Hey guys,

today we first made a recap of the situation in the text and then, we worked on identifying the alibis of the suspect and we saw that none of them could really stand.

Here is what we said:

Inez Olson may have killed the governor because she didn't like him. She says he wasn't kind.

Samuel Mason may have murdered him. His alibi is strange. He says he wasn't watching TV or listening to the radio but Hamilton could hear music upstairs.

7:30 - 8:00 = time of the murder

4:00 = telephone call

Finally, you took a lesson and vocabulary test.

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Homework:

- finir de remplir la fiche du détective. Aidez-vous du cours pour les parties pour lesquelles vous avez le plus de mal.

Hi guys,

today you had to work on creating a jazz chant for the evening routine.

You worked on vocabulary, rhythm and pronunciation.

At the end of the class, we also modified the second jazz chant to sing in trios so that the person in the middle could be a boy.

We saw we had to change 3 things:

- she -> he

- her -> his

- the verbs with he / she get an "s" for the 3rd person singular.

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Homework:

- apprendre son jazz chant par coeur et mémoriser la chorégraphie (claquement de doigts et mimes). Votre performance sera enregistrée, et notée. Le plus grand sérieux et le plus grand enthousiasme sont donc à prévoir... 

- apprendre le jazz chant à chanter à 3 par coeur également (avec "she" ou avec "he" au choix).

Hi guys,

today we first studied the last video of the sequence: "the best jobs in the world". You had to identify the jobs mentionned and their missions.

For you (and for a lot of people), the best job in the world is to be on holidays everyday.

Then you took a lesson test about Australia and Sydney.

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Homework:

- pas de travail particulier sinon réviser la leçon = être capable de dire quels sont les 6 emplois proposés et les missions liées à ces contrats.

Hi guys,

today we first finished the lesson about collections and during the last 5 minutes of the class we could talk about Mount Rushmore, a giant sculpture carved in a rock in South Dakota, USA.

You can have a look at the document in your books.

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Homework:

- les carnets de vocabulaire doivent être à jour car ils seront ramassés.

Hi guys,

today we first talked very briefly about the Big Challenge and then we continued the lesson with a new part: How to talk about "Collections".

We learnt new vocabulary and you talked about James's collections and your personal collections.

You told me if your collection was big: "I have got a lot of ..."

and if your collection was small: "I have got only a few ..."

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Homework:

- votre carnet de vocabulaire sera ramassé mercredi 29 mai. Mettez-le à jour. Attention à l'orthographe et veillez à l'illustrer.

Hi guys,

today we continued talking about Michael Jackson's Earth Song. Here is what we said:

                Past / Present / Future:

There are bright colours for the past, dark colours for the present; and the future is the past.

All the usual codes are destroyed.

The singer repeats "What about...?". He asks himself questions about the future. He has a bad feeling. He is worried.

Emotions: When the singer screams "ah", he is angry and scared of the future.

               The Bible (references):

- Jesus Christ on the cross, the Saviour of the planet. 

- Noah's Ark (the saviour of the animals).

- God: he controls the weather (the elements) and the time.

Vocab:

to weep = to cry

the Grim Reaper

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Homework:

- être capable de réexpliquer les symboles contenus dans le clip et la chanson.

- se préparer à un contrôle bilan sur le thème de l'environnement (probablement vendredi 24/05/13)

Hi guys,

today we first made a quick recap of what you had said about the characters in the story. We added information about Mc Coy who is the "assistant DA" = Distric Attorney. He is like the boss of Liddy Hamilton.

She says "sorry" on the phone because she is calling him late at night. It's 3 am (in the morning) and she must be waking him up. But she thinks she has found the culprit. She has had a revelation, a flash.

Then you had to give ideas to commit the perfect crime, like in a TV series. Here are the ideas that came up:

For the perfect murder, you need the perfect plan:

- an alibi

- an ally or an accomplice (to accuse later)

- a good timing

- you mustn't leave clues (DNA, finger prints, noise, you should wear gloves, ...)

- nobody must see the scene = you must eliminate the witnesses

- a good murder weapon (poison, a gun with a silencer, ...)

Finally, I tested your awareness. You had to find the culprit in the following video... You were so concentrated on their alibis that you didn't see the scene had changed...! ahah! :)

Here is what you said: The Alibis of the suspect

When the master died, ...

      ... the man was buttering scones in the kitchen. He could have poisoned him.

      ... the young woman was polishing the brass in the bedroom. She was cleaning a brass pot. She could have cracked his head.

      ... the old lady was planting petunias. She could have hit him on the head too.

-> The culprit is the old lady because her alibi doesn't stand. She is lying. You don't plant petunias before May.

Vocab:

- a suspect

- a culprit

- a victim

- a witness

- a murder weapon

- an alibi

- clues

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Homework:

- être capable de parler du meutre parfait et de la vidéo.

Get prepared!!!!

You only have tonight to review your classes and to train to be the best for the Big Challenge!