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C'était bon de voir le Soleil aujourd'hui. 🌞  La température à atteint douze degrés 12°  où nous vivons. 🏡🌲
J'ai même persuadé mon fils de venir se promener avec moi.👨‍🦯
Dans le parc publique les enfants jouent.🤸‍♀️ 🌲
Ils sont revenus à nouveau. 🚴‍♂️
Ils jouent sur l'equipement de jeux et leurs mères viennent les regarder.   👩‍👧‍👦   

Sur le terrain de jeu,  les garçons jouent au football ⚽️  en plein air !

Le soleil brillait 🌞 et tout le monde était très heureux d'étre à l' extérieur. 👫⛱🌲

This morning, which was very cold but sunny, passed in much the same way as always. Housework followed by clothes washing. I then studied for about an hour before starting the lunch.

This afternoon ventured out to the supermarket this is only about 5 minutes away to the end of our road and over the main high street that runs through our village. 

It was surprisingly quiet inside the supermarket, and as the shopping was not too heavy,  I decided to ta ke a bit of exercise. I took the road leading  into the village and walked around the market place. Most shops were still closed here appart from newsagents, that sells some food supplies it is also a post office , the greengrocers, the chemists and the fish and chip shop.

I sat for a few moments on the bench in the market square to watch the circulation of traffic and people. It was peaceful with only the occaisonal car passing this will change in the next couple of weeks. After lockdown is lifted.

My next door neighbour walked by on her way to greengrocers she waved and I waved back. She is a nice quiet neighbour hardly ever makes any noise. She is always very friendly.

I carry on walking around the square then I take the back road passing the co-op to the footpath that leads onto the nearby fields. There are some lovely white woolly sheep there in the field gently grazin, munching on grass they stop and lift their heads as I pass by them, they then they carry on grazing.

 I take a good look around at these two fields,  because they will very soon be gone. A building company will soon be moving in here to build a new estate, the sign posts are already up. I wonder what will happen to the sheep and the hedges, the beautiful old trees and the little stream on the far side 

 I hope they will keep the lovely old trees,  perhaps they will be able to stay as they are a fair way off and they border the field. They are bound to build a pavement here on this side on the footpath close to the supermarket. People need houses and shops that's for sure and maybe it will be beneficial to the economy of the village,  or perhaps they will just take their cars and travel into the city to shop?

But of course for the residents,  it will mean that we will have to walk a further 10-15 minutes to reach the nearby countryside. I will miss the wild life around here. I shrug my shoulders everything changes!  After a few minutes, I turn round and quickly make my way home again back to the village.

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After the Sabbath Mary Magdelene and the other Mary came to the tomb where there was an angel who said to them;

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"He is not here but has risen as he had said'

"Come and see the place where the Lord lay"  🛏

"Go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the🕊 dead, 🕊and indeed he is going before you into Galilee. There you will see him."

So they went quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples the good  news. 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️

And as they were going to tell the disciples behold they met Jesus on the way.   🧍‍♂️

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From the gospel of Matthew 28.

The weather was beautiful this morning It was just like a warm sunny summers day ! 😎

Studied L222 for about 1 hour and 1/2and answered questions at the end of unitI got some right and some wrong! Will try again later. Looked outside at the garden.

My garden has flowers at last! daffodils, violets, blue flowers that look a bit like grapes (I forget the name of them?) Yellow 🌼🌾 Primroses and pretty little celendines. There are other things coming up but not sure what they are yet! 😏

We went for a nice long walk 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️around the park this morning it was lovely. Surprisingly it was fairly quiet, from there we walked along the little lane that leads out into the countryside. 

I was tempted to go even further and take the track that leads through the fields to the next village, 🌲🏡this would have taken half an hour there and half an hour back so 1 hour altogether. 

Unfortunately I couldn't go there today because I had to study 👩‍💻  L222 this afternoon so that was far too important. Never mind there will be other days. For the meal later we are having vegetarian wellington with salad and even ice cream! 🥗🥮

BW  Gill

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.

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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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