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The first day of September is National Wattle Day, which celebrates Australian culture. This is also the first day of spring in the southern hemisphere. This is a day that unifies all Australians in a celebration of what it is to live in Australia and be Australian. People usually wear a sprig of wattle or Australia’s colours of green and gold, greet each other with “Happy Wattle Day” and organise a special celebration for family and friends.

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Cycle 4 Ask your pupils to make a poster to celebrate National Wattle Day. In groups, let them use an A3 sheet. Tell them to write or type the theme in the centre: “September 1st, National Wattle Day in Australia”. Then, suggest they browse the web to know more about Australian emblems to illustrate their poster and show how the inhabitants celebrate that day.

Equipment • Any picture or item placed in your poster MUST have a caption.

• Stickers, borders, and extra decorations are suggested to add finishing touches to the page.

• Include a list of Australian specialties (music, food...) and activities (games, sports...). Add pictures.

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Australia’s national floral emblem has been the golden wattle since August 1988. This is a symbol of unity, which is ideally suited to withstand Australia’s droughts, winds and bushfires. Its resilience represents the spirit of the Australian people. The sight of wattle lighting up the land deeply moved the author D. H. Lawrence, who later wrote in his book Kangaroo, that it was “as if angels had flown right down out of the softest gold regions of heaven to settle here, in the Australian bush”.

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• 1963: Martin Luther

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Black Rock, Nevada, USA (from 26th August to 3rd September)

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Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin on September 4, 1998, and has always done things a little bit differently.

1. Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin originally named Google “Backrub”.

2. Since 2010, Google has been acquiring an average of one company – such as Youtube or Waze – every week.

3. Google owns common misspellings of its own name as well, such as www.gooogle.com, www.gogle.com, and www.googlr.com.

4. Google helps pronounce massive numbers if you type “=English” after searching for a number.

5. There is a rotated version of Google known as “Google Mirror”, which shows everything in a mirrored avatar.

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1. Their green initiative. What kind of animal does the firm regularly rent to mow the lawns of their Mountain View Head Quarters?

2. Offices and food. How far is every office from any kind of food?

3. Google recruitments. How does Google sometimes proceed to recruit staff members?

Answers: 1. Google regularly rents goats. The employees claim they find it calming to see them outside. 2. No part of a Google office is allowed to be more than 150 feet away from some kind of food. 3. They use a web tool called foo.bar, based on what people search for online. If you are searching for programming terms such as Python, they might ask you to apply for a job.

Teaching ideas Cycle 4 et Lycée Ask your students to browse the web to know more about Google and other giants on the web like Amazon, Facebook, Apple, or Microsoft, and ask them to write a blog article about their use and necessity today.

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On the morning of 11 September 2001, 19 hijackers took control of four commercial passenger jets flying on the east coast of the United States. Two of the aircraft were deliberately flown into the main two towers (the Twin Towers) of the World Trade Center in New York, with a third hitting the headquarters of the US Department of Defense in Virginia, also known as the Pentagon. The fourth plane never reached its intended target, crashing in Pennsylvania. It is believed that the passengers and crew overpowered the hijackers and took control of the plane.

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The Twin Towers were widely considered to be the symbols of US power and influence. Both 110-floor towers subsequently collapsed.

Numerous other buildings at the WTC site in lower Manhattan were destroyed or badly damaged. Substantial damage was caused to one wing of the Pentagon. The total loss of life on 9/11 was nearly 3,000, including the 19 hijackers. It was the worst loss of life due to a terrorist incident on US soil.

The days that followed saw a significant effect on world economic markets and international confidence. Suspicion soon fell on the radical Sunni Islamist group, al-Qaeda (“The Base” in Arabic) led by Osama Bin Laden.

Teaching ideas Lycée “9/11 Proverbs of One World” As a

memorial to September 11, ask your students to create a book or a bulletin board of proverbs that offer lessons connected to the themes of freedom, tolerance, patriotism, diversity, and respect.

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Gandhi supported an independent India because of the discrimination under British rule, which led to poor conditions for Indian people and laws that protected British industry and were detrimental to the local population. He believed the principles behind British rule were immoral, intolerant and irresponsible, and went against the beliefs of the Indian people. He believed the British should learn to admit defeat gracefully. They should learn lessons from the unnecessary war of independence in America. Gandhi only used peaceful means to protest, yet he was treated poorly, experiencing harsh conditions in prison.

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Cycle 4 Ask your pupils to indicate on a map of India the places Gandhi went to. Have them make some research about his meaningful journeys to Mumbai, Porbandar or Delhi for example. Tell them to note the appropriate dates and significant events that occurred while he was there.

Lycée “An eye for an eye” Ask your students to deduce the meaning of this quotation from the Bible. If they are struggling, tell them that “an eye for an eye” is a saying that means “If you are cruel to me, I will do the same back to you” – but not more. Gandhi is said to have said: “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.” Ask your pupils whether Gandhi agrees with the philosophy of “an eye for an eye”. To conclude, have them write a short essay on the topic.

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the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in general elections

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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has developed its own system for classifying tall buildings.

More than 3,400 buildings have been categorised as over 150 meters tall.

More about skyscrapers: https://www.archdaily.com/779178/theseare-the-worlds-25-tallest-buildings

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Cycle 4 Tell your pupils to find the location (city name) of the following skyscrapers and their respective approximate heights to classify them from the smallest to the highest. Have them add their date of completion. Then, make them draw some of those skyscrapers in their copybook with a model.

A. Petronas Towers (Malaysia); B. Abraj All Bait or Makkah Clock Tower (South Arabia); C. Taipei 101 (Taiwan); D. Shanghai Tower (China); E. Burj Khalifa (United Arab Emirates); F. The One World Trade Center (USA)

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Answers (from the smallest to the highest): A: Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur (1998) / B: Taipei 101, Taipei (2014) / C: One World Trade Center, NYC (2014) / D: Abraj All Bait or Makkah Clock Tower, Mecca (2012) / E: Shanghai Tower, Shanghai (2015) / F: Burj Khalifa, Dubai, 2010

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Mickey Mouse was born 90 years ago in 1928 and is still one of the most famous cartoon characters in the world!

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Cycle 4 First, display a picture showing most of Disney characters on the board and ask pupils to name the characters they recognise. Then, ask them to find the pairs like Mickey and Minnie Mouse / Peter Pan and Tinker Bell / Alice and Mad Hatter... and briefly describe their relationships.

Then, divide the class into groups. Let them choose their favourite couple. Then, ask them to invent and write their new adventures.

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This is one of the five Nobel Prizes which Alfred Nobel wished to be established with the fortune he left in his will, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.

The award traditionally goes to those who have “done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses”. Since 1990, the ceremony has been held on 10 December in Oslo City Hall. The Norwegian Parliament appoints the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which selects the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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Lycée In groups, ask your students to choose

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a candidate for the next Nobel Peace Prize selections.

Step 1: Have them make some research about Nobel Peace Prize laureates since 1901.

Step 2: Make them brainstorm to choose a suitable candidate to support.

Step 3: Let them make some research about their candidate and achievements to convince the other groups about the legitimacy of their profile.

Step 4: Ask them to introduce their candidate to the class, who will take notes to consciously vote for the most legitimate (the official selection will be held in February in Norway).

Step 5: A vote is organised to award the best profile. All the pupils are members of the Nobel Peace Prize committee.

Step 6: Tell each group to prepare an acceptance speech in case their candidate is elected. Once the vote is done, invite the winners to deliver their speech.

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Junk food is a type of food that has few nutrients. It often contains a lot of fat, sugar, and salt. Potato chips, candy, and soft drinks are all considered junk food.

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1. You must take a form of exercise at least twice every day for one hour each time. T F 2. It is best to eat a variety of foods. T F 3. Customers want larger portions today than the original portions that were offered when fast-food restaurants began. T F 4. Fast-food industry says customers do not purchase healthy options. T F 5. A traditional hamburger has fewer calories at McDonald’s than a filet-of-fish sandwich. T F

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Answers: 1: true. Exercise regularly. Teens should be physically active at least 60 minutes every day. 2: true. To obtain the nutrients and other substances needed for good health, vary the foods you eat. 3: true.

Portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s, and have continued since then.

Many restaurant owners report that customers want more food for their money. 4: true. The fast-food industry says that fast-food restaurants offer healthy options, but customers do not purchase them. 5: false. A traditional hamburger contains less calories than a filet-o-fish sandwich.

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Cycle 4 Work with your class on extracts from three different documentaries. Show your students an extract of Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me 2, which explores the horrors of the chicken industry (available on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/j7A_ w7vyFro), and the trailers of Fast food Nation (2006) and Portion Size Me, Too (2010).

Then ask your students in groups to make a poster about junk food dangers, which could promote healthy diets instead. Ask them about their personal knowledge before you start (ad campaigns such as “Eat five portions/servings of fruit and vegetables a day”, proverbs like “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” or doctors’ recommendations…).

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The seats of the principal organs of the UN, including the General Assembly and Security Council, are located in NYC. All fifteen of the United Nations’ specialised agencies are situated outside New York City, in Rome, Washington, D.C., Geneva, Bangkok, London, Paris, Madrid and Vienna.

Teaching ideas

Lycée First, have your students make a small

research about the UN: What is the United Nations? Why was the UN created in 1945?

In which ways does the UN contribute to stop conflict? Then ask them, with the help of a map, to point out where the main offices of the UN are located. They should present their answers orally.

Organise a debate on the role of the UN today and have them share each other’s view on human rights: What are UN flaws and strengths? How can it be improved?

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Where: In New York’s Greenwich Village, on 6th Avenue between Spring and 16th Street.

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Cycle 3 Make your pupils guess the meaning of the expression “trick or treat?” with a simple Halloween song like “Who took the candy?” (available on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/ veZlIX6d63Y). It can also be the opportunity to work on the simple past and interrogative pronouns. Have your pupils learn it by heart.

Lyrics are available below the video.

Cycle 4 Find your Halloween costume!

Ask your pupils to think about a costume to celebrate Halloween. Which character would they like to choose? Why? Ask them to justify their choice in class.

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In India, before Diwali night, people often clean, renovate, and decorate their homes and offices. On Diwali night, people dress up in new clothes or their best outfits, light up diyas (lamps, candles, and speciallymade lanterns) inside and outside their homes, participate in family puja (prayers) to Lakshmi – the goddess of fertility and prosperity. After puja, fireworks follow, as well as a family feast including mithai (sweets), and an exchange of gifts. Diwali also marks a major shopping period in nations where it is celebrated.

Teaching ideas Cycle 4 Divide the class into groups. Ask them to make some research about Diwali celebrations in Fiji, Guyana, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, or Trinidad and Tobago. Then, have them make an oral presentation or a poster showing the different inhabitants’ traditions.

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The third Monday in January marks MLK Day, a US holiday that honours his legacy.

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His philosophy was inspired by Gandhi’s nonviolent protests in India.

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On August 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C., King declared that all people should be judged not “by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character” (“I have a dream”). In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, which banned discrimination in employment and public places. The same year, King received the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which ensured that blacks could no longer be denied the right to vote by discriminatory practices such as literacy tests.

On April 4, 1968, King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Have your students study the repetitions

that occur in MLK’s “I have a dream” speech, explain their meaning, and relate it to a more recent one in American History. Then, ask students to either write a poem in prose – based on MLK key sentences –, or an acrostic poem based on MLK’s name.

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JFK served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. At age 43, he became the youngest elected president to occupy the office. His term was marked by high tensions with communist states in the Cold War. In April 1961, he authorised a failed CIA attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs Invasion. In October 1962, US spy planes discovered that Soviet missile bases had been deployed in Cuba. The resulting period of tensions, termed the Cuban Missile Crisis, nearly resulted in the breakout of a global thermonuclear conflict.

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Space policy: The Apollo program was conceived early in 1960. On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly in space, which reinforced Kennedy’s will to take the lead in the Space Race, for reasons of strategy and prestige.

Domestically, he established the Peace Corps and supported the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. After his death, Congress enacted many of his proposals, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Ask your students to summarise an extract

of JFK’s speech. It can be an oral or a writing task (for example: May 25, 1961 speech to Congress: https://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/ jfk_speech_text.html ; 1962 speech on the moon: http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/jfk-space.htm).

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Cycles 3 et 4 Using a poster showing the main Thanksgiving dishes, first ask pupils to match the words with their pictures. Then, make them create their own Thanksgiving dish recipe to celebrate the event. Have them list all the ingredients, mention the quantities, and indicate the cooking process. Finally, organise a “goûter” to taste all the recipes!

Debate time: On a Youtube NASA video (2016) entitled “Space Station Commander Celebrates Thanksgiving in Orbit” (2’49), Commander Shane Kimbrough discusses how he and his crewmates will celebrate Thanksgiving aboard the International Space Station. Ask pupils to detail the astronauts’ dinner and then express their mind on space travel, Thanksgiving tradition and food, using the conditional and expressions such as “I would love to...” / “I would be scared to...”.

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Contemporary Thanksgiving dinner in the US and Canada is a large meal, generally with roasted turkey, and served with a variety of side dishes such as mashed potatoes, stuffing and cranberry sauce.

According to tradition, the Pilgrims learned how to grow those foods native to the New World from the Native Americans.

They were incredibly grateful, which is where the name Thanksgiving comes from. Today, Thanksgiving dinner is often a time when people reflect on all the things in their lives that they are thankful for, but this is also the largest eating event in the US. Most people eat more on Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year.

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John Lennon was a British singersongwriter and a key member of the Beatles. Not long after the Beatles broke up, in 1970, Lennon released his debut solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. 1971’s “Imagine” song was a great success and the best-selling single of his solo career. Its lyrics encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality, and to consider the possibility that the whole of humanity would live unattached to material possessions. Lennon was an icon of the 1960s counter-culture revolution and was an anti-war activist but on December 8, 1980, as he had just returned to the music world with the album Double Fantasy, and tragically, just a few weeks after the album’s release, John Lennon was shot dead by a deranged fan in front of his apartment in New York City. He was only 40.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Find the lyrics online and pass them

on to your students to study the song. Ask for examples: What was Lennon’s vision of peace?

What is the meaning of the title of the song? Then, ask them what they wish and hope for the future, and what they are afraid of. Tell them to use expressions such as: I wish, I hope, I want... They should give reasons why they want each thing.

Afterwards, have them write an essay, using the conditional, about their own vision of peace and what kind of world it would be if we all lived in peace.

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Following the devastation of World War II, the governments of the world founded the United Nations (UN) in 1945 to uphold peace and security. One of the UN’s first actions was to draft a document outlining the basic human rights. This resulted in the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR), which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948. The UNDHR recognises everyone is born free and equal in dignity and rights, which means we should all be treated in the same way.

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It consists of thirty articles that are the basis for human rights protection and promotion around the world. It includes civil and political rights, like the right to life, liberty, free speech and privacy, but also includes economic, social and cultural rights, like the right to social security, health and education.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Organise a debate on the theme “What

human rights do you think we have?”. Make students complete the following sentence: “Everyone has the right to...” (education, take part in the government of their country, seek asylum from persecution, freedom of assembly and association, freedom of opinion and expression).

Ask them to justify their answers.

Going further Ask students to think of other species’ rights and lead the debate to speak about the animal cause. Given the current development of vegetarian and vegan movements, ask them to write an essay: “Do you think animals should also have official rights?”

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Cycles 3 et 4 Ask your pupils to organise a Fifth Avenue Landmarks Tour on foot. With the help of a map, make them choose in pairs five famous sites located on or near Fifth Avenue. Ask them to find information about those places, such as the address, the opening time, their specificity and history... to be able to shortly describe them to tourists. Then, ask them to prepare the tour.

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Teaching ideas

Lycée How about leading a non-consumption

campaign? Make a stand!

Suggest to your students to make an ad campaign that would celebrate and promote sharing instead of buying. Get yourself inspired from the Buy Nothing Day campaign that has been taking place every year the day after Thanksgiving since 1992 and which is organised against Black Friday over-consumption.

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Lycée Make students watch the trailer of Into the

Wild by Sean Penn (2007). Ask them to identify the characters and define their personality traits.

Then organise a role play. In pairs, they will choose one character and lead an interview.

Make sure each group selected a different one, from the main character, various people he met on the road, to Christopher’s parents. The activity will focus on each person’s point of view about Christopher’s choices. Finally, set up a debate: “Is it necessary to break ties with society to be happy?”

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In 1843, the Thames Tunnel opened, which marked the birth of the London Underground. It was the world’s very first tunnel that was built underneath a river.

In 1908, the name “Underground” first appeared in stations, the very first electric ticket machine was introduced, and the famous circle logo was used for the very first time. In 1933, Harry Beck presented the first diagram of the Underground map.

He based his design on an electrical circuit instead of drawing the Tube lines exactly where they were geographically.

Teaching ideas

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Cycle 3 Write “The Tube” on the board and find out if your pupils know what this is (= the familiar name for the London Underground). Ask if anyone has already been to London. If so, ask them how the London Underground compares with their transport systems, and afterwards show them a video explaining how to enjoy London as a tourist (“How to do London: The Basics – London Travel Guide” available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/0F4GDdanQNA)

Going further Ask pupils to find the mistake in each of the following phrases. Then let them rephrase using imperative, or expressing instructions: “Obstructing the doors can be fun”, “Passengers must stand on the left on the escalators”, “Priority seats are for people who are able and not pregnant”.

Role play Simulate a Tube station in your

classroom. Support pupils by rehearsing common scenarios (buying a ticket, asking for directions...) and providing the vocabulary to act them out.

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• 1978: Harvey Milk became the 1st openly gay person elected to public office in California (USA)

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• Australian Open first day, Melbourne (Australia)

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Its origins lie in the will of the physician, naturalist and collector, Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753). Over his lifetime, Sloane collected more than 71,000 objects which he bequeathed to King George II for the nation in return for a payment to his heirs.

On 7 June 1753, an Act of Parliament established the British Museum, which opened to the public on 15 January 1759.

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Early nineteenth century, there were high profile acquisitions, including the Rosetta Stone (1802) and the Parthenon sculptures (1816). The twentieth century saw great public expansions, like the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, which was built in the space vacated by the library.

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In 2003, the King’s Library, the Museum’s oldest room, was restored. The Museum is now looking forward to its next major building project, the World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre, which will include a new space for temporary exhibitions.

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Cycle 4 Enjoy a night at the British Museum!

“Sleepovers” are a thrilling way for children to experience the Museum after dark and learn about thousands of years of history. First, make your pupils browse the British Museum website to explore its different galleries. Ask them which one would be their favourite for a night. Then guide them to the British Museum “Sleepovers” offer and ask them to imagine their own offer, indicating activities’ content and time. They should present their “Night at the British Museum” orally.

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• 1759: the British Museum opened in London (UK)

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Robert Burns was born in Scotland, on January 25, 1759, and is famed as Scotland’s national bard. He wrote many poems and lyrics that addressed political and civil issues. Auld Lang Syne is sung at New Year’s Eve celebrations in Scotland. Burns is one of Scotland’s important cultural icons and is celebrated on or around January 25 all over the country.

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The Scottish flag, aka the Saltire, is often displayed at Burns Night celebrations.

Many men wear kilts while women may wear skirts or dresses made from their family tartan. Traditionally, people hold a Burns supper, which centers on the entrance of the haggis (a type of sausage prepared in a sheep’s stomach) to the sound of bagpipes. Then, the host reads Burns’ Address to a Haggis, an ode to the Scottish dish.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Ask your students what they know about

Scotland. On the board, make a mind map with all their suggestions. Once the map is complete, ask them to do the same with France to work on traditional clichés people have on foreigners.

Then, have them listen to the satirical song Suffering from Scottishness by Dumb Instruments (available on YouTube) and ask them to change the lyrics to make a song dedicated to Robert Burns instead.

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• 1901: death of Queen Victoria

• Wellington Anniversary in New Zealand

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Americans consume a lot of food on that day: more than 25 million pounds of potato chips and 1 billion chicken wings are usually sold. In addition, this is a landmark day for another American obsession: gambling. In the USA, more money is bet on the Super Bowl than on any other event.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Divide the class into groups and ask

each one to investigate on American massconsumption during Super Bowl Sunday.

Assign them categories such as liquids / food / merchandise / number of hours American people spend in front of screens on that day, and ask them to make an oral recap of their research in a debate about over-consumption in class with pros and cons.

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Occurring on the first Sunday in February, it is a national ritual that testifies to the importance of television in American life. More than 100 million people watch it, which is above a third of the population.

The five most-watched American TV programs in history have all been Super Bowl broadcasts, that is why commercial time costs more than for any other, i.e. millions of dollars for thirty seconds of airtime. Halftime shows are now blockbusters, starring the greatest artists on stage.

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On 16 February 1770, Captain James Cook, on his ship the Endeavour, first sighted the Canterbury peninsula. In 1815, Europeans first set foot there, but the very first attempt at settling on the plains was made by James Herriot of Sydney, who arrived with two small groups of farmers in April 1840. On 27 March 1848, as the Canterbury Association was formed, it was decided to name the capital city Christchurch.

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The earthquakes that occurred in 2010 (registered at a 7.1 magnitude) and 2011 have caused important devastation in the central city and surrounding areas.

A number of the city’s most impressive landmarks and monuments are fairly recent, such as the Town Hall in the city centre, which was built in the 1970s and stood close to the former Crowne Plaza hotel, which was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake and demolished in 2012.

Teaching ideas

Cycle 4 North Island vs South Island!

Divide the class into two teams and assign each team one island. First, make them list the major cities on each island and ask them to compare populations. Which one is the most inhabited?

Where is the capital city? Then, ask them to investigate about both islands’ characteristics to make a poster about each island mentioning its special features.

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• 1990: Nelson Mandela

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Besides literary accomplishments, he is also famous for his wit, flamboyance, and affairs with men. He was imprisoned for his homosexual relationship, which was then considered a crime. Among his most famous works are his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, which was published in 1891, the play The Importance of Being Earnest, which opened in London in 1895, and the poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol, which revealed his concern for inhumane prison conditions in 1897.

He died on November 30, 1900, aged 46, in Paris. He was buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery.

Teaching ideas

Lycée The Picture of Dorian Gray.

First see if your students know the story. If not, make a short presentation of the plot. Then, make your students watch the trailer of Dorian Gray (2009). Ask them to identify themes such as art, youth and beauty, and explain how Gray’s environment and concerns are depicted in the trailer. Then, ask the class what they understand from Wilde’s view about British society in the Victorian era.

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Who are the voters? When founded in 1927, the Academy consisted of just 26 members. Today, the Academy keeps the list of their more than 5,000 voters a secret. Joining the Academy is by invitation only. Roughly a third of the voters are former Oscar nominees or winners. Academy membership is split into 17 different branches such as the acting branch, casting directors, or documentary filmmakers...

Teaching ideas

Cycle 4 Organise the “21st century icon

ceremony”. First, the class must choose the different categories, up to a maximum of six, such as the best TV hosts, the best singers, the greatest American movie stars... Divide the class into groups, and assign each group one category.

Each group will discuss, nominate and then orally present their three candidates. The class will select the best in each category. Then, the class will choose their host to lead the final ceremony and announce the contenders. This host will first make a selfie with the six potential winners, in the manner of Ellen De Generes during the 2014 Oscars, and then take the lead of the best 21st century icon award ceremony.

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• 1945: United States

Marines raised the US flag atop Mount Suribachi, Battle of Iwo Jima (Japan)

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It is celebrated on March 1st by the Welsh in honour of their patron saint, St. David, but it is not a public holiday. Only school children used to be given a half-day holiday.

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People celebrate St. David’s Day by wearing a daffodil, the national symbol of Wales, or a leek, in remembrance of St. David’s guidance against the Saxons when he advised Welsh warriors to wear a leek during the battle, so enemies and allies could be distinguished. They won the battle and leeks became a Welsh symbol.

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St. David’s Day parades occur throughout the country. In Cardiff a parade begins at noon and ends with the national anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, or “Land of My Fathers” in English, which was written in 1856. Many castles and heritage sites also open their doors for the celebrations.

Teaching ideas Cycles 3 et 4 Ask pupils to write in pairs a short news report about St. David’s Day in Wales, which will focus on children traditional Welsh costumes and the way they celebrate that day. Ask for a photography of a parade in their article and the name of a Welsh folk song to sing together in class afterwards.

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• 1984: 26th Grammy

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Anyone visiting D.C. can experience the history and art of the White House by submitting a tour request through one’s Member of Congress. As a citizen of a foreign country, you need to contact your embassy in Washington, D.C., for assistance.

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Cycle 4 Make your pupils work on forbidden items inside the White House during a public tour using must and mustn’t, be allowed or forbidden to... The list of prohibited and allowed items is available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/aboutthe-white-house/tours-events/. Divide the class into two groups and have them make a poster of what is allowed or not in the White House. Then, organise a debate on security measures in public spaces.

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It occurs on March 17 in observance of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. What began as a religious feast day in the seventeenth century has evolved into a variety of festivals across the globe celebrating Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, and dancing.

Many people wear the green colour on the day. It symbolises spring time, hope and good things to come in the future. Many restaurants offer Irish special foods or drinks on that day.

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The most common St. Patrick’s Day symbol is the shamrock, which is the leaf of the clover plant and a symbol of the Holy Trinity. Other symbols such as the Celtic cross, the harp or the Leprechaun are often seen in St. Patrick’s Day parades.

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St. Patrick’s Day is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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Cycles 3 et 4 Make your pupils listen to “St. Patrick’s Day for kids” song (available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/0ArWLOYPD8M), which explains the story of St. Patrick, first without the pictures. Ask them to pick up all the verbs in the simple past they hear. Then, recap St. Patrick’s story on the board. They can train and learn the song at home.

Now play the video. Divide the class into two groups: one focuses on Irish visual elements and the other one on St. Patrick’s Day traditions. Then, have them write a recap in their copybooks.

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• 1642: Abel Tasman was

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Born in England in 1772, he died in 1834, near London. He was an English lyrical poet, critic, and philosopher.

His Lyrical Ballads (1798), written with William Wordsworth, heralded the English Romantic movement. It was deliberately experimental, as the authors insisted from the start. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner pointed the way.

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge is the first poet-critic of modern English tradition, distinguished for the scope and influence of his thinking about literature as much as for his innovative verse. The famous poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner from Lyrical Ballads is unique among Coleridge’s works and atypical of its era, in its archaic language, its length, its narrative, its scholarly notes in the margins, its thematic ambiguity, and the long Latin epigraph that begins it.

Teaching ideas

Lycée To celebrate World Poetry Day, first

choose one or two of your favourite excerpts from Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

Divide the class into two groups to set up a pros and cons list about the style, word types, religious references, the scenery, and the meteorological effects. They should use complex adjectives to express their impressions.

Then, organise a poll to select the “poem of the week”. Ask students to choose a unique and dramatic poem that extends the power of imagination. They should enthusiastically read it and mind its rhythm, and then vote for their favourite one.

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• 1932: Sydney Harbour

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• World Poetry Day • Holi festival of colours begins in India

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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

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Joe Rosenthal captured the iconic picture of five US Marines and a Navy sailor raising an American flag atop Mount Suribachi, the highest point on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. The battle of Iwo Jima started on February 19 and ended by a US victory on March 26, 1945. The photography was taken on Friday, February 23, 1945, and made the front pages of many Sunday papers.

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Normally, the Pulitzer Prize Board considers journalism published in the previous calendar year, but it made an exception for Rosenthal’s picture, awarding it the 1945 prize for Photography a little over two months after it was taken.

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The true story behind his picture: it was not the first flag that had been raised on top of the mount that day. Indeed, Marine commanders decided to raise a second, larger flag, so more people could see it from below. That decision gave Rosenthal the opportunity to become famous, and the resulting photograph became an iconic image of the war.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Make students browse the web to learn

more about Pulitzer Prize-winning photographies.

In pairs, ask them to select the most striking picture regarding war or starvation issues, and justify their choice in class. Question them about their impressions regarding the picture. Is it disturbing? Shocking? Useful? Then organise a debate about journalists’ responsibility: “Is it better to shoot or save?”

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• 1945: end of the Battle of

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• 1899: the Italian inventor

• 1969: Dwight D. Eisenhower died at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, D.C. (USA)

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• Earth hour change from

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Fun pranks: in 1992, American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation announced that Richard Nixon was running for a second term as president with the slogan, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” On April 1, 2011, Ikea announced that they had launched a dog highchair named “HUNDSTOL” (Swedish for dog chair).

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In England, tricks are allowed during the morning hours, except in Devon, where pranks are permitted in the afternoon. As for the Scots, they extended the holiday: April 1 is traditionally the “Hunt the Gowk Day”, when you ask someone to deliver a message, which instructs the recipient to pass it along; April 2 is known as “Taily Day”.

Teaching ideas

Cycles 3 et 4 April Fools’ Day ideas!

Make some noticeable changes in the classroom.

Ask your pupils what change they notice.

Bring up short stories for your pupils and make them read some aloud. Ask the class if they think the story is true or false and tell them to justify their answers.

Make up a silly sentence like this: “Summer is fun because we can make lots of snowballs.” Then ask pupils to make their own silly sentences.

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• World Autism

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• 1968: MLK was

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Her sharp skills earned her the nickname “the human computer”.

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She became a legend when she was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 2015, the nation’s highest civilian honour, by former US president Barack Obama. She inspired the film Hidden Figures with her colleagues, which was released in cinemas early 2017. It tells the story of three black women who helped NASA win the space race.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Have your students watch the trailer

or a scene from the movie Hidden Figures (an extract is available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/9j6p7ajuh-E) to introduce the topic of segregation in the USA. Ask them what they understood from it and about black people’s conditions at the time. When did that happen? Where? Why? How? Then organise a debate about blacks’ civil rights.

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• 1865: Lincoln was

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On the morning of April 20, 1999, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, began shooting fellow students outside Columbine High School south of Denver, Colorado, killing thirteen people and wounding more than twenty others before turning their guns on themselves. The crime prompted a national debate on gun control and school safety. In the aftermath of the shootings, many schools across America enacted “zero tolerance” rules regarding disruptive behaviour and threats of violence.

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In 2002, political documentary filmmaker Michael Moore explored the circumstances that led to the slaughter. He showed how easy it is to acquire guns and munitions in the USA, and, more broadly, he questioned the high homicide rate in America. In his trademark provocative fashion, Moore accosted employees to make them stop selling bullets, investigated why Canada does not have the same excessive rate of gun violence, and questioned former actor Charlton Heston on his support of the National Rifle Association, of which he then was the president.

Teaching ideas Lycée Show your students Bowling for Columbine documentary trailer. Then ask them if they know anything about the NRA. If not, have them guess the meaning of its initials and what its duty is about. Then, lead a debate over firearms.

Eventually ask them to make an awareness campaign poster about gun control in the USA.

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“Rainbow nation” is a term used

by Desmond Tutu to describe postapartheid South Africa, after the first fully democratic election in 1994. The term was intended to represent the South African cultural diversity, in a country once identified with the strict division of white and black. “Rainbow nation” also refers to the South African flag, which sports six different colours. Still, South Africa faces social and racial inequalities. Indeed, poverty coexists with great affluence and inequalities correlate with race.

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Nelson Mandela became the first South African black president from 1994 to 1999, followed by Thabo Mbeki until 2008, Kgalema Motlanthe for only a year, and Jacob Zuma in 2009 until he resigned on February 14, 2018.

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Cycle 4 Divide the class into two groups. One focuses on the trailer of Invictus, the movie, directed by Clint Eastwood (2009), while the rest of the class studies Invictus, the poem, which was one of Nelson Mandela’s favourites, by William Ernest Henley. Make both teams first find the meaning of the word “invictus” and then explain to what extent their document illustrates the South African nation.

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• England National Day or

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“The Lily of the valley, breathing in the humble grass Answer’d the lovely maid and said: ‘I am a watry weed, And I am very small, and love to dwell in lowly vales; So weak, the gilded butterfly scarce perches on my head’.”

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by President Herbert Hoover and was the world’s tallest building at the time of its completion. It is one of the US most iconic skyscrapers and has been featured in countless films, photographs and artworks. It took only twenty months from start to finish, for the design, planning and construction.

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On July 28, 1945, an Army B-25 hit the 78th and 79th floors of the Empire State.

Several pieces of the engine entered a lift, containing 19-year-old Betty Lou Oliver, which crashed from the 75th floor into the subbasement. Despite suffering severe injuries, Oliver survived.

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For King Kong’s 50th anniversary, a balloon company tried to recreate the final scene by attaching an inflatable Kong to the Empire State, but the 84-foot balloon could not be buzzed by vintage aircraft. It was inflated a few days later, but it shortly stayed on the ESB before a rip ended the project.

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Cycle 4 Make pupils browse the web to see why the Empire State Building is still so iconic among NYC’s skyscrapers. Assign groups different missions such as all the movies that used the Empire State for their shooting, or its special features (the observation deck, its very fast elevator, or the annual race it hosts...). Then ask them to do an oral presentation of their research.

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Since WWII, what was called the Golden Age of superheroes, supernatural beings have mutated into super antiheroes, in the manner of Deadpool. What appeals to the viewer today are complex and flawed characters, maybe because they look more like us. As we live in a more cynical age, we need a new role model and that is what the new antihero stands for.

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What about super or antiheroines? Like male icons, they are breaking bad but quite a few are really famous. One thing is sure, new female heroines are strong, able to defend themselves but they are not perfect. In Marvel’s world, Mystique or Black Widow are certainly the most famous superheroines and have inspired a new kind of antiheroines, like the dark Jessica Jones on TV screens.

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Lycée What if our greatest heroes became our

greatest threat? Give your students the following pitch: “In an alternate dimension five years ahead of the regular one, Marvel icons such as Wonder Woman, Thor or Ironman have turned evil and rule over the world. Nothing is the same anymore and superheroes who used to team up are now fighting against each other.” Ask your students to imagine the pitch of a new Marvel film, in which heroes and antiheroes will engage in epic battles on a massive scale in a world where the line between good and evil has been blurred.

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• 1962: Marvel Comics

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• 1865: end of the Civil War (USA)

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Howard Hughes was a complex character, being a Hollywood filmmaker, a record-setting aviator, and a wealthy businessman. He also controlled a major US airline (TWA), among other ventures. Later in life, he became an eccentric recluse who feared germs.

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Hughes inherited his family’s successful oil tool business and became a millionaire at 18. He began investing in films, including the hit Hell’s Angels, which he produced and directed and which was one of the most expensive films of its time. Some of his other significant productions were Scarface (1932) and The Outlaw (1941). At that time, Hughes developed a reputation for being a playboy, dating actresses such as Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, and Ginger Rogers.

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In 1953, Hughes created the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), committed to biological and medical basic research, to unlock the secrets of life. Major discoveries were made by the Institute, which is said to host the cream of the scientific crop and includes several Nobel Prize winners.

His life notably inspired the movie Aviator, starring Leonardo Di Caprio in 2004.

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Lycée Ask your students to make some research

about Howard Hughes’s peculiar life. Divide the class into groups and assign each one a domain such as the records he established as an aviator, the craziest things he did in his life, his Hollywood love life, the films he directed, produced or inspired, science, his twenty final years... They should make an oral presentation.

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Hughes crashed into Lake Mead while test flying his Sikorsky S-43 (USA)

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• 1962: Marilyn Monroe

sang Happy Birthday to President John Kennedy for his 45th birthday (USA)

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Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh. He trained as a doctor, obtaining his degree from Edinburgh University in 1881. He worked as a surgeon on a whaling boat and as a medical officer on a steamer. He then settled in Portsmouth and divided his time between medicine and writing.

Conan Doyle died of a heart attack on 7 July 1930.

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Sherlock Holmes is the most famous and long-lasting fictional character he created, as the prototype for the modern mastermind detective. Holmes first appeared in A Study in Scarlet in 1887.

As the world’s first and only “consulting detective”, he pursued criminals throughout Victorian and Edwardian London notably. Holmes made a singular impact upon the popular imagination and has been the most enduring character of the “detective story” genre. He has inspired a myriad of films and TV series and is still a popular icon.

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Cycle 4 Ask your pupils if they know Holmes’s sidekick. If so, tell them to name the different actors and actresses who embodied Dr Watson.

Then, make your pupils investigate on the case of A Study in Scarlet. First briefly explain the plot.

Let them choose what role they want to play in the role play. Then, ask your pupils to make suggestions about the potential culprit, what happened, and to act out Holmes and Watson’s conversation about the mystery. If you have time, organise it like an escape game in class. Many internet websites give tricks and ideas that will help your pupils to solve the mystery!

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• 1928: Charles Lindbergh

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• 1918: women gained the right to vote in federal elections in Canada

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• 1987: Bram Stocker’s

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• 1937: Neville Chamberlain became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Born on January 26, 1958, Ellen DeGeneres began as a stand-up comic. By 1994, she was starring on her own ABC sitcom, Ellen. In 1997, she came out as gay on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and became an iconic advocate of LGBT, meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. She even won an Emmy Award for her character’s coming-out episode of her show. Since 2003, she has been the host of her own award-winning daily talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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DeGeneres is the star of a Walt Disney attraction in the USA, as the main character in “Ellen’s Energy Adventure”. She also has the record for the most retweeted tweet.

During the Academy Awards in 2014, which was her second time as the host, she orchestrated a selfie during the broadcast, which became the most retweeted image ever. This photo of twelve celebrities broke the previous retweet record within 40 minutes, and was retweeted more than 2.8 million times in less than 24 hours.

Teaching ideas Cycle 4 Who is your favourite American iconic woman? In pairs, ask your pupils to choose a famous American woman who made incredible achievements. Then, they should orally promote her talents to request a star for her on the Walk of Fame, on Hollywood Boulevard.

Festival (Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese won the Palme d’Or)

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The Taj Mahal The magnificent monument that stands at the heart of India, in Agra, on the banks of river Yamuna, has a beautiful story, that is considered a living example of eternal love.

• 1871: Jesse James and his

gang robbed Obocock Bank (Corydon Iowa), of $15,000 (USA)

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In 1607, when strolling down the Meena Bazaar, Shah Jahan, initially named Prince Khurram, caught a glimpse of Persian princess Arjumand Banu Begum, hawking silk and glass beads. It was love at first sight. He was 14 and she was 15. Shah Jahan married her in 1612.

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It 1628, Shah Jahan became emperor and bestowed Arjumand Banu with the title of “Mumtaz Mahal”, meaning the “Jewel of the Palace”. Though Shah Jahan had other wives, she was his favourite. In 1631, Mumtaz Mahal died while giving birth to their 14th child. Shah Jahan promised that he would build the richest and most unique mausoleum over her grave.

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It is said that Shah Jahan was so heartbroken that he ordered the court into mourning for two years. He started erecting the world’s most beautiful monument in the memory of his beloved.

When he died in 1666, his body was placed next to Mumtaz Mahal’s tomb. This magnificent monument came to be known as “Taj Mahal” and counts amongst the Seven Wonders of the World.

Teaching ideas Cycle 4 Unesco World Heritage sites that have been considered “Wonders of the World”.

Make your class investigate about the “new Seven Wonders of the World” and the ancient ones.

Divide the class into pairs and ask them to make a presentation of one Wonder.

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• 1896: Henry Ford took

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• 1944: D-Day landings (France)

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Despite his activities, Capone was a visible public figure. He made various donations to charities and was viewed by many as a “modern-day Robin Hood”. However, Valentine’s Day Massacre notably attracted the attention of President Herbert Hoover; that is why Eliot Ness, a young agent with the US Prohibition Bureau, was charged with gathering evidence of Prohibition violations, making extensive use of wiretapping technology. Capone then became Public Enemy No. 1. He was sent to Alcatraz Prison in 1934 for a tax evasion conviction, where he spent four and a half years. Capone eventually died on January 25, 1947, in his Palm Island Mansion from complications of syphilis.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Given the examples of famous gangster

movies such as The Godfather (1972), Scarface (1983), Pulp Fiction (1994), The Departed (2005), or Public Enemies (2009), which you can shortly introduce if they do not know them, organise a debate about the figure of the gangster: “Why does the gangster still fascinate the average and honest citizen? How have their stories inspired the cinema industry?”

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• 1989: Jerry Lee Lewis got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (USA)

• 1964: Nelson Mandela was

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For more than a century, Britain was the foremost global power, at the head of many overseas colonies. The years 1815 to 1914 are referred to as Britain’s imperial century, which included more than a quarter of the world’s population.

With supremacy at sea, Britain occupied a dominant position in world trade. During the reign of Queen Victoria, at the height of the British Empire, which stretched across the globe and earned the adage “The sun never sets on the British Empire,” Britain was a very wealthy nation. The Great Exhibition of 1851, the very first World’s Fair, was a celebration of the diversity and richness of the Empire.

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Victoria served as queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837, and as empress of India from 1877, until her death in 1901.

Her reign saw great cultural expansion with advances in industry, science and communications, and the building of the London Underground. Life in Britain was known as Victorian England, due to Queen Victoria’s strict ethics and personality.

Teaching ideas Cycles 3 et 4 Ask your pupils to compare Queen Victoria’s and Queen Elizabeth II’s reigns. Divide the class into two teams, themselves divided into pairs. Then, give them research categories such as their family, their access to the throne, the great world events during their reigns... In the end, ask both teams to make a poster about each queen.

Amelia Earhart became the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean landing at Burry Port, Wales (UK)

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Released in 1982, Michael Jackson’s sixth solo album Thriller is the best-selling album in history, generating seven Top 10 hits. Thriller garnered 12 Grammy Award nominations and notched eight wins, both records, for Billie Jean, Thriller and Beat It songs. The album’s title track Thriller horror-tinged video, which features complex dance scenes, special effects and a voiceover, was an immense success, boosting sales for the already successful record.

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In 1991, Jackson released Dangerous, featuring the hit Black or White. Its video included an appearance by child star Macaulay Culkin. Jackson’s music continued to enjoy widespread popularity in the following years. In 1993, he performed at several important events, including the halftime show of the Super Bowl.

Teaching ideas Cycles 3 et 4 Why not make your class learn and sing one of Michael Jackson’s famous and unforgettable songs? Give your pupils the lyrics of Thriller and Billie Jean from Thriller, and of Heal the World and Black or White from Dangerous, his most successful albums. Organise a contest for the best performances.

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• Seychelles National Day

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Canada Day, formerly known as “Dominion Day”, marks the country’s independence from Great Britain in 1867 and its birth as a nation. It is celebrated each year on July 1st, with parades, festivals, and widespread displays of Canadian pride.

People display their pride by dressing up in the nation’s colors of red and white, wearing a shirt, buttons or pins with a maple leaf or a Canadian flag, or a Canadian flag hat. Others paint their bodies to match the outfit, using temporary hair colour or tattoos, and nail art. Many Canadians proudly raise the Canadian flag outside their homes or wave one at a Canada Day parade. Celebration of independence usually rhymes with a party or barbecue, with Canadian themed drinks and food. They sometimes host a potluck in which guests bring their foods native to each of the Canadian provinces.

Some Canadian dishes: French fries with gravy and cheese curds, berry poutine, deep fried bread dough with cinnamon and chili (beaver tails), lobster rolls or fried clams, baklava, or Canadian pizza.

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Cycles 3 et 4 Listen to Canada’s national anthem with your pupils. Ask the class if they know any famous Canadian musicians or singers such as Celine Dion, Alanis Morissette, Drake, or Justin Bieber. Then, ask them to choose their favourite artist and come up with questions they would like to ask them in an interview. Organise a role play in which one pupil embodies the journalist and the other one is the artist.

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• 1964: Civil Rights Act –

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Victoria and David Beckham have been married since 1999 and have had four children.

Victoria joined the iconic girls band The Spice Girls in 1994. She first met David Beckham, who was the star football player for Manchester United at the time, in 1997.

The couple quickly became the new celebrity power couple.

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When Victoria’s band split, she turned her hand to fashion. David Beckham retired from football fields in 2013 but people have kept up with their story for more than 20 years because their life looks like a fairy tale. For most British citizens, this was a dream in which you could be born in the middle of nowhere and become more famous than the Queen. The Beckhams bought a house that the media called “Beckingham Palace”.

Still today, they embody the very British fairytale, in which you can be wealthy and successful, while having a partner and children you adore. In this cynical age, it seems, people believe in fairytales more than ever.

Teaching ideas Cycle 4 Ask your pupils if they know any other famous iconic couples like the Beckhams. Make them compare their stories and say how those couples use the media to stay famous even when their careers are at a standstill. Then, organise a discussion about the power of image in today’s society.

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• Nunavut Day (Celebrates the signature of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement in 1993) (Canada)

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• 1969: Apollo 11 was launched, carrying the first men to land on the moon (USA)

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Nelson Mandela Day Nelson Mandela International Day commemorates Nelson Mandela’s legacy to South Africa and the world. It was decided by the UN General Assembly and launched on his birthday, 18 July, 2009.

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The day celebrates Mandela’s achievements in working towards conflict resolution, democracy, human rights, peace, and reconciliation. In the spirit of Nelson Mandela’s vision to spread positive change, social justice and freedom for all, Mandela Day calls on everyone, every day, to make the world a better place and bring about enduring change.

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Many people and organisations around the world take part in various activities to promote Nelson Mandela Day. These activities include volunteering, sport, art, education, music, and culture, to honour Nelson Mandela’s works and to promote the different projects that were inspired by Mandela’s achievements.

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Lycée Ask your class what they could do to make the world a better place. Then write the hashtag #ACTIONAGAINSTPOVERTY on the board. Ask students where they think people still suffer from poverty and then, what kind of actions they could lead against that issue. Eventually ask them to make a Nelson Mandela Day inspiring campaign to raise consciousness and make a change.

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By 1908, US cities had grown enormously and so had crime. Under President Roosevelt’s presidency, the FBI got its start. Charles Bonaparte, the grandnephew of the infamous French emperor, was appointed as his second Attorney General in 1906. The latter hired nine Secret Service investigators with another 25 of his own to form a special agent force, and the FBI started with a short memo, dated from July 26, 1908, describing a “regular force of special agents” available to investigate certain cases of the Department of Justice.

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Today, the FBI counts various departments such as counterintelligence, cybercrime, public corruption, or even WMD, Weapons of Mass Destruction, which was created in 2006 to build a coordinated approach to incidents involving chemical, biological, or nuclear material. The FBI fights against all sorts of crimes or threats against the United States of America, and for American citizens’ civil rights on the American soil.

Teaching ideas

Lycée Divide the class into five groups. Ask the

first three to lead an investigation about the three most famous criminals the FBI chased in the early twentieth century: Al Capone, John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson. Ask for a “wanted” poster, an oral presentation of their criminal records, their arrests and their relationships with the FBI. Then tell the fourth group to make a presentation of the FBI, and the fifth, a brief recap about Prohibition.

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Before Barbados’s independence on November 30th, 1966, also St. Andrew’s Day, the island was a British colony for over three hundred years. Still, the nation has maintained ties with the British monarchy, represented in Barbados by the Governor General, within the Commonwealth of Nations.

Barbados Independence Day is a national holiday. It is celebrated with a month of events and parades.

Teaching ideas Cycles 3 et 4 Ask your class if they know where the island is located. Show it to them on a map. Then, do the same with the capital city of Barbados, the Barbadian flag and the history of Barbados. In the end, ask the class to make a poster of the former British colony showing all its symbols and icons.

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The government of Barbados has named a street after her, changing the name of Westbury New Road to Rihanna Drive. The singer grew up and lived there until she was sixteen. On November 30th, 2017, she attended her name-changing ceremony and celebrated her home country’s 51st Independence Day in the presence of Prime Minister Freundel Stuart.

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Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) was a model, actress, singer, and one of the most famous women of the twentieth century. She was naturally photogenic and became the epitome of sensuality and beauty. She first married in 1942. Soon after, photographer David Conover enabled her to start a career as a model. In 1946, Marilyn divorced and changed her name from Norma Jeane Baker to Marilyn Monroe. She got her first prominent roles in All about Eve, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, and How to Marry a Millionaire, which made her become an iconic figure of Hollywood. In 1954, she married baseball star Joe DiMaggio, then playwright Arthur Miller in 1956, but they divorced quickly. In 1959, she won a Golden Globe for her role in Some Like It Hot. She had affairs with Yves Montand and Frank Sinatra notably. In 1962, she sang for JFK’s birthday in the White House.

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Behind her confident public persona, she struggled with relationships. She died from an overdose of barbiturates in 1962, at the age of 36. For many, Monroe lived the American dream, rising from anonymity to fame, but it was a dream tinged with sadness as she never found peace or happiness.

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Cycle 3 Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Marilyn Monroe has got her star on Hollywood Boulevard. Make your pupils guess who else in the cinema industry could have one and how celebrities get their star. Do they have to be alive? Famous? Old? American? Then, organise a webquest. Ask your pupils to gather information about their favourite actor/actress (private life, career, famous films...), and make a slideshow summarizing all the information they found (they should not forget to illustrate it!).

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• 1962: Jamaica Independence Day (from the UK)

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Right after having competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he launched the Michael Phelps Foundation and embarked upon a tour of cities across the country to promote water safety, healthy living, and the pursuit of dreams. In 2009, along with the help of KidsHealth.org, the foundation developed their signature program, the Individual Medley, a water-safety, wellness, and goal-setting program for American swimming club members and special Olympic international athletes.

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In 2010, Michael joined fellow Olympians Ross Powers, Lenny Krazelburg, Seth Wescott and Daron Rahlves, and launched the Level Field Fund, a program that supports swimmers in need of financial assistance.

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Lycée The Olympic Games will be held in Paris

in 2024. Ask your students to get involved in their promotion, especially regarding the Paralympics.

First ask your students about Olympic sports celebrities who have used their name to help charity. Then, organise a debate: How does sport encourage positive values? Do athletes need to be role models? Are Paralympic athletes different from other athletes?

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When is it? It occurs on the last weekend of August each year. Sunday is “Children’s Day”. Early visitors can catch the Jouvert procession, where it is a tradition to smother one another in colourful powder, paint and melted chocolate. Monday is the Grand Finale, when lots of bands, sound systems and sequin-covered dancers on floats parade in the streets. The route is 3.5 miles long.

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Where does it take place? In the streets of Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park in London.

What is the music like? A patchwork of Caribbean-influenced sounds, plus soul, funk, drum ‘n’ bass, etc. The carnival has five different aspects: mas (short for masquerade), sound systems, steel pan bands, calypso, and soca. The costume troupes are known as “mas bands”.

Teaching ideas Cycle 4 Ask you pupils to make some research about the Notting Hill Festival and to pick up the 2018 most colourful or funniest pictures they can find, then organise a photography contest in class to elect the best “mas” costume.

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There was an obsession with Princess Diana. Her every move was filed by the tabloids. The “People’s Princess” was the most hunted person at that time. When she died, and jurors ruled that she was “unlawfully killed” by both the driving of her chauffeur and the paparazzi, things changed dramatically for Britain’s press and photographers. New notions of privacy were applied. Still, more than 20 years later, the proliferation of social media has altered the vision people have of privacy. When people broadcast their intimate moments themselves, the lines between what is and what is not acceptable to media access become blurred.

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