Hey,

today we first did a quick recap of what we had said about the text and we went deeper into the analysis of the Wh- questions.

Here is the chart that we began to draw to have a clear overview of what the document is about (who - where - what... - how - why):

"to be written by ..."

HW:

For next time (Thursday in two weeks), you need to complete the parts about "advantages and drawbacks" of the two hiding places that are mentioned.

+ Devoir facultatif (à rendre dans mon casier pour le Lundi 6 Juin):

Kevin's mother has just found the weapons that Brian hid under his bed. Write the scene and conversation she has with him. (200 words)

Hey,

today you took one of your final exams before the end of this year which was a test about the movie "In the Name of the Father".

I hope you all did quite well and that you will achieve good grades.

See you next week for the last sequence of the year.

Mr Hattais.

Hey,

today we made a quick recap of what we had said about the document yesterday and then we continue to analyse the video in more details.

Here is what we said for the recap about the attitudes of the defendants:

"to be written by ..."

Here is what we said about the arguments of both the accusation lawyer and the defence lawyer:

"to be written by ..."

HW: for next week, get prepared for a vocabulary test and for an oral comprehension test about the topic. Learn your lesson and prepare something to say for the recap at the beginning of the lesson (about the defence lawyer in particular, i.e. "Terrorism act" + "types of pressure with examples").

Hey,

today we first worked about the history of the Guilford Four and here is what we said:

"to be written by ..."

Then we began to watch the scene from the trial. We'll continue next time.

HW: get ready for a voc test.

Hey,

today we first made a quick recap of what had said yesterday and we went over some important grammatical structures.

Here is what we said:

"to be written by Claire, Quentin, or Sylvain"

Then we continued the lesson with a new document entitled "Google - the hungry beast" and we partially commented on it.

You can watch it again below:

Hey,

today we first worked on defining Ireland a bit more and on correcting your homework.

Here is what we said and wrote in your copybooks:

  Adjectives to qualify Ireland:

- Wild / rural : Eire is wild and rural because there are not a lot of cities. The countryside has an important role.

- colourful: The country is colourful because there are lots of colours in the architecture of the cities.

- traditional: Irish people like traditions and many still speak Gaelic, the traditional Celtic language.

- independent: Contrary to Ulster which belongs to the UK, Eire is an independent nation / State.

- Catholic: Eire is mostly Catholic whereas Ulster is mostly Protestant.

- attractive / gorgeous landscapes

Then we first listened (without watching) to the following video. You had to guess thanks to the sounds only what was happening, who the characters, where it took place, ...

You can watch the video again below: 

Here is what we said about the video:

The video: Extract #1

The scene takes place in England, more precisely in Guilford in 1974, i.e. (LW: that's to say) 2 years after the beginning of "The Troubles".
Four people are walking in the street and entering a pub. They look / seem happy. They are going to a pub to have a drink / to have fun when a bomb explodes.
It's an attack.

• Who is reponsible for the attack?

The Catholics are probably responsible for the attack.
The Irish Republican Army (the I.R.A.) may be responsible for the bomb / for planting the bomb.

(to) plant a bomb.

Hypothesis:

They may have planted the bomb because there was a war of religions and territories. 

HW: learn your lesson! and enjoy your break.  

Hey,

today you took your final test about the sequence "Love relationships during world war II". Here are the two assignments you could choose to write about:

1- Essay: "Is it possible to fall in love at first sight" (200-300 words)

2- Narrative and dialogue: "Philip finally comes back home from the war. Stella and Joe are present." Write the scene and conversation. (200-300 words)

Hey,

today we first discussed about Quentin's trip to England and then we did a quick warm up about Saturday's Earth Hour.

Here is the document we studied:

Here is what we said about it:

Earth Hour

The document is an awareness campaign, a form of ad to sensitize people about a topic. The scene depicts 3 men who don’t care about energy saving.
The atmosphere is scary / horrifying / dark/ gloomy / gruesome / macabre.
Something is going to happen.
A hord / throng of moths arrives and attacks the men. They take refuge / shelter in the cabin. But the light won’t turn off. They are doomed.
The slogan reads: “don’t be the only one”, “switch off”.
The document promotes “Earth Hour”, a time when you should switch off your appliances during 60 minutes.

Addtional vocabulary:

"to be written by Nolwenn"

Then we continued the lesson with the analysis of the essay assignment and how to comment on it:

"to be written by Nolwenn"

Link words mentioned and use:

"to be written by Nolwenn"

HW: finish the worksheet that you should have done for today but had forgotten... + answer this essay: "Do you believe in long distance love relationships? why or why not?" (200 words)