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Listening comprehension

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Listening task: Technology that allows a drone to be piloted from the ground using only a person's brainwaves has been demonstrated in Portugal. The company behind the development, Tekever, said the technology ...

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News comprehension

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Here are the documents we will work on today. More than 200 football delegates from around the world are gathering at the Fifa's Zurich headquarters to elect a new president Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated...

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Intonation in presentations

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Have a look at this video and pay attention to how the journalist speaks during the voiced over parts.

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Civil Rights Movement in Music

1ere

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Here is a song by Stevie Wonder that illustrates some of the aspects seen in the unit: You should have the lyrics to fill to complete the activity and some comprehension questions. Funky! The Civil Rights Movement inspired a lot of artists and in turn...

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Jazz scene

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This is how the Jazz Scene was adapted in the film version of On The Road How does it compare with the book in your opinion?

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Jack Kerouac Reading the last page of his novel

LELE

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This is the video link from youtube that I played in class the other day. You'll find loads of others on Youtube. This one is interesting because you can really hear how his prose was designed to be read aloud; his voice, the rhythm and the intonation...

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MLK biography

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Classic Sci Fi trailers

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Watch the following trailers

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For my dear students of 1ere L

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Hello good people! Well, here I am, with my back totally stuck, waiting to hear if I'm going to be operated on or not. Not a pretty sight, I tell you. Very sorry about this absence, it's the first time, and hopefully the last it happens to me! Anyway,...

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1ere: The Press: A critic of photojournalism

1ere

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Listen to this woman saying how she feels about photojournalism and answer the questions below: 1-Find 4 words that express her disagreement: • • • • 2- Find 3 things she objects to photojournalism • • • 3- According to her what should happen in terms...

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