NEWS April 2022
CAN A HERO REALLY DIE?
Bruce Willis
On March 30th, Bruce Willis announced his retirement* (*départ à la retraite) at 67 after a diagnosis of aphasia* (*aphasie),
a language disorder* (*trouble du langage) that robs* (*ici, priver) people of the ability* (*capacité) to communicate.
Fans and filmmakers* (*réalisateur) reacted with shock, grief* (*chagrin) and respect.
Can you understand how hard it must be for an actor to lose his ability to speak?
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The American actor is best known* (*connu) for his role as New York cop* (*flic) John McClane in the "Die Hard" films.
A short biography
Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany,
where his father was stationed at an American military base.
The family moved to* (*déménager) New Jersey in 1957.
After high school graduation* (*après le lycée), Willis took a series of odd jobs* (*petits boulots)
before studying theater* (*étudier le théâtre) at Montclair State College in New Jersey.
He dropped out of college* (*arrêter ses études universitaires) and moved to New York.
That's where he began his acting career with Off-Broadway roles and appearances in television commercials* (*pubs TV).
A fulfilled* (*bien remplie) career
Bruce Willis acted in loads of* (*des tonnes de) films.
Here are 3 of the most popular ones (... my favourites!):
1994 |
1995 |
1997 |
If you want to know more about his filmography, here is a great site that sums it up* (*résumer):
https://www.fandango.com/people/bruce-willis-724651/film-credits
Finally, if you're a fan of action films, don't miss his last film :
"A day to die" (2022)
So, how many of his films have you seen?
K.L
SANDRINGHAM HOUSE
Everybody knows BUCKINGHAM PALACE as the official residence of the Queen in LONDON.
Buckingham Palace, London
Some people know WINDSOR CASTLE as the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world
Windsor Castle, Windsor
but only a few have heard of SANDRINGHAM HOUSE.
But this may change, as the Queen has been recovering* (se remettre) from Covid 19 and will be celebrating her 96th birhtday there.
But what is SANDRINGHAM HOUSE exactly?
Sandringham House
It has long been the beloved* (*adoré) private country home* (*maison de campagne) of Queen Elizabeth II.
It is best known as the home where the Windsors spend their Christmases.
Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas televised speech
Located in Norfolk, England, just over 100 miles north of London, the Sandringham Estate* (*domaine) covers 20,000 acres of land.
The British royal family acquired the estate in 1862, when it was purchased* (*acheté) as a country home for Edward VII, then Prince of Wales,
and his soon-to-be* (*future) wife, Alexandra of Denmark* (*Danemark).
Nowadays
More than 200 people make their living* (*travailler) from the estate, including gamekeepers* (*garde-chasse), gardeners, farmers,
as well as workers for Sandringham’s sawmill* (*scierie) and its apple juice pressing plant* (*usine/ presse à jus de pomme).
Sandringham's sawmill
During her Silver Jubilee in 1977, Queen Elizabeth II opened the house to the public.
Today, people can come to visit the estate’s 600 acres of gardens or learn more about royal life
and the history of Sandringham at the estate transport museum.
Click here if you want to learn more about the museum and the estate.
https://sandringhamestate.co.uk/post/transport-museum-e0818c
A double anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II, Sandringham Gardens (2022)
So, next time you go to England, think about visiting Sandringham, maybe you'll see the Queen!
But if you wanted to go and celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, from the 2 to 5 June 2022, it's too late!
The event* (*événement) is full!
K.L
Commentaires
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- 1. Anne T. Le 21/04/2022
Thank you very much for this very interesting article. Everybody knows Buckingham Palace, but few know about Sandringham House indeed ! Actually I must admit I didn't know so much about it myself, but now thanks to your article, I do !
Have a lovely week teacher.-
- englishteacher8Le 22/04/2022
Thanks so much. Maybe we'll get to visit it one day? Have nice holidays!
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- 2. Anne T. Le 06/04/2022
Hi teacher,
I think I know all the Die Hard films by heart because I have seen them so many times !! I guess I have seen all his movies, at least all his blockbusters...
I feel kind of sad about his retirement for two reasons. First, because Bruce Willis is part of these celebrities you never think they might die one day ! Second, watching him getting old means watching us getting old too... I didn't know about his last movie, so thanks for the trailer. I won't miss his last role !
Have a nice day, hugs and kisses.-
- englishteacher8Le 07/04/2022
Wow! You're a real fan then! At least, we'll be able to watch his films again and again! Take care and enjoy his last film too! K.L
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