Mrs Deparis's English Blog

A very funny video that explains the complexities of where England and the rest of the UK stand at the moment

The title says it all ... Shakespeare is serious ... of course but social networks have been making it much less so this week. See here for me In this week of seismic political change in Europe, a deadly terror attack in Turkey and troubling protests...

Tears of joy or tears of despair ... Bac results are out today people... (Just in case you need to know more about the orals "de rattrapage" : 3.6 Épreuve orale de contrôle Durée : 20 minutes. Temps de préparation : 10 minutes. Coefficient identique à...

For Potter fans everywhere! The Harry Potter books inspired millions of wannabe Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs to go check out the movies. But with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them based on an original JK Rowling ...

Love it or Hate it? A new disney film about the Maoris is dividing opinions: some people think its great, others are offended by the size and weight of the main character... What do you think? Disney's upcoming film Moana is based on Polynesian mythology...

We all know you can't take someone's photo or film someone and put it online without their consent. But many people still do. Apple are considering how to avoid this problem of filming concerts for example. What do you think? Is this too far? Are Apple...

Many of you worked on London Postcards from the Future this year (find it again here) © Robert Graves and Didier Madoc-Jones, aerial photograph by Jason Hawkes Like a modern day Canaletto, this disturbing yet strangely peaceful aerial view of a flooded...

Ireland is a country well known for many things: Guinness, leprechauns and ... female pirates ... really??? Here's an interesting story about one of them: Grace O'Malley - the pirate queen of County Mayo Sitting in a Dublin pub nursing a pint of Guinness,...

Yesterday was the first day of England's most famous tennis tournament - WIMBLEDON! To find out all about it try this site: The professional tennis season is made up of hundreds of tournaments around the world and one of the most prestigious is Wimbledon....

Thanks to Chloé for reminding me that I hadn't posted about Shakespeare yet this summer despite making most of you learn some of it by heart this year! Here's an interesting article about why TIME was so important to the Bard (Shakespeare's nickname) Shakespeare's...