Derniers conseils

Se tenir au courant de l'actualité en anglais, c'est indispensable pour l'écrit comme pour l'oral des concours.

Je vous conseille de vous faire une page genre My Yahoo où vous pouvez recevoir des articles ciblés (science, technologie, énergies etc...) provenant de la presse internationale.

Je suggère le New Scientist , le Herald Tribune ou le New York Times, le Guardian parmi d'autres.

A vous de choisir quelle rubrique vous désirez recevoir.

Par exemple je reçois sur ma page Yahoo tous les articles du "New Scientist" ayant trait à la nanotechnologie, aux robots etc....

Vous pouvez avoir non seulement le texte écrit mais des enregistrements audio ou video.

La balle est dans votre camp: ne la laissez pas passer!

Bon match.

This is my last post.



Badr and Toni, I wish you all the best .. It was a pleasure having you in class.

Scroll down : you will have some insight at some of the main events of the last two years in the news, which will be helpful for the exam.

In addition, here is a list of the topics you may have to deal with at the oral exam, terms and phrases that you should be able to recognise and explain.

Affirmative Action

Alternative energies

American political parties

Bullying/Cyberbullying

Carbon footprint

Carbon offsetting

Congestion charges

Eavesdropping/privacy

Food miles

Intelligent design

NGOs

Obama’s speeches

Outsourcing/relocation

Sustainable development

The Border Fence

The gender gap

The green house effect / climate change

The Kyoto protocol

The NHS

The WTO

Therapeutic cloning

Transgenic/hybrid


GOOD LUCK AND MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.

Stand by me

Stand By Me from David Johnson on Vimeo.

Swiss Spaghetti Harvest 1957

April's fool for you.

Flying Lesson

for all the would-be pilots in the class.

Unexpected pollution!

Cruise ships at berth pollute as 10,000 cars would!!!
This is the topic of Guillaume's oral presentation.

Like a hobo

Is solidarity an option or an obligation?
My answer in music by Charlie Winston.

The best job in the world

I have done it!I voted for an applicant to the post of Hamilton island caretaker.

You can vote for a candidate too. Browse through the videos they have made. Each candidate has talent and imagination. Click here to access the site.Then go to "short-listed" then to "wildcard leaderboard" and vote when you think you have found the best applicant.Easy as pie and it is fun!!!

Refinery workers vote to end strike

Romain talked to us about this article from the BBC.
Here is an excerpt from another article which deals with the consequences of the resolution of the dispute.

"But the resolution has left some wondering where this leaves European Union law. Under the EU's Posted Workers Directive, foreign workers can be brought in on a temporary basis, as long as they enjoy the same rights and pay as their local counterparts."
Can the E.U. survice times of crisis when protectionism seems to be raising its head again?

Ilha das Flores

A school mate of yours told me to watch this video.I followed his advice.The island of flowers is like the Cape of Good Hope, oxymoronic...
I was absolutely stunned.It is in French but never mind.Watch it!!!

Here is an audio text selected from the 2008 CCP oral exam. Download it and listen to it on your MP3.

Legal downloads

Here is the full text of Badr's article :
Legal downloads swamped by piracy on BBC
What is your point of view on this topical issue?

Contaminated Milk in China

Excerpt from BBC News:
Two men have been given the death penalty for their involvement in China's contaminated milk scandal.

The former boss of the Sanlu dairy at the centre of the scandal was given life imprisonment.

They are among 21 sentences being handed down by the court in northern China, where Sanlu is based.

The scandal, in which melamine was added to raw milk to make it appear higher in protein, led to the deaths of six babies and made some 300,000 ill.

It caused outrage in China and has tainted the image of the country's food industry both at home and abroad.

Extension of copyrights?

Is the future directive an advantage for music lovers or not?

Batman for real

I thought you might like this video. Thrilling, isn't it? What do you think?

wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.

Debate about ID cards in Britain

Nurcan told us about the ID card scheme that the British government launched in November.
There has always been strong opposition to the idea of making identity cards compulsory in Britain.Yet with the struggle against immigration under way, the idea has wound its way into existence. And opinions are really divided on the issue.

Down below are some of the opinions that can be read on the times online website, where Nurcan found the article.

It should be stressed that according to the Guardian "Britain's first ID cards, with fingerprint and facial details, cannot be read by any official body because the government has not issued a single scanner." That's what you call good management, isn't it?



All residents & nationals in Spain carry ID cards with fingerprint. Its mandatory. I like mine. Nobody can use my credit card without a cashier seeing my ID card. We use them for many things, govt official stuff, bank accounts, and proving I am legally in Spain when asked by a police officer.

Richard, Canillas de Aceituno, Spain

Didn't we British used to value privacy and the right to disclose our personal details at our own discretion?

Cate, Leeds,

Those in favour of ID cards, why do you ignore this government's appalling track record on data security? These cards won't be secure because the government can't keep our personal details secure.

Anyway, the government are plainly building a police state, and that's just unacceptable.

Simon, Brentwood, UK