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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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13 février 2017

COPS AND DOUGHNUTS STEREOTYPE - B1

Roses are red, violets are blue, cops eat doughnuts (donuts in American English). In a very interesting and instructive episode, Today I Found Out comes back on the probable reason why the idea of American police officers (the boys in blue) eating doughnuts...

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8 décembre 2016

The deputy's car - B2

The sheriff in the United States descends from a one-thousand-year-old English tradition: a " shire-reeve " (shire-keeper: keeper of a county). These people were appointed by the English crown when it established the newly settled American territories....

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10 juin 2016

Police stories around the world – Montreal (Canada ) - B1

As in many countries around the world, police officers in Montreal are not allowed to demonstrate their dissatisfaction. That’s why, during the summer of 2014, in order to protest against a law project about their retirement, many of them decided to show...

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31 mai 2016

Cops - B1

“ Cops” is an American TV show that follows men and women of law enforcement during their duties.This reality-TV show began in 1989 and still runs today. Sometimes controversial, sometimes beloved, this series is one of the longest running-shows airing...

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20 mai 2016

Police Stories around the world - In Caracas - A2

We have decided to launch a new series of articles in which we will select for you some funny, touching or surprising police moments. The first one will take you to Caracas, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. This web film tries to emphasize...

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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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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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25 janvier 2016

A criminal arrested but a word still missing - B1

I frequently hear learners of English saying that they don’t read press articles because they can’t even understand the titles. In many cases their failure to understand is due to ELLIPSIS. Ellipsis is the omission of elements which are recoverable from...

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5 janvier 2016

Tenses with cartoons - A2

Try and think about the use of tenses in the three following cartoons. Source: http://bizarro.com Use the preterit when the action is over. "I thought", but won't think so anymore. Note the construction of the passive form: subject + auxiliary be + past...

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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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