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The ale experience. This replaces the residential school which is usually held in Vernon in France but because of covid 19 restrictions cannot take place. Instead the town of Aix-en -Provence will be the focus of the alternative learning experience study.

This year there was a series of tutorials and a study theme upon the town of  " Aix-en- Provence "   in the south of France. I found this part of the course to be interesting and challenging.

Before the start of each tutorial we had to do a preparation study which was inportant to be able to be ready to give answers to the questions about the subject to be discussed in french. These were as follows;

Programme
1) Welcome and introduction to the a.l.e and what will be expected. What you have  to write on the forums. How to understand a given text. Answer the given questions. About the team project.  Working and studying n Aix.
2) The Geography of Aix-en- Provence understanding the given text and understanding history of Aix. Some of the other regions nearby. Then answer questions.
3) The environment and politics of the town, the mayor and the town council. President Macron's speech. Politics in France and questions.
4) Powerpoint presentation of Aix-en-Provence to the whole class by groups.
In prepartion time you may have to look up something on the internet or follow a line of study in the student guide book.

Each of the subjects has to have been studied to a certain extent before in the french modules but other new information may also be covered. 

Then in break out rooms you have to pool your knowledge together with other team members about the particular topic of discussion about French life.

Someone from the group in turn is assigned to speak in french once back in the main class and will read out the answers given by the group  in french to the rest of the class.
The tutor confirms what they say and will add further information if necessary.

During the sessions you are expected to study one aspect of the town of Aix-en-Provence and write about it briefly to contribute towards a powerpoint presentation in session 4 using photographs, pictures and texts.

On the final tutorial these will be presented in front of the whole class with each member of the group speaking aloud in french about their own particular chosen aspect, there will also be questions to answer. It feels like we have really got to know well this town of Aix-en -Provence!!!

Unfortunately I experienced some technical problems but tried to follow the best I could.
Then at  the end after a certain time the paticipants will be awarded a certificate for taking part in the a.l.e.

Hi,
This weekend I have been studying again as I am writing out TMA 04 which I have left very late because I had to do the A.L.E learning course.

It has been a real struggle juggling both of these two things together at the same time.  For a moment at one point, I felt like I wouldn't make it, as I only have a few days left! 

 Now I am having to play catch up in order to finish this TMA.I think I have struggled a bit towards the end of this module really pushing  my limits now! Starting to feel a bit frazzled !

However this evening I can relax a bit and then start again the next day with the next part.

Playing piano and taking a day off!

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Music

“If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.” ― William Shakespeare

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” ― Albert Schweitzer

If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” ― Albert Einstein

Aujourdhui nous sommes confronté avec le fait prééminent qui est de la civilisation pour survivre, nous devons cultiver la science des relations humaines, la capacité de tous les peuples de toute sorte à vivre ensemble et travaillez ensemble dans la même monde en paix.

Roosevelt 1945

Today we are faced with the pre-eminent fact that if civilisation is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships, the ability of all peoples of all kinds to live together and to work together in the same world at peace.

                    🕊☮❤

Franklin D Roosevelt. 1945

You have to defend your freedom in order to enjoy it.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a declaration (something said in an important way) by the United Nations General Assembly. It talks about basic human rights -- rights that all people have just because they are human. It was adopted (agreed to) by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948.

1. We Are All Born Free & Equal. We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should all be treated in the same way.

2. Don’t Discriminate. These rights belong to everybody, whatever our differences.

3. The Right to Life. We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.

4. No Slavery. Nobody has any right to make us a slave. We cannot make anyone our slave.

5. No Torture. Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us.

6. You Have Rights No Matter Where You Go. I am a person just like you!

7. We’re All Equal Before the Law. The law is the same for everyone. It must treat us all fairly.

8. Your Human Rights Are Protected by Law. We can all ask for the law to help us when we are not treated fairly.

9. No Unfair Detainment. Nobody has the right to put us in prison without good reason and keep us there, or to send us away from our country.

10. The Right to Trial. If we are put on trial this should be in public. The people who try us should not let anyone tell them what to do.

11. We’re Always Innocent Till Proven Guilty. Nobody should be blamed for doing something until it is proven. When people say we did a bad thing we have the right to show it is not true.

12. The Right to Privacy. Nobody should try to harm our good name. Nobody has the right to come into our home, open our letters, or bother us or our family without a good reason.

13. Freedom to Move. We all have the right to go where we want in our own country and to travel as we wish.

14. The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live. If we are frightened of being badly treated in our own country, we all have the right to run away to another country to be safe.

15. Right to a Nationality. We all have the right to belong to a country.

16. Marriage and Family. Every grown-up has the right to marry and have a family if they want to. Men and women have the same rights when they are married, and when they are separated.

17. The Right to Your Own Things.Everyone has the right to own things or share them. Nobody should take our things from us without a good reason.

18. Freedom of Thought. We all have the right to believe in what we want to believe, to have a religion, or to change it if we want.

19. Freedom of Expression. We all have the right to make up our own minds, to think what we like, to say what we think, and to share our ideas with other people.

20. The Right to Public Assembly. We all have the right to meet our friends and to work together in peace to defend our rights. Nobody can make us join a group if we don’t want to.

21. The Right to Democracy. We all have the right to take part in the government of our country. Every grown-up should be allowed to choose their own leaders.

22. Social Security. We all have the right to affordable housing, medicine, education, and childcare, enough money to live on and medical help if we are ill or old.

23. Workers’ Rights. Every grown-up has the right to do a job, to a fair wage for their work, and to join a trade union.

24. The Right to Play. We all have the right to rest from work and to relax.

25. Food and Shelter for All. We all have the right to a good life. Mothers and children, people who are old, unemployed or disabled, and all people have the right to be cared for.

26. The Right to Education. Education is a right. Our parents can choose what we learn.

27. Copyright. Copyright is a special law that protects one’s own artistic creations and writings; others cannot make copies without permission. We all have the right to our own way of life and to enjoy the good things that art, science and learning bring.

28. A Fair and Free World. There must be proper order so we can all enjoy rights and freedoms in our own country and all over the world.

29. Responsibility. We have a duty to other people, and we should protect their rights and freedoms.

30. No One Can Take Away Your Human Rights.

This is just a summary.

Full list can be found in wikisource

References 

Wikipedia
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I have typed up my assignment for L222. A scenario for a french language film, it is a short story I wrote it a while ago in english🙂 but I had to adapt it to fit the criteria for the present times in we are living.

 Next I had to translate it into French so I did that first in a rough copy then I checked it up with the dictionary for french grammar and the essential french grammar book with the correct tenses, spellings, parts of speech and structure. I also checked it with translation tool when I had finished. 

Now just🤔.have to check it and tidy it up and send it off. Hope it will be ok!🤔 I will just have to see what happens. Anyway I have done my best.

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❤

L'amour est patient, il est plein de bonté; l'amour n'est point envieux ; l' amour ne se vante point, il ne s'enfle point d'orgueil, il ne fait rien de malhonnête, il ne cherche point son intérêt, il ne s'irrite point, il ne soupçonne point le mal, il ne se réjouit point de l'injustice, mais il se réjouit de la vérité; il excuse tout, il croit tout, il espère tout, il supporte tout.
1 Corrinthians 13v4

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Aujourd'hui J' étudie le cinema francais. Je ne vais pas souvent au cinéma parsceque
J' habite trop loin de la cité. Aussi c'est un confinement dans ces jours. Alors Je préfère regarder un film en français chez moi, sur dvd, sur TV ou sur l'internet.

La tache- Je dois choisir un film en français et écrire un scenario.

Je aussi lire mon livre en français le petit prince par Antoine de Saint-Exuperéy. C'est une bonne petite histoire et pour moi c'est facile à comprendre! 📖

French version

Faut-il nous quitter sans espoir,

Sans espoir de retour,

Faut-il nous quitter sans espoir

De nous revoir un jour.

 

Do we have to leave without hope,

Without hope of returning,

Do we have to leave without hope

Of seeing each other some day

 

(Refrain)

Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir, mes frères

Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir

Oui, nous nous reverrons, mes frères,

Ce n’est qu’un au-revoir

 

(Chorus)

It’s only a goodbye, my brothers

It’s only a goodbye

Yes, we will see each other again, my brothers

It’s only a goodbye

 

Formons de nos mains qui s’enlacent

Au déclin de ce jour,

Formons de nos mains qui s’enlacent

Une chaîne d’amour.

 

Let’s make with our hands held together

At the end of this day,

Let’s make with our hands held together

A chain of love.

 

Unis par cette douce chaîne

Tous, en ce même lieu,

Unis par cette douce chaîne

Ne faisons point d’adieu.


Connected by this gentle chain

Everyone, in this same place,

Connected by this gentle chain

Do not bid farewell.

 

Car Dieu qui nous voit tous ensemble

Et qui va nous bénir,

Because God who sees us all together

And who will bless us,


Car Dieu qui nous voit tous ensemble

Saura nous réunir.

Because God who sees us all together

Knows that we will meet again.

Taken from the internet

I wish you have Happy Healthy, New year! 

All the best to you and may you do well in your studies.  May God Bless us all!

Gill X