Learning JourneySéquence
Eight sessions, one public extract eachHuit séances, un extrait public chacune
Watch the short clip, keep the English of care, then say what has changed in society. Clips may come from different series years: always check the year on screen.Regarder le court extrait, garder l'anglais du soin, puis dire ce qui a changé dans la société. Les extraits peuvent venir d'années différentes: toujours vérifier l'année à l'écran.
OverviewVue d'ensemble
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Season 1 summary (overview)
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01
A new Nonnatus House
BBC1959 · theme session · Trailer
SocietySociété. 1959. The welfare state is in place, but Poplar housing and home births still shape the work.1959. L'Etat-providence est la, mais le logement a Poplar et les naissances a domicile faconnent encore le travail.
ThemeTheme. The team moves house. The job continues in a changing East End.L'equipe demenage. Le metier continue dans un East End qui change.
ExtractExtrait. Official BBC trailer: Poplar and Nonnatus House
Free BBC trailer used as a short overview of Poplar and Nonnatus House (the S3E1 watch link was Non disponible).Bande-annonce BBC utilisée comme aperçu court de Poplar et Nonnatus House (le lien S3E1 était Non disponible).
Lines to keepRépliques à garder
- We've moved. The work has not.
- This is still Nonnatus House.
- I am the midwife on this round.
One word is missingIl manque un mot
We've ______. The work has not.
After the extract.Après l'extrait. Name the year on screen. One fact about Poplar in 1959. One limit: the series is fiction, not proof.
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02
A new sister on the team
BBC1959 · theme session · Series clip
SocietySociété. Staff shortages and training: the NHS needs hands, not only certificates.Manque de personnel et formation: le NHS a besoin de bras, pas seulement de diplomes.
ThemeTheme. A new colleague learns the district. Trust comes before titles.Une nouvelle collegue decouvre le quartier. La confiance vient avant les titres.
ExtractExtrait. Chummy arrives at Nonnatus House (BBC clip)
Free public extract (BBC). Short clip, not a full episode. If blocked in class, the teacher may use a purchased season optionally.Extrait public open (BBC). Court extrait, pas un épisode entier. Si bloqué en classe, l'enseignant peut utiliser une saison achetée en option.
Lines to keepRépliques à garder
- I'll go with you on this round.
- We're short of staff.
- Show me how you do it here.
One word is missingIl manque un mot
We're short of ______.
After the extract.Après l'extrait. What must a new midwife learn beyond book-learning? Give two expressions you could use with a colleague.
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03
Public health on the street
Mr&Mrs HISTORY1959 · theme session · Documentary
SocietySociété. Post-war public health reaches families through district nurses and midwives.La sante publique d'apres-guerre atteint les familles par les infirmieres et sages-femmes de secteur.
ThemeTheme. Prevention leaves the clinic: vaccination, information, trust in the home.La prevention sort de la clinique: vaccination, information, confiance a domicile.
ExtractExtrait. Documentary: giving birth in the East End, 1955
Not an episode of the series. Historical context for public health and maternity in the East End.Pas un épisode de la série. Contexte historique pour la santé publique et la maternité dans l'East End.
Lines to keepRépliques à garder
- This vaccine protects your child.
- I can explain before you decide.
- You can ask me any question.
One word is missingIl manque un mot
This vaccine ______ your child.
After the extract.Après l'extrait. Why does prevention need clear English in the home? One dated fact, one limit of the series.
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04
Barbara arrives in 1960
PBS1960 · theme session · Series clip
SocietySociété. 1960: the East End stands between old housing and promised estates.1960: l'East End est entre les anciens logements et les cites promises.
ThemeTheme. A new decade, a new midwife. First impressions are not the whole person.Une nouvelle decennie, une nouvelle sage-femme. La premiere impression n'est pas toute la personne.
ExtractExtrait. Nurse Corrigan's first day (PBS clip)
Later series, same classroom theme: a new midwife's first day.Série plus tardive, même thème de classe: le premier jour d'une nouvelle sage-femme.
Lines to keepRépliques à garder
- I'm the new midwife. My name is Barbara.
- I can take the next visit.
- Please tell me if I get something wrong.
One word is missingIl manque un mot
I'm the new ______. My name is Barbara.
After the extract.Après l'extrait. What changes between 1959 and 1960 in the street and in the job? Three expressions for a first day.
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05
Housing is a form of care
PBS1960 · theme session · Behind the scenes
SocietySociété. Slum clearance and new estates: progress on paper, hard lives on the ground.Resorption de l'habitat insalubre et nouvelles cites: progres sur le papier, vies dures sur le terrain.
ThemeTheme. Damp rooms and crowded homes shape health. Observe without humiliating.Pieces humides et logements surpeuples faconnent la sante. Observer sans humilier.
ExtractExtrait. Poplar East End in 1963 (PBS behind the scenes)
Free public extract (PBS). Short clip, not a full episode. If blocked in class, the teacher may use a purchased season optionally.Extrait public open (PBS). Court extrait, pas un épisode entier. Si bloqué en classe, l'enseignant peut utiliser une saison achetée en option.
Lines to keepRépliques à garder
- How many people sleep in this room?
- Is there running water?
- I am here for the mother and the child.
One word is missingIl manque un mot
How many people ______ in this room?
After the extract.Après l'extrait. Explain why a midwife must notice housing. One fact from 1960, one limit of fiction.
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06
Standards on the district
BBC1960 · theme session · Series clip
SocietySociété. Records and standards travel between home and hospital.Dossiers et normes circulent entre le domicile et l'hopital.
ThemeTheme. Notes, hygiene, firm kindness. Professional English at the bedside.Notes, hygiene, fermete bienveillante. L'anglais professionnel au chevet.
ExtractExtrait. Patsy examines expectant mother Penny (BBC clip)
Free public extract (BBC). Short clip, not a full episode. If blocked in class, the teacher may use a purchased season optionally.Extrait public open (BBC). Court extrait, pas un épisode entier. Si bloqué en classe, l'enseignant peut utiliser une saison achetée en option.
Lines to keepRépliques à garder
- We don't have your full notes.
- My hands are cold. I'm going to examine you.
- I'll explain before I touch you.
One word is missingIl manque un mot
I'll explain before I ______ you.
After the extract.Après l'extrait. Why do notes matter in 1960? Give three bedside lines that protect consent.
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07
A baby born with a deformity
Call the Midwife Official Video Channel Handle with care1961 · theme session · Series clip
SocietySociété. 1961: the start of the thalidomide years on screen. Drug safety and family support.1961: le debut des annees thalidomide a l'ecran. Securite des medicaments et soutien aux familles.
ThemeTheme. Care and dignity when medicine cannot yet explain. No invented diagnosis.Soin et dignite quand la medecine ne peut pas encore expliquer. Pas de diagnostic invente.
ExtractExtrait. Thalidomide (Call the Midwife Official Video Channel)
Free public extract (Call the Midwife Official Video Channel). Short clip, not a full episode. If blocked in class, the teacher may use a purchased season optionally.Extrait public open (Call the Midwife Official Video Channel). Court extrait, pas un épisode entier. Si bloqué en classe, l'enseignant peut utiliser une saison achetée en option.
Lines to keepRépliques à garder
- The baby has been born. Mother and child are my patients.
- I can't explain the cause yet.
- We'll look after the baby, and we'll look after you.
- This was present from birth. It is congenital.
One word is missingIl manque un mot
This was present from birth. It is ______.
After the extract.Après l'extrait. Separate clinical facts from blame. Three careful words. One limit: fiction is not a medical archive.
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08
When medicine can harm
PBS1961 · theme session · Behind the scenes
SocietySociété. Drug regulation, disability, and dignity: society must catch up with the clinic.Regulation des medicaments, handicap et dignite: la societe doit rattraper la clinique.
ThemeTheme. Thalidomide is withdrawn. Trust, truth-telling, and the midwife's role beside the family.Le thalidomide est retire. Confiance, verite, et role de la sage-femme aupres de la famille.
ExtractExtrait. How 1962 changes Poplar (PBS behind the scenes)
Free public extract (PBS). Short clip, not a full episode. If blocked in class, the teacher may use a purchased season optionally.Extrait public open (PBS). Court extrait, pas un épisode entier. Si bloqué en classe, l'enseignant peut utiliser une saison achetée en option.
Lines to keepRépliques à garder
- The drug has been withdrawn.
- You are not to blame.
- We will keep supporting your family.
One word is missingIl manque un mot
You are not to ______.
After the extract.Après l'extrait. Place and year; one dated fact about 1961; what the series lets us see; one limit; link with care work today.