On an Island

I-Where is Ellis Island ? - Ellis Island is a land of about 130 000 square meters situated near New-York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. - It is predominantly in Jersey City, New Jersey, but a very small part of it belongs to New York City. - A center of immigration was made here to replace another one in New York City: it was built on this island to limit the risk of infection and diseases in New York, coming from the immigrants. - The immigrants came by boats and many of them where sent

was a man who was used to death. He was eating a sandwich and decides to risk a cigarette. When he lights it a bullet is shot and misses him. He looks over the edge & almost gets shot by a person across the street. An armored car drives up and a woman speaks to the man inside. She was an informer, so the Sniper shot the man and woman, killing them both. He gets shot in the arm, so he cleans the wound with iodine and dresses it. He struggles to stay calm. He puts his cap over his rifle and the cap gets

1 Anglais Dossier pédagogique Ellis Island et Angel Island Ellis Island and Angel Island Disciplines associées : histoire – géographie Lycée / B1-B2 Introduction L’ouverture de la Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration est une occasion de réfléchir à la crise du modèle républicain d’intégration et de s’interroger sur les ressorts des politiques publiques mises en place depuis un siècle. Dans ce dossier, qui fait écho au numéro 936 de la revue TDC, « L’immigration en France », les élèves

? ELLIS ISLAND WEBQUEST ? http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm 1. How many immigrants landed at Ellis Island? 12 millions 8 Click on “Start the journey now!” 2. When did Ellis Island open? It opened in 1892 8 Click on each number on the map on the right. 3. And say to what they correspond: ? The Arrival: it was where the immigrants landed. ? The baggage Room ?Stairways to the Great Hall ?The Medical Exam ? ?The Great Hall Legal Inspection

Covington.[3] Nonetheless, these birds were to play an important part in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. On the Galápagos Islands and afterward, Darwin thought in terms of "centres of creation" and rejected ideas of transmutation of species.[4] From Henslow's teaching he was interested in geographical distribution of species, particularly links between species on oceanic islands and on nearby continents. On Chatham Island he recorded that a mockingbird was similar to

city is called « The Big Apple » because this is a town where people have fun : rumour has it that inhabitants never sleep ! It is such an amazing town ! This town is divided into 5 boroughs which are Manhattan, Queen’s, Staten Island, Brooklyn and the Bronx. Streets run from West to East and Avenues run from North to South. The bridge which links Staten Island to Brooklyn was named after Giovanni Da Verrazzano. In the middle of Manhattan, there is a big world famous park which is called Central

quotidiens - Le tourisme - Les dangers - la sécurité *objectif phonologique : *objectifs lexicaux : *objectif méthodologique : - Le choix du lexique dans l’influence exercée sur autrui Chapitre 2 : HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CHANNEL ISLANDS? *objectif civilisationnel : - Les îles anglo-normandes Chapitre 3 : HOW TO ASSESS THE VALUE OF THINGS *objectifs fonctionnels : *objectifs grammaticaux : - Apprécier la valeur des choses - Les adjectifs qualificatifs - construction fonction

a regular basis, the purpose of the APF is to promote cooperation and strengthen solidarity while respecting the right to development. The APF also promotes democracy and human rights, especially within the Francophone community. The Prince Edward Island section of the APF was founded in 1995 and is presently chaired by Mr. Wilfred Arsenault, member of the Legislative Assembly. ORDRE DE LA PLÉIADE « LA PLÉIADE, ORDRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE ET DU DIALOGUE DES CULTURES » est l'ordre de l'Assemblée

St. Barths was first settled in 1648 by French colonists from the nearby island of St. Kitts.     This original settlement was not a grand success, and, in 1651, the island was sold to the Knights of Malta.     Five years later, a raid by angry Carib Indians destroyed the settlement killing all the settlers. The victim's heads were placed on poles lining Lorient beach to discourage prowlers.     In 1763, the island was settled again, this time by French mariners from Normandy and Brittany

On the Threshold of a new world Commentary Introduction Extract from a book by Mark Helprin called Ellis Island and other stories. The passage deals with the arrival of an immigrant in the Usa at Ellis Island. 1st person narrative : “I” The passage can be divided into 3 parts: * Lines 1 to 15 : Physical tests * Lines 16 to 31 : Intellectual tests * Line 32 to the end : The American dream First I’m going to talk about the narrator’s situation, then I’ll show why immigrants