Hey guys, 

today we first worked on commenting on this video with Holly. I'm sure you thought it was dumbfounding... who wouldn't be surprised at seeing such a thing. But you finally admitted that it was probably not a good solution to power the torch of the Statue of Liberty even though you could see some advantages.

You can watch the video again below:

Then you continued talking about your personal sources of energy (the ones you designed and the ones you selected to answer in your essay). Here are some of the ideas that emerged from the discussion (my favourite is definitely the electricity produced by the cyclist who use the cycle-hire system...):

Quentin:

Design a machine that willtransform air pollution into electricity

PROs:

• it will solve two problems at once = (to) kill two birds with one stone.

CONs:

• it will take a long time of research and is probably not feasible.

Ornella:

Use hydroelectric power

PROs:

• inexpensive over time even though it may cost a lot to build the installation (dam and turbines) at first

• renewable

• no green house gases emissions

Shanice / Kay:

Burn waste

PROs:

• it will solve two problems at once (NY also has a recycling problem)

• not green but renewable supply.

CONs:

• might create air pollution

Harmonie:

“The Speaking Energy” = Install boxes with sound detectors in the street, offices and homes. Voices and sounds will produce energy.

PROs:

• people speak a lot

• renewable

• created by people and for people

• really inexpensive (apart from the cost of the equipment at the beginning)

• would be possible to use on the street to have a constant supply

CONs:

• it will take a long time of research and is probably not feasible.

Rémi:

Banana skins

Use a machine to produce energy out of banana peals. A turbine would be activated and produce electricity.

PROs: …. ?

CONs:

• it will take a long time of research and is probably not feasible.

Maïlys (and others):

Use the cycle-hire system to produce electricity:

• extract the energy from a generator connected to the bike

• force all evil step mothers to pedal in a cellar

• pay people to cycle

  OR

  Use tourists who want to go the statue; get them a free entrance for every 10 minutes of cycling for example

PROs:

• energy is free and it encourages people to have a positive impact on the city

• It’s a fun way to create electricity and will attract more tourists

• It will help solve lots of problems including obesity if a campaign is created that would combine 3 aspects:

  - Reduce power consumption

  - Use renewable green energy

  - Make people more active

HW: pour jeudi, rendre l'argumentation complète (env. 250 mots) sur le sujet "20 years from now, how should the torch of the Statue of Liberty be powered?" -- vous devrez corriger votre brouillon et me rendre un essay propre + le soumettre au site sur la page du concours ici:

Hey guys,

today we first warmed up with a little choreography to make sure everyone remembered the prepositions to locate something in a visual document. Here is the chart we finally drew to make sure you will not forget:

"to be written by Mounir"

Then we continued the class talking about the first panel (cover page) of Spiderman. Here is what we said about it:

"to be written by Mounir"

HW: Pour vendredi -

- Selon votre groupe (1 ou 2) vous vous concentrerez sur la page 1 (groupe 1) ou 2 (groupe 2) du comic book. Vous devrez dans un 1er temps, décrire la 1ère vignette de la page qui vous concerne et dans un 2ème temps, raconter l'histoire et les évéments qui se déroule dans cette page.

- Vous devrez corriger et rendre une version propre de l'affiche "Your personal Super Hero" que nous afficherons en classe avec comme objectif d'organiser un grand combat de Super Heroes! Le format de cette affiche DOIT être le même pour tout le monde. Merci de respecter les consignes pour faciliter le travail de tous.

Hey guys,

today you first took a comprehension test about a weird internet service called "rentafriend.com" ... We'll see what you thought about it next time.

Then, during the second part of the lesson, you had to talk about the content and the goals of these two charity ad campaign against famine in Africa. You can watch them again below:

One.org

Oxfam

We'll make a recap about your ideas next time.

HW: pour vendredi, vous devez remplir les fiches que je vous ai données (la fiche de vocabulaire: "poverty" et la fiche de méthodologie "publicité: suite et fin")

Pour mardi dans 2 semaines, vous devez remplir le tableau de comparaison entre les deux vidéos selon différents critères. Vous devez tous remplir au moins 4 lignes du tableau dont forcément la ligne intitulée "Aims of the ad".

N'oubliez pas, mardi prochain, devoir d'anglais de 2 heures (type bac = sur un thème inconnu, compréhension et expression).

Documents: 

Download the vocabulary sheet here (poverty)

Download the methodology sheet here (ad campaign)

Download the chart to compare the videos here (yet to be uploaded)

Hey,

today we started the analysis of the 1st panel from the Spiderman comic strip. Here is what we said about it:

"to be written by Mounir"

Important adjectives / expressions to know:

"to be written by Mounir"

HW: apprendre la leçon et le nouveau vocabulaire, y compris les prépositions permettant de localiser un élément dans un document (en haut, à gauche, ...).

Votre contrôle de fin de séquence aura lieu la semaine prochaine.

Pour vendredi, vous devrez me rendre la correction de votre devoir (affiche super hero avec carte d'identité et histoire).

Hey guys,

today we dedicated the 1st hour of the lesson to studying this trailer. You can watch it below (along with the 1st part of the show, if you're interested): 

Here is what we said about the document:

"to be written by ..."

Then we continued working on stereotypes and our text. Here is the recap we first made about what a cliché is:

"to be written by ..."

And here are the comments we made about the text and where the humour comes from:

"to be written by ..."

HW: pour lundi prochain, vous devrez trouver dans le texte au moins un exemple de chaque forme d'humour mentionnée ("broad generalization", "grotesque", ...)

Hey guys,

today we first had the presentation of 2 conferences with Shanice and Harmonie, Agathe and Julie. And the winners were... New York! for their more precise and detailed projects to make the city become a greener city.

Here are the ideas of both New York and London:

to be written by Shanice / Harmonie / Julie B. / Agathe

Here are some interview questions asked by the journalists:

to be written by the rest of the class

Then at the end of the lesson, you had to read a document that Holly gave you and you had to match the energy sources according the definitions. 

You can download it here:

HW:

- Pour lundi, vous devez finir le projet "Hyper Realism" en corrigeant vos brochures (erreurs d'anglais, mise en page, ...). Il faut me fournir deux choses: un exemplaire papier et une copie digitalisée au format PDF.

- Pour Jeudi, vous devez: 

       1- finir de compléter la fiche "Energy Sources" en remplissant toutes les cases (pros and cons) sur le même modèle que ce qui a été fait pour la rubrique "Wind".

       2- parler d'une autre source d'énergie non mentionnée ou en inventer une (description, pros and cons)

       3- rendre le 1er brouillon pour l'essay suivant: "In 25 years, how should the torch of the Statue of Liberty be powered?" Le tableau que vous devrez remplir devra vous aider à répondre à la question en faisant des comparaisons par rapport à l'énergie choisie.

Sources for the energy worksheet:

http://blog.certainteed.com/2010/12/greening-the-statue-of-liberty-and-liberty-island/

http://www.brainpop.com/search/search.weml?keyword=renewable+energy

http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/people/a_energy.html

Hey guys,

today you first took a mime test about the vocabulary "accessoories and weapons". I hope you did good. I will give you your grades asap.

Then we corrected some sentences that you had made to express similarities and differences thanks to the chart we had drawn last time. Here are the sentences that we made:

"to be written by Mounir"

Then we continued the lesson with another document: the first panel of the comic strip "Spiderman".

Your task was to present the document (type, who, where, when, what) and find similarities and/or contrast within the document.

Here are some of the words we wrote on the board:

"to be written by Mounir"

HW:

- préparer une présentation orale du document en insitant sur les similitudes et les différences à l'intérieur du document en fonction des différentes parties déterminées. Penser à utiliser les structures et le vocabulaire vus en classe.

Hey guys,

today we first watched a document about Freeganism. You can watch again below:

Here is what we said about it:

Then we ended the class with understanding the situation in the text very briefly. We answered typical WH- questions about the characters, the setting, and the action.

We didn't have time to write notes about that part but we'll do it next time.

HW: learn your lesson and be ready to talk about the text.