This blog is designed for French highschool students -from Louis de Broglie school in Ancemont OR from anywhere else- who want to improve their English.
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Saint George is the patron saint of England and one of the best known Christian figure. He was a Roman soldier famous for his bravery. He stood up against Christians being tortured. According to a legend, he slaughtered a dragon in a town in Libya and...
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Earth Day is a day created to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It is held on April 22 every year. It was founded in the USA by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries....
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It is Easter Sunday today. Happy Easter ! Here's a short lesson on Easter. It's just a little over a minute! Find out how some Americans celebrate this holiday, and learn one proverb related to a key symbol of Easter: the egg. Don't eat too many chocolate...
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The origin of this day is quite uncertain. However, is is believed that during the reformation of the calendar, the date for the New Year was moved from April 1st to January 1st. The news spread really slowly because there was no radio, no television...
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My blog has gone green again for Saint Patrick's day and so has the river in Chicago ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day Every year the Chicago river becomes green on March 17th. Watch this video :
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LE COLLEGE SE MET AU VERT MADE IN IRELAND ! Le Saint Patron de l'Irlande , évangélisateur de l'Irlande au 5ème siècle, était à l'honneur aujourd'hui au collège Louis de Broglie. Nous avons en effet été privilégiés cette année car nous avons fêté la Saint...
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http://www.boston.com Who is this ? What's her name and what's her job ? Congratulations girls ! This is Mary McAleese indeed. She is the President of Ireland . She was first elected President in 1997 and won a second term in 2004. http://www.nexusco...
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Here is a very interesting video : Don't forget to read last year's article. Here are a few useful links : link to the webquest (year 7 and 8) New ! interactive book If you'd like to play some games: hangman a matching game Mme Monin's blog for a quiz...
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What's this ? Good for you. Well done Julia, Anastasia, Elise, Victoria, Naomi, Ronan and Thomas (year 8) ! This is Saint Patrick's cross indeed and the flag of Northern Ireland. And you're right Julia, it is part of the Union Jack.
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Here's the challenge for Saint Patrick's day which we are going to celebrate at school on March 16th. Wear green clothes on that day. It can be a green T-shirt, a green pullover, a green scarf, green socks or whatever, but is has to be green. I hope you'll...
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