Hey,

today we first corrected the exercise that you had to make about the consequences of global warming. Here is what we said:

Since there is global warning, snow has melted
Since the industrial revolution, endangered species have disappeared

... water supply has decreased
... sea level has risen
... bush fires have increased
... the earth has become warmer
... temperatures have gone up
... some coral reefs have vanished

Then we continued the class with a mind map that you had to complete and from which you had to make sentences orally. Here is one example of a sentence you could say:

Rappel des structures importantes:

Exprimer le conseil:

shouldn't /should
had better not / had better
ought not to / ought to

Exprimer ce qui ne devrait pas être:
instead of + V-ing.

Ex:

To solve global warming and reduce our carbon footprint, we shouldn't buy frozen food. Instead of buying frozen food, we ought to go to the farmers' market. 

HW: you need to make at least 5 complex sentences about the document to express advice. Don't forget that you will take a vocabulary test and an irregular verb test.
Files: download the mindmap here.

Hey,

today we first corrected the exercise about since / for and we continued speaking about the audio document we had started last time.

Here is what we said about the causes for global warming:

"to be written by Idir"

Then we spoke about the possible consequences:

"to be written by Idir"

Finally, I gave you a worksheet to increase your vocabulary about the environment and natural disasters. We will finish it next time.

HW: complete the grid and make sentences to express the consequences of global warming on the planet.

Files: Download the grid here (you can print it in colours!)

Hey,

today we first talked about the different pictures from the chart and we particularly insisted on the first three. Here is what we said about them:

 
1) The photograph represents a polar bear on a iceberg; it aims at representing a shocking reality. It intends to make the viewers / spectators react. It is used to denounce global warming.
If we continue to pollute, the world is in danger.

2) The advertisement campaign depicts a forest: the trees look like two lungs; the right one is damaged. It aims at denouncing deforestation.
If we continue to cut down trees, we won't breathe in the future.

3) The movie poster represents penguins...

Then we continued the lesson with the quick study of a graph about temperature and carbon dioxyde. It served as a help to understand the audio document about global warming.

You can listen to it again below:

Here is what we wrote about the document: 

The document makes a list of the possible reasons why the temperature is going up / rising / increasing. It aims at sensitizing people about global warming.
It intends to make us react and reduce our carbon dioxide emissions / our carbon footprint.


HW: for next time, you need to learn your lesson and new vocabulary. You also need to find out about Farenheit conversion (0°, 100°, and 37°C) + fill the worksheet about "charities".

Files:

Oral Comprehension sheet -> Download here.

Charities - Worksheet -> Download here.

MP3 file (about global warming) -> Download here. (click right and "enregistrer la cible sous...")

MP3 file (pronunciation) -> Download here (click right and "enregistrer la cible sous...")

More about charities:

- Guide Dogs
- The Red Cross
- Tree House
- Unicef
- Oxfam
- RSPCA
- WWF
- Friends of the Earth
- Cancer Research UK
- Guilford Action

Hey,

today after making a quick recap of what we had said  about the document, we continued describing and analysing the picture. Here is what we said: 

WWF  ----> it's a charity which protects the environment and particularly animals which are dying (endangered species)

For example:
- polar bears (attention à la prononciation)
- white tigers
- whales

The logo of the charity represents a panda in the bottom right-hand corner. It's a symbol for animals in danger / endangered species.

The catch-phrase and the slogan are at the bottom of the picture.
They mean that... :
- ... instead of not acting, we should care for planet.
- ... instead of wasting time, we had better act very fast.
- ... instead of not being aware of the problem, we ought to take a stand.

Then I gave you a set of two document about methodology (how to identify the type of documents).

You need to finish completing them for next time.

HW: finish the chart (le tableau) and learn your lesson and vocabulary (-> test is on the way!)

Files: you can download the documents with a better quality here

-> the pictures (in colours)

-> the vocabulary

Hey,

today you first talked about your super hero and then we began our new sequence about global warming and the environment. Here is what we said about it:

Your Task:

Présenter lors d'une conférence de presse la nouvelle affiche publicitaire d'une association pour la défense du climat.

Il faudra que vous soyez capable de... : 

1- ... parler de l'association, son rôle et son but
2- ... décrire l'affiche en détails
3- ... analyser le message donné par l'affiche
4- ... donner des conseils pour être davantage "environmental friendly".

I'll see you after the break. Until then, enjoy your holidays.

Mr Hattais.