dimanche 29 juin 2014
lundi 2 juin 2014
The English Blog: Cartoon: Qatar World Cup Corruption Scandal
The English Blog: Cartoon: Qatar World Cup Corruption Scandal
Cartoon: Qatar World Cup Corruption Scandal
BACKGROUND
Fifa is facing calls to rerun the bidding competition for the 2022 World Cup after allegations that a former top Qatari football official paid $5m (£2.98m) to win support for the nation's campaign to host the event. Labour said Qatar should lose the 2022 World Cup and urged those involved to resign if the Fifa corruption allegations detailed in the Sunday Times were true. Clive Efford, the shadow sport minister, said the new revelations "called the governance of football into question".
Fifa is facing calls to rerun the bidding competition for the 2022 World Cup after allegations that a former top Qatari football official paid $5m (£2.98m) to win support for the nation's campaign to host the event. Labour said Qatar should lose the 2022 World Cup and urged those involved to resign if the Fifa corruption allegations detailed in the Sunday Times were true. Clive Efford, the shadow sport minister, said the new revelations "called the governance of football into question".
THE CARTOON
The cartoon by Adams from the Daily Telegraph shows a football match between Qatar and the Rest of the World. The Rest of the World players (i.e., top football officials) and the 'Fifa' referee allow the Qatar player to score a goal (i.e., win the contest to host the 2022 World Cup) unopposed. The ROTW players' pockets are stuffed with banknotes, representing the bribes they have received to support the Qatari bid.
The cartoon by Adams from the Daily Telegraph shows a football match between Qatar and the Rest of the World. The Rest of the World players (i.e., top football officials) and the 'Fifa' referee allow the Qatar player to score a goal (i.e., win the contest to host the 2022 World Cup) unopposed. The ROTW players' pockets are stuffed with banknotes, representing the bribes they have received to support the Qatari bid.
VOCABULARY
See if you can spot the following football-related items in the cartoon: whistle, shorts, penalty area, touchline, corner flag, goal line, pitch, net, goalmouth, crossbar, byline, football, goal area, penalty arc, goalposts.
See if you can spot the following football-related items in the cartoon: whistle, shorts, penalty area, touchline, corner flag, goal line, pitch, net, goalmouth, crossbar, byline, football, goal area, penalty arc, goalposts.
NOTE
The penalty spot seems to have disappeared!
The penalty spot seems to have disappeared!
mardi 22 avril 2014
De Chancla à Changla , les mots voyageurs
Lorsque j’étais étudiante à l’université, j’ai côtoyé des
personnes venues de l’ouest de l’Algérie, j’avais découvert pour la première fois
, le mot Changla, mais c’est quoi cette changla, c’était alors tous simplement
des ,des …..
Tongs , claquettes, mais d’où sors ce terme-là, pourquoi alors au centre , nous appelions ces claquettes, , bligha en arabe dialectal ou claquette empreintée du français , je me suis dit dans ma tête , il faudrait que je penche du coté espagnol , vu l’influence hispanique dans la région ouest, et bien cette changla était tous simplement un mot qui a voyagé de l’espagnol , qui est Chancla, et devenu par la suite changla chez mes camarades.
Vivement les mots voyageurs et n’oubliez pas vos changlas
alors cette été pour étre dans son gosto, comme on dit chez nous, mais au
faite, ce gosto aussi d’où nous sors , ça sera dans un prochain billet .
lundi 14 avril 2014
The English Blog: Cartoon: Climate Change Selfie
The English Blog: Cartoon: Climate Change Selfie
Cartoon: Climate Change Selfie
BACKGROUND
Global greenhouse gas emissions over the past decade were the "highest in human history", according to the world's leading scientific body for the assessment of climate change. Without further action, temperatures will increase by about 4 to 5C, compared with pre-industrial levels, it warns, a level that could reap devastating effects on the planet.The stark findings are to be revealed in the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today, the last in a trilogy written by hundreds of scientists on what is considered the definitive take on climate change. Full story >>
Global greenhouse gas emissions over the past decade were the "highest in human history", according to the world's leading scientific body for the assessment of climate change. Without further action, temperatures will increase by about 4 to 5C, compared with pre-industrial levels, it warns, a level that could reap devastating effects on the planet.The stark findings are to be revealed in the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today, the last in a trilogy written by hundreds of scientists on what is considered the definitive take on climate change. Full story >>
THE CARTOON
The cartoon by Brian Adcock from The Independent shows the planet Earth as a cartoon character, sweating profusely and covered with bandages and plasters. The Earth says, "Maybe people will notice if I tweet a selfie."
The cartoon by Brian Adcock from The Independent shows the planet Earth as a cartoon character, sweating profusely and covered with bandages and plasters. The Earth says, "Maybe people will notice if I tweet a selfie."
COMMENTARY
The sweat is a clear reference to global warming, and the message seems to be that these days people are more interested in posting and viewing selfies on Twitter than worrying about climate change.
The sweat is a clear reference to global warming, and the message seems to be that these days people are more interested in posting and viewing selfies on Twitter than worrying about climate change.
VOCABULARY
1. A selfie is a photo that you take of yourself, usually for use in social media. “Selfie” was the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year for 2013.
2. To tweet is to send a message using the microblogging and social networking service Twitter. • The "Wall Street Journal" says 44 percent of Twitter's almost one billion registered users have never Tweeted.
1. A selfie is a photo that you take of yourself, usually for use in social media. “Selfie” was the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year for 2013.
2. To tweet is to send a message using the microblogging and social networking service Twitter. • The "Wall Street Journal" says 44 percent of Twitter's almost one billion registered users have never Tweeted.
jeudi 16 janvier 2014
The English Blog: Cartoon: François Hollande's New Disguise
The English Blog: Cartoon: François Hollande's New Disguise
Cartoon: François Hollande's New Disguise
BACKGROUND
Last Friday the French celebrity magazine Closer published pictures of what it said was French President François Hollande wearing a motorcycle helmet visiting actress Julie Gayet for nocturnal trysts. Read more >>
Last Friday the French celebrity magazine Closer published pictures of what it said was French President François Hollande wearing a motorcycle helmet visiting actress Julie Gayet for nocturnal trysts. Read more >>
THE CARTOON
The cartoon by Mac from the Daily Mail shows the scene outside the Elysée Palace - the French President's official residence. A host of photographers and cameramen are waiting outside for François Hollande to appear. Meanwhile, a clown walks past them without attracting any attention. One of the gendarmes on duty says to the other, "Very wise. He stuck out like a sore thumb in his old crash helmet disguise."
The cartoon by Mac from the Daily Mail shows the scene outside the Elysée Palace - the French President's official residence. A host of photographers and cameramen are waiting outside for François Hollande to appear. Meanwhile, a clown walks past them without attracting any attention. One of the gendarmes on duty says to the other, "Very wise. He stuck out like a sore thumb in his old crash helmet disguise."
COMMENTARY
The clown is - of course - François Hollande (an appropriate disguise given that he's become a laughing stock all over the world). His meetings with the actress Julie Gayet took place in a flat in the Rue du Cirque (Circus Street) - also very appropriate for a clown! The flowers are a nice touch.
The clown is - of course - François Hollande (an appropriate disguise given that he's become a laughing stock all over the world). His meetings with the actress Julie Gayet took place in a flat in the Rue du Cirque (Circus Street) - also very appropriate for a clown! The flowers are a nice touch.
IDIOM
If someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the people or things around them. • Everyone else was in jeans and casual gear and I had my office clothes on - I stuck out like a sore thumb.
If someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the people or things around them. • Everyone else was in jeans and casual gear and I had my office clothes on - I stuck out like a sore thumb.
vendredi 3 janvier 2014
The English Blog: Cartoon: New Year's Resolutions
The English Blog: Cartoon: New Year's Resolutions
Cartoon: New Year's Resolutions
The New Year is traditionally a time when people make resolutions (for example, to give up smoking). It's also a time when cartoonists draw cartoons about people making resolutions (see collection here). This one is by Banx, the award-winning British cartoonist whose gags appear daily in the Financial Times.
The cartoon should be easy enough to understand - the man was drunk when he made his resolution to give up drinking, which is why he is still drinking.
LANGAUGE
1. If you say that someone drinks, you mean they drink alcohol (usually on a regular basis). • Don't drink and drive. • He doesn't drink.
2. If someone is drunk, they've drunk so much alcohol that it is impossible for them to think or speak clearly. • She was too drunk to remember anything about the party.
3. If you give up something or give up doing something, you stop doing it. • Rob Ford says he's given up alcohol and won't drink again.4. After making a New Year's Resolution, you can either keep it (or stick to it), or breakit. • I try hard to keep my New Year's Resolutions, but usually end up breaking them before the end of January.
1. If you say that someone drinks, you mean they drink alcohol (usually on a regular basis). • Don't drink and drive. • He doesn't drink.
2. If someone is drunk, they've drunk so much alcohol that it is impossible for them to think or speak clearly. • She was too drunk to remember anything about the party.
3. If you give up something or give up doing something, you stop doing it. • Rob Ford says he's given up alcohol and won't drink again.4. After making a New Year's Resolution, you can either keep it (or stick to it), or breakit. • I try hard to keep my New Year's Resolutions, but usually end up breaking them before the end of January.
LESSON IDEACheck out this New Year Resolutions lesson based on the opening scenes of the movie Bridget Jones's Diary.
mercredi 1 janvier 2014
The English Blog: New Year 2014 Cartoons
The English Blog: New Year 2014 Cartoons
New Year 2014 Cartoons
This cartoon by Dave Granlund is part of the New Year 2014 collection on The Cagle Post. A fortune teller is gazing into a crystal ball and telling Uncle Sam's fortune (for that is whatfortune tellers do). She informs him, "First the good news ... it's not 2013."
COMMENTARY
2103 was something of an annus horribilis for the United States, and especially for President Barack Obama. There was the Obamacare rollout fiasco, the government shutdown, the NSA spying scandal, to name but three major domestic disasters. However, when the fortune teller says, "First the good news ...", the implication is that it will be followed by bad news, i.e., predictions of more doom and gloom for 2014.
2103 was something of an annus horribilis for the United States, and especially for President Barack Obama. There was the Obamacare rollout fiasco, the government shutdown, the NSA spying scandal, to name but three major domestic disasters. However, when the fortune teller says, "First the good news ...", the implication is that it will be followed by bad news, i.e., predictions of more doom and gloom for 2014.
VOCABULARY
A fortune teller is a person who claims to have magic powers and who tells people what will happen to them in the future. The stereotypical gypsy fortune teller is female, wears a spotted headscarf, big earrings and lots of bangles (as in the cartoon).
A fortune teller is a person who claims to have magic powers and who tells people what will happen to them in the future. The stereotypical gypsy fortune teller is female, wears a spotted headscarf, big earrings and lots of bangles (as in the cartoon).
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