Hey guys,

today we started a new sequence about cooking. I hope you will enjoy it!

Here is your final task:

You will record yourself in front of a camera speaking about a recipe. You will need to:

- present your ingredients

- indicate all the steps of the recipe

- talk about the history of the dish while cooking

At the end of the project, you will need to bring your food to class and you will have to present it in front of jury who will ask you questions and criticize positively or negatively what you have done. Get ready! 'cause you're the next Master Chef!

Here is what we did today. You first had to make research about some dishes originating from the different parts of the English-speaking world.

Here are the ingredients that you talked about and sometimes mispronounced:

"to be written by ..."

Then, we watched a naan recipe and you learnt how to make a naan, the typical Indian bread. You can watch the video again below (I wouldn't mind it if you brought me a piece of your tentative creations some day...):

Here is what we said about it (ingredients + steps):

"to be written by ..."

BE CAREFUL! You forgot to mention: "baking powder" in the ingredients otherwise your dough will never grow and your naan will remain plain flat...

Finally, you had to begin and complete a crossword puzzle with culinary-related words. You can download it again below. By the end of this sequence, you will need to know all these words by heart and many more...:

HW:

- pour le lundi en rentrant de vacances (le 5 mars), vous devrez avoir fini vos recherches sur l'origine de votre plat. Connaissez également parfaitement les ingrédients qui le composent ainsi que leur prononciation. Vous ferez une nouvelle présentation à la classe qui jugera votre prestation.

- continuez vos fiches de voc "cooking-related words: verbs / nouns (ex: ingredients: meat / vegetables / herbs / ... = give a title) / adj..." de façon à ne pas être pris de court par d'éventuels contrôles de vocabulaire... :)

Documents:

- Téléchargez la fiche de recherches pour les recettes ici.

NB: Julie E., as you were absent today, you will be either working with Victoria on "Christmas Pudding" or on something of your own if you don't want to pair up for this dish. You have "Clam Chowder" and "Blood Sausage" left. Take care.

Hey guys,

today you took your final test on immigration. Let's hope you will have acheived good results.

Take care,

Mr Hattais.

Hi guys,

today we first talked about your oral exam from Tuesday and what you needed to improve for next time (above all the "opinion" part and the "branch out"). 

Then we continued the class talking about the text and more precisely about the ceremony that the narrator finally accepted to attend to.

Here is what we said and the new vocabulary we saw:

"to be written by ..."

HW:

- préparez vos fiches de lexique sur la séquence. Vous aurez probablement un contrôle dessus vendredi prochain.

- finissez les exercices de la fiche guide distribuée en cours ce matin + préparez-vous à faire un compte-rendu complet du texte à partir de vos notes (et en vous aidant de la tool box en bas de la worksheet).

Hi guys,

first you took a vocabulary test about the lesson.

Then we continued the class with the study of the song entitled "American Life" by Madonna.

You can watch the video clip again below:

Don't forget to train speaking and singing like Madonna since you will be asked to sing along next time.

HW:

- se préparer pour le contrôle de fin de séquence (vendredi) - apprendre par coeur la liste de vocabulaire étant donné que inclure au minimum 10 mots dans votre rédaction.

- s'entraîner à lire les paroles de la chanson à un rythme convenable.

Hey guys,

today we first worked on the following video as a warm up:

Here are the notes we took about it:

India:
Who?

Dabbawala: a person who brings / transports food to customers at their schools or offices for example.
They are 5000 throng. They work for the group not just for themselves: there are the president, the supervisor and the Dabbawalas. They all have the same salary.
Where?

For lunch, they have had this service since 1890 in Mumbai.
What?

- Delivery service company, price of service: $10/month.
- Number of customers: 400 000 lunch boxes a day.
How/Why?

bicycle / train / man power. Now they have new technology; nowadays they have SMS - computers (Microsoft).
The salary of everyone can be reduced if they don't work well as everyone has shares in the firm.
 
EXPLANATION OF THE FAME
Prince Charles invited the president of this organisation to William's wedding; the BBC has made a documentary about them because their system works: they are very efficient. They are never late and never mistaken even if / even though they are illiterate. They are proud of their achievements.

Then we began to correct the translation you had to do for today about Ana's text. Here is what we have said so far:

"to be written by ..."

HW:

- pensez à aller voir l'exposition et préparer minimum 3 questions pour vos guides concernant les oeuvres exposées et votre ressenti.

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 you worked on the correction for your letters. Here is the important vocabulary to remember (partly for tomorrow... but also for Friday's test):

"to be written by Ameline"

HW:

- préparez-vous au test de vocabulaire pour la séquence de demain.

- révisez pour le test de vendredi (leçon / vocabulaire / lettre).

Documents:

- vous pourrez accéder à la correction des lettres ici. (en cours de téléchargement)

Hi guys,

today we tried to finish everything we had to say about the topic "Immigration to the US" even if we haven't had time yet. However, we managed to say lots of things and give important definitions:

E Pluribus Unum : it's the motto of the Usa. It means "out of many, one". It's the symbol of the melting pot. You can read it on coins, bank notes and official documents.

                      people,                      people

HW:

- vous devez identifier les erreurs dans les prises de parole de Jacob et les corriger. Vous devez également réécrire ses parties de discours en vous mettant à sa place. Qu'auriez-vous dit, vous? Auriez-vous mieux fait à sa place?

- préparez-vous à un test de vocabulaire très prochainement (mardi ou mercredi)

- révisez bien dans le but de réussir votre devoir de vendredi (leçon, vocabulaire, écriture de lettre)