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[...] The film starts before the creation of the band when Farrokh (who will be known later as Freddy Mercury) is working as a baggage handler in the Airport of London. During a concert in a pub, he meets the band that is playing and becomes a member of it, because the singer has just left. Then, between concerts, albums, parties and celebrity, we follow the happiest and worth moments of the band's career with the soundtrack entirely composed of the greatest hits of Queen. Moreover, this film is also the occasion to talk about the homosexuality as Freddy Mercury realized during the film that he loves men. [...]

[...] As a consequence, with no more trees, some people are threatened by climate conditions. Speak about one of your family member's live I would like to talk about my grandmother and to introduce her. The reason I decided to talk about her is that she was really ahead of her time. She grew up in a family with her sister and her two brothers in South of France. In opposition with numerous women at that time, she decided to continue with her studies in order to find a job and to be independent. [...]

[...] Talking about the environment I want to talk about a topical issue that is more and more matter of concerns, the deforestation. Indeed, in my opinion and according to specialists, this huge issue is not only critical due to the destruction of thousands of square kilometers of trees and vegetation, but also due to the numerous detrimental effects it has on the environment. First of all, the wild animals and the indigene populations that live inside these forests are expelled from their home or even die due to its destruction. [...]

[...] Inside the schools or even in public park, gardeners often use a brush cutter but it can be quite dangerous. I am much more confident with a lawn mower that I can easily pilot. It is necessary to do this job to be patient because if you do it quick, it is visible and the result in not satisfying. Then, you also have to be focus and precise in order to procced safely, for example you have to check if there are no big stones of any objects before turning on the lawn mower. [...]

[...] English  -  Talking about . -  Speaking exercises Introducing a charity Good morning everyone, today I would like to present you a charity. What is a charity you may ask? It is also called a charitable organization, and it consists in a nonprofit group which aims at solving social, environmental or economical issue all over the world most of the time. I decided to present you Plastic Ocean. This organization, according to their own words, have three main missions. First of all, the volunteers want to inform about how dangerous is the plastic and even more when it ends into the oceans. [...]