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26 avril 2016

Football English - A2

If you are involved in the European football cup 2016 organisation and security or if you are interested in this sport, practice football and stadium vocabulary with the following great pages of the British Council web site. Premier Skills English How...

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5 avril 2016

The fifty shades of the Queen – A1

Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne of England since 1953 and she will turn 90 on 21st April 2016. For more than sixty-four years now, she has given us many opportunities to improve our colour vocabulary by enchanting us with the colourful and never...

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31 mars 2016

Listening comprehension with The Guardian and The Three Little Pigs - C1

Just to work on comprehension at a quite high level with this Cannes Lion Award-Winning advert. You will listen to useful vocabulary to practice everyday English and a bit of crime and justice. Watch it once and try to fill in the blanks of the exercise,...

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25 mars 2016

Jaywalk - B1

According to the “Merriam-Webster Dictionary”, Jaywalk consists in crossing a street carelessly or in an illegal manner so as to be endangered by traffic. It could be the case of a pedestrian crossing a street against the traffic lights or stepping out...

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21 mars 2016

Cat burglar prefers to take underwear – A2

We recently talked about robberies and armed robberies. This time, thanks to this Kiwi cat and the Huffington Post, we are going to talk about a very unusual burglary. In the last few months, a feline burglar named Brigit, has entered many houses illegally,...

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26 février 2016

You’re not gonna need a bigger boat to use this "Jaws" quote - B1

The quote “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” (i.e. gonna = going to) comes from the Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster “Jaws”. In this movie when Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) sees the massive Shark for the first time, he realises the boat on which he is,...

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24 février 2016

This is a robbery ! - Pulp fiction - A2

Robbery is to steal something from someone by force, threat or by putting the victim in fear. If a robbery involves the use of a weapon, it becomes an armed robbery or "holdup". Perpetrators of robberies are called robbers The opening scene of the famous...

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22 février 2016

Women's clothing and accessories - A2

If you ever wanted to look like a true British lady, you should possess in your wardrobe the following items, as recommended by The Telegraph. It is also a good opportunity to practice the clothes vocabulary. 30 items that should be in your wardrobe by...

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17 février 2016

Mind blowing figures in Australia - A2

The following article shows many big figures and some currency symbols. Let's remind how to read those strange signs. After reading the article, don't forget to have a look at the interesting video clip embedded on BBC Australia's website and related...

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12 février 2016

Why your travel documents should not be misused even in case of an emergency! - A2

Have a look at this absurd history of a woman who was refused entry to Thailand, after confounding her passport with toilet paper. Woman refused entry to Thailand after ripping pages from passport to use as loo roll when drunk A British traveller was...

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9 février 2016

How to prevent and fight against shoplifting – A2

Shop owners know that shoplifting damages their business. That is why, they often do their best to prevent this offence in their shop. There are many ways to fight crime, here are below some examples of imaginative and humorous signs to fight shoplif...

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3 février 2016

French origin of English words - B1

If you are interested in etymology, have a look at this excellent video which will remind you that a certain William the Conqueror once invaded England.

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2 février 2016

It is great being scottish - A2

According to Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson (Actor James Mc Avoy) the Scottish nation brought us a lot of inventions. Are you able to list all that wonderful stuff by watching this movie extract? If you need some help, the transcript is hidden behind...

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25 janvier 2016

Make your day with this famous Dirty Harry's quote - B2

"Go ahead, make my day” The idiomatic expression or idiom “to make someone’s day” means, to make someone happy by doing something that he wants you to do. There, Harry Callahan wants the gangster to go ahead and to give him the opportunity to use his...

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12 janvier 2016

Body and Clothes A1

If like us, you like superheroes and want to learn and practice the vocabulary related to physical appearance, create your own avatar on the Marvel website. Create Your Own Superhero

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4 janvier 2016

Swear words - A2

A 30-year-old artist from the UK has created a very relaxing coloring book to help you practice your swear words. Have a look at her e-shop: PixieRahDesigns As for me, I would use a light purple for the ''bullshit'' one. Bullshit: non-sense Dickhead:...

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30 décembre 2015

Never confound plastic and rubber - B1

German man dies after blowing up condom machine - BBC News A German man died on Christmas Day after blowing up a condom dispenser with a homemade bomb in a botched robbery, police say. The 29-year-old and two accomplices attached the bomb to the vending...

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24 décembre 2015

Merry X-mas !!! - B2

Even Santa poops - PooPourri - Commercial Useful vocabulary around Christmas Whatever your age, if you're still a strong believer in Santa, know that he sustains many names, such as Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, and as you could hear the eldest...

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