9 septembre 2009
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"This is no picnic for me either, buster !" < < < his mother sometimes told him during extra lessons at... 04:00 a.m. !
Six-year-old Barack's mother left Hawaïï to work in Jakarta (Indonesia). She couldn't afford to send him to school, because it was too expensive.... and then decided to give him extra lessons herself. As she worked, the only moment she could do it was at four thirty a.m., and at that time little Barack happened to fall asleep at the kitchen table ! On September 8, the President told this anecdote to Virginia students in Arlington. On this video,. President Obama arrives at about 02' 00", after a student has finished the 'welcome speech'. By telling us this bit of his own story at the beginning of his address, President Barack Obama emphasizes that he also does know that giving youngsters an education might be hard... and he also knows how hard it might be for youngsters to keep up with < < <
their education ! ________________________________________________________________ four thirty in the morning (especially U.S.) = half past four in the morning
(to) emphasize = (to) insist on / (to) outline
a youngster = someone who is young
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25 août 2009
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On this site : newspapers.com < < <
you can find most of the US press.
Reading press articles is also a smart way of practising, learning & improving :o)
You needn't read long articles... and of course, you can choose topics you like :
even the weather forecasts or the comic strips will help you improve your English !
You can find a newspaper by state, or by city : have a look at :
> > > newspapers.com : USA map search
On the site, you will also find the 100 top newspapers by circulation :
"U.S.A. TODAY" is rated first.
Among the best-selling papers, you will also find :
... and so many other newspaperss !
The 100 top newspapers in the U.S.A. are on : 100 top US NEWSPAPERS by circulation < < <
When you read an article, try to catch its global meaning without stopping at the words that you don't understand. Then, try to guess their meaning : find their grammar category, consider the context... Prefixes, suffixes, 'root parts' also help to catch the meaning of unknown words.
Next, use a dictionary and write the new words you learn in your notebook, to brush up this new vocabulary regularly and thus... improve your English :o)
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circulation = [here] the number of newspaper or magazines regularly bought
best-selling papers are the most popular ones (the papers people buy most)
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7 août 2009
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21 juillet 2009
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The BBC Radio Homepage presents a series of channels
that will help you improve both pronunciation and fluency
> > > BBC International RADIO
There, you can get INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS :
the BBC World Service (news in English), BBC news in Russian, Arabic, Spanish and Persian...
Listening to the radio is definitely a good means of having your ears used to English sounds.
The more you listen, the more you'll understand. The more you
practise this "radio-listening"... the better your pronunciation
keeps improving :o)
The UK BBC channels include :
- BBC Radio 1 [The best new music]
- BBC Radio 2 [Music & Entertainment]
- BBC Radio 3 [Classical, Jazz, World, Arts, Drama]
- BBC Radio 4 [Intelligent speech]
- BBC Radio 5 Live [Live news - Live sport]
You can also listen to :
- 1Xtra
- 6 Music
- BBC 7
- 5 Live Sports Extra
- Local Radio
penguinradio.com <<<
also offers you many radios online
and podcasts
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20 juillet 2009
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Guess you have all heard of this American TV series
dealing with Wisteria Lane neighbourhood...
We know about Lynette and her five "lovely" kids, Gabrielle's never-ending love & hate story
with Carlos, and Bree's freezing smile...
Not to mention Susan's legendary clumsiness, nor Eddie, the femme fatale of the series
who has now been replaced by a new neighbour -Kathrin.
You can watch them all in the Season 4 episodes, which are currently broadcast in France.
At the end of Season 4 is an insight of what's coming in Season 5 :
STOP !
Before watching, just read what I wrote after the video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I'm asking you not to read the French subtitles at first !
Watch the video **without reading them** : if you think it's hard,
you may cover the subtitles with a postcard, or any paper.
Just listen to the English sounds, the pictures will help you understand.
Hey, stop cheating, will you ?!
See ? You already understand quite a great deal : congratulations !
NOW you can watch the subtitled video :o)
How would Walt Disney have pictured these women ? Well... just click HERE !
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18 juillet 2009
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July 17, 2009 : Walter Cronkite dies at his home in New York.
He was 92 years old.
The anchorman dominated the television news industry
during one of the most changeful periods of American history.
He broke the news of the Kennedy assassination, reported extensively on
the Vietnam war, Civil Rights, and Watergate.
Walter Cronkite seemed to embody TV journalism
and his iconic "That’s the way it is"
would end all his reports.
In 1973, he was named the "most trusted" public figure in the country by Americans,
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22 avril 2009
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Do you have good Facebook manners ?
"Timmy and Alice don’t.
Watch their bad behavior to learn the dos and don’ts of Facebook etiquette."
Timmy and Alice are in a typical 1950’s setting. The television, the 5 tube radio, the 'Remington Rand' typewriter, and the Brownie camera were all carefully chosen to make this fake computing machine. All these elements were specific to the U.S.A. in those days. This video (created by YourTango.com) was released 3 days ago on the Big Fuel Communications blog :
they are a New York based marketing and communications company
"dedicated to content marketing and consumer engagement"... _____________________________________________________________________________ behavior : US spelling / behaviour : UK spelling
"the dos and don'ts" = what people should do, what they shouldn't
do (the rules / how to behave)
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