Capital - We need proverbs because they reflect who we are Proverbs. They’re old-fashioned, folksy, pithy — and everywhere. From old chestnuts like “no pain, no gain” to sports wisdom like “the best offence is a good defence”, there seems to be a proverb for everything. There’s good reason: proverbs touch on just about every aspect of life, providing a connection to truths that go beyond one person or any single moment in time. Proverbs have many names: they can be called axioms, old saws, sayings and adages. If your sibling lost a job to a friend of the boss, you might say, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” For a native speaker, the worst thing about a proverb is probably its overuse. It’s never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes Still, the best rebuttal to trite inspiring sayings is probably a tweet by comedian Damian Fahey: “It’s never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes.” Proverbial verse at work That could explain all the jargon we face every day, too. The origin of everything
Poppy Day - The Webquest Website Follow the links and answer the questions using the information you can find on the webpages. /15 A. Search skills: Read the first 3 paragraphs to answer the questions: /5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B. What we remember: List the 5 events of British History that are remembered on Poppy Day. Ways we remember: a. b. 1. a. b. c. d. 2. 1. 2. 3. D. Copy the entire poem respecting the spelling of the words, the punctuation and the structure of the verses.Illustrate your work in order to match the meaning. E. This webquest was created by Mrs Spitz of Collège Brassens in Narbonne White poppy: How is it different from the red remembrance symbol? Image copyright Getty Images The 2018 poppy appeal has launched, and for two weeks many people will wear them to remember British soldiers who died in wartime. The Royal British Legion chose the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, for its big reveal at the start of the campaign - a six metre high red poppy installation. Image copyright Nils Jorgensen/REX/Shutterstock It is surrounded by threads with quotes from the World War One generation, marking the centenary since that war came to an end and highlighting how their legacy is "woven through the fabric of our nation today". Many will stick to the traditional red paper flower for this period of remembrance, but other colours may catch the eye - white poppies, or perhaps even purple - and there are black poppies too. More people than ever before are wearing white poppies, says the group which makes them. But they are also controversial - earlier this week, Tory MP Johnny Mercer called white poppies "attention seeking rubbish".
Tales from the bar - a tour of London's 'great pubs' Image copyright Charlie Dailey Giant oak wine barrels sit above the bar of the Cittie of Yorke in Holborn - which is more reminiscent of a great hall in a Tudor mansion than than a traditional pub. The jury is out as to whether or not the massive casks were ever used as genuine storage vessels - or simply part of the inn's Tudor makeover in the 1920s. The Cittie of Yorke features in a new book, Great Pubs of London, written by George Dailey and featuring photographs taken by his daughter Charlie. The book examines the histories of 22 pubs. The Nags Head Belgravia On a quiet street in the heart of one of London's most exclusive neighbourhoods, the Nags Head's first customers would have been staff from the mansions on neighbouring streets. "The likelihood is that, because of its location, most of the early landlords were connected with horses, carriages and stabling," writes Dailey. The Blackfriar Blackfriars The Dominicans are known as "the blackfriars" because of the black cloaks they wear. Soho
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Cenotaph Remembrance service to be made shorter Image copyright Getty Images The Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London is to be made shorter, but plans for party leaders to lay wreaths together have been dropped. It had been suggested the PM would lay a wreath alone, while opposition party leaders would not, to limit the time the Queen and veterans had to stand. But "after discussions" the format for political leaders would remain as last year, the government said. However, some royals will lay wreaths together at next month's service. A Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) spokesman said the service would still be "slightly shorter" despite the format for politicians remaining the same. The annual remembrance event, which will take place on 8 November and be led by the Queen, honours those killed in the two World Wars and later conflicts. Media playback is unsupported on your device The Duke of Edinburgh, who is 94, will also attend. Image copyright AFP/Getty
Culture - What’s inside the Queen’s handbag? Her Majesty the Queen has never yielded to fashion’s whims. As royal designer Sir Norman Hartnell said rather sternly to The New York Times in 1953: “The Queen and the Queen Mother do not want to be fashion setters. That is left to other people with less important work to do.” The Queen is, in other words, above fashion. Her signature style originated at the start of her reign, and she has steadfastly refused to deviate – so no regrettable ‘70s prints or ill-judged ‘80s frills and flounces. In her book Luella’s Guide To English Style, Luella Bartley lists some tongue-in-cheek Upper Class Rules of dressing: “Nothing should look new; Impractical fashion victims will catch their death of cold; If you have to try you have lost; Tradition is all that matters; The country is where it’s at.” The Queen’s style says unwavering authority, tact and diplomacy The Queen’s sartorial choices frequently set the tone. ‘Always appropriate’ At Balmoral, the Queen goes even more off-duty in her look.
Happy Halloween! - a lesson plan for beginners 1. Essaie de retenir le vocabulaire d'Halloween. Clique sur REVIEW . Tu peux écouter les mots. 2. - Ecoute attentivement l'histoire - et clique lorsque l'on te le demande. N'oublie pas de relever dans ton cahier de brouillon les mots correspondant aux objets sur lesquels tu dois cliquer. 3. 4. Pour t'aider à trouver les réponses, tu peux cliquer sur Picture Dictionary , ensuite clique sur les lettres de l'alphabet dont tu as besoin et complète le quiz sur la 2ème photocopie. Même si certaines phrases te paraissent difficiles, tu trouveras des mots transparents, c'est-à-dire qui ressemblent au français et qui t'aideront à comprendre. 5. 6.
World War One 100 years on: How we remember - CBBC Newsround Getty Images In 2018, the world is remembering 100 years since the end of the world's first truly global war - World War One This year marks 100 years since the end of World War One - the first war that truly affected the whole world. On 11 November 1918, a special agreement called the Armistice was signed which silenced the guns after four years and four months of fighting. When this happened, many people celebrated, but it was also an extremely sad time as people reflected on the devastating impact that the war had. No conflict before World War One had caused destruction on this scale before. Many soldiers never came home and were buried in huge cemeteries in northern France and Belgium. Every year in November, the UK comes together to remember not only the millions of people who lost their lives in World War One, but also those who have since lost their lives fighting on behalf of their country since then. This was not to be the case, though, and wars continue to be fought to this day.
The 50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time Think of the gear you can't live without: The smartphone you constantly check. The camera that goes with you on every vacation. The TV that serves as a portal to binge-watching and -gaming. It's those devices we're recognizing in this list of the 50 most influential gadgets of all time. Some of these, like Sony's Walkman, were the first of their kind. Rather than rank technologies—writing, electricity, and so on—we chose to rank gadgets, the devices by with consumers let the future creep into their present. John Minchillo—AP Google Glass, which cost $1,500 for those invited to a sort of public beta test, never took off. Victor J. The Makerbot Replicator was neither the first nor the best consumer-level 3-D printer. David LeFranc—Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Why is the Segway personal scooter such a potent cultural symbol? Yamaha Clavinova Digital Piano Kiyoshi Ota—Bloomberg/Getty Images Olly Curtis—Future Publishing/Getty Images Nest Science & Society Picture Library/Getty Images Oculus/AP Reuters
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Guide: What is Remembrance Day? - CBBC Newsround Image copyright PA Armistice Day is on 11 November and is also known as Remembrance Day. It marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, back in 1918. A two-minute silence is held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars. Media playback is unsupported on your device There is also Remembrance Sunday every year, which falls on the second Sunday in November. This year, it will fall on Sunday 13 November. Image copyright Royal Navy handout On this day, there are usually ceremonies at war memorials, cenotaphs and churches throughout the country, as well as abroad. The Royal Family and top politicians gather at The Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, for a memorial service. Image copyright Getty Images The anniversary is used to remember all the people who have died in wars, not just World War One. This includes World War Two, the Falklands War, the Gulf War, and conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Why do we hold a two-minute silence?
Leap Year 2016: It's nearly February 29th - but why is there an extra day every four years? Why does the extra day fall in February? All the other months in the Julian calendar have 30 or 31 days, but February lost out to the ego of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus. Under his predecessor Julius Caesar, February had 30 days and the month named after him - July - had 31. August had only 29 days. When Caesar Augustus became Emperor he added two days to 'his' month to make August the same as July. So February lost out to August in the battle of the extra days. Julius Caesar vs Pope Gregory Pope Gregory XIII (1502-1585) The Roman calendar did have 355 days with an extra 22-day month every two years, until Julius Caesar became emperor and ordered his astronomer Sosigenes to devise a better system in the 1st Century. Sosigenes decided on a 365-day year with an extra day every four years to incorportate the extra hours, and so February 29th was born. Is February 29 a bank holiday? It's not - but there is a campaign to make February 29 a bank holiday. Technically, a leap year isn't every four years