le blog du dispositif ExEL du collège Jules Ferry - Vichy

FAMOUS AMERICAN PRESIDENTS : ABRAHAM LINCOLN (by Pierre and Antoine)

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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) People called him « honest Abe ». Abraham Lincoln’s father could not read or write and as a child, he himself had little education. He is best known for abolishing slavery in 1863 and his face is imprinted on the American penny....

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FAMOUS AMERICAN PRESIDENTS : FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (by Eva and Alicia)

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on the 30th of January 1882 (eighteen eighty) in Hyde Park (New-York, USA). Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the U.S.A. and he was for the Democratic Party. He was elected four times: - The 8th of November 1932 (nineteen...

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FAMOUS AMERICAN PRESIDENTS : John Fitzgerald Kennedy (by Manon and Léana)

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His childhood John F. Kennedy was born on 29th May 1917, in Brookline. He had 8 brothers and sisters. He had Irish origins. He went to the Wallingford school. In 1935 he had to stop his studies because he had the jaundice. His private life J. F Kennedy...

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FAMOUS AMERICAN PRESIDENTS : BARACK OBAMA (by Sabrina and Marta)

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Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States , and the first African-American to serve as U.S. President. First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won second term in 2012. In the U.S.A there are two main American parties , the...

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TEENAGERS ans POLITICS (by Pauline, Coralie, Marie and Thomas)

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Pauline 1) Are you interested in politics? I am not very interested in politics because I think it’s boring. 2) Would you be interested in the president's job? I wouldn’t be interested to be a president because I don’t like politics and I think there...

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The Commonwealth of Nations

Commonwealth

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We have learnt that Queen Elizabeth II is Head of State of the UK and also 15 other Commonwealth realms! In fact, there are 54 countries part of the Commonwealth of Nations. We were really interested and wanted to know more. The 4e have chosen some of...

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Belize (by Amélie D and Manon)

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Belize is situated in Central America, South of Mexico and East of Guatemala. People speak Spanish and English but the official language is English. Belize is separated in 6 districts: the districts of Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek and...

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the Samoa islands (by Maxime and Raphael)

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The country we chose is Samoa. It became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. The Samoa islands are situated, approximately halfway between the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand, in the South of Kiribati (islands of the Line). The Four inhabited...

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Kenya (by Clara and Wassila)

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Kenya became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1963. It is situated in the East of Africa. The capital city of Kenya is Nairobi. The people of this country are called Kenyans. They have a hot and humid climate ; between December and April it...

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The Fiji Islands (by Louis and Valentin)

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The Fiji Islands are localized in the south hemisphere, in the east of Australia, in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. This country is composed of 326 islands. The total surface is 18 242km2 The 4 principal islands are: Kandavu , Taveuni , Vanua Levu and...

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