Course: Anglais ressources partagées

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Dear User,
This Internet page provides some activities to help you learn English at home.
Please use them as you wish.
Kind regards,
Nicholas Sowels <nicholas.sowels@univ-paris1.fr>
- Select activity Annonces des enseignants
  
  Annonces des enseignants Forum
Select section S1: Daily life with Covid-19

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S1: Daily life with Covid-19
Simple work sheets for listening and learning vocabulary.
- Select activity NEW Coronavirus and commuting
  
  NEW Coronavirus and commuting File
  
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- Select activity Videoconferencing etiquette
  
  Videoconferencing etiquette File
  
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- Select activity WHO (OMS) recommendations on how to wash hands (video and vocabulary)
  
  WHO (OMS) recommendations on how to wash hands (video and vocabulary) File
  
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- Select activity The psychological consequences of confinement
  
  The psychological consequences of confinement File
  
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- Select activity Tips for starting a healthy life style (intermediate)
  
  Tips for starting a healthy life style (intermediate) File
  
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- Select activity Meditation for calm
  
  Meditation for calm File
  
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- Select activity Breathing and Relaxation (from Cathy Roche)
  
  Breathing and Relaxation (from Cathy Roche) File
  
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- Select activity Hockney says confinement is "a Time to Draw"
  
  Hockney says confinement is "a Time to Draw" File
  
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- Select activity 7 habits for a healthy mind in a healthy body (advanced)
  
  7 habits for a healthy mind in a healthy body (advanced) File
  
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- Select activity Exercise for Mental Health (advanced)
  
  Exercise for Mental Health (advanced) File
  
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Select section S2: Music, sound tracks and other activities

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S2: Music, sound tracks and other activities
Simple work sheets on songs and other activities.
From Jean Sabiron, excellent listening material here (short radio extracts for repeated listening).
- Select activity NEW Our addiction to oil
  
  NEW Our addiction to oil File
  
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- Select activity NEW How to put a price on nature
  
  NEW How to put a price on nature File
  
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- Select activity NEW Rare earths and China's domination of production
  
  NEW Rare earths and China's domination of production File
  
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- Select activity NEW Conscious capitalism
  
  NEW Conscious capitalism File
  
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- Select activity A diet designed to save us
  
  A diet designed to save us File
  
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- Select activity Carbon footprint of food
  
  Carbon footprint of food File
  
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- Select activity The Tyranny of Meritocracy by Michael Sandel
  
  The Tyranny of Meritocracy by Michael Sandel File
  
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- Select activity BBC A History of Ideas - The Golden Rectangle
  
  BBC A History of Ideas - The Golden Rectangle File
  
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- Select activity Advice for travel and tourism
  
  Advice for travel and tourism File
  
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- Select activity How far will electric transport take us
  
  How far will electric transport take us File
  
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- Select activity Covid 19 and shipping routes
  
  Covid 19 and shipping routes File
  
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- Select activity Los Angeles in Motion by Martine Syms
  
  Los Angeles in Motion by Martine Syms File
  
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- Select activity "Tutti Frutti", Little Richard & "Here comes the sun", the Beetles
  
  "Tutti Frutti", Little Richard & "Here comes the sun", the Beetles File
  
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- Select activity "Starry, starry night" the tribute by Don Mclean to van Gogh
  
  "Starry, starry night" the tribute by Don Mclean to van Gogh File
  
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- Select activity A virtual journey
  
  A virtual journey File
  
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- Select activity Yuval Harari on possible consequences of Covid-19
  
  Yuval Harari on possible consequences of Covid-19 File
  
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- Select activity Social media addiction text (from Carine Kool)
  
  Social media addiction text (from Carine Kool) File
  
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- Select activity Social media addiction video (from Carine Kool)
  
  Social media addiction video (from Carine Kool) File
  
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- Select activity Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come
  
  Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come File
  
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- Select activity Why We Fail to Prepare for Disasters
  
  Why We Fail to Prepare for Disasters File
  
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- Select activity Ken Loach's film "The Spirit of '45"
  
  Ken Loach's film "The Spirit of '45" File
  
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- Select activity Aretha Franklin: Say a little prayer for you
  
  Aretha Franklin: Say a little prayer for you File
  
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- Select activity Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole: Over the Rainbow - Wonderful World medley
  
  Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole: Over the Rainbow - Wonderful World medley File
  
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- Select activity "To be or not to be" and "Do be do be do" (with apologies to Shakespeare specialists)
  
  "To be or not to be" and "Do be do be do" (with apologies to Shakespeare specialists) File
  
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- Select activity How to draw a funny cartoon
  
  How to draw a funny cartoon File
  
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- Select activity Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge over Troubled Water
  
  Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge over Troubled Water File
  
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- Select activity History of Britain (6 lectures by John Mullen)
  
  History of Britain (6 lectures by John Mullen) File
  
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- Select activity We Are the World
  
  We Are the World File
  
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- Select activity John Prine - When I Get to Heaven
  
  John Prine - When I Get to Heaven File
  
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- Select activity Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
  
  Marvin Gaye - What's Going On File
  
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- Select activity Brief Introduction to E. Said's "Orientalism"
  
  Brief Introduction to E. Said's "Orientalism" File
  
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- Select activity Bill Withers "Ain't no sunshine"
  
  Bill Withers "Ain't no sunshine" File
  
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Select section S3: English with movies and games

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S3: English with movies and games
Amazing material to learn English on #LearnEnglishWithMovies on Youtube, including:
" / / and many, many others...
From Joséphine Remon : interactive games / listening-speaking-reading-writing / generators and other activities.
Select section S4: Grammar

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S4: Grammar
Grammar on line seems pretty good. The general grammar section is here.
Many good exercises (gap filling, crosswords), and the website of Englisch-hilfen.
Many, many excellent exercises for elementary, intermediate and advanced level grammar at English Grammar.
The British Council grammar website is a refe rence.
From Cécile Cosculluela: " " (the definitive explanation).
From Carine Kool, see examples of connectors below (and, because, however, etc.).
- Select activity Explaining connectors (and, because, etc.)
  
  Explaining connectors (and, because, etc.) File
  
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- Select activity Connectors - exercises
  
  Connectors - exercises File
  
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- Select activity Connectors - answers
  
  Connectors - answers File
  
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Select section S5: Pronunciation material on Internet

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S5: Pronunciation material on Internet
These links were posted by Guillaume Coatalen on the SAES message list in March 2020:
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Ecoutez la prononciation des 3 formes
BBC English: Tim's Pronunciation Workshop
Play Phrase me gives expressions as used in films. It is available on Youtube, but can also be downloaded on smartphones. It seems excellent.
Select section S6: Vocabulary, proverbs, phrasal verbs, irregular verbs

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S6: Vocabulary, proverbs, phrasal verbs, irregular verbs
Proverbs on Anglais facile, suggested by Cathy Roche-Liger.
Phrasal verbs: i) a list by EnglishClub.com, and ii) exercises by MyEnglishPages.com and PDF worksheets here with English Grammar.
Irregular verbs: great list and exercises with englishpage.com.
Select section S7: Tips to avoid common mistakes when writing in English

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S7: Tips to avoid common mistakes when writing in English
This is a webpage I created to help French speakers avoid key common mistakes.
Select section S8: Work and Job Search

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S8: Work and Job Search
Here are some tips and advice about finding a job.
Great videos by Linda Spencer from the Harvard Extension School.
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- Select activity General tips for job applications
  
  General tips for job applications File
  
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- Select activity Application letters
  
  Application letters File
  
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- Select activity CVs
  
  CVs File
  
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Select section S9: English terminology for economics

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S9: English terminology for economics
Work sheets of vocabulary and exercises on several areas in economics.
- Select activity Unit 1: Pre-industrial society
  
  Unit 1: Pre-industrial society File
  
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- Select activity Unit 2: Classical economics
  
  Unit 2: Classical economics File
  
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- Select activity Unit 3: Microeconomics
  
  Unit 3: Microeconomics File
  
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- Select activity Unit 4: Macroeconomics
  
  Unit 4: Macroeconomics File
  
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- Select activity Unit 5: Money and its functions
  
  Unit 5: Money and its functions File
  
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- Select activity Unit 6: Finance and financial markets
  
  Unit 6: Finance and financial markets File
  
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- Select activity Unit 7: Foreign trade
  
  Unit 7: Foreign trade File
  
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- Select activity Unit 8: European economic integration
  
  Unit 8: European economic integration File
  
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- Select activity Unit 9: Environmental economics
  
  Unit 9: Environmental economics File
  
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- Select activity Unit 10: Development economics
  
  Unit 10: Development economics File
  
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- Select activity Unit 11: Poverty and inequality
  
  Unit 11: Poverty and inequality File
  
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- Select activity Unit 12: Welfare economics and labour markets
  
  Unit 12: Welfare economics and labour markets File
  
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- Select activity Unit 13: Numbers and statistics
  
  Unit 13: Numbers and statistics File
  
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- Select activity Answer key
  
  Answer key File
  
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