Tuesday, May 18, 2010
west side story (Antoine.P)
West Side Story is a fiction inspired by Romeo and Juliet. The scene takes place in New York on the island of Manhattan . Two gangs face for a territory ,a street . At the moment this street belongs to the first gang "The jets". Tony an old member of "The jets" falls in love with a girl but her brother is the leader of "the sharks" the other gang.
At the end,Maria's brother ,Bernardo,kills the leader of "the jet" ,ice. very angry,Tony kills Bernardo,and then the second of Bernardo kills Tony to avenge him.this love story ends in a bloodshed.
Monday, May 17, 2010
West Side Story (Noémie B.)
It deals with 2 rival gangs: the Jets who are American and the Sharks who are Puerto Ricans. This film was inspired by Romeo and Juliet and is a musical.
Maria, the sister of the Sharks' leader, Bernardo, falsl in love with Tony, who is with the Jets. They meet at a dance where there are the 2 gangs. However their love is impossible because they are separated by the Sharks and the Jets.
At the end Bernardo kills Ice, the leader of the Jets and Tony's friend. So when Tony sees Ice dead he becomes furious and kills Bernardo. When Chino sees Maria and Tony together he kills Tony because he is jealous. So Maria is now alone without her brother or her lover.
This film is touching and beautiful but I think there are to many songs.
West Side Story ~ Marion S.
Lescoff by Antoine.P
Lescoff is a little village in the Finistère, in Brittany. It is situated at the northwest point of France. There people are very nice . It is at the sea's edge .If you go to Lescoff, you can visit thePointe du Raz and the Point du Van and many more. From there we can see lots of lighthouses as the lighthouse "la vielle";"ar-men";"les-pierres-noirs".we can see lots of bird too and particulary seagulls.
The coast is their habitat. The most famous restaurants are crêperies . crèpes are typical in Bretagne. At the Point of the Raz you can find a famous monument "Notre Dame des Naufragés"the lady of Shipwreck victims. in this region we can find lots of crosses too .
you can wash your clothes in lots of "lavoir",a "lavoir" is a little pond of water by a source. If you go there you will enchanted.
virtualtouriste ~Arthur P.~_Copenhagen
Virtualtourist.com by Emeline Lambert
Paris is the capital of France. It has warm summers and cold winters. 2,203,817 inhabitants live there.
A major shopping street of Paris is Champs-Élysées. With its cinemas, cafés, restaurants and luxury shops, it is one of the most famous streets in the world.
Paris is also known for its cathedral Notre Dame de Paris, or the Eiffel Tower, witch is the highest building in Paris, or for the Louvre, witch is one of the world's largest museum and a historic monument.
There are several transport facilities, such as bus, cars and underground. Paris is also served by two major airports.
Paris has prestigious universitiesn such as the Ecole Polytechnique.
Istanbul city by Mert Atilla
Île-de-Ré, Marion S.
A review about Lyon by Fanny VP
Lyon (Noémie B.)
Lyon is an attractive city for tourists but for its habitants too. The "place Bellecour" and "la Part- Dieu" are very popular. A lot of people come every days for shopping or other things..."Place Bellecour" is the main street of the city and some street far there is the opera which is great to see. And "la Part Dieu" is a famous mall where there are various things to do.
"La Croix Rousse" is an old neighbourhood too. It is a hill in the town.
The park of "la Tête d'or" is perfect when the weather is sunny and warm. There are a lot of animals, and walkers can do bike and diverse other things...
There are a lot of public transport in this town so it is easy to go where we want.
There are some museum as the museum "Gallo-romain" or the museum "Gadagne". They both talk about the story of Lyon. The first deals with Lyon in the antiquity and the second deals with Lyon in an other time.
virtualtourist.com by Paul-Antoine Blanc
Review : Meknes By Wazna.B
In this city, they find some shantytowns because people have not the means to live in a cottage or a big house. There are mosque too.
During a travel, I can talked and saw the mayor of Meknes, Ahmed Hilal. In the city, there are much young people because the population is in majority young. We talk much the "Bèrbère" , it is a old language of the North Africa.
virtualtourist.com (Yasmina)
The architecture of Lyon is quite ancient in the "Vieux Lyon" but it is also modern in La Part-Dieu for example. La part-Dieu is well-know for its shopping center and for its railway too. But, in my opinion, it is more pleasant to go to the mall of the "carré de soie" situated in Vaulx-en-Velin or in Cordelier because you can walk outside and you are not locked in.
Besides, in Lyon, I really like the zoo called "Parc de la Tête d'Or". When the sky is sunny you can see exotic animals.
My favourite squares in Lyon are Bellecour (the biggest in Europe) and "Les Terreaux where there are the town hall, the fountain of Bartholdi and the museum "Beaux Arts".
In addition, Lyon can offer you lots of means of transport and it is very pratical.
Finally the stadium Gerland receives the best footballers in the world. I really want to say that Lyon have a gorgeous football team: the Olympique Lyonnais which was the Champion of France 7 times in a row. Well done !
To conclude, I advise you to go to Lyon, you will not be disappointed !!
Review about Lyon ~ Maximin Vandewalle
Now, things to do in Lyon. Lyon is a touristic city, there are lots of monuments you can visit such as the "Basilique de Fourvière", the "vieux Lyon" which is the old city, lots of churches and museums, the Saône's and the Rhône's riverbanks, the "Parc de la tête d'or", the "Place Bellecour" which is the most important square in Lyon and the "Rue de la république" which is the most important street with lots of shops. Those are just a few examples, there are lots of other different things to do in Lyon.
Lyon is nicknamed the world's capital of gastronomiy. The food is very diverse, in Lyon you can eat everything. There are lots of restaurants at all prices, chic restaurants, classic, traditional ones or fast food.
At night arrived, life goes on. You can find Pubs and Bars with concerts and nightclubs. In November, there is the "Fête des lumières" which is very impressive and famous worldwide.
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Djerba is a small sunny island in southern Tunisia. Hotels are open all year round and clubs welcoming thousands of tourists.
The island of Djerba covers an area of approximately 515 km ² .
Passing by, do not miss the local crafts and plants of oil that are the pride of local residents.
The advantage is that you can find a covered walk.
Vacationers do not have time to be bored throughout their stay.
While most tourists are content to bask in the sun on the beautiful beaches of the island, enjoying the comforts of the many hotels that occupy the perimeter of the island, some will visit the religious and military Djerba du copier coller!
Virtualtourist.com Aboulares-brahim
Virtualtourist.com Ly Lyliane
In which corner of the world would you like to eat ? In the world wide capital of food I guess. So do I.
What is the typical perfect day for you ? As for me, I would begin wandering in a park where I could escape the town for a while. Then I would maybe eat in a fast food before I would meet my friends and go shopping all the afternoon. At night I would go the a restaurant, an expensive one such as Paul Bocuse to eat french food and to relax myself chatting with friends. Eventually I would walk in the old city's streets. That would be wonderful, would not it ?
I think Lyon is a great city : a historical city which is very lively and attractive.
There are many parks such as "Parc de la tête d'or" where there is always people. However it is not too noisy. People can also see animals there because it is a zoo but if you do not want to see them you can take a ride on a bike, this is amazing! There is a huge Central Business District as well where you can go shopping because there are lots of stores. At night, you can wander in the old city and see "St Jean" for example. You can go to some cultural events which take place in museums, theatres as well. You can also see operas, go to "Place Bellecour" which is one of the biggest place in Europe and to walk on "La Place de la République" which is the main street of the city.
There are several means of transport such as underground, bus, trains..
There is not too much people (not as much as people in Paris, which could be very annoying) and there are lots of suburbs around the city so there is a big diversity of people. Of course you may not like everyone because some people are not really likeable but I think there are people unlikeable everywhere. Sometimes, I acknowledge there is lots of traffic where you would waste your time whereas you have things to do.
However if you are on a skyscraper at night, you would see all the lights of the city and it looks like magic. You can think you are in a unreal dream and nothing can escape you from this fairytale. Is not Lyon famous for its lights ?
Thus I would say Lyon is a great city where you could do so many things with some cons because there is no perfect city to my mind. You have to visit this city!
virtualtourist.com SIMONET Nicolas
Abed Mabrouka MARBELLA
MARBELLA
Last summer I went to Marbella in Spain and the city got much more.The holidays were perfect,the food,people,activities proposed ,even the sun was shining.I did a lot of water activities such as water skiing and also scuba diving. I had the opportunity to also parachute.
But my vacation could not have been complete without the fabulous people I met.I do not forget the evenings spent on the beaches and clubs in the city.This is why I recommend this city as a place to go on holiday.
Casablanca , Maroccco by Dounia
Casablanca, a very popular city known for its great hotels .
It enjoys a good and warm climate.This city is popular in the summer as well as in winter.there is also a very beautiful Mosque.I went there and I visited the fantastic mosque Hassan II .Casablanca is a City I recommend to everybody .
It is a city where there are several places that I liked, as the beach(range), where I went to bathe every day. Contrary to France, it is a sociable country, and people are warm.
I advise it to you to go to sunbathe, to have fun and to eat Moroccan specialities.
And let us not forget that it is a very tourist city! This city presents many advantages, if you want past of good holidays and to meet wonderful persons there go there! And i like the red taxis of Casablanca ! =D
Vitualtourist.com (Labidi Sarra)
[REVIEW] Virtualtourist.com Lyon TANGUY
But if you really want to take advantage of the city, you can simply walk ;)
Tanguy Linossier
virtualtourist.com by Nerymen.S
Lyon is also a city where you can shop because there are many stores and malls such as " la part-dieu" which is a mall with over 260 stores (lacoste,kaporal,tommy hilfilgher,zara....)
you can also taste the food Lyon is famous more particularly for those "Quenelles" in prestigious restaurants such as " chez Paul" ; "la nouvelle marmitte".... and many others.
VertualTourist.com Lambert H-L.
Beaune is situated in the North East of the France.
I go to this city every month, and I think that every one should visit Beaune.
Activity number 1 is the wine:
There are many activities in Beaune but wine is the most important because a long time ago everyone in Beaune cultivated wine for a living.
The wine of Beaune is much appreciated because some people go to Beaune to drink and taste wine. My uncle is a wine dealer and he travels a lot in France to taste and sell wine.
Visit of Beaune :
If you want to visit some museums and galleries you can go to "Hospices de Beaune", it dates from the Middle Ages, and is very well preserved. The cost of the tour is well worth it; Senior rate is 6.50Euros and includes a small brochure.
Schedules of the box office 2009/2010:
- to 16 November 2009 of 19 March 2010 : to 9h00 of 11h30 and to 14h00 of 17h30
- to 20 March 2010 of 21 november 2010 : to 9h00 of 18h30
- to 22 November 2010 of 25 March 2011 : to 9h00 of 11h30 and to 14h00 of 17h30.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
West Side Story by Fanny VP
-The Jets: an American gang led by Tony and Ice, they think they are the true Americans and the other should go home.
- The Sharks: a Puerto Rican gang led by Bernado.
One afternoon, the Jets and the Sharks fight. Ice and the other members of the Jets are planning a challenge at the Gym's at 10:00.
The two gangs come at the dance. And Tony falls in love with Maria, Bernado's little sister. Both of them know this love is impossible, but they see each other in secret. A friend of Maria's discover her secret but she doesn't tell Bernado.
One night, Ice and Bernado fight and die. Maria is very sad when she knows what has happened, but she still loves Tony.
She sends her friend with a message to Tony. But this friend says that Maria was killed by a member of the Sharks because he discovered Tony loves Maria. Tony decides to die, he calls this member, who finds and kills him.
At the end of the film, Maria only wants no more fights between the two gangs and no more deaths.
I think this film was interesting, it is a modern version of Romeo and Juliet with the danse, the fight between Mercutio and Tibalt and between Bernado and Ice. Juliet was Tibalt's cousin and Maria is Bernado's sister... The film was a little long but the songs cut the film in many parts and create breaks during the story.
West Side Story (by Yasmina)
The scene is set in the 50's/60's in Manhattan, New York City. It deals with 2 feuding gangs: the Jets who are native-born American versus the Sharks who are from Puerto Rico.
Tony, one of the leaders of the Jets falls in love with one of the Skarks' sister, Maria. They know they can't be together because of the gangs' war, but that doesn't stop them. West Side Story ends in a bloodshed, so we can conclude that it is a tragedy.
In West Side Story and in Romeo and Juliet (by Shakespeare) there are some similarities such as the conflict which opposes the 2 lovers' families: Maria and Tony on the one hand and Romeo and Juliet on the other hand.
1) In the 2 works, the 2 lovers fall in love at a ball.
2) Then, Tony declares his love to Maria below the fire escape whereas Romeo tells Juliet that he loves her under the balcony .
3) Finally, in Romeo and Juliet the 2 lovers react by committing suicide because of the separation and in West Side Story Tony reacts by killing himself.
To my mind, even if someone is not a fan of musicals, he should not deprive himself of the cinematic pleasure that is West Side Story. It is one of the best musicals ever made. It’s one of the best films . However I really did not like the fact that there were too many songs so we can not take advantage of the action.
My favourite song in West Side Story is "America". Indeed, I like the Puerto Rican accent. Besides, what they are saying is true as well as very comical. I enjoyed their dance. In addition, I love Anita's character.
What a pity that the 2 loving couples can not fulfill their dreams ! But in my opinion, it is the key element which makes the magic of the plot.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
West Side Story, by Emeline Lambert
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The UK capitals (Noémie Brosset)
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Lambert Henri-Louis: Cours du Lundi29/04 (Shakespear in love)
steps =>étapes
instead of => au lieu de
fear =>la peur
to fear =>avoir peur
Questions 9 to 12 :
9: The topic of the film seems to be impossible love between Shakespeare and Viola, a playwright and a well-born lady, as well as Romeo and Juliet.
Another topic is the different steps/stages of the creation of the play, here Romeo and Juliet as well as all the problems coming with/belonging to the direction of a play including financial problems as we can see at the beginning of the film.
10: Shakespeare burns the first version of Romeo and Rosaline because the latter cheated on him.
11: He meets Christopher Marlowe, another playwright, his main competitor who was extremely famous at the time before he was assassinated.
12: It is the real synopsis of Romeo and Juliet, that is to say Romeo is a young man of Verona, always in and out of love until he meets Ethel, the daughter of his enemy.