Rosa Parks

Her biography:
She was born on 4th February 1913. She was a civil rights activist and she was a dressmaker.
She was African and American. She was known because in 1992, Rosa Parks published her autobiography entitled " Rosa Parks:My story ". She died on 24th October, 2005 in Detroit.
My opinion:
I think Rosa Parks is an important woman because she was a woman who had the strength and courage to stand for what was right and correct. Throughout her life, Rosa Parks had seen the segregation between the white and black people... She was FANTASTIC!

Written by Eïla K., 4C

CRICKET

The origin of this sport can be found in England. It was invented in Southern England. There are 11 players on each team.The rules are: the field in general is oval. A match lasts one hour and a day. The goal of the game is to score as many runs as the opponents. The principle is to throw the ball. Another player returns it with a bat in the camp and they must catch it.

Written by Robin I.P., 4C

London

London is located in the south-east of Great Britain, it is the largest city in the United Kingdom. London is known for its extraordinary buildings, for example : the Tower Bridge is a 940 feet long and 49 feet wide drawbridge and it’s 141 feet high. Also, the Millennium Wheel is a huge wheel : it’s 443 feet high. I have never gone to London but I’d like to go.

Written by Alizée F., 4C

The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

The Statue of Liberty is in New York, and it’s situated on Liberty island, south of Manhattan, at the mouth of the Hudson and near Ellis Island. It has been offered by France to America in 1886, to celebrate the centenary of the statement of American’s independence and in gesture of friendship between the two nations. It has been inaugurated on October 28th, 1886 in the presence of the USA’s chairman, Grover Cleveland. The choice of brass employed for the construction was made by the architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (he was born on January 27th, 1814, and he died on September 17th, 1889 in Lausanne.)
Ellis Island has been, in the 1st part of the XXth century, the principal access for immigrants who were coming in the USA. The surface of Ellis Island is 0,13 km2.

Written by Lucie L., 4C

The Giants Causeway

The Giants Causeway is in Northern Ireland. It is an impressive curiosity of nature. It is constituted by 40000 columns of basalt. This volcanic feature dates from 60 million years. I have never been there yet, I just saw it on photos.

Written by Océane B., 4C

Baseball

Baseball is a team sport. This sport is practiced particularly in the USA. Baseball has the same roots as cricket. It is played with a bat, a ball, and gloves to catch the ball. There are two teams of nine players: a pitcher, a catcher and seven other players. A game is played in nine rounds. A half-inning ends when three batsmen were removed and a round is over when the two teams pass on offense and defense. The aim of the game is to hit the ball with the bat to send it as far as possible and go around the field or stop a base. A team wins a point when a drummer has run around the ground without being blocked by an opposing defense. I think this sport is very physical and fun.

Written by Lucas P., 4C

THE WHITE HOUSE

At number 1600, Pennsylvania avenue in Washington, there is the White House.
Since 1800, it is the residence of all the American presidents.
It was built between 1792 and 1800, it was painted in white.
I have never been to the White House but I would like to visit it because it is "THE" big monument of Washington.

Written by Isabelle S., 4C

The Super Bowl

The Super Bowl takes place every year, there are American football matches in a stadium. It's the final football championship, where the winners will be declared NFL champions. It is an event because the winner team is the best football team in the USA. I think it's like the FIFA World Cup or the six nations tournament.

Written by Rémy C., 4C

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

American football comes from soccer and rugby. You must carry the ball behind your opponent’s line .
The equipment is compulsory because this sport is very dangerous. The player must wear:
· a helmet
· shoulder pads
· protection for teeth
During each game, eleven players of each team are in the field, but in total there are fifty-three players by team. A game lasts one hour.
There exists six ways to score points. The penalties are never individual, they punish all the team and they are reported by one of the seven referees who drop a yellow flag on the floor.

Written by Mathilde B., 4C

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Martin Luther King was a Baptist Afro-American minister.
He was born in Atlanta on January 15th 1929. He died on April 4th, 1968 in Memphis.
This minister is known because he was the one who made the blacks and the whites equal in the U.S.
He was one of the biggest nonviolent militants for the civil rights of the blacks in the U.S.
For me, Martin Luther King deserves a lot of honor because without him and of numerous militants, racism would always be there in America.

Written by Jean-Baptiste V., 4C

The Mayflower

The Mayflower was a XVII century merchant ship of 90 feet with 180 casks. In 1620, it transported 102 English immigrants between Plymouth in England, and the Plymouth colony in the Massachusetts. This Europeans were the first colons to live in New England and they decided to found the Plymouth street. The Mayflower passengers were the founders of the future United States of America.

Written by Valentin B., 4C

Elvis Presley

He was born on January 8th, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was a singer and an American actor.
It is one of the most important singers of the 20th century.
He sold 1 billion disks around the world and played in 31 movies.
According to me, this artist was the best and he represented his nickname of "king" very well.
He died on 16th August in 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Written by Cindy D.

Barack Obama

He’s the 44th president of the USA. He was born on 4th August 1961 in Honolulu, in Hawaii. He is American. He is known because he’s the first African-American president. He was elected on 4th November 2008 but he took office on 10th January 2009. His father was called Barack Obama senior, he died on 24th November 1982.

Written by Gaëtan D.N., 4C

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll a British novelist, photographer and mathematician. He has born on 27th January 1832, in Deresbury. He wrote several books.
-Example: Alice in Wonderland.
This story speaks about a girl, who dives into a crazy story. She meets different animals in an outstanding other dimension. I like this story because I find it full of moving and funny surprises all the time.

Written by Justine S., 4C

The Brontë sisters

The 3 sisters were English. There was Charlotte [ 21st April 1816]; Emily [30th July 1818] and Anne [17th January 1820]. They lived in Haworth Parsonage in Yorkshire from 1820 on.
They're famous for their poems and their novels.
Charlotte wrote «Jane Eyre» ; Emily wrote «Wutherings Heights» and Anne wrote «The locatery of Wildfell Hall».
They had a brother: Branwell.
I think that the three sisters wrote beautiful poems and novels.

Written by Maxence P., 4B

HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood is an area of Los Angeles. It 's set in the north-east of downtown. It's famous thanks to his cinema recording studio. In 1900 Hollywood was a post office. Then in 1902 there was the famous Hollywood Hotel.
This area is especially mixed with rich people. Lots of blockbusters are shot over there. I have never gone to Hollywood.

Written by Justine L., 4B

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1816. She was an English woman of arts, novelist and writer. She was born in 1797 in Somer Town in England and died in 1851 in Belgravia. Frankenstein was a sucessful book.
I like this book but the story is very fantastic and magic, Frankenstein is a monster created by a doctor who is capable of giving life.

Written by Quentin M., 4B

The Maoris

The ancestors of the Maoris were Polynesian, from the South East of Asia. They wanted to go to the USA but they went to New-Zeland. The Polynesian culture is about 3000 years, and it is in an archipelago. In 1840 the leader of the Maoris signed a contract of peace. New-Zeland was the last land which was discovered. The inhabitants are well-educated.

Written by Jordan A., 4B

1066

William the Conqueror attacked the Anglo-Saxons, killed king Harold on 14 October 1066 and became king of England a few weeks later. I think the fight was very strategic. The English had thousands of people.

Written by Guillaume S., 4B

Dracula

Dracula is a book by Bram Stoker published in 1897. It speaks of vampires and love. It is a gothic novel. Bram Stoker was born on 8 November 1847 in Dublin and he died on 20 April 1912. His dad was Abraham Stoker, he was born in 1799 and he died in 1876. His mother was Charlotte Matilda Blake Tharmely and she was born in 1818 and she died in 1901.

Written by Jim D., 4B

Agatha Christie

She was born on 15th September 1890. She was a famous writer and a British artist. She has written lots of thrillers. Her nickname was ''The Queen of Crime''. Agatha Christie published 80 novels :'' “Murder on the Orient Express” , “Ten Little Niggers'', etc.
After her second wedding in 1971, Lady Agatha Mallowan became ''Dame Agatha Christie''.
She died on 12th January 1976 at 85 years old.
She was a very good writer !

Written by Maurine B., 4B

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The United States of America is a big country, it has a surface of 9 640 000 km².
The languages spoken in the USA are : English (82,3%), Spanish (12,2%), Chinese (0,87%), French (0,47%), Vietnamese (0,43%)
The capital of the USA is Washington, and the currency is the United States Dollar (USD). The national anthem is The Star-Spangled Banner.
The president of the United States of America is Barack Obama, and the vice-president is Joe Biden.
In 2010, 308 745 538 inhabitants lived in the USA.
And the monument I love is the Statue of Liberty.
It's a wonderful and big country I would like to go to.

Written by Morgane G., 4B

The potato famine

It was in Ireland in 1845 and 1849. It was the result of 50 years of destruction because of the economic policy of imperial Britain, a bad agricultural method, and the arrival of blight : a mushroom parasite. The potato was the first food in Ireland. There were lots of dead people (1 million), particularly among the poorest.

Written by Mickaël C., 4B

Red Nose Day

In 1985, there was famine in Ethiopia so the artists of severals countries harvested money for families there. In the United Kingdom, the harvest of money was done with humor. It is the equivalent of the Telethon in France. Since 1989, it has been done every two years, the money goes to charity. I think it's a funny way to harvest money and it amuses people.

Written by Romain B., 4B

Marilyn Monroe

She was born on 1st June 1926, at General Hospital in Los Angeles.
Her real name was Norma Jane Mortenson.
She was an American actress and singer.
She died on 5th August 1962 in Los Angeles.
In the 1950s, she became a Hollywood star and a sex-symbol.
Her best successes: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch or Some Like it Hot . She got a Golden Globe for best actress in the 1960s.
I think Marilyn Monroe didn’t have an easy life!!!

Written by Traicy H., 4B

The 11th SEPTEMBER 2001

On the 11th September 2001, four suicide attacks took place on the same day in the United States by members of Al-Qaida. In the morning, 19 terrorists destroyed 4 planes. 2 planes crashed on the 2 twin towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan and a third on the Pentagon in Washington. The fourth plane crashed in Shanksville.
The consequence of this event was economic and human.

Written by Florian B., 4B

Mount Rushmore

It is a monumental sculpture, located in the United States, that represents 150 years
of the history of the country,
This monument shows 4 famous American people :
_ George Washington
_ Thomas Jefferson
_ Theodore Roosevelt
_ Abraham Lincoln
This monument is situated near Rapid City in the State of South Dakota in the United States.

Written by Savannah E., 4B

New York

New York is in the north of the United States. It is a very young city, famous for its shows in Broadway, its museums, its famous buildings and its parades in the city, especially on Saint Patrick’s Day on 17th March.
I have never gone to the United States but I'd like to go there because I'd like to see the famous buildings and to see their culture.

Written by Logan B., 4B

Netball

Netball was invented in 1895 by Clara GREGORY BAER, a pioneer in women's sports.
Netball is played in more than 70 countries.
It is played with 7 players.
Clara GREGORY BEAR was inspired by basketball.
The first rule was written in 1901.
You have to throw the ball in the ring of your opponent.
The team who's got more points wins.
This game looks like basketball.

Written by Anaëlle B., 4B

Ireland

In Ireland, there are 4 446 000 people or 60 inhabitants for 1 square km.
Its surface is 69 797 for 1 square km.
Its an island at the west of England.
Its capital is Dublin, where the Guinness museum is (famous beer), and its money is, as in France, the euro.
They speak English and Irish and they drive on the left, as in England.
There are many beautiful landscapes and famous writers.
I think this country is very rich in history, in national heritage and in culture (museum, landscape, actor and actress, and writers).

Written by Corentin M., 4A

J-K Rowling

J-K Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 .
She's English .
She became famous thanks to Harry Potter, she published it in many different tongues.
I don't like Harry Potter.

Written by Aline Z., 4A

South Africa

There are more than 50 million inhabitants in 1 219 912 km2.
There are different capitals : Pretoria, Le Cap and Bloemfontein.
The money is the Xam.
The languages are Afrikans and English.
The country is on the South of Africa and has got borders with Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho.
The president's house is the Mahlamba Ndlopfu. Matjiesfontein is a history city.
This country must be difficult to live in because there isn't a lot of water but there are lots of people with a lot of different skin colours.
I don't want to go to this country because it's too far.

Written by Claire A., 4A

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand's flag has got the Union Jack on the right, symbolizing the union with Britain. On the left, we can see the southern cross because New Zealand is in the southern hemisphere.
New Zealand's Capital is Wellington, 4 631 600 people live in this town.
The surface of New Zealand is 268 280 km².
New Zealand's rugby team is very famous and it won many competitions.
From 1788 to 1840, New Zealand was Britain's colony. So, now the New Zealanders speak English.
I would like to go to New Zealand because it has got many beaches and hot water.
New Zealand's beaches have got very big waves and it looks very funny.

Written by Benoit B., 4A

CANADA

There are four million inhabitants.
Its capital is Vancouver .
Its money is the dollar.
The language used is English.
It’s a beautiful country.

Written by Anthony F., 4A

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a famous place in England. It was made in the Neolithic. It is made of rocks. A Celtic tribe did magic things in this place. It is made with a lot of “doors” in rock which form a circle. This is the most supernatural place in the world because there are strange facts happening there.
I would like to go to Stonehenge because this is a mythical place and I love mythical things.

Written by Maxime G., 4A

''Valentine's day''

This day takes place on 14th February. It is a party dedicated to lovers. Originally, it was a party for the Catholic church. Often, the boys (or the men) enjoy to do their declaration to the one they love. I find that this party is good but it is almost not celebrated any more.

Written by Mellie S., 4A

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is an industrial park you can find in the south part of the San Francisco bay, in California, on the West coast of the States . Silicon Valley doesn't mean Valley of silicone but Valley of silicon (“silicium”) . It is an industrial area specialized in new technologies. Perhaps there are lots of industrial factories there.

Written by Louis C., 4A

THE FIRST STEP ON THE MOON

On the 16th July 1969, the space capsule “Apollo 11” took off in Florida with 3 astronauts : Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins. The mission was to bring the 3 astronauts on the moon. On the 21st July, Neil Armstrong was the first to run on the moon and he planted the flag of the U.S.A..
I think it was probably great but stressful.

Written by Joanne P., 4A

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was the greatest tragic poet and writer in the English culture.
He was born on 26 April 1564 and died on 23 April 1616 in
Stratford-Upon-Avon. He was English. He died at the age of 52. He wrote comedies and tragedies.
William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliette , Julius Caesar.
The French like Romeo and Juliet a lot. I don't know a lot of plays by William Shakespeare.

Written by David D., 4A

St Patrick's day

It's a national holiday in Ireland. It takes place on 17th March.
Many people go to a parade, they eat and drink a lot of Irish specialties (in particular alcoholic drinks). And the beer flows constantly. Everybody dresses in green and carries a clover.
They do that in the honor of St Patrick, a missionary who converted Ireland to Christianity and to celebrate the Irish culture.
I think it is a fun party.

Written by Emeline F-M., 4A

Uluru - Australia

Uluru is a sandstone “inselberg” in the centre of Australia. It is a sacred place for the people, they realized rock paintings illustrating a big important knowledge. It is an emblem in Australia, discovered by the Westerners in 1873. It became a tourist attraction in 1940. I would like to visit it because this is a beautiful place.

Written by Mélanie M., 4A

Thanksgiving

This party takes place in the United States and in Canada.

In Canada, the action dates back to 1578.
This official ceremony was created to celebrate their survival in the voyage.

In the States, it celebrates the 1st harvest in 1621 : the governor William Bradford decided 3 days of grace.

Written by Sofyan B., 4A

Elizabeth II

She has been the Queen of England and the leader of the Commonwealth since 6th February 1952. She was born on 21 April 1926 in Mayfair, London (UK), her birth name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. Her father was George 4 of the United Kingdom and her mother was Elizabeth Bowes Lyon. Her heir is Prince Charles since 1952. She lives in England. She is popular.

Written by Tony F., 4A

Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on the 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar.

Gandhi was an important political leader of India and the movement for the independence of the country.
He was at the origin of the movement for freedom and the civil laws around the world.

Gandhi is considered as the father of the nation, his birthday is India's national holiday.

I think that Gandhi has been a very good character for the planet. He has brought peace around the world.

He died in Delhi on the 30th January 1948.

Written by Clémence P., 4A

Big Ben

Big Ben is a bell installed in the clock tower. It is in the British parliament in London. The first bell was made in 1856 but it cracked some months after its installation. The second bell was made on 10th April 1858. It began to be in use on 31th May 1859. One day I want to see it.

Written by Elya K., 4A

Great Britain

There were 58 000 000 inhabitants in Great Britain in 2006. And there were 252 34 hab/km².
The surface of Great Britain is 229 850 km². 1,3 % is water. 25 % is cultivated land. 46% is unexploited land. 12% is forest.
In Great Britain, people talk English. The pound sterling is the British currency.
The capital is London.
Some famous monuments are The Tate Modern, the Tate Britain, the National Gallery, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, the City in London, the Tower Bridge, the Millennium wheel and Westminster Palace.

Written by Aleksandra M., 4A

Opera House, Sydney

The Opera House is a famous opera.
It is in Australia, in Sydney, it is near the coast.
In 1959, Fugène Gossen announced the construction of that opera and it was officially finished in 1973.
The opera was opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
It can welcome 5532 people.
It belongs to the U.N.E.S.C.O. heritage. The first artist came in 1960.

Written by Jérémie T., 4A

Independence Day (USA)

Independence Day is the national day in the USA which takes place on 4th July.
Independence Day was the day of the signature of the declaration of Independence in 1776.
Independence day concerned 2 countries : The United States of America and Britain.

Written by Ursula C., 4A