Newsletter PHILEAS World mai 2015

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CELEBRATING SPRING
Chers élèves et futurs élèves,
En ce joli mois de mai, je souhaitais partager avec vous la naissance d’un nouveau centre de
formation PHILEAS World pour la région de la Drôme et de Valence.
Welcome Thierry BOIT!
Ce mois-ci, retrouvez dans votre newsletter des news légères qui donnent envie de sortir, de
bouger et de partager!
Mais également une ‘édition spéciale’ plus sérieuse sur les tremblements de terre.
N’hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos commentaires ou contributions si vous le souhaitez :
[email protected] .
Nous espérons que vous appréciez toujours autant nos formations PHILEAS World.
Have fun!
Mathieu SARI
Responsable du Réseau PHILEAS World
Responsable du centre de formation de La Roche-sur-Foron
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HORSE-RACING: ROYAL ASCOT 2015
When? From 16 June 2015 to 20 June 2015. Where? Ascot, near Windsor castle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qxVE0kS1lg
Royal Ascot is a world’s famous horse race. The show is everywhere: on the Racecourse and on the
benches where you can see fancy (and sometimes funny) hats of all kind.
Royal Ascot dates back 300 years (it was founded by Queen Anne in 1711) and is attended by the Royal
Family, including Her Majesty the Queen, and the high society – it’s really a place to see and be seen!
The Queen has owned many winners at Royal Ascot, such as “Estimate”, the horse which won the Gold
Cup in 2013 : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/royal-ascot/10133607/Royal-Ascot-2013The-Queens-Gold-Cup-victory-with-Estimate-delivers-racings-dream.html
WIMBLEDON LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015
When? From 29 June 2015 to 12 July 2015. Where? Wimbledon, South West London.
Wimbledon is one of four annual Grand Slam tennis tournaments held around the world.
Created in 1877, games are still played on the original playing surface, grass, and there's a strict whiteonly dress code for players.
The most famous tennis players have seen their names enlighten by the Wimbledon tournament
amongst whom: Federer, Nadal, Agassi, Sampras, Borg, McEnroe, Wilander, Lacoste, … and Graff,
Williams, Navratilova, Mauresmo, …
Wimbledon - back to 1980 : Borg vs. McEnroe :
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/media/3880049621001.html
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ROYAL BABY TO COME…
When? Soon… Parents? Duke & Duchess of Cambridge (also known as Kate Middleton & Prince
William, also known as ‘Wills and Kate’…)
The second royal baby http://www.theweek.co.uk/royal-baby/60312/royal-baby-inside-lindo-wingwhere-kate-middleton-is-due-to-give-birth
EXPO MILANO 2015
When? May1, to October 31 2015 - Where? Milano (Italy)
The World expo’s theme for this year is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”
”Expo Milano 2015 will provide an opportunity to reflect upon, and seek solutions to, the
contradictions of our world. On the one hand, there are still the hungry (approximately 870 million
people were undernourished in the period 2010-2012) and, on the other, there are those who die from
ailments linked to poor nutrition or too much food (approximately 2.8 million deaths from diseases
related to obesity or to being overweight in the same period). In addition, about 1.3 billion tons of
foods are wasted every year. For these reasons, we need to make conscious political choices, develop
sustainable lifestyles, and use the best technology to create a balance between the availability and the
consumption of resources.” according to the official website.
Discover the pavilions here : http://www.expo2015.org/en/learn-more/the-theme
SPRINGBREAK
Spring break is a vacational period in early spring at universities and schools in various countries in the
world. It is also known as Easter Holiday, or Mid-Term Break. Large annual spring break festivals take
place in various countries, often in the form of music festivals and joined by special nightclub parties,
beach activities and accommodation offers.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is one of the spring breakers’ favorite place in the U.S.A. It all started in the
60’s with the film “Where the boys are” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ChMimDna4 ), in
which college girls met boys while on spring break there.
The number of visiting college students immediately jumped from 20,000 to over 50,000.
Nowadays, the place attracts more than 350,000 students.
Unfortunately, spring break festivals are well known for “binge drinking” and excesses of all kind…
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SPECIAL EDITION :
EARTHQUAKES
Nepal, April 2015. A severe earthquake hit Nepal, leading to devastation and death.
According to Wikipedia, Earthquakes, (also known as quakes or a tremors) are violent movements of
the rocks in the Earth's crust. Earthquakes are usually quite brief, but may repeat over a period of time.
They are the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust. This creates seismic waves, which
are waves of energy that travel through the Earth.
The study of earthquakes is called seismology. Seismology studies the frequency, type and size of
earthquakes over a period of time.
There are large earthquakes and small earthquakes. Large earthquakes can take down buildings and
cause death and injury. Earthquakes are measured using observations from seismometers.
The magnitude of an earthquake, and the intensity of shaking, is usually reported on the Richter scale.
On the scale, 3 or less is scarcely noticeable, and magnitude 7 (or more) causes damage over a wide
area.
When the earth moves offshore in the ocean, it can cause a tsunami. This can cause just as much death
and destruction as an earthquake.
Landslides can happen, too. This is an important part of the Earth's rock cycle.
Click on the videos below to know more about earthquakes :
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/earthquake-101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcPghqnnTVk (for kids)
© http://visual.ly/explaining-earthquakes
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NEWS PHILEAS WORLD
UN NOUVEAU CENTRE DE FORMATION PHILEAS WORLD
Le réseau PHILEAS World accueille un nouveau partenaire pour proposer ses cours
d'anglais sur la région de la Drôme et Valence : Welcome Thierry Boit!
Marié à une irlandaise, cet entrepreneur a travaillé pour plusieurs multinationales en
Angleterre, et a enseigné la langue pendant de nombreuses années.
PHILEAS World regroupe désormais 7 implantations en France.
LES TESTS TOEIC® AVEC NOTRE PARTENAIRE ETS GLOBAL
PHILEAS World et ETS Global, vous proposent de passer le test TOEIC® en sessions
publiques officielles.
Test de ‘positionnement’ reconnu officiellement et mondialement (et notamment dans le
cadre du CPF), le test TOEIC® vous permettra d’évaluer votre niveau d’anglais à la fin de
votre formation PHILEAS World.
Renseignez-vous auprès de votre formateur ou responsable de centre PHILEAS World.
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