Discover a European Country: ITALY

Italy is a country which is part of Europe.
Its flag looks like the flag of France but its colours are green, white and red. Its capital is Rome but the most famous cities are Rome, Milan and Naples. Italy looks like a boot.
The mountains of Italy are the Alps and the Appennine mountains and the biggest river is the Pô.

The official language is Italian. The currency is the Euro.
There are 58147733 inhabitants for a surface of 301230 km².



Italy is a republic and the president is Gorgio Napolito.
The National Holiday is the 2^nd of June because Italy became a republic on the 2^nd of June 1946.

The most famous monuments are Leaning Tower of Pisa and Vatican and the specialities are pastas, pizza, risotto. Masolino and Duccio are Italian famous painters of baroque period (the period of the revival), Leonardo Da Vinci is also an Italian painter, he painted the Joconde.
1870 is an important date of Italy because it is the liberation of Rome. In 1922, Mussolini took the power in Italy. In 1940 Italy entered the war.
Italy has a reputation of beauty and a lot of tourists visit it because the weather is sunny and hot, the inhabitants are kind and welcoming and there are lots of historic monuments. The tourists come also for Venice which is the city of lovers.


Questions.
1) What are the colors of the flag ?
2) What are the most famous monuments ?
3) When is the National Holiday ?
4) When is the liberation of Rome ?

This is a painting of Duccio:

Written by Pauline 

Book Review: JURASSIC PARK

Jurassic Park is a book written in 1990

It’s a Science-fiction, a Techno-thriller and a Horror-fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. Michael Crichton was an American best-selling author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres.

The book centers on the fictional Isla Nublar near Costa Rica in the Central American Pacific Coast, where a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists recreated dinosaurs to the wild state. The book uses the mathematical concept of chaos theory and its philosophical implications to explain the collapse of an amusement park showcasing genetically recreated dinosaurs.

The book was realized in movie by Steven Spielberg. It’s a famous film. The film cost over $900 million worldwide, becoming the most successful film released up to that time, it is the most financially successful film for Universal and Steven Spielberg.

CAST

·               Richard Attenborough as John Hammond, billionaire CEO of InGen and creator of Jurassic Park.

·               Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant, a leading paleontologist and main protagonist.

·               Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler, a paleobotanist and graduate student of Grant's.

·               Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm, a wealthy mathematician and chaos theorist.

·               Ariana Richards as Lex Murphy, Hammond's granddaughter.

·               Joseph Mazzello as Tim Murphy, Hammond's grandson.

·               Wayne Knight as Dennis Nedry, the disgruntled architect of Jurassic Park's computer systems.

Prehistoric animals

Tyrannosaurus            Velociraptor                        Triceratops                        Stegosaurus                        Dilophosaurus

Procompsognathus            Apatosaurus                         Maiasaura                        Hypsilophodon             Hadrosaurus

Microceratops                        Othnielia                         Euoplocephalus             Styracosaurus                         Cearadactylus

Questions: 

What’s the name of the book?            A) The last world            B) The new world            C) The lost world

What dinosaur is on the cover?            A) A Velociraptor            B) A Tyrannosaurus            C) A Triceratops

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Traditions: CHRISTMAS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Christmas in England :

Christmas is Britain's most popular holiday. On Christmas Eve, children hang stockings great at the foot of the bed or on the chimney for Santa Claus put presents. In England, Christmas dinner was usually eaten at Midday on December 25. It consists of turkey with chestnuts  and the famous pudding who is prepare 5 Sunday before Christmas. Next to plates they are crackers. Two children pull and a firecracker explodes.



Christmas in Australia :

In Australia, Christmas is celebrated in summer. Presents are opened the morning of Christmas to think about Jesus. A lot of Australia spend Christmas outside on the beach. A great Australian tradition is a concert of singing Christmas, outdoors with candles. There are several Christmas songs like Christmas Day or Six White Boomers.


Christmas in America :

Christmas is very popular in America. The different immigrants who populated this country have brought their traditions. They prepare garlands of popcorn to hang in the house. We can find in all the house the "eggnog" who is offered to all guests in welcome. Eggnog is made with milk, egg yolk, sugar of rum and cinnamon. 



Questions :

       1) How many days the pudding is prepare before Christmas ?
       2) In which season Australian celebrate Christmas ?
       3) What is the most famous drink in America at Christmas ?


Written by Marie

Movie Review:

Intouchable

Intouchable is a French movie released in 2011 directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. This movie was inspired by the life of Philippe Pozzo Borgo and his relationship with Abdel Yasmin Sellou in 1993. The actors are François Cluzet who plays the role of Phillipe and Omar Sy who plays the role of Driss. The actors are very great. Phillipe is someone who is very serious, who interested in art, unlike Driss who likes laughing and having fun . In a funny scene, the two men look a painting and Phillipe wants a chocolate and Driss replied «No arms, no chocolate» . The film is a success because it’s a mixture bewteen laugh and learns. It showed the difference between someone disabled and someone who can help.

Synopsis

It's the story of two different persons from two different background. One, Driss, is Senegalese and he has finished to purge his six months of punishment. He lives in Paris suburbs. The other, Phillipe, is a rich quadriplegic. Philippe commits ( je ne sais plus ce que je voulais dire ) Driss as an home health care worker even though he has no training.

My opinion
Is it a very beautiful movie between two person. Is it very comic, I laughed a lot. It’s it also sad and touching, I cried a bit of the end of the film.

Written by Léa

Book Review: JURASSIC PARK

Jurassic Park is a book written in 1990.

It’s a Science-fiction, a Techno-thriller and a Horror-fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. Michael Crichton was an American best-selling author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction, and thriller genres.

The book centers on the fictional Isla Nublar near Costa Rica in the Central American Pacific Coast, where a billionaire philanthropist and a small team of genetic scientists recreated dinosaurs to the wild state. The book uses the mathematical concept of chaos theory and its philosophical implications to explain the collapse of an amusement park showcasing genetically recreated dinosaurs.

The book was realized in movie by Steven Spielberg. It’s a famous film. The film cost over $900 million worldwide, becoming the most successful film released up to that time, it is the most financially successful film for Universal and Steven Spielberg.

CAST

·               Richard Attenborough as John Hammond, billionaire CEO of InGen and creator of Jurassic Park.

·               Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant, a leading paleontologist and main protagonist.

·               Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler, a paleobotanist and graduate student of Grant's.

·               Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm, a wealthy mathematician and chaos theorist.

·               Ariana Richards as Lex Murphy, Hammond's granddaughter.

·               Joseph Mazzello as Tim Murphy, Hammond's grandson.

·               Wayne Knight as Dennis Nedry, the disgruntled architect of Jurassic Park's computer systems.

Prehistoric animals

Tyrannosaurus            Velociraptor                        Triceratops                        Stegosaurus                        Dilophosaurus

Procompsognathus            Apatosaurus                         Maiasaura                        Hypsilophodon             Hadrosaurus

Microceratops                        Othnielia                         Euoplocephalus             Styracosaurus                         Cearadactylus

Questions:  

What’s the name of the book?            A) The last world            B) The new world            C) The lost world

What dinosaur is on the cover?            A) A Velociraptor            B) A Tyrannosaurus            C) A Triceratops

An unusual job

 REPUBLICAN GUARD / ROYAL GUARD

    •    Interests:  You love  strong sensations, you like law enforcement. And of course, you are fond of horses. You are made for this job!

    •    Formations:   At first, you begin as police officer or gendarme but you can ask to be affected in the service of the republican guard. You need  instruction in horse riding.

    •    Specific formations:  You have to learn to shoot on horseback and interventions on horseback.

    •    Qualifications: You need lots of patience and authority, strength.
    •    Inconveniences / advantages: This job is very dangerous, you can be hurt or killed but it's a pleasant job because you meet many people, you are on horseback and you are always outside.

Written by Chloé.

A recipe: BROWNIE CHEESECAKE

*INGREDIENTS:  (For 8 persons)

_ 100 grams of shortbreads

_40 grams of butter

_600 grams of soft white cheese (such as “st moret”)

_ 100 grams of sugar

_ 50 grams of flour

_1/2 vanilla pod

_3 eggs

_100 grams of double cream (crème épaisse)

_1 big brownie (200/300 grams)

**INSTRUCTIONS:

Heat the oven to 180°.                                          

 Put the butter in the micro-wave (1 minute) and melt it.Crush the shortbreads and mix with the butter. Then put at the bottom of a cake tin. Put this in the oven (10/15 minutes). Chop the brownie. Heat the oven to 140°.

Whip soft white cheese for 30 seconds.  Add the flour, the sugar, the vanilla and the eggs. Whip this mix with a whisk.  Add the double cream and the brownie, melt. Pour the mix in the mould and cook 1 hour. Put the cheesecake in the refrigerator. Enjoy it the next day!

***QUESTIONS:

1)   When can you eat the cake?

2)   How long do you cook the cake?

Written by Arielle

Discover a European Country : SPAIN

The capital of Spain is Madrid. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous communities like Catalonia, Andalusia… and two islands: The Canarian and Baleares Islands. Its most famous cities are Barcelona, Valencia, Seville….

There are 46 754 784 inhabitants in Spain with a surface of 505 911 km².  

The political system in Spain is a constitutional monarchy, the king of Spain is Juan Carlos de Borbon.

The flag of Spain is red and yellow with a palace on the left.

Sport :

The National Team of Basket is champion of Europe. There are two famous Football Teams witch are Madrid and Barcelona. The National Football Team won the WORLD CUP in 2010. Rafael Nadal is a world famous tennis player, like Fernando Alonso for Formula 1, Alberto Contador for cycling and Jorge Lorenzo for motor biking.

Corrida:

Corrida is very renowned in Spain. This sport is very dangerous.

Other Countries speaking Spanish:

There are a lot of foreign countries which speak Spanish like Argentina, Cuba, and Chili….

Art:

In Spain there are two famous painted who are Picasso and Dali. Picasso painted Guernica which is huge and beautiful. Dali painted Leda Atomica.

Written by Rémi and Matthieu.

Music

Coldplay !

Coldplay is a British band formed in London on January 6, 1998. They are songs of Rock style so it is beloved by young people. The clips are great for this group, it is also why they had much success.

In the Band there are the singer,the guitarist and pianist Chris Martin, the guitarist Johnny Buckland, a bassist Guy Berryman and a drummer Will Champion. 

Coldplay has been widely recognized for their talent (Mercury Music Prize) They produced a lot of successful songs such as: - Yellow “ - “ Viva la vida “ - And their latest hit ''Paradise''

I love their music, it is rhythmic and original ! I would Iike to go in them concert.

This is their last song it was very successful; click here.

 You can also listen to "In my place",  my favorite song : click here.  

2 questions :  

Who is the bassist of the band Coldplay ? 

When was  the group formed ?

Written by Juliette. 

A Sport:

Swimming

Swimming has been an Olympic sport since 1896 for men and for women since 1912. Swimming includes various activities, like moving on the surface of the water and under water (diving, synchronized swimming), diving, or games played in the water.

There are now only four swimming techniques: the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and front crawl. The fastest swim is the front crawl.

The 14th edition of the World Swimming Championships was held in Shanghai this year. The official name of the competition was XIV th FINA World. To participate in this competition, we must respect the time. (For example 5O m freestyle in 22 s for men). ( Michael Phelps is the world champion in the 100m and 200m butterfly in 50s71 for 100 m and 200 m for 1m53s34. It's amazing.)

     

Synchronized Swimming

Synchronized swimming is a water sport, a mixture of gymnastics, dance and swimming. It is a very demanding discipline. Athletes must be flexible, powerful, creative and enduring. This discipline requires concentration to follow the musical rhythm. Synchronized swimming must show grace, elegance and beauty.

It was not until 1912 that the current synchronized swimming has appeared in Australia, with Annette Kellerman. Its popularity spread to the United States and Canada, countries that presented the first event in history in 1924. This has been  an Olympic sport since 1984. In synchronized swimming points reward technique and artistry.
There are competitions can be in solo, duet and team of eight swimmers ( up to ten swimmers  in a “combined” ballet). The ballet lasts between 2 and 5 minutes, depending on age group and test. Championship competition is conducted in two parts:
Compulsory figures:
For Benjamin, minimal, and juniors: They have four compulsory figures (two obligatory and two choice ) performed statically, without music in front of a jury.
For seniors: Swimmers perform required elements in a given order and harmonized with music.
The free program: Swimmers create their own program (ballet), over an imposed period .

Written by Elise