Halloween Edition

Bienvenue dans The Roomies Show, un podcast unique de 2nde section internationale britannique qui vous emmène au cœur des actualités culturelles à commencer par cette fin octobre célèbre aux États-Unis ! Get into the spooky season with us and our movie selection for Halloween 🙂 Enjoy! By Julia JOBIN, Louise RODIER-G and Zoe COMBES

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Sherlock Holmes

What makes Sherlock Holmes a timeless character ? A unique personnality Sherlock Holmes’s character appeared in 1887 in the novel “A Study in Scarlet” written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is presented as a British consulting detective living in London in the now famous address 221B Baker Street with his roommate, the doctor John…

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Meet the Italians!

A Warm Welcome to Tarbes The Italian students landed at Lourdes airport around noon and were warmly welcomed by their French correspondents. Francesco, one of the Italian students, said:« Tarbes amazed me because it looked clean and pretty, not like Italian cities. The school looks nice too! »He was pleasantly surprised by the friendliness of the people,…

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Aprende español : conociendo frases hechas II

ARTÍCULO III : « Me lo ha contado un pajarito» Este año retomamos las frases hechas para aprender más español de forma divertida.  Lucía Arguis e Hiba Nassabi, de 1ºA, os da a conocer la expresión «Me lo ha contado un pajarito». Significado: esta expresión significa que alguien te ha contado un secreto. Por lo…

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Best Films from Hayao Miyazaki

By Eline Alexandre-Bertrand and Thalea Maurer, 2nde BFI students On the 5th January was the 84th birthday of Hayao Miyazaki, the famous Japanese animator, filmmaker and mangaka. Hayao Miyazaki was born in 1941 in Tokyo. He is a legendary Japanese animator, director, and co-founder of Studio Ghibli. Known for his visually stunning and thematically rich…

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2025 SUPERBOWL : HALF-TIME SHOW ANALYSIS

Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam: The Government’s Voice The performance begins with Samuel L. Jackson embodying Uncle Sam, the personification of the U.S. government. Jackson, known for playing authoritative roles, is the perfect choice for this character. His opening statement « It’s your Uncle Sam, and this is the Great American Game » immediately establishes the…

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Writing Detective Stories

In December, the BFI class of the year 11 in Théophile-Gautier had 3 2-hour sessions, of creative writing about detective stories. It was about the theme we were working on at the moment: A Cat Among The Pigeons by Agatha Cristie. During the first session, we learned about the use of the 5 senses in…

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True Love – SLAM POETRY#1

Série de poèmes créés par les élèves de 2nde4 de Mme Francès, et produits en SLAM en groupes – Enjoy ! True love knows no frequency, But valentine’s day seems more romantic; With you,time has no limit Since we met I feel ecstatic.   True love is like a gentle flame; Litting a path and…

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Aprende español : conociendo frases hechas II

ARTÍCULO II : « PONERSE LAS BOTAS» Este año retomamos las frases hechas para aprender más español de forma divertida. Marcos Puértolas, de 1ºA, os da a conocer la expresión « PONERSE LAS BOTAS». La expresión ‘‘ponerse las botas’’ tiene diversos significados entre los cuales los más destacadosson: *Para indicar que se ha comido mucho y…

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Metamorfosis #2

Une série littéraire « Métamorphoses », composée de courtes histoires créées par les élèves d’espagnol de Mme Vergez, Théophile-Gautier.  Bajo el cielo oscuro de la última hora de la tarde de diciembre, algunos transeúntes paseaban por el pueblo. El árbol de Navidad, decorado con numerosas luces de colores rojas, amarillas y azules, iluminaba la plaza. La gente…

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Metamorfosis #1

Une série littéraire « Métamorphoses », composée de courtes histoires créées par les élèves d’espagnol de Mme Vergez, Théophile-Gautier.  Un hermoso día de verano, un niño paseaba por su aldea. Su abuela le había dicho que no se acercara al bosque porque los niños habían desaparecido allí desde hacía años. El niño, con un impulso de curiosidad,…

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How to easily learn a foreign language?

Watching shows in a foreign language (in this context English) is a good way of learning said language for a multitude of reasons: Firstly it gives great exposure to everyday language which is very often informal and conversational and that you wouldn’t encounter in the classic textbook (ex: slang, idiomatic expressions, phrasal verbs…). Also these elements of vocabulary are often recurring in TV shows. When…

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How the British royal family spent Christmas

On December 6th, Catherine the Princess of Wales joined by her husband and children hosted her annual Christmas carol at Westminster Abbey. It was Catherine’s fourth “ together at Christmas “ carol service, which was themed around love and empathy this year. The Abbey was decorated with festive wreaths complete with red ribbons, as well…

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