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27 novembre 2013

Infinitive or gerund

Gerund or Infinitive? You are going to practise some verbs which are followed by another verb in gerund orinfinitive. 1) Discuss Look at these verbs. Are they followed by a gerund or infinitive? 2) Speak Look at the list of verbs in the presentation and...

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Tags: gerund, infinitive, madonna, queen, verbs, III year

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18 janvier 2014

Songs about London

My favourite song about London is Waterloo Sunset from The Kinks. The Kinks were an English band formed in North London in the suburb of Muswell Hill. They were formed by two brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Ray was the leading vocal of the group,...

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Tags: British pop, Ray Davies, The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset, III year, Liverpool, Mersey, Merseybeat, map

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25 janvier 2014

Andrea Jaeger

In the 1980s, Andrea Jaeger was a tennis phenomenon. She turned pro at an age when most kids don’t have their drivers permit and celebrated her sixteenth birthday with a win at the French Open. Yet despite her success on the court, she knew that tennis...

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Tags: Andrea Jaeger, ESPN, charity, feature, nun, sister, tennis, IV year

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12 janvier 2014

Happy Holidays

I would like to use this opportunity to wish you all the merriest and the jolliest of holidays and to also remind you about one of your resolutions for the following year: study English as much and as hard as possible. :P For that reason alone, I am posting...

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Tags: IV year, G.B. Shaw, Holidays, Oscar Wilde, Pygmalion, The picture of Dorian Gray, audiobook

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10 avril 2014

Latin and Greek roots

As you have already noticed, English is ripe with words that have come from Latin and/or Greek. Most of these words are not random, but form something that we like to call root families, that is to say that they were derived from Latin or Greek roots....

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Tags: Greek, Latin, flashcards, morphology, word formation, IV year

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29 novembre 2013

World War I songs

This week we discussed songs which were inspired by the war that was supposed to end all wars. Here are my finds, you can add and discuss yours. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake "Let England Shake" The West's asleep. Let England shake, weighted down with...

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Tags: IV year, Dylan, PJ Harvey, war songs

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24 novembre 2013

Freddie Mercury (5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991)

Queen The Show Must Go On ( Officiel Video Clip) Today is the 22nd anniversary of Freddie's death. He is easily one of the music’s most entertaining, talented, and flamboyant showmen that ever lived. To commemorate the day, let's all bask in the legendary...

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Tags: queen, Freddie Mercury, The show must go on, anniversary

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15 novembre 2013

In Flanders Fields by Jonh McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved...

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Tags: IV year, Flanders, Poppy, UK Remembrance day

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17 janvier 2014

Why do some Scots want to leave the United Kingdom?

On September 18th Scots will vote on whether they want to remain part of the United Kingdom. Polls tend to place support for the "Better Together" camp (putting the case for the union) at roughly 40%. So far, the pro-independence camp has struggled to...

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Tags: IV year, Scotland, independence, referendum

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5 décembre 2013

The Translation Exam for the 4th Year

As you may already know, the 2nd Written Exam will be held on Monday, 9th during the first two classes. This one will be all about translation and given that we rarely, if ever practise this complex skill, you should be ready for what is in store. Our...

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Tags: IV year, exam, graduation, translation

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21 février 2014

COMPETITION- WORD FORMATION

The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Scorsese’s three-hour burlesque of LOATHE, crooked f inancial activity and extravagant personal DEBAUCHEE is meant to epitomize everything that has gone wrong with the money culture. Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort (a...

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Tags: word formation, Scorsese, wolf of the wall street

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18 juin 2014

Jeremy Paxman

It's Jeremy Paxman's last time in the Newsnight chair tonight and the BBC have put out his most famous interviews. Paxman's most infamous political interview was with Michael Howard, then the home secretary, in May 1997. The presenter asks Howard the...

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Tags: BBC, Interview, Jeremy Paxman

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16 février 2014

WORD FORMATION TESTS FOR THE COMPETITION PRACTICE

A CENTURY ago, when Harrods decided to set up its first SEA emporium, it chose Buenos Aires. In 1914 Argentina stood out as the country of the future. Its economy had grown faster than America’s over the previous four decades. Its GDP per head was higher...

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Tags: word formation, IV year, Argentina

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24 novembre 2013

Famous Cat Songs

An entry for cat lovers only! Cats have been a source of inspiration for many a writer in different languages. From Baudelaire to Borges, from T.S. Eliot to Lessing, they have all shared an immense passion for our feline friends. Here are some of the...

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Tags: Aristocats, Disney, cats

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24 novembre 2013

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY TEST

For those of you wishing to try your luck on the English contest, here is the test that appeared on the Republican contest last year. Thanks to Vesna Milic for providing us with the exercises. :) GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY TEST I Circle the letter in front...

Posté par EleanorFarjeon à 21:50 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: grammar, vocabulary

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16 février 2014

IV YEAR: AN EXAMPLE OF THE TEST ON FRIDAY 21 February

What does the idiom to change one’s tune mean? Provide an example of its usage. What does the word to administer mean? Provide three words that collocate with it. What does the word brash mean? Provide three synonyms for it and an example of its usage....

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Tags: IV year, test

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24 novembre 2013

The News Of The Week: Monty Python reunion

There we have it finally! The surviving members of Monty Python have reunited. They announced they would star in a revival at London's O2 Arena. Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and John Cleese will perform a mix of old and new material...

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Tags: Monty Python, reunion

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19 octobre 2013

John Keats

John Keats ( / ˈ k iː t s / ; 31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was one of the greatest English Romantic poets. His poems and letters are some of the most popular and most analysed in English literature. Among the poems, it is his odes that take precedence....

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Tags: Jonh Keats, poetry

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9 juillet 2014

A lot of students ask about verbs that are

A lot of students ask about verbs that are followed by verb-ing forms or to + infinitive. Some, like want, decide, agree, are always followed by to + infinitive. Some, like look forward to, enjoy, finish, are always followed by verb-ing forms. I decided...

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18 janvier 2014

How has England changed?

In 1994 Will Self wrote a long essay about English culture: how has the nation changed since then? And do the old cherished ideas of Englishness bear any resemblance to reality? http://gu.com/p/3yq6n/fo

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Tags: Britain, England, Englishness, Will Self, culture, essay, IV year

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17 janvier 2014

Roger Lloyd Pack, Trigger in Only Fools and Horses, dies

Sorry I'm late, Dave. R.I.P Trigger.

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Tags: only fools and horses, roger lloyd pack, trigger, BBC

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13 mars 2014

Equality in education

How can inequality in education be addressed? A state-backed scheme opening up private school places to more pupils? http://www. theguardian.com/teacher-networ k/teacher-blog/2014/jul/03/government-sponsor-private-day-schools-education-equality …

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Tags: Education, Equality, The Guardian

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27 octobre 2013

RIP Lou Reed

Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (LIVE)

Posté par EleanorFarjeon à 21:29 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Lou Reed, song

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24 novembre 2013

Monty Python

Monty Python - Oscar Wilde Monty Python and Wilde - a delectable combination.

Posté par EleanorFarjeon à 21:54 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Oscar Wilde, Monty Python

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