When is it legal to sell your wife?
Constance, from the Lycée Ampère, Lyon, invites you to 18th century Britain to discover the phenomenon of "wife selling" or "wife auctions" as documented in Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge".
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A simple tool for in-depth critical analysis.
Dell Hymes' S-P-E-A-K-I-N-G model offers students seven simple tools for the analysis of any discourse, document or cultural phenomenon. Where does it come from? What is it for? What are the codes and norms involved?
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Fashion : a means to rebel? Or to conform?
Marylou Jonvaux & Marine Descamps-Bonnefoy of the Lycée Ampére, Lyon, ask where current hipster fashion trends come from and whether they are an invitation to rebel or to conform.
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Hollywood in the seventies and eighties: the Spielberg era
In order to understand Hollywood's late twentieth century history, two students set out to look at Hollywood's second Golden Age: the 1970s and 1980s, otherwise put, the age of Spielberg and the blockbuster.
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‘You’ve got to find what you love’.
Louis Champavier and Lou Dubreuil present their homage to the late Steve Jobs We are Louis and Lou, we are at the Lycée Ampère Bourse. We decided to present an article on Steve Jobs to pay our respects because he has, we believe, contributed to our lives through his technologies. We hope that you like our project. Biography Vocabulary Born...
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Feedback from students about AngloXchange.com
Below you will find a few comments from students at Lyon's Lycée Ampère regarding their use of AngloXchange in the classroom and at home.
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When the Brits rock the world
by Rachel Darmon and Maria Masterova of the Lycée Ampère, Lyon. We are pupils in a French state high school. We are preparing a litterary Bac. We enjoy litterature and art in general. For this reason, and because we have noticed that British pop has had a huge influence on the world and on us personally, we have decided to focus our project on British pop culture. We hope you’ll enjoy...
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What makes an image “iconic”?
Dr. Martin Kemp sets out to explain what makes an image 'iconic'.
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When is it legal to sell your wife?
Constance, from the Lycée Ampère, Lyon, invites you to 18th century Britain to discover the phenomenon of "wife selling" or "wife auctions" as documented in Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge".
Read More
A simple tool for in-depth critical analysis.
Dell Hymes' S-P-E-A-K-I-N-G model offers students seven simple tools for the analysis of any discourse, document or cultural phenomenon. Where does it come from? What is it for? What are the codes and norms involved?
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Fashion : a means to rebel? Or to conform?
Marylou Jonvaux & Marine Descamps-Bonnefoy of the Lycée Ampére, Lyon, ask where current hipster fashion trends come from and whether they are an invitation to rebel or to conform.
Read More
Hollywood in the seventies and eighties: the Spielberg era
In order to understand Hollywood's late twentieth century history, two students set out to look at Hollywood's second Golden Age: the 1970s and 1980s, otherwise put, the age of Spielberg and the blockbuster.
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‘You’ve got to find what you love’.
Louis Champavier and Lou Dubreuil present their homage to the late Steve...
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Feedback from students about AngloXchange.com
Below you will find a few comments from students at Lyon's Lycée Ampère regarding their use of AngloXchange in the classroom and at home.
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When the Brits rock the world
by Rachel Darmon and Maria Masterova of the Lycée Ampère,...
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What makes an image “iconic”?
Dr. Martin Kemp sets out to explain what makes an image 'iconic'.
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British tales, myths and legends
Rome Servet and Myriam Bahaffou from the Lycée Ampère, Lyon, France, offer you a potted history of the tales, myths and legends that have been handed down from generation to generation among the peoples of Great Britain.
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Much Ado About Nothing
Two students from Lyon introduce Shakespeare's play and Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation.
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What are they eating in Lyon?
La cuisine lyonnaise is a French regional cuisine from Lyon, France. In the...
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Gap Years
Gap years (une année sabbatique ou une parenthèse utile): a waste of time or the time of your life ?
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We know when you’re lying
Soledad from the Lycée Ampère in Lyon, France, tells us about the new emotion detector that can see when you're lying
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Bob Dylan
Disover the famous film clip that accompanies Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and learn about the social and political context of the song.
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Common mistakes (Vol I)
A teacher of English in France lists the 20 most common mistakes in French students' English written expression.
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Martin Luther King
Re-discover Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech" in French and English. Learn about the social and political context and the allusions and references he uses.
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1066 and all that
One man shares his vision of the teaching of British history in UK schools.
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Scientists can record your thoughts
Be afraid! Scientists can now record your thoughts and dreams as video. This is not science fiction: it already exists!
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Blame it on the girls
Meet Mika: a perfectly bi-lingual popstar with an interesting story to tell about his song "Blame it on the girls".
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Meet The Kooks
Meet British band "The Kooks" and discover their lyrics in French and English.
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Hipster Glasses
We no longer wear glasses to see better. We wear glasses to be seen in a certain way.
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Shakespeare in German
German theatres host more Shakespeare plays every year than British theatres. Why this affinity for Shakespeare in Germany?
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Philosophy in schools
British schools do not teach philosophy. Maybe that is about to change.
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French pop : English language
In the last three years there has been a rise in the number of French artists choosing to sing in English, despite quotas requiring at least 40% of music played on radio stations to be in French. It means English-language artists automatically compete with international acts for airplay.
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The Cost of 911
The Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks by al-Qaida were meant to harm the United States, and they did, but in ways that Osama Bin Laden probably never imagined. President George W. Bush's response to the attacks compromised America's basic principles, undermined its economy, and weakened its security.
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Books are dead
If you needed any more proof that the age of books is over, take a look at these alarming style changes at Ikea: the furniture manufacturer’s iconic BILLY bookcase is becoming deeper. Why? Because Ikea is noticing that customers no longer buy them for books.
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Thinktanks crush democracy
We know that to understand politics and the peddling of influence we must follow the money. So it's remarkable that the question of who funds the thinktanks has so seldom been asked
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Collaborations between artists and scientists
Science and art are often considered opposites – so what happens when top practitioners in each field collaborate? The results, finds Stuart Jeffries, can be seismic.
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VIDEO: Johnny Depp/Hunter S. Thompson Film
The Rum Diary is the second novel by Hunter S. Thompson. Written in the late 50s, but refused at the time by many publishers, it was not published until 1998. Today, it is a major film starring Johnny Depp.
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The decade’s biggest scam
The Los Angeles Timesexamines the staggering sums of moneyexpended on patently absurd domestic "homeland security" projects: $75 billion per year for things such as a Zodiac boat with side-scan sonar to respond to a potential attack on a lake in tiny Keith County, Nebraska, and hundreds of "9-ton BearCat armored vehicles, complete with turret" to guard against things like an attack on DreamWorks in Los Angeles.
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The Pentagon’s grip on Hollywood
Title of the article: New projects, including Kathryn Bigelow’s bin Laden...
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The French government’s dark side
"The freedom of the press and the lie of the state." The headline Thursday in the influential newspaper Le Monde was bound to make a big splash.
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