lundi 7 juin 2010

Kyo - Mon Ange



Mon Ange (My angel) - Kyo
lyrics/paroles


Le temps me vole ce que j'ai de plus cher
Dans mes souvenirs tu rigoles
et tu fais tourner la terre
Ce qui me désole
et que je désespère
Que ton image s'envole mais
il n'y a rien à faire


Time steals from me what is most dear
In my memories you laugh
and you turn the ground
What I'm sorry about
and what drives me to despair is
That your image flies away but
there's nothing I can do

Tu es ce pourquoi j'ai vecu
jusqu'à maintenant
Mais voilà que tu n'es plus
plus rien n'est important
Si seulement j'avais su
Que tu me manquerais autant
Je t'en aurais voulu de t'aimer tant
Apprends moi à croire qu'on oublie d'avoir mal
Apprends moi à croire que t'es devenue mon étoile


You are why I've lived
until now
But now you are no longer here
nothing more is important
If only I'd known
That I would miss you this much
I would have wanted to like you so much
Teach how me to believe we've forgotten the bad
Teach how me to believe that you've become my star

Refrain
Mon ange, ma lumière
Mon intime repère
Mon ange, ma lumière
Qui chaque jour m'éclaire
Telle est ma prière


My angel, my light
My close friend located
My angel, my light
Who each day enlightens me
Such is my prayer

Tu n'avais pas de royaume à tes pieds
Mais je verserai pour toi
Plus de larmes qu'un peuple entier
Et ça ne suffira pas à me faire oublier
Que tu n'es plus
Apprends moi à croire qu'on oublie d'avoir mal
Apprends moi à croire que t'es devenue mon étoile


You did not have a kingdom at your feet
But I will shed tears for you
More tears than the entire population
And that will not be enough to forget me
That you are no longer
Teach how me to believe we've forgotten the bad
Teach how me to believe that you've become my star

Refrain

Le temps me vole ce que j'ai de plus cher
Dans mes souvenirs tu rigoles
et tu fais tourner la terre
Ce qui me désole
et que je désespère
Que ton image s'envole
il n'y a rien à faire
Apprends moi à croire que t'es devenue mon étoile


Time steals from me what is most dear
In my memories you laugh
and you turn the ground
What I'm sorry about
and what drives me to despair is
That your image flies away but
there's nothing I can do
Teach how me to believe that you've become my star

Refrain (x2)

Franck Provost Paris Sydney offer


There's only a few hours left to take advantage of this great offer to get a Haircut, Blow-wave, and Kerastase Treatment PLUS Scalp massage, Shampoo/Condition, and a glass of Champagne for just $49 (normally $110) at Franck Provost Sydney.

According to their Facebook they are:

Number 1 in Paris and hairstylist to many stars and events like the Cannes Film Festival, Franck Provost just opened his first Australian salon in the heart of Sydney. Come and experience French style, be pampered and practice your French!

The price is a really good deal and I'd totally do it if I wasn't saving up... (I did take a quick sticky beak at the Franck Provost website in France though to see their prices ;) and you can get a similar thing for around 38€. What can I say? Sydney is one helluva expensive city to live in and his salon is located right in the heart of the central business district (CBD).

Disclaimer: I do not work for Ouffer or Franck Provost, just passing on this great deal since I can't use it (sob sob).

Teachers.tv French society teaching videos



Teachers.tv

In one of my previous posts I posted a link to the Teaching handwriting in France video and I'm really glad I stumbled upon that site because there's a whole heap of great high quality informative videos on there. I've listed some relevant ones. Unfortunately many are only streamed to UK viewers.


Lesson starters - Primary French - Bienvenue en Martinique !
A second selection of short videos filmed in the Caribbean island of Martinique, to be used as lesson starters for primary French learners.

Citizenship: How do they do it in France?
A revealing look at the way in which the French education system approaches the teaching of citizenship, and how this compares to the approach of British schools.

Santé
This programme looks at a French healthy food scheme, called the Fleurbaix Laventie Ville Sante project. Run by Agnes Lommez, it has not only helped to drastically reduce the level of childhood obesity but has also succeeded in creating an understanding of nutrition and health from the early years.

Secondary modern foreign languages
Resource Review is your solution to finding the best resources for teaching your subject. Each week we test out resources in the classroom, targeted to a key stage, in a specific subject area.

Attention seekers
In this programme, John Bayley visits a part time French teacher to observe and offer advice in the teaching of a particularly disruptive Year 7 class.

Great primary teaching lesson ideas for Primary French
Four ideas for teaching French at primary show an approach for giving pupils the confidence to practice their language skills in class.

Mind your languages
In many ways Greenhill Primary School is a primary like any. Yet here, the learning of modern foreign languages is embedded within the school's ethos.

Hard to teach - Secondary modern foreign languages using ICT
Innovative ICT applications which support the teaching of MFL are investigated, including web applications that encourage boys to speak, and ways of using the internet to keep students interested.

Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) teaching
As English primary schools gear up to teach modern foreign languages, we look north of the border - where schools have 10 years experience of MFL - for some top tips and advice.

Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) teaching - Attraction lower ability pupils
This programme visits Frederick Gough School in Scunthorpe to examine the issue of making language courses more appealing to lower ability pupils.

MFL - Making language learning more appealing
How The English Martyrs School in Hartlepool has transformed the popularity of MFL subjects and boosted its GCSE results.

Lost for words
According to John Dunford from the ASCL, the number of students sitting language GCSE and A Level has dramatically declined since the government made MFL non-compulsory.

Modern Foreign Languages
A Year 10 GSCE Italian class at Haydon School, Hillingdon, focus on extending their vocabulary so they can achieve top marks in their upcoming conversation exam.

Independent learning: One teacher's journey
An MFL teacher enlists the help of education expert Jackie Beere to demonstrate how to implement independent learning techniques in the classroom.

Lesson planning
Clare Hewitt, a former air hostess and supermarket manager, now teaches modern foreign languages at Parkside school near Bradford. This programme charts her progress over her first term of teaching and takes a detailed look at how she is tackling her lesson planning.
Clare is finding it hard to motivate children at Key Stage 4 and wants to plan dynamic lessons to keep them interested. Using mind-mapping - a non-linear way of planning - mentor Sarah Williams helps Clare to plan a Year 10 French lesson for pupils of mixed ability.

Better learning with ICT: Online communities in the classroom
Secondary French teacher Marie Guyomarc'h, investigates how to make use of online communities in her classes.

Jack, Year 8
A look at the school and learning experience of Jack, a Year 8 pupil at Hove Park School in Sussex.
Jack's experience at school is mixed. In subjects such as history, in which students dramatise a slave auction, and art he is very motivated, but is frustrated in French, where his refusal to work results in him being sent out of the lesson.


The story of gannets and their environment
The story of gannets unfolds through a look at their home in the biggest bird reserve on the French sea.
(not available for screening outside UK)

Healthy eating - Let's start a café - portraits
A second collection of short videos to be used as lesson starters for primary French learners.
(not available for screening outside UK)

They filmed the war in colour: France is Free part 1
A look at the German occupation of France during World War II, using colour footage from the time.
(not available for screening outside UK)

An insight into WW2, including the liberation of France from German occupation, captured in colour.
(not available for screening outside UK)

Follow pupils at Malherbe Lycee in Caen, France, as they prepare for the high demands of their final exams and the impact it will have on their future careers.
(not available for screening outside UK)

Ella, one of three hopefuls picked to work as a fixer for The Wombats, struggles with her French and her enthusiasm as the band play a music festival in Arras, France.
(not available for screening outside UK)

Chez Mimi, a series for nine to 12-year-old French beginners, features Madame Mimi, the cantankerous concierge of an apartment block.
(not available for screening outside UK)


I've only watched about 3 of the videos...
I found the Citizenship video really really interesting because I started to get a sense of déjà vu! My French classes at the Alliance Française were just like this! We'd watch a video or read an article and discuss it in great length and have the class talk about or even debate their points of view, etc. After the first one or two lessons I was really weirded out by the whole experience. I couldn't see the point of it all. I wanted to both cry and scream. It's been a long time since I was in high school so I don't remember doing anything like that and even when I was in high school, we don't really talk about issues like that in that way either. After I got used to this 'concept' the classes became a lot more fun and easier though. And after watching this video (and reading various books about French people) it's obvious that that's what French people love to do: philosophise and argue and debate about random topics but especially those relating to the government and politics and society!

dimanche 6 juin 2010

Je suis paresseux

= I am lazy or I am a sloth!

I've known for a long time that the word paresseux meant lazy but it wasn't until recently that my French friend told me it's the same as the French word for sloth. Except that he didn't know how to say sloth in English and described it as a lazy animal that hangs from trees and sleeps all day.

Ha!

But check out this video, they are gorgeous and adorable! Don't you just want to bring a handful home?


Meet the sloths from Amphibian Avenger on Vimeo.

BBC: Sloth's lazy image a myth

Sloth's are slow but apparently do not sleep any more than we do, max 9 hours a day! The things you learn, eh?

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On another note I won't be able to update very often over the next few weeks as I'm gonna be extremely busy doing some really boring and stressful but necessary stuff... so I can't be too parasseuse (feminine version of parasseux) and spend all day writing in my blog like I wish I could!

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