Hi guys,

today we started a new sequence about food and food problems during the first hour of the lesson.

Here is the video we watched to talk about the issue:

Here is what we said about the situation and the real meaning of the document:

"to be written by ..."

In the second half of today's class, you discussed the different ways of travelling (means of transportation and accomodation).

Here is what you have said during the class:

"to be written by ..."

HW:

- à la fin de l'heure, Holly vous a réparti en plusieurs groupes selon les différentes destinations pour lesquelles vous devrez faire des recherches. Vous DEVREZ faire ces recherches pour mardi et être capable de présenter le pays (ou Etat) et les activités selon la fiche guide distribuée.

- apprendre la leçon sur la vidéo, le nouveau voc. et sa prononciation.

Hi guys,

in the first part of the lesson we tried to finish correcting your mock exams.

Here is what we wrote about the text and about the ideas + link words that you needed to use for the writing part:

"to be written by ..."

Then in the 2nd part of the hour, you had to present your silly immoral games and some of you did do a pretty good job. I will upload their presentation as soon as possible here.

"yet to be uploaded"

HW:

- finir la correction de l'expression écrite 'Lettre'

Hi guys,

today we first worked on the topic "Smoking" with the analysis of the following video:

Here is what we said about it:

"to be written by ..."

Then you had a class with Holly about Reality TV at the end of which you had to imagine the embryo of an immoral reality TV show.

Here are the elements that you have studied with Holly (you need to learn the new vocabulary from these documents):

to be uploaded by Holly

HW:

- pour vendredi = finir l'analyse de la vidéo (partie Opinion + Branch Out)

- pour mardi = préparer par groupe une présentation powerpoint de votre concept de TV réalité (= titre / concept / comment gagner / ...)

Hi guys,

today we first talked about a weird woman in India who decided to marry her cow... You can watch the video again below:

And here is what you said about it:

"to be written by..."

Then Holly introduced you to a reality show from the USA entitled "To catch a predator" and you had to comment on it. You can watch parts of the show here on Youtube:

"yet to be uploaded by Holly"

HW:

- faire le compte rendu du texte "Surprise" en respectant l'analyse de texte (wh- questions) et en utilisant des mots clés dans votre présentation.

- pour la rentrée, regarder un épisode de "Catch a Predator" sur youtube et arriver en classe avec une opinion construite et réfléchie sur le show. Les questions de Holly en bas du poly devront vous aider à vous forger une opinion et à orienter vos réponses.

Hi guys,

today we first worked on the commentary of that picture so that you could get a training before your oral mock exams...

Here is what you wrote about it:

"to be written by Nathalie"

Then in the 2nd part of the hour, you did some little presentations about sexism. Here are the notes that you took at the end of the lesson about the different presentations:

"to be written by Nathalie"

HW:

- finir vos fiches de vocabulaire sur le thème en cours (India, a land of contrast)

- être capable de faire le compte rendu oral du texte.

Info:

- prochain cours: après avoir fait le compte rendu du texte et pris quelques notes complémentaires dans le classeur, nous corrigerons votre devoir type bac de la dernière fois (sur Shopping). Pensez à le rapporter (+ texte).

Hi guys,

today we first talked about an audio document: the Queen's address to the nation for Christmas 2011. Here is what we said about her speech:

The Queen address to the nation

She speaks very clearly and with a perfect accent: the “Queen’s English”

For instance, Holly speaks the “Queen's English”

The Queen speaks about the Common Wealth, an economic organization including former British colonies.

Natural disasters:

·         Flood (water)

·         Earthquake (earth)

·         Cyclone/storm (wind)

·         Drought (no water + heat wave)

·         Tsunami (water + quake) = tidal wave

Natural disasters can have an impact on economy. Countries help each other in a crisis politically and financially.

a little bit more about our text and we explained how the main character and her family reacted to the future wedding. Here is what we said about their feelings and reactions: 

First meeting

The text isa first-person narrative where the main character is the narrator.

She is a thirteen-year-old girl who is getting married.

The reasons that proves she’s a girl are:

·         “she prefers to work than to be a wife”

·         A bride (a woman who is getting married)

·         Sari with gold lace (a type of clothes for women)

·         Jewelry borrowed from my sister in law

·         She is preparing herself to her ceremony

 Her family is shocked, outraged and angry with their daughter because she is against the wedding.

Her parents won’t talk to her because they are too angry

                                                                                            enraged

                                                                                            furious

                                                                                            revolted

She doesn’t want to get married. It’s not the aim of her life.

                                                                                  goal

She wants to work / she would rather work. However/ nevertheless she forces herself to respect her uncle.

The narrator considers herself a victim because she is compelled / forced to get married. For her, it’s a sexist custom.

She would like to work rather than to be a housewife at 13. She is a rebellious teenager who is against the system. She is not willing to accept her parent’s authority.  

Then we continued the class with Holly about the place of women in society. Here is what you said:

Sexism still a problem?

→ at work (salary difference = they don't have the same wages) / at home (housework + looking after the children) / in many countries = no free speech + no rights + women are considered as slaves

Stereotypes?

→ the image of women in the media (all women are slim, gorgeous, …) / physical appearance / girls like pink and boys like blue

Father = head of the household?

→ he is seen as the family protector traditionally and culturally, but is this right ? Aren't women capable of protecting their families ?

Glad to be a boy / girl?

→ men have more power (physically and socially) / men will never get pregnant or have PMS / men are given more rights / lots of women feel culturally forced to take care of their looks a lot (like doing their nails, wearing jewelry...) / men don't have to be perfect.
→ girls succeed better at school. They have better results (but are they more intelligent?)

HW:

- apprendre les détails sur le texte (vendredi)

- se préparer à son oral blanc (mardi)

- préparer une intervention orale sur votre thème selon les instructions laissées par Holly (presentation, opinion, solution to the problem, quiz, opinion poll).

Hi guys,

today you first took a vocabulary test about shopping. You can dowload the answers here to get prepared for your final test on Thursday.

Then we had a quick warm up about Jamie Oliver's show. Here is what we said about it:

Jamie Oliver’s food revolution

AIM/POINT/GOAL

Ø    To fight against obesity

Ø    To change people’s food habits (hamburgers, chips, nuggets, pizza)

          JUNK FOOD:

Ø  High in fat = greasy

Ø  Unhealthy

Ø  To make children stop eating junk food

Ø  To make them be disgusted

Then we continued talking about the dabbawalas and you had to find why we could say that their company was a success. Here is what you said:

"to be written by Nathalie"

Finally, we studied the caste system in India and how it worked. You had to determine where the dabbawalas could be. Here is the name of the caste that they most likely belong to (+the reasons):

Have you been to India?

Ø    No, because the plane ticket is too expensive and it doesn’t attract me.

Ø    No, but I would like to go to and visit Mumbai and the cities where Bollywood movies are filmed.

N o, but why not? However I don't know anybody there. If I went to India, I would like to visit the country with a local (someone who lives in the country, not a foreigner)

A foreigner (someone who doesn’t live in the country)

The notion of Karma

Your goal when you believe in Karma:

You want to behave in the best possible way to climb up the social pyramid when you are reincarnated.

Actually your goal is to stop being reincarnated and reach Nirvana.

At the top of the social ladder, there are the Brahmans who are the most privileged caste. At the bottom, there are the Sudras, the least privileged caste.

Most Indians are “untouchables” it means that they are not part of society.

For example: Jack the Ripper would be an outcast because he was a killer/ a murderer.

On the contrary Lady Diana would probably be a brahman because she helped people with her charity and she was a princess.

HW:

- vous devez lire le document distribué avec les différentes personnalités mentionnées et dire (en justifiant) dans quelle caste vous les mettriez (aidez-vous du texte sur les castes pour trouver les "bonnes réponses" et justifier votre choix).