Ce blog est à destination de tous les élèves qui souhaitent enrichir leur connaissance de la langue anglaise. Chaque jour, des cours nouveaux expliqués...
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Hey,
if your poem is elected "best poem of the year", then you will get a reward... but what is it gonna be...?
Here is the first clue:
The content of this box will be your gift.
Probably one of the best gifts you'll EVER have! 
Before the next Lady Gaga hit came out, Ellen DeGeneres tried to foresee what it would sound like... nice move... but not quite...
Enjoy the show featuring James Blunt and Justin Bieber making fun of themselves!
To be released in June this year, this new movie inspired by the Marvel collection will certainly hit the blockbuster list. Enjoy this world preview that makes you want to see more of it...
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.
Hey,
today you first took a vocabulary test about words in possible reading comprehension assignment. For those who will get less than the average, you will need to copy all the words 10 times so that you try to remember them!
Then we continued the lesson with the listening comprehension part of your test.
Finally, I had you watch the video extract from the Harry Potter movie corresponding to the text we had studied. You had to spot the differences and similarities between the text and the movie.
You can watch the extract again below and react thanks to the comment section of this post:
Hey,
today you first took a vocabulary test about words in possible reading comprehension assignment. For those who will get less than the average, you will need to copy all the words 10 times so that you try to remember them!
Then we continued the lesson with the listening comprehension part of your test.
Finally, I had you watch the video extract from the Harry Potter movie corresponding to the text we had studied. You had to spot the differences and similarities between the text and the movie.
You can watch the extract again below and react thanks to the comment section of this post:
Hey,
today you first took a vocabulary test about the new words in the lesson. Then we made a quick recap for Léna in particular so that she could catch up with yesterday's lesson when she was absent. Here is what we said:
"to be written by Sonia"
Then we continued the lesson with the reading of our new text and we first focused on the type of document and the main elements of the narrative. Here is what we said:
"to be written by Sonia"
HW: for after the holidays, you need to create a poem like Billie Holiday's poem and illustrate it. Don't forget that you will need to chose a
historical background (civil war, segregation, nowadays) and include important elements (metaphors, gruesome constrasts, alliterations, and the evocation of the 5 senses). I hope you will be
creative enough!
Hey,
here is one of the newly-aired commercials for Doritos (Super Bowl 2011).
Have fun watching it!
Mr Hattais.
Hey,
today in the very first part of the lesson we corrected your homework, i.e. the addition of speech verbs and / or expressions to the different cues in the text so as to reveal the feelings and attitudes of the characters. Here is what we said:
"to be written by Julie"
Then we continued the lesson with how to deal with an essay in English. Here is the assignment you will have to write about for after the vacation:
"Do you believe in long distance relationships?" (250 words)
We explained how to talk about the subject and expressed some important ideas. Here they are:
"to be written by Julie"
HW: finish this essay for Monday, Feb. 28th.
Files: download the "link words" worksheet here.
Hey,
today after reading the text again, we focused our attention on determining how many parts there could be in the text and giving them a title. Here are the different parts:
"to be written by Alexis"
Then we continued the lesson with a quick analysis of the feelings of Billie Holiday when she was on her tour of concerts. Here is what we said:
"to be written by Alexis"
During the second hour of class, you had to record an oral commentary for the poem "Strange Fruit" and I also helped you with the creation of your own poem.
HW: finish writing the poem and think about a future illustration.
Hey,
today we first watched the trailer of "Food Revolution", an American TV show presented by Jamie Oliver. You can watch it again below:
Here is what we said about it:
"to be written by Sonia"
Then we continued to speak about the poem strange fruit, focusing on the 5 senses present in the document. Here is what we said:
"to be written by Sonia"
HW: learn your lesson and get ready for your voc test.
Hey,
today we first talked about the following trailer:
Here is what we said about it:
Food revolution is a TV show presented by Jamie Oliver, a British chef. He wants to change the eating habits of American children who live in West Virginia. In his TV show, he denounces the fast food industry. Throughout the trailer, he experiences some difficulties to get his ideas across.
The chidren don't make the difference between tomatoes and potatoes; it's shocking because they are used to eating junk food (like pizza) even for breakfast.
Reactions:
- It's dangerous, the children can die of heart attack or diabetes.
- It's shocking because the children don't have the choice, they can't decide.
- It's disgusting, it's yucky! Jamie wants to prevent children from eating
unhealthy food; he puts a lot of fat in a large container in order to make them feel disgusted / so as to make them aware
of the dangers.
Grammar: used to + V ----- be used to + V-ing
To speak of habit in the past, we use USED TO + V.
However, to speak of habit in the present we use BE + USED TO + V-ING
Then we continued the lesson talking about our "soap opera" text. Here is what we said about Stella's final decision:
Philip has lost a leg; he's handicapped / crippled. So Stella was moved by his condition and she decided to stand by him. She felt guilty and ill-at-ease. She didn't want him to be depressed and devastated. Now, she's torn apart as it's written in the title.
HW: add a verb of speech or expression each time the characters say something to reveal their feelings.
Hey,
today we first had Lise's presentation of a visual and then we continued our lesson about immigration and education. Here is what we said about the school system in the US:
"to be written by Vasanth"
Here is what we said about the main character's problems and solutions in the text:
"to be written by Vasanth"
HW: Essay (going further n°5) - 200 words.
More information about US school system here.
Hey,
today we first talked a little bit about Harry Potter and the story as a warm up. Here is what we said:
Harry Potter (the story - basics and opinion)
- famous character
Who ->
- a character from a novel
-He is a student / a wizard.
Syn. for "wizard" (male and female):
"to be written by Morgane"
Where -> Hogwarth (school)
When -> He is been at Hogwarth since his childhood / The action takes place nowadays in a fantasy world.
What -> It is about a wizard child who has powers and is destined to save the world.
Opinion poll:
On average, there are more pupils who don't like Harry Potter than pupils who do in the class.
-> it's too far from reality; when I read, I don't like dreaming.
Grammar: HOW TO = "savoir faire" - Harry Potter learns how to... / He
knows how to...
- ... control magic
- ... cast a spell
- ... fly on a broom
- ... catch the ball of quidditch
- ... make potions
Then we continued speaking about the text and we answered some of the questions from your worksheet and we translated all the words in bold letters. Here are the answers and the translations:
"to be written by Morgane"
HW: learn the meaning and translation for the words in bold letters in the entire sheet + get prepared for your oral comprehension test about mobile phones.
Hey,
today we first talked a little bit about Harry Potter and the story as a warm up. Here is what we said:
"to be written by Fabien"
Then we continued speaking about the text and we answered some of the questions from your worksheet and we translated all the words in bold letters. Here are the answers and the translations:
"to be written by Fabien"
HW: learn the meaning and translation for the words in bold letters in the entire sheet + get prepared for your oral comprehension test about
mobile phones.
Hey,
today Modibo first presented his picture, then we continued the lesson about how to analyse a visual correctly. Here is what we said about the "Hidden context" and "Opinion" parts for the visual about shopaholics:
"to be written by Vasanth"
Then we continued the lesson with the beginning of a study of a new text entitled "Living up to the dream". We first analysed the key elements, focusing on the characters present and mentioned.
HW: don't forget to write the parts "Description" and "Analysis" for your visual. You will need to turn them in to me next time.
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