A schoolboy's internet guide on how to be English has become a surprise hit in America after it was viewed by around 1.5million people. Charlie McDonnell, 17, has suprised thousands of fans and been asked to appear on television with Whoopi Goldberg after...
The September 11 attacks (often referred to as 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes. The hijackers intentionally crashed...
You must wash your hands frequently. The correct way to wash hands is to rub them vigorously together for 20 seconds using soap ¹ and water. You must cover your coughs ² and sneezes with tissues ³. The germs are caught in the tissue and can’t get out...
The Pledge of Allegiance is recited every day by children of all religions in schools all across America. The Pledge has been modified four times with the most recent change adding the words "under God " in 1954. Why saying something like the Pledge of...
There have been no reports of deaths or serious injuries so far, although two people are missing. "It was really terrifying, but we were safe," said Barbara Kendall, a coastal resident reported as having spent the night in her car with her husband and...
Where is England? England is in north-west Europe and is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is an island country and also part of the United Kingdom (UK) . England is the largest country in Great Britain and the UK. Nearly 84% of the population...
Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados . Her father was a warehouse supervisor, and her mother an accountant. She has got two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty. She began singing at around the age of seven. At the age of 15, she formed a girl...
This is an extract of President Obama's victory speech on November 2008 in Chicago. Enjoy! "This election had many firsts and many stories but one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot¹ in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions...
Vice-President Omar Suleiman made the announcement on state television. Mr Mubarak stepped down as leader on Friday, after 18 days of anti-government demonstrations. The country is now in the hands of the high command of the armed forces, headed by the...
Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King, ruler of Halloweentown, happens upon Christmastown, and decides to change Christmas into another Halloween. He kidnaps Santa Claus, then takes it upon himself to deliver some alternative gifts to unsuspecting children....
Saint Patrick's Day is an annual feast day that celebrates St. Patrick ( circa AD 387–493), the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland. It is celebrated on 17 March. Who was St. Patrick? St. Patrick was born during the fourth century...
Spain rules the soccer world, winning the World Cup at long, long last. It came after an exhausting 1-0 victory in extra time over the Netherlands on Sunday. Two years after winning the European title, the stylish Spaniards did even better. "We have all...
The Caribbean nation has changed forever since the huge earthquake struck there. It was one of the worst natural disasters the world has seen in recent times. Because Haiti is a very poor country, there are lots of badly built structures which fell over...
A massive earthquake struck Japan on Friday. The quake registered a 9.0 magnitude—upgraded from an original 8.9-magnitude reading by the U.S. Geological Survey. It was the most powerful temblor to hit Japan since officials there began keeping records...
Prince William and his newly titled bride the Duchess of Cambridge kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, as more than a million people descend on central London for the occasion. Among the guests at Westminster Abbey were singer-songwriter Sir Elton...
Afin de bien préparer la tâche finale et le contrôle sur table de fin de séquence, je vous propose des exercices pour consolider vos connaissances : Attention : les exercices sont à en toute fin de page! exercice 1 sur l'auxiliaire être exercice 2 sur...
1 - Est-que j'ai besoin de retravailler le géniti? (ex : the book of Ben = Ben's book) exercice 2 - Est-ce que j'ai besoin de revoir le vocabulaire de la routine? Si oui, prends un casque et entraîne toi à prononcer les différentes activités : 3 - maintenant...
Pour bien préparer le contrôle de jeudi, voici quelques exercices pour consolider tes acquis : exercice so / neither (facile) so / neither (pour ceux qui ont encore besoin de faire des exercices) Pour les gens qui souhaitent revoir les bases du présent...
1 - Si vous avez eu la couleur rouge ou orange lors de la tâche intermédiaire : exercice he / she / his / her se présenter (remettre les phrases dans l'ordre) exercice to be 1 - Si vous avez eu la couleur verte ou violet lors de la tâche intermédiaire...
Si vous êtes sur l'ordinateur, c'est que vous avez fini votre enregistrement. Afin de bien préparer le contrôle de vendredi, voici quelques exercices de fixation : exercice 1 - prétérit ou present perfect exercice 2 - prétérit ou present perfect 2 exercice...
Chile's president has said his country will never be the same again after the extraordinary rescue of the 33 miners trapped deep underground for 69 days. Sebastian Pinera said he thought Chile was "more united and stronger than ever", and "more valued"...
Si tu es sur l'ordinateur, c'est que tu as fini ton évaluation orale. Pense à ne pas faire de bruit pour ne pas déranger tes camarades qui ne sont pas encore passés. Merci d'avance. ETAPE 1 Voici quelques exerices pour consolider ce que tu as fait en...
Where is Scotland? Scotland is in north-west Europe and is part of Great Britain. It is a mountainous country in the north of the island of Great Britain and shares ¹ a land border ² to the south with England . Its capital city is Edinburgh. Highland...
Si vous rencontrez des difficultés de prononciation, par exemple vous n'avez pas noté en vert l'aide phonétique indiquée au tableau lors de la trace écrite et avez des doutes quant à la prononciation d'un mot ; il vous suffit désormais d'aller sur le...
Voici quelques exercices pour pratiquer to be going to en anglais. exercice 1 exercice 2 exercice 3
