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Matchs d'impro en français, 2e semestre

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A partir du 15 janvier, nous allons débuter un autre semestre d'improvisation en français.

Le match d'impro consiste en 2 équipes qui essaient de marquer des points en improvisant sur des thèmes variés.

Les juges, qui donnent leur point à l'équipe qui a fait la meilleure impro, fait partie intégrante du match. 

Nos rencontres auront lieu les lundis de 15h45 à 17h dans la nouvelle cafétéria de la Lower School. Inscrivez-vous le plus tôt possible.

Information et inscription : M. Chioini.

F CON (ff)

Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Matched. New York: Speak, 2011, c2010.

Cassia has always had complete trust in the Society to make decisions for her, but when she is being paired with her ideal mate, a second face flashes on the screen, and Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility as she tries to decide which man she truly loves.

F CON (ff)

Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Reached. New York, N.Y.: Speak, 2013, c2012.

Cassia, Ky, and Xander continue to resist the Society with

Cassia working as a sorter in Central and looking for clues to the start of the rebellion, Ky in the outer provinces awaiting orders and flying planes, and Xander working as a medical officer and witnessing the start of a plague that was engineered by the Rising.

F HOR

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-. Eagle Strike. London, UK: Walker Books, 2015, c2003.

After a chance encounter with assassin Yassen Gregorovich in the South of France, teenage spy Alex Rider investigates international pop star and philanthropist Damian Cray whose new video game venture hides sinister motives involving Air Force One, nuclear missiles, and the international drug trade.

F HOR

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-. Scorpia. London, UK: Walker Books, 2005, c2004.

After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren.

F HOR

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-. Ark Angel. London, UK: Walker Books, 2015, c2005.

After recovering from a near fatal gunshot wound, teenage spy Alex Rider embarks on a new mission to stop a group of eco-terrorists from sabotaging the launch of the first outer space hotel.

F HOR

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-. Scorpia Rising. London, UK : Walker Books, 2015, c2011.

Alex Rider must once again do battle against the terrorist organization responsible for the death of his parents--Scorpia--when their plot in the Middle East poses a threat to humanity, but this time around the risks are bigger and Alex will not walk away so easily.

F HOR

Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-. Never Say Die. London, UK: Walker Books, c2017.

Following the events of Scorpia Rising, Alex relocates to San Francisco as he slowly recovers from the tragic death of his best friend and caregiver, Jack Starbright, at the hands of terrorists working for SCORPIA. With Jack gone, Alex feels lost and alone, but then, out of the blue, he receives a cryptic email--just three words long, but enough to make Alex believe that Jack may be alive. Armed with this shred of hope, Alex boards a flight bound for Egypt and embarks on a dubious quest to track Jack down.

129 CAV

Cave, Stephen. Immortality : The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization. 1st ed. New York: Crown Publishers, c2012.

Explores the possibility of living forever and whether humans should want to, and argues that it is the preoccupation with defying mortality that drives civilization.

355.02 ARM

Armitage, David, 1965-. Civil Wars: a History in Ideas. 1st ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, c2017.

Traces civil war from Ancient Rome through the centuries to present day. By touching on certain significant instances in Western thought -- the poetry of Lucan, the political theory of Thomas Hobbes, the Lieber Code produced during our own civil war, to name a few historian David Armitage creates a 'genealogy' of our sometimes contradictory notions about civil war.

629.442 PEA

Peake, Tim. Hello, is this planet Earth?: My View from the International Space Station. London, UK : Century, c2016.

The first book by astronaut Tim Peake - a mesmerising collection of over 150 of Tim's stunning photographs that he took on board the International Space Station, many of which have not been seen before.

956 COC

Cockburn, Patrick, 1950-. The Age of Jihad : Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East. London, UK: Verso, c2016.

Presented in diary form, this substantial volume draws together a careful selection of Cockburn's writings from the frontlines of the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, interspersed with thoughtful analyses and contemporary, original reflection.

DVD F ADA

The Age of Adaline = Adaline. French ed. Boulogne-Billancourt, France : TF1 Video, c2015. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger

After miraculously remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. But a chance encounter with charismatic philanthropist Ellis Jones reignites her passion for life and romance.

DVD F FOX

Foxcatcher. French ed. Boulogne-Billancourt, France : TF1 Video, 2015, c2014. Directed by Bennett Miller.

Based on true events, the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers.

DVD F LEC

L'écume des jours. French ed. Paris, France : Universal Pictures Video, c2013. Directed by Michel Gondry.

The well-to-do Colin and charming Chloe meet at a party, fall in love, and begin an idyllic (if unconventional) marriage but soon Chloe begins to suffer from a strange illness and Colin is then forced to spend all his money in an attempt to cure her, as the world around them begins to fall apart.

DVD F NOS

Neighbors = Nos pires voisins. French ed. Paris, France : Universal Pictures Video, c2014. Directed by Nicholas Stoller.

An immature couple with a newborn infant go to war with the fraternity that turns their once-peaceful neighborhood into party central.

DVD F UNE

Une famille à louer. French ed. Paris, France : Universal Pictures Video, c2015. Directed by Jean-Pierre Améris.

Depressed by his loneliness, Paul-Andre, a shy and wealthy man, offers to rent the family of a good-natured woman with two kids in exchange of settling her debts..