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octobre 2015

In the news : Is 2015 just as imagined 30 years ago in Back to the Future II ?

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Let's compare how Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis portrayed 2015 and the real 2015 !


In the news : Pepsi Perfect to be released on Oct 21st 2015

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111 - time capsule

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This is the trailer of an American film, Knowing, which stars Nicolas Cage. The action takes place in a school. 2 men are digging up a time capsule that was buried 50 years before. The whole school is gathered for the celebration.

A time capsule is a container that is filled with things such as newspapers, clothing, etc. from the past.

  • What's your opinion ? Would you prefer to dig up a time capsule from the past or to bury a time capsule for future generations ?
  • Ikhlass prefers digging up a time capsule because it's funnier than burying a time capsule.
  • Nassima wants to know what the former generations thought.
  • Aladdin thinks it's funny to see what former generations imagined about the future.
  • Adrien would like to see how much life has changed.
  • Maxence is interested in discovering how we are evolving or regressing.

214 - a few facts about selfies : infographics

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Infographic #1 gives examples on how social media help us post and share our selfies : Facebook in particular, as well as twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

Front facing cameras and selfie sticks also made things easier.

Infographic #2 shows the evolution of selfies through time. Van Gogh already painted himself. The infographics also deals with the different types of selfies : people take selfies when they are sleeping, when they are eating, when they are trying on new clothes in a shop, etc.

 

 


211 - Selfies : introduction

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A selfie is a picture of a person taken by that person.

In 2013 (twenty thirteen), the word "selfie" was chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford Dictionary Online.


111 - let's get to know each other

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What's the most important thing or person you couldn't live without?

  • Camille G. : her sister
  • Damien : his computer
  • Sami : his phone
  • Theo : his phone
  • Adrien : his phone
  • Cherine : her pillow
  • Anna : pasta
  • Aladdin : his bed
  • Clément : he didn't know who or what to choose
  • Maxence P : his computer
  • Augustin : his bed
  • Igor : his bed
  • Nassima : her mum
  • Mattéo : his bed
  • Camille S : her phone
  • Maxime : US rap music
  • Cathy : her dog, Boneca
  • Maxence T. : his rugby team
  • Chloé : her BFF
  • Tristan : his phone
  • Vincent : his soccer ball
  • Anouar : his phone
  • Ikhlass : his shoes