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Written by: Fabrice Asfaux

Category: Culture corner

Published: 25 July 2018

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Never, ever get in the way of the Queen’s Guard – you will lose.

That’s the lesson this tourist learned during a recent visit to Windsor Castle.

She climbed over the rope barrier and stood stock-still in front of the marching soldier who was in full ceremonial gear.

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His job is to walk the line, whatever happens, and that’s exactly what he did, pushing the tourist out of the way with a fierce jolt.

All she can do is look around open-mouthed at what has happened. Fortunately for her she managed to stay on her feet.

As well as Windsor Castle, the Queen’s Guard, known for their distinctive red coats and bearskins, are responsible for guarding the monarch’s palaces.

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Holidays ! Holidays !

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Written by: Fabrice Asfaux

Category: General

Published: 20 July 2018

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Well-deserved is the word that applies to your holidays. After a year working hard, team-working, reporting, here comes the time to relax !

Hope you spent a wonderful year ! I did ! So, enjoy your holidays and make the most of them to start a new and fresh school year !

Any comment from you is welcome of course if you wish to rate this year spent with me !

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You said ... grammerrr ?

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Written by: Fabrice Asfaux

Category: Listening

Published: 21 May 2016

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A parody that's worth listening. Just for ya !

Shadock motto

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Written by: Fabrice Asfaux

Category: General

Published: 29 April 2016

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Free website to prepare for the TOEIC !

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Written by: Fabrice Asfaux

Category: Exams

Published: 25 April 2016

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Here is a new free website if you wish to prepare for the TOEIC !

http://www.test3000.net

Here is the description made by its webmaster :
"Il comporte 9 examens gratuits et originaux soit 18 heures d'entraînement.
Les atouts de test3000.net :
- c’est totalement gratuit (1 test en accès libre, les 8 autres après inscription gratuite.
L’inscription nous permettant de mieux connaître nos utilisateurs, les données fournies, nom, email... restant strictement confidentielles)
- des accents variés et des textes lus par des "native speakers"
- des textes de qualité dont beaucoup relèvent de situations extraites d’un contexte professionnel.
- 2 modes d’utilisations : mode examen et mode pédagogique
- des statistiques détaillant les taux de réussite et le temps passé dans chacune des 7 parties. le mode pédagogique permettant :
- de passer à votre guise d’une partie à l’autre et de répondre aux 200 questions dans l’ordre que vous choisissiez.
- d’avoir instantanément la réponse aux questions posées
- de pouvoir lire, après validation de la réponse, les textes qui normalement ne sont qu’écoutés
- de pouvoir réécouter les parties audio en ayant le texte sous les yeux
- de bénéficier d’éléments d’explication pour progresser. Le mode examen simulant au plus prêt les conditions réelles de passation du Toeic :
vous avez 2h pour répondre aux 200 questions des 7 parties qui s’enchaînent dans l’ordre : 45mn pour la partie listening et 1h 15mn pour la partie reading.
En cas de dépassement du temps le test continue tout de même."

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Surprising news from around the world !

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Written by: Fabrice Asfaux

Category: Culture corner

Published: 14 January 2016

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While you work your brains out at school in winter time ... Hawaii surfers try to defy the waves !

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