today we finished talking about the inquiry of Liddy Hamilton and the governor's murder.

We drew the crime scene and explained the first part of the text thanks to this activity (the study, French doors behind the desk that are ajar, a carpet, a victim lying in a puddle of blood, the papers in disorder on the desk, ...)

Finally, you worked in groups to write the final report of Liddy Hamilton, the one in which she asks McCoy (the D.A.) to get her an arrest warrant.

We'll correct this next time and start the last sequence of the year.

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Homework:

- pas de travail sinon celui de se préparer au contrôle de fin de séquence sur l'unité "crime". Il aura lieu mardi 28/05.

- nous démarrerons la dernière séquence sur les réseaux sociaux. Cette séquence permettra de valider les compétences qu'il reste à valider pour cette fin d'année.

today you had to work in groups to be able to talk about the job you will be applying for tomorrow.

Here is what you said:

- Chief Funster: You have to give grades the festivals, take photos and write reviews. You can become a Sydney VIP.

- Park Ranger: You have to protect and to promote Australian wildlife.

- Lifestyle Photographer: You have to capture the atmosphere of Melbourne (you need to be skilled in photography).

- Wildlife Caretaker: You have to explore the environment and to take care of wild animals.

- Outback Adventurer: You have to travel and to interview the Aborigines. You have to do thrilling activities. For example, you can bungee-jump or mountainbike on Uulru.

- Taste Master: You have to discover the best places in Australia and you have to give grades to bars and restaurants.

You have to: Exprime l'idée de mission, d'obligation par rapport au travail.

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Homework:

- préparer le script de votre vidéo (= ce que vous allez dire) pour postuler pour l'un de ces emplois.

Hi guys,

today we made a recap of what "Mount Rushmore" is. Then we continued talking about the statues of the presidents.

We reviewed how to say a date (eg: 18/65 ... 19/01 ... ...) "o".

The date of birth and the date of death -> He was born in ... and he died in ...

Finally you had to listen to a document about the presidents' pets. It was strange to hear for example that Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt had 5 baby bears!!!! Can you imagine?! It's crazy. 

A bear is not a pet, it's a wild ferocious animal!!!!!

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Homework:

- se remémorer le nom des animaux de compagnie en anglais (vous pouvez regarder l'unité dans votre livre et vérifier que vous savez dire et bien prononcer les mots de vocabulaire vu aujourd'hui).

today we nearly finished talking about Earth Song by Michael Jackson.

We wrote the many reproaches that the singer makes to men that are either explicit or implicit in the song.

How to express reproach = (to) blame (someone) for + V-ing

-> The singer blames men for killing a lot of endangered animals.

...

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Homework:

- bien apprendre la leçon et être capable de redonner à l'oral sans aucune hésitation au moins 5 reproches faits par le chanteur.

- se préparer au dernier devoir de l'année sur "the environment" (mercredi 29)

today you were not particularly well-behaved... for god's sake! The end of your term is near and this is the face you want to give your teachers...? What's in your head? Come on!

Anyways... here is what you said and finally had to write down in your notebooks:

At 4:00 pm, Samuel Mason called the governor.
Then a visitor arrived at the mansion.
The governor may have been killed between 7:30 and 8:00.
He must have been stabbed but he can't have been poisoned because there was a puddle of blood.
After the crime, Inez Olson called the emergency. Then Liddy Hamilton, the detective arrived. She inquired and asked questions to 3 suspects.
Finally, she went back home. At 3:00 am, she called MacCoy to get an arrest warrant. She knew who the killer was.

Vocab:

a mansion = a very big house

Grammar:

must / may / might / can't = auxiliaires modaux de probabilité (must = le plus certain / can't = l'impossible)

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Homework:

- apprendre la leçon.

- terminer la fiche du détective que vous n'avez pas terminée.......

- se préparer pour le contrôle final de mardi 28/05/13

- ordonner son cahier (qui sera ramassé pour les volontaires)

- lire la fiche de compétences (collée au début du cahier) pour voir sur quels axes vont être orientés les prochains cours afin de valider votre A2 (pour valider l'obtention de votre brevet).

1- Superlatives:

http://ddata.over-blog.com/3/18/86/31/4eme/Australia/australia_01.htm

2- The best jobs in the world

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Homework:

Hi guys,

today we went to the computer room and you had 2 activities to complete:

First Activity (Superlatives) - How to talk about Australia and put the country on a "podium".

Click here

Second Activity (The Best Job in the World) - Fill in the gap exercise: "Analysis of the phenomenon by the media".

Click here

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Homework:

- vous pouvez refaire les exercices en ligne à nouveau.

- pour les absents: faire les exercices. Ecrire les 11 phrases de l'exercice 1 dans son cahier une fois que vous avez trouvé la bonne réponse. Il s'agit de la correction d'une partie de votre dernier devoir sur l'Australie.

today we first tried to work on your song: "What do you do in the evening?" but nobody wanted to share what they had done so let's skip it... too bad for you...

Here is what we finally said:

Morning routine:

(What) do you (do) in the morning?

-> avec un mot interrogatif, on recherche une information précise (qui, où, quand, comment, à quelle heure, combien de temps, ...)

-> DO = an activity

-------> Ex: What time do you get up in the morning?

------->       Do you make your bed?

------->       Do you have a shower or a bath?

Attention, si le sujet change (he / she), l'auxiliaire doit prendre la marque "s" de la 3ème personne du singulier.

-> What time does she get up in the morning?

Vocab:

- spend (time) = passer (du temps)

ex: How much time do you spend in the bathroom?

Finally, I asked you questions about your morning routine and you had to answer. You had to remember who does what in the morning... Do you have a good memory...? Let's see this tomorrow!

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Homework:

- apprendre la leçon et corriger le devoir rendu pour améliorer les notes qui sont parfois TRES mauvaises...

today we first made a recap of the situation in the text and then, we worked on identifying the alibis of the suspect and we saw that none of them could really stand.

Here is what we said:

Inez Olson may have killed the governor because she didn't like him. She says he wasn't kind.

Samuel Mason may have murdered him. His alibi is strange. He says he wasn't watching TV or listening to the radio but Hamilton could hear music upstairs.

7:30 - 8:00 = time of the murder

4:00 = telephone call

Finally, you took a lesson and vocabulary test.

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Homework:

- finir de remplir la fiche du détective. Aidez-vous du cours pour les parties pour lesquelles vous avez le plus de mal.

today we first spoke about Arno and Enzo's best places to visit: 

Enzo thinks Narbonne beaches are the best place to visit. There are the most beautiful landscapes he has ever seen.

Arno thinks Rome is the most lively city has ever visited. There are the most interesting monuments in the world.

Then we watched the video which promotes the competition for the best job in the world with Ben, the former winner. This year, there are 6 contracts to win.

We talked about the missions of these contracts and you will have to apply at the end of the lesson.

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Homework:

- visionner la vidéo et être capable de donner les intitulés des contrats. Vous devez également être capable de parler des missions relatives à ces contrats et dire en quoi ces emplois sont vraiment "the best jobs in the world".