the Present and the Future
(telus.net)

Modals in the Past
(telus.net)

Infinitive or Gerund? - un tableau
(telus.net)

Inversion
Hardly........when / No sooner.....than / ...
(telus.net)

Aide à l'expression écrite
Introduction / Description / Interpretation / Personal reactions / Emergency kit
(languagelearningresourcecenter.org)

Are you a learner of the future? - a worksheet
- with Teacher's Notes
Level: pre-intermediate students and higher
Aim: students talk about possible future developments in education and
decide whether or not they are already a ‘learner of the future’.
Language: used to; future forms (going to, will)
(onestopenglish.com)

Easy Pet Care
"A man tries to persuade his neighbor to take care of his unusual pets."
I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Post-Listening Exercises
Level: Medium
(esl-lab.com)

Joe's Hamburger Restaurant -
"A man is in for a surprise when ordering a meal at a local restaurant."
I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Post-Listening Exercises
Level: Medium
(esl-lab.com)

Exercise Program
- "A man talks with his friend about his "new" exercise program used to impress his girlfriend."
I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Post-Listening Exercises
Level: Medium
(esl-lab.com)

BIOGRAPHIES for KIDS - Famous Leaders for Young Readers
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES - OTHER AMERICAN PATRIOTS - WORLD LEADERS -
INVENTORS - EXPLORERS - WOMEN WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE - SCIENTISTS - EDUCATORS -
PHYSICIANS - ATHLETES - CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS - COMPOSERS - ARTISTS
(gardenofpraise.com)

U.S. is a nation of 360 million -- pets
(CNN)

Celebrity Pets
(CNN)

Pound pets
- Unwanted Pets in America
(CNN)

Coca-Cola quiz - interactive
(BBC)

The Transformation of Egbert
"Egbert is a pretty normal kid with a not so normal name. A name he blames for being teased and getting into fights at school..."
(aikidokids.com)

The Wetbacks - interactive exercise
(lyc-gide-uzes.ac-montpellier.fr)

The US / Mexico border at night
- with photos
(usborderpatrol.com)

American Maze
(sentimentalrefugee.com)

Run for the border.
(digitalfog.com)

Mexican Government Sanctions Illegal Border Crossing With Comic Book Instructions
(diggersrealm.com)
- en anglais : Mexican Comic Book
- en espagnol : Guia del Migrante Mexicano

LINGO2WORD
Acronym, Emoticon Dictionary, Lingo Dictionary, Texting Thesaurus, SMS Message Translator and Spellchecker.
Funny SMS message collection, colorful phrases. Popular Smiley, Chat words and SMS message lists.
"Lingo2word is devoted to demistifying any shorthand language
such as SMS messages ,Chat rooms, Legalese ,Computer Jargon and Emails."
(lingo2word.com)

AUDACITY - Tutoriel
- Comment enregistrer du son
Mise en parallèle WORD et AUDACITY (Word)
Présentation PowerPoint du logiciel Audacity avec images (327 Ko)
Télécharger le Lame Encoder pour les MP3
Le mode d'emploi en français sur le site officiel
Mise en route d'Audacity (Mickaël VIEIRA)
Tutoriel et travaux pratiques sur le son (PDF de Stéphane Busuttil)
Multimédia pédagogique (JP Palasse)
Branchement du casque-micro
Exemple d'écran vide
Exemple d'écran plein
Interface du haut
Boutons du player
(Yvan Baptiste - Académie de Montpellier)

CULTURE WEBQUEST
"Visit San Francisco and take a walk around Chinatown’s Cherry Blossom Festival,
join the gold rush of 1859 and watch the sunset from Golden Gate Bridge.
Explore new cities through the internet with our cultural webquest."
- with Teacher's Notes
(macmillanenglish.com)

Food around the World
"Read the texts about what people around the world eat to celebrate something special."
- with Activities
- with Teacher's Notes
(macmillanenglish.com)

Comment traduire : "Ressembler à..., avoir l'air (de)..., on dirait..."
- avec exercices interactifs
(Danièle Lagarde - 77)

English verbs used to discuss graphs, trends, and changes - interactive
(eclecticenglish.com)

Shopping - English Vocabulary Quiz - interactive
(eclecticenglish.com)

Money, Borrowing, Buying, Selling, and Paying - Business English - interactive
(eclecticenglish.com)

"Comparative" Geography Quiz - interactive
(eclecticenglish.com)

"Superlative" Geography Quiz - interactive
(eclecticenglish.com)

Crime and Criminals - English vocabulary exercise - interactive
(eclecticenglish.com)

Present Continuous Tense - interactive
[ Present Continuous Tense - When to use ] [ Positive Sentences ] [ Negative Sentences ] [ Yes/No Questions ]
[ Information Questions ] [ Practice Forming Present Continuous ] [ The ING Forms Of The Verbs ]
[ English Action and State verbs ] [ Present Continuous and Present Simple Tenses ] [ Present Continuous Test ]
(eclecticenglish.com)

Thanksgiving Analogies - exercise to print
(RHL School)
ex : "Columbus is to 1492 as Pilgrims is to _______________. 1493 / 1620 / 1776 / 1957"

Halloween Analogies - exercise to print
+ More Halloween Analogies
ex : "Bad is to worse as spooky is to _______________. ghosty / scary / spookier / cookie"
(RHL School)

Christmas Analogies - exercise to print
ex : "Goose is to geese as reindeer is to _______________. sleigh / Rudolph / reindeers / reindeer"
(RHL School)

Analogies - Valentine's Day - exercise to print
ex : "Flower is to rose as candy is to _______________. sweet / gift / chocolate / cavity"
(RHL School)

Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, Homographs - exercise to print
(RHL School)

Countables and uncountables - an interactive quiz
(BBC)

Happiness - AUDIO with script
What makes you happy - or unhappy? Is it true that money brings you happiness?
(BBC)

The Immigration Debate - a video
(youtube.com)

A study says...
(blogger.com)

ADX Florence
"The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX) in Florence is a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado.
Also known unofficially as ADX Florence, Florence ADMAX, Supermax, or the Alcatraz of the Rockies,
it is operated by the federal government..."
1 History - 2 The prison - 3 Psychological effects - 4 Human rights - 5 Prisoners - 6 External Links
(Wikipedia)

Prisons in the United States
1 Conditions of imprisonment - 2 Privatization - 3 Federalism - 4 Sentencing -
5 Security Levels - 5.1 Super max - 5.2 Maximum Security - 5.3 Close Security - 5.4 Medium Security - 5.5 Minimum Security -
6 California - 7 Population Statistics - 8 Comparison with other countries - 9 Notes and references -
10 See also - 11 External links
(Wikipedia)

The Beatles - Présentation PowerPoint
(Primary Resources)

Listen to English - Learn English
"Welcome to the Podcast website for people learning English!...
There are three short (2 or 3 minutes) podcasts every week, in clearly spoken English...
The full text of each podcast is on this site"
(carterandrigby.mypodcasts.net)

Too good to be true
- a TV ad - Anti-smoking
(givingupsmoking.co.uk)

132 suggestions d'activités interactives pour travailler la prononciation/compréhension
1. Les phonèmes
2. Le mot isolé
3. L'énoncé complexe / 'Suprasegmental utterance'
4. L'intonation
5. La mémoire immédiate et l'anticipation
6. La compréhension globale
7. Les symboles phonétiques
(Yvan BAPTISTE - Ac. Montpellier)

Most Popular Names for Births in the United States 2004
(behindthename.com)

Most Popular Names for Births in England and Wales 2005
(behindthename.com)
+ Other places

Choisir un manuel
par Alain JAMBIN, IPR-IA d'anglais
"Les grilles proposées ont pour objet de permettre aux équipes disciplinaires de faire un choix raisonné des manuels
à l'usage de leurs classes. Elles sont le fruit de la réflexion menée par un groupe de professeurs de l'Académie de Poitiers ...
Elles concernent les deux cycles."
(Ac. Toulouse)

Signs: What I must and mustn't do...
Matching - Flashcards (Java / non-Java) - Concentration - Word Search
Activities created by: Renée Maufroid

The Unfortunate Alphabet - an animation
"Synopsis: Children often learn the Alphabet by using key words to remember the letters.
This version of the alphabet gives you some “unfortunate” ways to remember the letters."
(lingual.net)

LINGUAL.NET - Learn English Through Movies!
- avec scripts
Narrative / Documentary / Animation / Cine-Poetry / Travel / Home Made

TIME 100: The People Who Shape Our World
"Here's our list of the 100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming our world."
Artists & Entertainers - Scientists & Thinkers - Leaders & Revolutionaries -
Heroes & Pioneers - Builders & Titans
(time.com)

More species slide to extinction
"The polar bear and hippopotamus are for the first time listed as species threatened with extinction by the world's biodiversity agency."
(BBC)

RELEASE OF THE 2006 IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES
(iucn.org)

Zoo Signs and Zoo Maps added on the ZOO page

Pub FedEx (Seul au Monde)
Catherine Tertre (Ac. Rennes) suggère les activités suivantes :
- Regarder la video sans le son et imaginer le dialogue
- Imaginer ce qu'il y a dans le paquet
- Imaginer ce qu'il aurait pu faire s'il avait su ce que contenait le paquet...
(koreus.com)

Pub Toyota Rav4 (Happy Together)
(koreus.com)

Come together by The Beatles
- Listen to the song and watch the animation.
- with the lyrics
(kempele.fi)

Journey to Geoterra
- games to improve the environment
(geoterra.ecomagination.com)

Talk Talk - publicité
(edu-saver.com)

Positive Pause - with music
(beam.to)

Volcano World
(volcano.und.edu)

Volcanic and Geologic Terms - a glossary
(volcano.und.edu)

Slow down week - a Flash animation
(adbusters.org)

Dictionnaire vocal
Commencez par la DEMO.
Vous pouvez écrire des phrases et les écouter.
(chill.coca-cola.com)

A web quest about South Africa
(Annie Gwynn - Ac. Dijon)

Ideas for Camp Activities & Games
(wilderdom.com)
- site signalé par Christine Reymond dans INFONEWS

Creating the Adventure - Outdoor Activities
HIGH ROPES COURSES - BACKPACKING - ROCK CLIMBING - WHITEWATER RAFTING -
WHITEWATER CANOEING - MOUNTAIN BIKING - BACKCOUNTRY NAVIGATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - GROUP INITIATIVES - Solo Sit - Evening Activities
(highrocks.com)
- site signalé par Christine Reymond dans INFONEWS

Camp High Rocks - Boy Scout Merit Badge Program
(highrocks.com)
- site signalé par Christine Reymond dans INFONEWS

Queen's Birthday Parade "Trooping the Colours" - PHOTOS
(greydragon.org)
- site signalé par Christine Reymond dans INFONEWS

Are you a TV addict ? - an interactive quiz
(savannahnow.com)
- site signalé par Christine Reymond dans INFONEWS

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"The Black Pimpernel"
Une bande dessinée de 13 pages sur Nelson Mandela
(childrensworld.org)

WEBQUEST : SOUTH AFRICA
(englishacademy)

More links : South Africa

The Witches Curse
- Les Sorcières de Salem
(PBS)