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4 avril 2017

Canine Pawsecution Service - B1

In 2013, after an arrest in which he participated, PC Peach was asked by the British CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) to write a report about it. The thing is that PC Peach is neither a fruit nor a policeman, he is a police dog from a K9 (canine /'keinain/)...

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Tags: police, funnies, animals

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21 décembre 2016

Merry Christmas

This Christmas is a special occasion for us. It's been a year now that we've started this blog and we would like to thank you all for following us. We do hope to see you again next year for more fun. As we began this blog with a Christmas video, we would...

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6 décembre 2016

Never too late - A1

It is never too late to learn English. As long as you have good reasons and motivation to do so, you cannot but succeed. This story of an elderly deciding to learn the language is a good example of it. The video is in fact an advert for a very popular...

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Tags: video, A1, comprehension

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8 novembre 2016

The Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant - B2

Have you ever wondered what the story was behind these two famous party animals? The donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign. His opponents called Jackson a "jackass" (a male donkey) for his populist views...

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Tags: B2, reading, election

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6 septembre 2016

It's Bacon's day - B1

Yesterday, September the 5th, was International Bacon Day. For that occasion, we decided to share a video. In this hilarious commercial, you will discover the Footloose actor Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael promoting the nutritional benefits of eggs...

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Tags: B1, vocabulary, advert, funnies

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19 août 2016

The People vs Pokemon Go - B1

You are not without knowing that the game Pokémon Go has been a worldwide hit since it was launched in the beginning of the summer 2016. The game popularity has created a certain number of nuisances, some of which have been reported in the press. We were...

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Tags: B1, vocabulary, offence, funnies

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12 août 2016

Sharpen your comprehension skills through your favourite songs - B1

If English comprehension is one of your weaknesses and if you are bored with singing meaningless lyrics of your favourite hits, take a minute and click on the following link. Learn Languages with Music Videos, Lyrics and Karaoke! Enjoy learning languages...

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Tags: B1, vocabulary, comprehension, game

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27 juin 2016

CAT vs ROBBER vs GOOSE vs IRON MAN - B1

Have a look at these new videos we found. You won’t learn a lot of English with them, but at least, you’ll have a good laugh and we wanted to share them with you. They were made by Aaron Benitez, a specialist in visual effects, who became famous thanks...

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Tags: B1, offence, funnies, cat

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7 juin 2016

Police quizz - A2

Dear reader, maybe you remember that in a previous post we had discovered that Amazon had had some difficulties to translate the description of one of its products: see here This time, we have been surprised by this weird translation of "Polish Sausage"...

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27 mai 2016

Breaking news: Unexpected demonstrators - B1

Have you ever pooped while a member of your family or friend is watching you? No? You would never accept that, would you? Well, that's why millions of cats around the world are now raising the alert and protesting against the humans' bad habit with a...

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Tags: Commercial, B1, advert, funnies, animals

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10 mai 2016

A bit of everything - A2

In the following clip, you will have the opportunity to practice different elements of language in a fun way, as usual. Please note the various pieces of clothing listed here, the use of the genetive form and the beautiful present continuous to describe...

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Tags: A2, tenses, clothes

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10 mars 2016

Police wear humor on their arms - B1

Anybody who would say that the Police doesn’t have any humor, would probably make a mistake. As an evidence, have a look at the following patches and at the following D aily M ail article. Bizarre DEA arm patches show grim reaper, rainbows and syringes...

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10 février 2016

Fight of the year: 2 Irish men vs sofa

We have already written about accents in our pages, but this time we are testing the most difficult one, the Irish accent. Except a few F... words, we hardly decipher every bit of this video, in which you will discover a nice pair of drunkards trying...

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18 janvier 2016

Duct tape - B1

You may have had the opportunity to use duct tape in many circumstances. In home improvement for example, as a magical DIY (Do It Yourself) material : to fix a pipe to restrain a dangerous person or even get a free hair removal, also known as epilation,...

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5 janvier 2016

Voice recognition systems don't like Scottish accent - B2

Sometimes, accents can be difficult to understand. As you are better than a voice recognition system, have a look at this video and try to understand whatthose two Scotsmen say. If you want to cheat or just some help, the script of the clip is following....

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Tags: B2, video, funnies, scottish, accents

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