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22 janvier 2007 1 22 /01 /janvier /2007 18:36
Today, we went on studying our text entitled "A New Neighbour".
We talked about the way Jane AUSTEN makes up
the characters of Mr and Mrs Bennet through their conversation.
We then talked about a sentence Jane AUSTEN uses later on in the book to describe Mrs Bennet :
"The business of her life was to get her daughters married, its solace was visiting and news.”
and told how it is shown in this text:
HW: For next time, you have to learn your lessons and to make the "Language in context" exercises.

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21 janvier 2007 7 21 /01 /janvier /2007 17:15
Pour réviser votre passé simple qui a été plus que mal employé
dans vos copies de bac blanc, faites ces exercices
(thanks to Yvan Baptiste for this great job !)
Hope it will help !
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19 janvier 2007 5 19 /01 /janvier /2007 18:15
Today, I gave you the correction of your BAC BLANC.
I also picked up your essay.
We then turned back to the Pride and Prejudice text we began to study and which is the very beginning of the novel.
We talked a lot about the characters and the first sentence, which sets the tone of the novel.
HW: For Monday, you have to learn your lesson and answer questions 8 to 11.
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19 janvier 2007 5 19 /01 /janvier /2007 18:13
Today, I first took your "devoir type bac" and we then worked on documents 3 and 6 p.42-43, and completed a grid to see the difference between the Pro-guns and of the Anti-guns.
Afterwards, we studied a cartoon on Gun Control.
"with all the odd types around, I feel safer with a gun..."
(found on www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au)
We made its introduction and description and
you have to make the analysis and the conclusion for next time
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19 janvier 2007 5 19 /01 /janvier /2007 18:11
Today, you worked by pairs on a document about superheroes identity.
You first described the 4 superheroes and
 then you had to ask questions to your partners to complete your identity cards.

Worksheet A

Worksheet B

HW: You have your lesson to learn and the "mots interrogatifs" to review.
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19 janvier 2007 5 19 /01 /janvier /2007 18:09
Today, we first made a dictation on the text St Valentine's Day.
You can read it by clicking below
We then began our new sequence:
THE BRITISH PRESS
We first define the word "media" and took some notes.
I also gave you a document entitled "Analysing newspapers" that we started to read.
HW: For Monday, you have your lesson on St Valentine's Day to learn for your test.
For wednesday, you have your lesson to learn + vocabulary p.61 part I to learn (in your vocabulary book) and a vocabulary exercise to do.
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19 janvier 2007 5 19 /01 /janvier /2007 18:04
Today, we worked on the interrogative words.
Here is the worksheet we used.
You completed the first page and we corrected it.
HW: You have to review your lesson and to finish the worksheet.
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18 janvier 2007 4 18 /01 /janvier /2007 21:57
Today, Alexis and Séverine made their exposés.
You then listened to Pink's song, Dear Mr President and you had to fill in the gaps while listening to the song.
(a bit adapted from P. MULLER's work, thanks for sharing !)

You can listen to the song again by clicking below:


HW
: You have to answer the questions on your worksheet.

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18 janvier 2007 4 18 /01 /janvier /2007 21:22
Today, you worked by pairs on a document about superheroes identity.
You first described the 4 superheroes and
 then you had to ask questions to your partners to complete your identity cards.

Worksheet A

Worksheet B

HW
: You have your lesson to learn and the "mots interrogatifs" to review.
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18 janvier 2007 4 18 /01 /janvier /2007 21:06
Today, I first gave you some exposés to do:

Research into one of the following topics and make a presentation to the class on Wednesday:

      - the Forty-Niners,

   - Calamity Jane,

- Jesse James,

   - Butch Cassidy,

 - Billy the Kid,

     - Little Big Horn,

     - Colonel Custer,

  - The Frontier,

- Buffalo Bill.

We then ended the correction of Oliver Twist's text: I Want Some More.

HW: You have your lesson to learn.

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