Catégorie : Festivals & cultural celebrations
UK Remembrance Day
On the second Sunday of each November, the UK nation celebrates Remembrance Day. Watch Kate Middleton’s touching conversation with a little boy.
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Cinco de Mayo or 5th of May is a Mexican holiday celebrated across the USA! You’re confused? Watch and find out what this holiday means! For educational purposes only!
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The Big Challenge – Fun video : unusual British sports
« Britain is a land that is proud of its traditions: its monarchy and historical monuments, its old villages… But are the British really as respectable and dignified as they seem? Everyone knows that the British love sport. But not just traditional sports like football or rugby or cricket. From mud racing to worm charming and from pole climbing to cheese
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Video – Detroit is getting ready for 2024!
Hannah, our language assistant is from Detroit : The Tree Lighting ceremony welcomes thousands of visitors to downtown Detroit. Watch the video! Les 4e LCE anglais publieront prochainement une édition spéciale de leur magazine sur Detroit… stay tuned 😉 !
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How to draw a thankful hand turkey
Les 6e4 et 6e5 vont réaliser une activité avec notre assistante américaine Hannah ce mardi 21 novembre. Il s’agit d’une activité très populaire dans les écoles américaines et canadiennes. Hannah va travailler avec eux sur Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for? Here is a fun way to express how grateful you are!
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Option LCE anglais 3E- Video : November is Native American Heritage Month
This is America. If you’d like to know more about Native American Heritage Month, here is a detailed video. It is time to celebrate Native Americans and help them gain greater recognition by teaching their history.
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Happy American Thanksgiving ! Camille is writing to you…
Our language assistant in 2021 contributed to our blog : thank you Camille 🙂 ! « Hello everyone! I’m Camille, your language assistant. Here is everything you need to know about Thanksgiving in the US! »
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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday of October. Canadian Thanksgiving 2023 was on Monday, October 9th. That’s right! Canadian Thanksgiving happens a full month and a half before American Thanksgiving!
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L’escape game de l’histoire d’Halloween (Level 1)
Explore l’histoire d’Halloween en réalisant cet escape game en français. Sauras-tu récupérer toutes les friandises?
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Escape game : Get all the candy! (Level 1)
As-tu essayé de faire l’escape game en français? Maintenant teste tes connaissances en anglais dans la version anglophone de cet escape game genially. Go and get all the candy 🎃!
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Video – Free Halloween movie : The Haunted House
Un film intitulé ‘The haunted house’ : vous pouvez le regarder en cliquant sur le lien ci-dessous … Enjoy ;)!
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Option LCE 3e : Day of the dead
Le Jour des morts est une forme particulière de fête des morts typique de la culture mexicaine qui s’observe aussi dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis.
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Monday quote by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Thomas Jefferson is best remembered as the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States. Jefferson learned the Spanish language on his transatlantic passage to France in 1784, with a copy of Don Quixote and a Spanish grammar.
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Picture of the Week : English or Spanish?
‘soy’ milk : lait de soja – OR – ‘soy’ : ‘I am’ in Spanish 😉 ! /ˈsɔɪ/
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Option LCE 3e : National Hispanic Heritage Month
Durant un mois, l’Amérique célèbre l’American Hispanic Heritage Month – le mois du patrimoine hispano-américain. Les élèves de 3e LCE anglais vont travailler sur ce thème avec notre assistante d’anglais.
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Harriet Tubman – Icon of Courage
Here is a song about one of the greatest American heroes: Harriet Tubman. She fought for liberty and helped thousands of people to escape slavery. Disclaimer: For educational purposes only From the motion picture HARRIET, the Original Song « STAND UP » is written by Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo. « Stand Up » – Official Lyric Video – Performed by Cynthia Erivo
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Video – Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s day started out as the feast of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland but the holiday has become a celebration of Irish culture and heritage.
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Black History Month 2023 celebrates Black Resistance
Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a
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