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Stephen King : an extract from the film...
..."The Langoliers" You are currently studying "The Red-eye flight", an excerpt from Stephen King's novel. "The Langoliers" is one of the four novels gathered in the book "Four past Midnight" (1990)....
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PUZZLE... such a puzzling word !
French people use the word "puzzle" as an equivalent to 'jigsaw puzzle' :o) Indeed, the French use the anglicism 'puzzle' to name what you see below : most of you know only this meaning... (1) ......
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A French shop sues a US crime writer...
... for fear that her quoting their name (Marché Saint-Pierre) would ruin their reputation ! "Parisian shop sues crime writer" : click on the headset -left- to listen to the report You can check your...
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"Choices" comprehension -KEY ANSWERS
Here are the answers to the comprehension test questions, for the pupils who worked with the American assistant last Tuesday :... now you can check your papers and correct them !
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The poster below illustrates Try and write a complex sentence for each idiom.
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THE IDEA OF PROGRESS The Daily Telegraph TECH news reporter Miranda Prynne tells us about the top emerging technologies : a top ten list has been composed by the WEF ( World Economic Forum ) : each...
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The video displays places and events we currently consider typically British : hence a series of corresponding sounds, such as tea pouring from a tea pot :o) "What would be your perfect day in Great...
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20 Irish family names This infographic tells us about the 20 most common Irish family name. You'll find their meaning, their Latin motto (+ English translation), where in Ireland they are more commonly...
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6 days to go before St Patrick's Day ! The infographics below tell us about mythical Saint Patrick, the history of the saint and other facts and trivia. Click the illustrations to get the full picture...
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St Patrick's Day Let's brush up a few words related to this worldwide famous Irish tradition : check this basic visual vocabulary reminder ! ~ Focus on this history of the saint patron of Ireland :...
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The infographic below plainly explains 15 of the common goofs you happen to make when you write. Scroll down the infographic (be patient, it's quite long) and check if you need to correct some of them .
View ArticleWhat kind of pet-owner are you ? | Grammar ~ Writing ~Fun
This flowchart's quite funny, and it's also useful to practise modal auxiliaries (If you like furry tails, you must / you should / you could / you can't...), negative forms (People who can't stand cold...
View Article∅ : when you don't need the article "THE" | mindmap
Click the mind map and check when you do not nee to use the article "the" before a noun (group) :
View ArticleHollywood disaster films located on U.S.A. maps | CINEMA
The map below shows about 190 "cinematic attacks" : Hollywood disaster movies have destroyed a great deal of U.S. cities, towns or regions (considering a broad definition of the "disaster" genre) : -...
View ArticleLiterary figures & terms - PART I
17 videos from the Education Portal English Courses explaining literary terminology ~ PART I ~ This series of videos display illustrative examples to help you define and use these literary terms.You'll...
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17 videos from the Education Portal English Courses explaining literary terminology ~ PART II ~ Allusion and Illusion: Definitions and Examples Allusions and illusions have little in common besides the...
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17 videos from the Education Portal English Courses explaining literary terminology ~ PART III ~ Allegory in Literature: History, Definition & Examples Learn about allegories and how stories can be...
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