Thursday 18 march 2010
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Hey,
today we did a quick recap of what had said about the text and we said some more about Kevin's vision of life.
Here is what we said about it:
"to be written by Camille"
Then we continued working on the text with a true or false exercise.
Here are the sentences and the correction:
"to be written by Camille"
HW: for next time, you need to learn 10 more irregular verbs + make a summary of the text using the following words:
Kevin - Belfast - ambition: leave school - work for himself - father - brother - unemployed - discrimination against Catholics - go to England - America - never go back - future of Ireland:
war, violence - Protestant - disagree - violence - girlfriend
+ write a conversation between Kevin and his girlfriend and their impossible love (100 - 150 words)
Your final test will take place on Thursday 25th.
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Thursday 18 march 2010
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Hey,
today we first listened to an interview, a debate about uniforms at school. Here is what we said about it:
"to be written by Camille"
Then we continued our phonetics activities about the French words used in the English language and vice-versa. Here are some words that we commented on:
"to be written by Camille"
Finally we continued filling in the worksheet with the pronunciation of /ed/ and /-s/ endings.
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Tuesday 16 march 2010
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Hey,
first you took your irregular verbs tests.
Then we continued working on the text entitled "Kevin Roche, 16". Here is what we added today about 2nd and 3rd paragraph:
"to be written by CAMILLE"
HW: for next time = know your lesson by heart + draw a map of Ireland and the UK symbolizing the problems of territory and religion there.
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Thursday 11 march 2010
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17:40
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Hey,
today we first began the class by recalling what the legends were in Ireland. Here are some useful structures to do that:
"to be written by Camille"
Then we continued on working on the meaning of the text. Here is what we said about it:
"to be written by Camille"
Finally you had to find a title for each § in the text and you had to justify. Here is the title that we selected for the 1st §:
"to be written by Camille"
HW: for next time, you need to prepare an oral justification of the titles for each paragraph (+ your irregular verbs, of course).
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Thursday 11 march 2010
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Hey,
today in module, we started a new phonetics activity where you will have to learn how to pronounce words according to their phonetic transcriptions.
HW: for next time, you need to make a list of 10 words that we use in the French language but that are originally English and vice-versa, a list of 10 words English people use but actually
come from the French. Write the English phonetics for each word.
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Tuesday 9 march 2010
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Hey,
today we first did a quick test on irregular verbs. Then we continued speaking about Ireland and here is what said again about it and particularly about Saint Patrick's Day:
"to be written by CAMILLE"
Then we started reading the text entitled: "Kevin Roche, 16". You had to find out information about the characters and places.
HW: for next time, you need to prepare some details about the characters present or mentioned that we selected.
- Main character = Kevin
- His father / his two brothers / his girlfriend
- The Catholics / the IRA / Sinn Fein
- The Protestants
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Thursday 11 february 2010
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/2010
16:20
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Hey,
today we first warmed up about the traditions and clichés in Ireland and here is what we said:
Clichés about Ireland:
Legend has it that / It is said that / there are leprechauns in Ireland who are at the
bottom of the rainbow and bring luck to people with their pot of gold.
It is said that Irish people are all red heads.
It is believed that they love drinking beer and going to the pub.
It is thought that the weather is cold and rainy.
It is said that there are many sheep.
Then we continued studying the video from the BBC and here is what we said about it:
The scene takes place in a classroom in Derry. In the background, we can see a mural
from Derry.
There are children (pupils) and teachers maybe. They are organising an art workshop in order to create a new mural.
Both sides of the community, Catholics and
Protestants, participate in the project.
It's collective work.
The project is for peace: dialogue, discussion and mutual understanding
are the way to go.
You can watch the final extracts below:
HW: review your irregular verbs as you will have a test on Tuesday, March 9th. Learn your lesson about Ireland.
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Thursday 11 february 2010
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/2010
11:31
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Hey,
today we finished correcting your tests on the text entitlted "Black Boy".
Here is the correction from question 1 to question 9:
1) The story takes place in classroom.
2)
a) "She" refers to the teacher.
b) "you" refers to Richard Wright
c) "them" refers to the girls and boys in his classroom.
3) A new pupil arrived at the school. His name is Richard Wright. The teacher asks him to spell his name and helps him because he is shy.
4)
a) Blackboard = the place where the teacher writes the lesson.
b) (to) giggle = (to) laugh at
c) flushed hotly = became red with shame
5)
a-IV "coax" = demander pour obtenir qqch en retour
b-III "whisper" = dire en chuchotant
c-II "soothingly" = de manière apaisante
d-I "desperately" = de manière désespérée
6) He is embarrassed: "The children began the titter and I flushed hotly"
7) "My mind went blank" means b-"I could not think of anything"
8)She is reassuring: l.22 "Smiling at me to give me confidence". L.22 "Placed her hand tenderly". L.26 "Said soothingly".
9)
a) False l.8 "the many girls and boys"
b) false l.22 "smiling at me to give me confidence"
c) False l.1 "I was still shy and half paralysed when in the presence of a crowd" or L.46"no doubt [...] I could talk fluently and expressively when I was sure of myself".
HW: for Tuesday March, 9th 2010 (just after the holidays), you need to answer questions 10 & 11 on a separate sheet of paper.
PS: don't forget your "fiche-navette" for M. Roméo on Monday March, 8th at 2 pm.
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Tuesday 9 february 2010
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11:23
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Hey,
today we first did a test on irregular verbs. Then we continued studying the video about Northern Ireland and the murals in Derry.
Here is what we said about the match between the historical events and the paintings on the walls:
The 3 murals in black and white.
- First mural: It depicts how the youth of the bogside took on / fought against and won
against the police and army.
It represents the civil war in Derry.
- Second mural: It deals with Bloody Sunday when 14 unarmed Catholic civilians died because of the British army.
- Third mural: It shows the Republican hunger strikes of 1981.
- Conclusion: All these murals in black and white recall bleak and stark events in
Ireland whereas the colourful mural with the dove is a symbol for hope and change in the future.
You can watch the video again below:
HW: for next time you need to correct questions 10 & 11 from the text "Black Boy".
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Thursday 4 february 2010
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17:57
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Hey,
today we started our new sequence which is going to deal with murals in Ireland and how they represent the past and hope for the future.
Guillaume went out of the class while you were watching an extract from a news broadcast and then you had to tell him what it was in English so that he could draw it on the board. Quite a good job
as you can see below:
You can compare it to the video extract that you had to describe (last picture).
Then we talked about the document and here is what you wrote in your lesson copybooks:
Northern Ireland - Ulster
The murals / paintings on the walls /
represent the past of Ireland. They depict scenes where soldiers are / waging war / at war.
They are in black and white.
On one house, there is another scene. It represents a bird, more specifically a dove. This animal is a symbol for peace.
It's colourful contrary to the other murals.
It's a symbol for hope and change in the future.
The scene takes place in Northern Ireland, more specifically in the bogside in
Derry.
People hope for a better future. Derry used to be the crucible of the troubles in
Northern Ireland.
You can watch the extract again below:
HW: I gave you a timeline of important events in Ireland. You need to learn it for next week as well as your irregular verbs.
Download the timeline here again:
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Thursday 4 february 2010
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10:30
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Here is the unknown document that you had to work on this Tuesday and Thursday.
Take care,
M. Hattais.
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Tuesday 2 february 2010
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Hey,
today was your first real test on an unknown document. I hope that you will have grasped its meaning properly and that you will have good grades.
Take care,
M. Hattais.
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Tuesday 2 february 2010
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/2010
13:30
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Hey,
today during the first hour of class, we came back on the meaning of the document you had to analyse last Thursday. Here is what we said about it:
Before J.K.R wrote Harry Potter, she used to work in a coffee shop in
the afternoon with her baby. She used to be broke and jobless but now she has become famous and rich. Thanks to her stories, J.K.R has many fans and she has much success in the world. She has transformed her 4 best-sellers into blockbuster movies.
Journalists have written a lot of rubbish and gossips about J.K.R. They have distorted and exaggerated her character. Maybe, they said she was a witch.
Grammar:
Used to exprime le passé révolu et dont la situation est différente aujourd'hui.
You can listen to the extract down here again:
Then I gave you your tests back.
HW: every Tuesday you will have a test on irregular verbs (10 by 10) because you don't know them. So get ready! You can find a list of these verbs at the end of your text books.
HW: don't forget that you have Questions #8 & 9 from the worksheet on the text "Moving" to compete on a separate sheet of paper. I'll pick them up on Thursday.
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Thursday 28 january 2010
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/01
/2010
17:28
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Hey,
today you had to take an oral test about Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling. Here it is if you want to listen to it again. We'll study this extract in class on Tuesday morning:
Here is copy of the test:
"yet to be uploaded"
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Thursday 28 january 2010
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/2010
11:17
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Today,
we finished correcting the exercises you had to do about the unknown document and you had to perform the test yourself.
We didn't have time to finish, so I want you to finish the test (questions #8 and 9) for next time on a separate sheet of paper.
HW: you will have a test on an unknown document. Get prepared.
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