Steve Smith

Steve Smith

@spsmith45.bsky.social

French teacher 33 years, now writing materials frenchteacher.net, blogs and books about language teaching.

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FRANCE 24
@france24.com

🇫🇷 Après deux nuits de #violence, la préfecture de police de #Paris a instauré un couvre-feu dans certains quartiers de la capitale dans la nuit de lundi à mardi. Les explications de Pauline Godart, grand reporter, depuis la place de la République, à Paris, en #France ⤵️

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Wendy Adeniji
@wendyadeniji.bsky.social

I'm hosting a free webinar this Wed 21 Oct 7-8pm with Erica Sanchez on Smart Tools, Healthy Habits: Reducing Workload in MFL. See lnkd.in/p/eGQ9N-2r and register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

lnkd.inWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Building enjoyment and mastery in MFL Speaking. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. | Wendy AdenijiSmart Tools, Healthy Habits: Reducing Workload in MFL Ask any languages teacher what keeps them up at night, and the answer is rarely the teaching itself. It’s everything around it: planning, resourc...

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Agence France-Presse
@afp.com

🇫🇷 Le média d'investigation Mediapart a publié des éléments d'authentification, via la maison-mère de Facebook, Meta, et un huissier, des messages antisémites datant de 2013 attribués au président du RN Jordan Bardella, dont ce dernier a de nouveau démenti être l'auteur ⤵️

Steve Smith
@spsmith45.bsky.social

If I had to choose between Mélenchon and Le Pen? I hate to say it, but possibly Le Pen. Many would just abstain. Hopefully the French don’t get that choice. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comJean-Luc Mélenchon will win young French voters – until they realise the size of his Russia blind spot | Alexander HurstLa France Insoumise gives voice to the left-behind, and progressives approve. But many recoil from a leftwing leader whose foreign policy is stuck in 1985, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hur...
Steve Smith
@spsmith45.bsky.social

But Philippe is better placed at the moment than all other candidates. Much better placed than Mélenchon.

Le Figaro@lefigaro.fr

Selon ce sondage, la candidate RN l'emporterait largement si elle se retrouvait face à Édouard Philippe ou Jean-Luc Mélenchon.→https://l.lefigaro.fr/aoSk

Steve Smith
@spsmith45.bsky.social

Oh go on! I'll play. My top 3: The Wire, The West Wing and (big call) Blue Lights on BBC. I'm in the prefer Saul to BB camp.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

“Breaking Bad” is the best TV show of the 21st century, according to our industry poll. We reunited the creator Vince Gilligan and the stars Bryan Cranston and Giancarlo Esposito to discuss its making and why it resonates nearly 20 years after its debut. nyti.ms/4xH21nt

nyti.msVideo: How ‘Breaking Bad’ Became the Best Show of the 21st Century“Breaking Bad” was voted the greatest show of the 21st century by our panel. We interviewed the creator Vince Gilligan and the actors Bryan Cranston and Giancarlo Esposito about the making of the show and why it still resonates nearly 20 years after its debut.

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Teacher Tapp
@teachertapp.bsky.social

Mini whiteboards remain a classroom staple 📝 83% of KS2 teachers and 68% of EYFS/KS1 teachers use them weekly for whole-class responses. By subject: Maths & Languages lead at 80% Science at 71% English & Humanities at 46% Arts/D&T least at 35%