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Find a simple article or a simple video about a British icon we haven't studied in class, select it and share it on this padlet. Then, write 3 interesting questions and submit to your classmates.

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Great Western Railway (Lénaëlle et Lily) 

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Great Western Railway (Lénaëlle et Lily) 

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The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest and west of England, the West Midlands and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838.

1835: Act of Incorporation
1838: First train ran

1903: Start of road motor services
1904: City of Truro sets speed record
1903: Start of road motor services
1923: Keeps identity though the Grouping
1948: Nationalised

1- When was the company founded ?
2- When was  the first train running for the first time ?
3- When was the first speed reccord established in the city of Turo ?

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1) Where does James Bond’s family come from ?

2) Right/Wrong take a quotation in the text to justify

James Bond is Scottish . W/R

3) Who went to the same school as James Bond ?

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Linguapress Intermediate English

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Intermediate English

BOND IS BACK AGAIN.... 007 has returned to the screen. After long delays due to Covid, the latest (and longest) Bond film, No Time to Die is certain to be an enormous box-office hit (as all the others). But who is James Bond, and where does he come from ? Author Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, told us something about the origins of the world's most famous secret agent.......

No Time to Die - the latest James Bond film

In one of the first Bond novels, Ian Fleming tells us that James Bond - the classic "Englishman"? - was the son of a Scottish father and an Oriental mother. But perhaps this was not really true.
The title of the 19th Bond film, "The World is Not Enough", was based on the Latin motto of the Bond family, which is mentioned in one of the early novels. However, it now appears that the motto is not that of the Scottish Bonds, but that of a different Bond family, who came from the South West of England. So perhaps, Bond really is English, not Scottish, after all. Who knows?
Bond went to school in England, anyway - to Eton College, the same school as his creator Ian Fleming. This is where Princes William and Harry were educated, and also many British Prime Ministers, including David Cameron and Boris Johnson ! It is a school where young people learn how to move in high society, like Bond does so well.
After leaving school, Bond did not go to university - it wasn't necessary in the 1950's......
Oh? You didn't know Bond was so old? He doesn't look it, granted, but he is! Like a few other famous people, he seems to have found the secret of eternal middle age (we can't call it "eternal youth", can we?).

Bond joined the British Secret Service, where he soon got promoted to the top of the spyrachy, the "double O" category. From then on he was 007, "licensed to kill", and so began a career which would take him to all the corners of the earth.
In the early days, Bond's role was quite clear. He was working for the West, and his main enemies were men from the KGB, and other dangerous organisations. Since the end of the Cold War, the role of MI6 has changed, and Bond's job profile has changed with it. Now his main enemies are the big bosses of organised crime and international terrorism.
Unlike the Cold War, organised crime is unlikely to come to an end - at least, not in the near future. We can therefore be sure that James Bond, the best-known English fictional hero of the 20th century, has many more exciting adventures ahead of him.
Hollywood has already begun making sure of that! The original films were based on the fifteen novels written by Ian Fleming; but after the last of these was made into a film, it was clear that Hollywood was not going to stop! Bond films are too popular and too profitable to abandon. So Hollywood has invented new James Bond stories...
In many ways, Bond has changed a lot since the early days. To start with, several different actors have played the part of Bond, most notably Sean Connery, Roger Moore and today's Daniel Craig; but over the years, Bond movies have become more and more fantastic. Fleming's original character was fantastic, because he always came out alive; his adventures were incredible, but they were based on some sort of realism. Bond's original car (his Aston Martin DB5) had gadgets, but they were all plausible! They were gadgets that would let him escape if he was being chased.
More recently, Bond has had cars that can fire missiles from the headlights, and do other remarkable things! In a sense, the modern Bond is Agent Gadget - and the people who try to get him have some even more amazing gadgets - like the enormous circular saw that hangs under a helicopter, cutting through everything that gets in its way (except Bond, of course!).
In the next Bond films, there will surely be lots more amazing things; but Bond will continue to be the same, cool, calm and collected - the classic Englishman.; Craig is unlikely to be the last 007, and Bond will doubtless go on entertaining us for many more years!

WORDS
author: writer - novel: story - motto: proverb, phrase - granted: that is true - eternal : permanent - spyrarchy: an invented word made from spy and hierarchy (hierarchy rhymes with spyrarchy) - career : professional life - MI 6 - The British Secret Service - - job profile: the work he has to do - ahead of : in front of - plausible: possible, realistic - headlights: main lights - saw: a sharp instrument for cutting - collected : sure of himself -

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Interactive exercise. Fill in the blanks on screen or on paper : word endings

Replace all the word endings that are missing from the following extract. Try to do this without looking at the original text . at least one of the words does not need an ending at all!
Be careful:

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Student activity : pair work

Interview with James Bond

Working in pairs, and using information from this article and any other information they may have, students should imagine an interview between a reporter and James Bond. The reporter should ask at least eight questions, including questions starting with:
What.... Where..... Why..... How...... When..... How many...... Are you.... Do you...... (the questions can be in any order).

More ideas sent in by Katharina Lutterbeck, who teaches English in a high school in Germany.

For high-intermediate students:

1. Write a summary of this article!

2. Comment on the following statement: People should boycott films about James Bond because they are old fashioned and glorify violence!

For intermediate students

Write an e-mail to the casting director and apply for the main role of James Bond or the Bond girl (or, if you are less ambitious, for a smaller part) !

Other ideas?
EFL teachers: Help develop this resource by contributing extra teaching materials or exercises.
To contribute click here for further details.

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Who is James Bond? Intermediate English text

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Linguapress Intermediate English Linguapress.com Intermediate English BOND IS BACK AGAIN.... 007 has returned to the screen. After long delays due to Covid, the latest (and longest) Bond film, No Time to Die is certain to be an enormous box-office hit (as all the others). But who is James Bond, and where does he come from ?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANjTC_GPo2E

How tall is Big Ben ?

When was Big Ben completed ?

How many bells are there in Big Ben ?

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Questions:
1) Who is Queen Elisabeth II ?
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2)How many staff rooms are there ?
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3)When did she move in ?
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Focus on POPULARITY and OVERVIEW OF HARRY’S STORY
1) In how many languages harry potter has been translated ?
2)When did the first Harry Potter appear ?
3)Who is Harry Potter’s enemy?

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Introduction
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A fictional character, Harry Potter is the boy wizard created by British author J.K. Rowling. His coming-of-age exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular novels: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997; also published as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007). The novels were adapted into eight blockbuster films (the final book was adapted into two films) that debuted between 2001 and 2011. A play and a book of its script, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, appeared in 2016.

Popularity
The Harry Potter series was extremely popular with both children and adults worldwide. All the books were best sellers, available in more than 200 countries and some 60 languages. The phenomenon introduced new terms into common usage. For example, muggle became popular as a word for a person who possesses no magical powers. The series of eight films made stars of such actors as Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson. Together, the book and movie series spawned a huge amount of related merchandise. Beginning in 2010 Harry Potter attractions opened at Universal Studios theme parks in the United States and Japan.

Overview of Harry's Story
Harry Potter first made an appearance in 1997 in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Harry is an orphan living with his guardian aunt and uncle and their son, who mistreat him. On his 11th birthday Harry discovers that his parents were a witch and a wizard. A wizard himself, Harry is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He also learns that his parents did not die in a car accident, as his aunt and uncle had told him. Instead, an evil wizard named Voldemort murdered them and tried to kill him.

Harry was the only person to have survived an attack by Voldemort. The encounter left Harry with a lightning-bolt-shaped scar on his forehead and left Voldemort disembodied. Because of this, the young Harry was already a celebrated figure in the "wizarding" community. At Hogwarts Harry becomes friends with classmates Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and finds a rival in Draco Malfoy. The school's headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, takes Harry under his wing. These relationships persist throughout the series, especially as the young wizards and witches grow older and are called upon to take sides in a growing wizard war.

Although Harry-and much of the wizarding world in general-do not know it, Voldemort is planning a return to power. At first feeble and living as a parasite in a follower's body, Voldemort makes attempts on Harry's life throughout the series. Voldemort eventually regains his body and former strength through a magic ritual, and thereafter his army greatly increases in number. Harry and those who side with him are forced on multiple occasions to battle Voldemort and his followers, including the Malfoy family. The epic saga ends with Harry accepting his role as the iconic "boy who lived" and facing almost certain death in the struggle against the evil wizard. With help from those who love him and believe in him, he is able to emerge victorious.

Harry's story continued in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which premiered in 2016. In the production, which was based on a story cowritten by Rowling, Harry is married to Ginny Weasley. They couple has three children, James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna. Although working for the Ministry of Magic, Harry continues to struggle with his past, while Albus must contend with his father's legacy.

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Introduction A fictional character, Harry Potter is the boy wizard created by British author J.K. Rowling.

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The Tower Bridge (Margaux, Gabrielle et Rozenn)

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The Tower Bridge (Margaux, Gabrielle et Rozenn)

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The construction of the bridge

The construction of the bridge, later called Tower Bridge, began in 1886 and took eight years to complete.

During this period, five entrepreneurs were involved in the process, D. Jackson, Baron Armstrong, W. Webster, H. Bartlett and W. Aarorol.

Four hundred and thirty-two people participated in the construction.

The total cost of the bridge at the time was £1,184,000.

The construction required more than 11,000 tons of steel.

The official inauguration of Tower Bridge took place on June 30, 1894 in the presence of the Prince of Wales (future King Edward VII) and his wife, Alexandra of Denmark.

Questions:
1) When did the construction of the tower bridge start?

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2) How many people were involved in building this bridge?

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3) How many pounds of euros did the construction of this bridge cost?

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1-Which vegetable is in the english breakfast ?
-concomber-tomato-carrot-mushroom-

2-How many different food there is ?
-5-7-8-

3-How long should you fry ham ?
-1 or 2min-3min-4min-

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Watch the video and answer to questions.

1- Where did Robin Hood live ?

2- Who was Robin Hood's enemy ?

3- Right or wrong ? Robin Hood was a very good archer.

4- Who is the Robin Hood's best friend ? Big Jack ? Little
John ? Or Fat Rat ?

5- Where did Robin Hood steal ?

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1-Who played tennis in the past ?
2-When was tennis invented ? (which century ?)
3-What was the name of the first book about tennis ?

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The History of Tennis - Ep 1. The Origin

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What is the main ingredient?

Why are pancakes traditional?

How many  ingredients do you need?

Historically, pancakes were made on Shrove Tuesday so that the last of the fat or lard was used up before Lent. No meat products should be eaten during Lent.

What is the French for Lent?

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When did the Royal family appear?

When Edward III died who became the prince?

Which year did Queen Elizabeth surpass the longest reign?

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Windsor Castle ( Eva - Capucine -Mathilde )

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Windsor Castle ( Eva - Capucine -Mathilde )

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1.  When did Windsor Castle begin to be built ?

2. During WW2, which members of the royal family lived in the castle ?

3. How many monarchs have lived in the castle ?

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Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world - home to over 900 years of royal history. Covering an area of approximately 13 acres, it contains a wide range of interesting features. These include the State Apartments, Queen Mary's dolls house and the beautiful St George's Chapel. It is also the burial place of 10 monarchs, including Henry VIII and his beloved wife (the one who gave him a son), Jane Seymour.

History of Windsor Castle

The building of Windsor Castle began in the 1070s at the behest of William the Conqueror, with the intent that it was to guard the western approach to London. Since that time, the structure of Windsor Castle has been embellished by many of the monarchs of England and the UK, and has been the home of 39 monarchs.

Notably, in the 1170s, Henry II (the first Plantagenet) rebuilt most of the castle in stone instead of wood, including the round tower and the upper ward, where most monarchs have had their private apartments since the 14th century.

In the mid-14th century, Edward III, who had recently founded the Order of the Garter, built St George's Hall at Windsor Castle for the use of the knights of this Order. A further addition, St George's Chapel, was started by Edward IV, but was not finished until the time of Henry VIII. It is here that the ten British monarchs lie buried.

During the English Civil War, Windsor Castle served as a prison and it was to St George's Chapel that the body of Charles I was brought for burial after his execution. Charles II and George IV (formerly the Prince Regent) made further contributions to the architecture of Windsor Castle in the 1650s and 1820s respectively.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert loved Windsor castle, and Prince Albert died there of typhoid in 1861. Queen Victoria built a mausoleum in the grounds of the castle, Frogmore, where Albert and later Victoria herself were buried.

In the Second World War, Windsor Castle became home to our present Queen, Elizabeth II, and her family, George VI, the (future) Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.

Windsor Castle today

Windsor Castle remains a favourite home of Queen Elizabeth, and she spends most of her weekends there. There was a huge fire at the castle in November 1992 which took 15 hours and 1.5 million gallons of water to extinguish. It began in the Private Chapel and soon spread to affect approximately one fifth of the castle. It took 5 years to restore the castle, and was finished in late 1997.

In May 2018, St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle hosted the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

There are numerous exhibitions and tours at Windsor Castle. In fact, a typical visit can take up to 3 hours. This site features as one of our Top Ten UK Tourist Attractions.

Getting to Windsor Castle

Trains run regularly from London Paddington and Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Central or Windsor & Eton Riverside, which are just a 10-minute walk from the castle. Coach Green Line 702 operates daily services from Greenline Coach Station near Victoria station, London. There is no visitor car parking.

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How To Get to the Oldest Occupied Castle in the World

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Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world - home to over 900 years of royal history. Covering an area of approximately 13 acres, it contains a wide range of interesting features. These include the State Apartments, Queen Mary's dolls house and the beautiful St George's Chapel.