Hi guys,

first I checked your homework and I have to admit I was quite disappointed to see that many of you had not done it... This is not helping your group...

Anyway, we continued the lesson with the listening of 2 job interviews for a position at a supermarket. The first applicant was the best one certainly because he had some experience and many qualities.

Here is the important information to remember:

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Homework:

- Pour le prochain cours, essayez de vous souvenir de quelques points positifs et / ou négatifs concernant les 2 candidats et nous noterons ce que vous vous rappelez dans les cahiers. Vous pourrez bien sûr vous aider du blog pour retenir les informations principales.

Hi guys,

today I first explained the new system and how to earn and lose points. Let's hope it will motivate everyone to speak. So far, it's been awesome! Let's keep it that way!

You had to recap last time's lesson (before the holidays) about experiences.

You had to use the correct question to ask for an experience (Have you ever ... + p. passé) and the prompts for the answers. 

Example:

Have you ever travelled to the UK?

Yes, I've already travelled to the UK.

Have you ever worked under a lot of pressure?

No, I've never worked under a lot of pressure.

Have you ever taken care of babies?

Yes, I've often taken care of babies.

Have you ever been to the USA?

Yes, I've been to the USA twice.

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Homework:

- dans la fiche distribuée, sélectionnez un métier (chaque membre de votre maison doit avoir choisi un métier différent). Vous devrez:

1- Rédigez l'annonce possible avec les obligations de l'employé (ex: you have to get up at 5 a.m.)

2- Faire la liste des expériences nécessaires à avoir pour décrocher un tel poste

3- Faire la liste des qualités nécessaire pour le poste = mettez-vous en valeur pour avoir les meilleures chances d'être recrutés.

4- Illustrer l'annonce de votre métier par un dessin ou une photo imprimée.

Hi guys,

today we made a recap of what you had learned about Chris in the episode and we reviewed some vocabulary and structures.

We talked about Chris's obligations because of the job and why it was difficult / hard for him.

Remember = HAVE TO / HAS TO + Base Verbale -> exprime l'obligation (liée à des contraintes extérieures).

Then we finished talking about his emotions and explaining why he felt such and such a way. Here is what we began to say:

- He is disappointed because he has saved up only $25 but his leather jacket costs $50. It's more expensive and he needs to work more.

- He is also satisfied because he has earned money and he has seen his father is actually cool.

- He is proud because ...

- He is exhausted because ...

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Homework:

- apprendre la leçon (why is the job difficult? + emotions of Chris at the end of the day)

- vous aurez un devoir de leçon ce vendredi.

Hi guys,

today we first talked about your visit to the job fair of Eurexpo and then about the ways YOU (teenagers) could have to make money.

Then we studied this extract from this famous TV series:

Here is what we said about it:

New Sequence: Part Time Jobs

The document is an extract from a TV series: "Everybody Hates Chris".

The scene takes place in Brooklyn in the 1980's.

A boy (Chris) wants to buy aleather jacket because he wants a new style to be loved by girls but he doesn't have money. The clothes is expensive.

So maybe he will do a part time job to buy the jacket. The jacket is very cool and fashionable. Everybody in the district has a jacket because it's stylish.

Vocab:

- good-looking = fashionable = stylish

- expensive ≠ cheap

- to buy ≠ to sell

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Homework:

- connaître la leçon par coeur + nouveau vocabulaire.

Hi guys,

today you first had to answer the final questions of your worksheet ("29 questions to become an American citizen"). 

Then we continued the lesson with creativity. You had to invent a story based on the picture of this woman:

You did quite a good job!

Here is what you said:

The story of an immigrant:

Her name is Francesca Indiana. She arrived in the USA at 28 in the 1920's. She came from Roumania. She travelled with her 2 children but she left her father behind and her husband died.

When she separated from her family she was sad. She immigrated because she wanted to have a job and a lot of money. She wanted to start a new life.

Her journey lasted 20 days. During the travel, she met a man called Jacob.

She wasn't in good health because she lived and slept in horrid conditions. It was difficult because she didn't know how to speak, and write good English.

Irregular verbs in the preterite:

come / leave / be / meet / sleep

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Homework:

- devoir de la séquence "immigration" le mardi 12/02/13:

   * Lettre à rédiger
   * Questions culturelles
   * Vocabulaire
   * Compréhension Orale