A famous sportsman: Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi was born on 24^th June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. Messi is a professional footballer and he plays in the club of F.C Barcelona, and also in the international team of Argentina.

In 2000, he joined the Barcelona's club and he played his first match in professional team in 2004 at 17 years old.

Since joining the club, he won with his team :

- Three Champions League titles ;

-Six Spanish Championship ;

-Two UEFA Super Cups ;

-An Olympic gold medal.

He was crowned world champion four times.

He earns 96 millions euros a year.

He's worth 217 millions euros.

This player is an idol for me because I love his style of play and his technic.

by Félix 

Questions:

When was Lionel Messi born ?

When did he come to Barça ?

A Series: GHOST WHISPERER

Ghost Whisperer is an American series which was broadcasted in September 2005. In France, on the TV channel TF1. It was created by John Gray. There are 5 seasons .In all there are 107 42 minute-episodes.

This series takes place in the city of Grandview in the USA. This is the story of a pretty and young woman, Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt) who is married with Jim Clancy (David Conrad), an ambulance-man. She becomes the owner of an antiques’ shop downtown. She works with her close friend Delia Banks (Camryn Manheim). The couple moves in an old and big villa at the edge of the town. But the daily life of Melinda is not calm. The woman has got a gift since her childhood which is to see and hear spirits, she communicates with them, with the next world. She has inherited this gift from her maternal grandmother. Melinda helps the roving spirits to pass to the other side of the light, the young woman has a difficult role, she is the speaker, the messenger between the ghosts and their family. She solves all the problems like feelings not avowed or things not revealed, etc… with the help of her husband and her friend. When it’s resolved, the ghosts see the light and leave for the next world. In her conquest she must confront the evil spirits who want to harm her and put in danger her life.

In Ghost Whisperer there are ghosts, this is fantastic, not real but it’s the true life of a woman and this is real; it’s a fiction. It is good for all the people because this series is entertaining and interesting. It’s believable for the persons who believe in ghosts. When you have seen the first you want to see the rest and mainly the end because you have the result of Melinda's work. There is a lot of suspense, mystery and sometimes fear. I like very much this series because I like fantastic films and the context of the story, the spirits who are between two worlds and a person who helps them.

By Léa Faucheux.

Can you answer these questions after reading the article? 

- What is Melinda’s husband’s family name ?

- Where does Melinda work ?

- How many episodes are there ?

A Series: Scène de ménage

«Scène de ménage» is a French humoristic series. The first episode was broadcasted on November, the nineth in 2009. It's directed by Alain Kappauf. This series is from Monday to Friday. On Saturday, there is a «Best Of» of all the other days of the week. There are four couples of different ages. The first is very young, the second is a little older, they have a baby and they live in the countryside; they don't like it. The third are in their forties, and they have a son who lives in China, and the fourth is getting on in age and they don't like anybody. Scenes tell about arguments and it's very funny! Sometimes, famous persons like Gad Elmaleh, Jamel Debouse, Amel Bent, Benabar, Sébastien Chabal... come as guest in the series. They act the role of members of their family, friends, colleague or neigbours.

Raymond: Raymond's only occupation is reading newpapers or watching TV.

Huguette: she likes worrying people like Raymond and she cooks badly!

Cédric: he is serious and hard working

Marion: she is very messy and a computer addict ! She doesn't have a job.

Liliane: she is very fussy and she always talks to her plants. She is a beautician.

José: his passion is football and he is a little stupid!

Emma: she is an handywoman.

Fabien: he is a teacher but he is very shy.

Chloé: she is two months old

By Lena Moriette

Answer these questions after reading the text

-What's Fabien's job?

-What is Jose's favourite activity?

A QUIZZ: How emotional are you ?

1 . Your friends are organizing a birthday party for you :
a – you think it's cool !
b – you tremble and you can't speak.
c – after a while, you think of something else.

2 . Horror movies :
a - you look at them only with someone else.
b - you love them !
c - this is a guaranteed nightmare

3. A teacher punished you although you have done nothing:
a - you slap the doors and you scream.
b - you're angry, but you blow and it passes away.
c - you try to negotiate with the teacher.

4. You cry (of joy or sadness) on average :
a - twice a year.
b - weekly.
c – monthly.

5 . Your best friend cries every day because his parents divorced :
a – you understand but you know you can't do anything for him.
b – you think that he overreacts.
c – you feel very sad when he talks about this.

Answers: 

You have more "a" answers:    you're hyper emotional !
You cry, you laugh, you jump to the  ceiling all the time. You live fully. Be careful ! Don't get carried away by your emotions. Learn to control them !

  You have more "b" answers :    You master your emotions.
You keep your feelings to yourself. The great scenes of joy or tears are rare. But when you need it, you do not hesitate to say what you feel !  Continue in this way!

    You have more „c“ answers :  you despise your emotions.
Your emotions slip over you like a drop of water on the feathers of a duck ! Listen to your feelings and talk to your friends. Do not shut yourself in your bubble !!

Question: What movies are these pictures from ?

by Romane M.

A Country : TANZANIA

Description:

Tanzania is in Africa, its capital is Dodoma. Its surface is 945 087 square km.  Tanzania is situated in the southern hemisphere. The nearby countries are Kenya, Ouganda and Rwanda. There are three islands (Ungula, Pemba, and Mafia) that form the Zanzibar archipelago. Many volcanoess were located in Tanzania but only one of them is still active (l'OI Doinyo Lengaï). The Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa with 5895 meters. It is a volcano. There are many natural parks where  you can observe animals. There are many African great lakes: Lake Malawi, lake Rukwa, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, lake Eyasi, lake Manyara, and Lake Natron.

 Habitants:

The inhabitants speak English and Swahili. There are 43 188 000 inhabitants. The principal religions are Christianity, Islam and Animism .The inhabitants have more holidays (Christmas, Easter, New Year’s Day…). The culinary specialties of Tanzania are inspired by different cultures. There are Indian and Arabic specialties. The main dish of Tanzania is Ugali but we can also find the Sambusas Miskakis and two local forms of Kebab.

By Léa Y

How high is Kilimanjaro?

What is the surface of Tanzania?

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FILM REVIEW: HUNGER GAMES

This is the story of a young girl who is living in district 12. Her name is Katniss.

Every Year, there is a « harvest » which designates a boy and a girl aged from 12 to 18.

The tournement was created to punish the districts which were revolted. All districts are poor and wreck.

Primrose (Katniss's sister) is selected but Katniss devotes herself to protect her sister.

Peeta is the boy who is chosen.

The hunger games consist in a tournement where there will be only one winner ( for this, they need to kill other participants).

Katniss and Peeta go to a futurist city where they have to make good impression for the games, and hope to win them.

They train in big buildings and then the games start.

The participants are join in an arena and from the fist day 6 persons are killed.

It is terrible for Katniss to see people die and get killed.

Katniss makes a bow, it is her speciality.

Peeta betrays Katniss to join the strongest group. Because of them, many people die.

Katniss manages to kill people, and there are only a few participants to survive.

Then, she finds Peeta who was hidden next to a river so as not be killed.

Finally, together, they succeed to shoot other participants thanks to her dexterity with her bow.

When they go back to their district, they are cheered and respected.

The End.

• I love this film because it combines a lot of action, love and suspense. I think it's a good film thanks to its fantastic and futurist universe.
• I recommend this movie to all action films fans.

Jennifer Lawrence is the actress who plays the main character : Katniss Everdeen.

Peeta Mellark is Josh Hutcherson.

For Jennifer this film was the ninth she plays.

She interprets Tyffany Maxwell in Happiness Therapy and she acts in many other movies.

The boy on the left is Peeta, next to him there is Katniss and on the right there is a good friend of Katniss. 

 

by Pauline 

Questions : 

1) Why are there the « hunger games » ?

2)What does « hunger games » signify ?

THIERRY OMEYER

Presentation :

Thierry Omeyer was born on November 2^nd 1976 in Mulhouse.

He’s married to Laurence with whom he has two children, a son (Loris) and a daughter (Manon).

He has also a twin (Christian) and a younger brother (Jean-François).

All the family play handball.

He’s 1,92 meter tall.

Handball records :

Omeyer started handball at 9 years old in Cernay.

He quickly became a good player.

He is a French handball goalkeeper.

He plays for the team of Montpellier in France and for the France team.

He began for the French national team on September 19, in 1999 against Romania.

He is famous for being the best handball player of the world in 2008 .

With his France team « The experts » he won the world cup three times (2001, 2009, 2011) the european cup twice (2006, 2010 ,) and Olympic games  twice (2008, 2012).

His nickname is « The Wall » or « Titi » for his team-mates.

He’s an example for every handball goalkeeper.

In 2013 , he received the medal of « Ordre national du Mérite » thanks to his olympic title.

My opinion :

Omeyer is my idol for his style of game, his performances and his results.

When he plays handball we have the impression that  it’s easy to stop shoots, he looks like a « sea star ».

I’m a goalkeeper in my handball club and I’d like to be like him but it’s difficult !

 http://classenchris.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/thierry-omeyer-the-best-goalkeeper/

by Elliot

Questions :

-       What is his nickname for his team-mates ?

-       How many times did he win the Olympic Games ?

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB

TDCC is a Northern Irish indie rock* and electropop music band. They are from Bangor (a city near Belfast). The singer is Alex Trimble, the guitarists are Kevin Baird and Sam Halliday. They started to sing together in high scool, in 2007.

The band's name was taken from Halliday's mispronunciation of the name of the local cinema "Tudor Cinema" in Belfast.

Up to now, they have released 2 albums: "Beacon" (2012) and "Tourist history" (2010). 

I like this front cover, I think it is original, funny and a bit strange.

This one is really surprising too.

Some of their songs are international hits, as "Sun" or "What you know", which is particularly famous in France because it is the main theme of the "Française des Jeux" advertisement: 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Bzba7TfDINc

Listen to this full song!!

Their lyrics are not really serious, they talk about love and everyday life.

They say that they are inspired by Canadian bands, like Stars or Broken Social Scene which is an indie rock group.

(sun)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKyK1Mme9Sc(sun)

In July 2012, Trimble participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, singing "Caliban's Dream", a song written by  Rick Smith, from Underworld (english band of the 90s).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTuJuok5QK4(Next year)

I love this band because their songs are dynamic and invigorate me!

This is Alex Trimble, the singer. Don't you think he looks like Tintin ?

*Indie means independent: non-commercial rock, breaking the mainstreams. 

By Garance 

Where was this band created ?

Which country do its members come from ?