Il y a beaucoup de sites qui offrent des ressources pour étudier Noël en cours d’anglais. Beaucoup ont été mentionnés les années précédentes, dans des sites de collègues ou dans le Café. Voici en plus cette année un Online Christmas song book, quelques recettes, une histoire de Noël aux USA, des sites sur les jouets, un site de cadeaux chics et un site sur Kwanzaa, la fête des noirs américains, puis des ressources pour étudier ‘A Christmas Carol’ de Dickens.
Sites de collègues
– primaires et collège
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/xmas.htm (une activité)
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/christmas.htm (des liens)
– collège
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/ukxmasTH.php
– lycée
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/xmasactivities.php
et les pages Christmas du Café Pédagogique
http://cafepedagogique.net/lemensuel/lenseignant/languesvivantes/anglais/Pages/2001/12_accueil.aspx
http://cafepedagogique.net/lemensuel/lenseignant/languesvivantes/anglais/Pages/2002/28_accueil.aspx
http://cafepedagogique.net/lemensuel/lenseignant/languesvivantes/anglais/Pages/2004/57_accueil.aspx
Online Christmas Song Book
avec paroles et musique (midi) et même des partitions.
http://christmassongbook.net/
Christmas cooking
-Christmas Pudding
http://englishculture.allinfoabout.com/recipes/christmas-pudding.html
http://www.recipezaar.com/41555
– Gingerbread House
http://fashion-era.com/Christmas/christmas_food_gingerbread_house_recipe.htm
– Christmas Cake
http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/Recipes/recipe_christmas-cake.asp
– Rich Christmas fruitcake
http://www.recipezaar.com/14071
– Cranberry Walnut Bread
http://www.visualrecipes.com/recipe-details/recipe_id/265/Cranberry-Walnut-Bread/
An American Christmas History
LII New This Week du 23 novembre recommande ce site qui retrace l’histoire de Noël aux US par décénies, de 1840 à 2000.
http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/AmChristmas
Toys
– History of Toys and Games
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/toys/
– Tips for choosing safe toys
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/family/350-063/350-063.html
– Optical Toys
http://courses.ncssm.edu/gallery/collections/toys/opticaltoys.htm
– A Guide to Toys for Children With Special Needs
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=60
2005 Holiday Gift Guide
interesting site to find original gifts or just to dream : for teachers as well as students…. find a kit to make a potato Bonzai, or a Ferrari boxter for a 6 year old from Meiman Marcus ( for only $750)
bonzai :
http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/runningpress/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0762416718
Ferrari :
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?cmCat=search&itemId=prod22790104
Kwanzaa
Découvrez Kwanzaa, « a non-religious African American holiday which celebrates family, community, and culture. It is celebrated for seven days: December 26-January 1. ». Cette fête a été inventée en 1966 par un universitaire pour souder la communauté noire aux USA après les émeutes de Watts, et lui donner une identité. Elle se base sur des fêtes traditionnelles africaines. Ce site de History Channel présente l’histoire de la fête, les « seven principles » (such as unity, creativity, and purpose) et les « seven symbols » (including the ear of corn and the seven candles)
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/kwanzaa/
A Christmas Carol
This is an interesting way to introduce students to the Victorian way of life. This theme can be linked to Oliver Twist and to Christmas. You can download the full text at:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/46
then Elisabeth Buffard recommended some sites to study it :
– an excellent page of resources, including several sites of reading notes, learning guides and projects:
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dickens.html
– two webquests (remember to go through all the links before you use the webquests because some links are broken and you will have to replace them or suggest another way of completing the task):
A well organised webquest, with students working in teams to perform different roles and study different aspects of the problem: Scrooge is running for Mayor and want to convey what he has learnt to the citizens and help them change things for the better. This webquest includes information from the novel, but also from several online sources of information about life in the Victorian period.
http://www.coollessons.org/Dickens.htm
Another webquest, only based on the novel/play. The content and the process are easier and interesting, but I think it needs to be adapted and can’t be used as is. The students take the roles of the three ghosts, but the first task each time requires the students to draw a picture of themselves as the ghost, and this is neither useful nor interesting for our ESL students.
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/crc/webquest/Christmas Carol/
