NEWS May 2021
WORKERS' DAY
HAPPY WORKER'S DAY!
Every year people around the world celebrate a day off* (* jour férié) !
Depending on* (* selon) the countries, it can be on May 1st or on another day,
like in the USA or in Canada, where they celebrate Labour Day in September.
So NO WORK TODAY!
Relax and spend time with your family and friends.
K.L
Sadiq KHAN, mayor of LONDON
Sadiq Aman Khan was born 8 October 1970.
He is a British politician . He has been the Mayor* (* maire) of London since 8 May 2016.
Mr Khan was born in Tooting, London of Pakistani* (*pakistanais) immigrants. He grew up* (* grandir) in Earsfield, London.
Mr Khan worked as a human rights solicitor* (* avocat) until the 2005 General Election when he was elected as an MP * (* Member of Parliament).
(Houses of Parliament)
He became the Minister of State for Transport from June 2009 to May 2010.
Mr Khan was chosen to be the Labour Party* (* Parti travailliste) candidate in the 2016 London mayoral election.
| Conservative and Unionist party a.k.a Tory Party |
| Labour party |
| Scottish National Party |
| Liberal Democrats |
On 6 May 2016, Khan was elected to the office of mayor by winning 57% of the vote.
He became the first Muslim* (* musulman) to be elected mayor of a major Western city. He became mayor on 8 May.
On 9 May 2021, he was reelected* (*réélu) Mayor of London. He won 55% of the popular votes.
One of his promises* (* promesses) is to get "JOBS, JOBS, JOBS" for people who lost their jobs because of Covid 19 lockdown.
K.L
TIMES SQUARE
When you go to NEW YORK, one of the most famous and impressive places is TIMES SQUARE.
It is called the "Crossroads of the World*" (*le carrefour du monde)!
It is situated at the junction* (*intersection) of BROADWAY and SEVENTH AVENUE.
Tourists are surrounded by giant screens, billboards* (*écrans publicitaires) and advertisements.
Everything is lit* (*To light, lit, lit: éclairer) at night,
and as you maybe know, NEW YORK has 2 nicknames* (*surnoms): THE BIG APPLE and THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS.
You can easily understand why!
Some musical comedies have been played there for decades* (*des décennies),
like "The Lion King", "Grease" or "The Phantom of the Opera".
You can also go shopping in MACY's, one of the biggest department stores* (*grand magasin) in the world.
It's like HARRODS in London or LE PRINTEMPS in Paris.
(photo credit: B. LOISON May 2021)
You may also come across* (*tomber sur) the middle of the shooting* (*tournage) of a film and become the next film star!
Anyway, when you go to NEW YORK you'll remember it all your life as it's an amazing experience!
As for me, I'm longing to go back to the U.S.A, and especially in N.Y.C.
K.L
Commentaires
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- 1. Anne T. Le 16/05/2021
Thank you so much for this nice and colorful virtual visit of New York.
I had planned a trip to New York in July 2020, but with the pandemic, I had to cancel it. So sad !
I hope I can go there very soon, maybe in the summer 2022.-
- englishteacher8Le 16/05/2021
Sorry you couldn't go there, but I'm sure you'll enjoy it even more in 2022! You'll have time to plan many visits till then! Take care! K.L
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- 2. Anne T. Le 09/05/2021
Hi teacher !
Thanks for your post. I didn't know about Mr Khan's re-election; congratulations to him !
He may become the Prime Minister one day... who knows !
Have a nice week.-
- englishteacher8Le 09/05/2021
Thanks Anne! Happy to hear you've learnt about his reelection. Yes, he may become the next Prime Minister one day... We'll see! Have a nice week too! K.L
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- 3. Anne T. Le 07/05/2021
Hi teacher !
Thank you for this interesting post.
Unfortunately, this year the first of May is on a Sunday, so we don't benefit from this day off as we usually do when it falls on a weekday !
Happy Worker's Day nonetheless !-
- englishteacher8Le 08/05/2021
You're right! We don't even have May 8th as a day off, this year! But the two next weeks will be shortened anyway... so May is still one of my favourite months. Enjoy it as June will be longer for sure...
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