Hi guys,

today we first finished the spelling bee that we had started yesterday and then we continued with a vocabulary exercise about school orders, rules, and classroom English expressions.

Finally we played the game called "Simon says..." where you had to do the actions I told you to do when I said for example:

"Simon says... open your books!"

We finished by listing the names of the flags in the classroom. We'll continue this next time.

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Homework:

- bien connaître ses leçons et son vocabulaire.

Hi guys,

today we worked on describing a picture and giving orders (negative ones: what you MUSTN'T do). You can have a look at the picture we used again below: 

ex:

She's eating chewing-gum
They're chatting
He's using a mobile
He's writing on the desk

...

Giving orders (negative) = DON'T

- Don't eat chewing-gum in class
- Don't chat!
- Don't use a mobile!
- Don't write on the desk!

...

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Homework:

- pour mercredi: réviser pour le spelling bee (questions / réponses / mots à épeler).
- pour jeudi: faire l'exercice de vocabulaire.

Hi guys,

today you had to recap what we said about classroom English last time and copy the lesson in your copybooks. Here it is:

Problems ---> Solutions

I can't see the board.
-> Can you switch on the lights?
-> Could you step aside, please?  

I have a stomach ache / a head ache.
-> Can I go to the nurse, please?

I'm hot.
-> Could you open the window?
I'm thirsty.
-> Can I get some water, please?
I'm cold.
-> May I put on my coat?
 

Atishoo!
-> May I get a tissue? / 
-> Can someone give me a tissue?

I don't understand.
-> Can you explain, please? 

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Homework:

- recopier les phrases écrites dans le cahier sur votre marque-page sans faire d'erreurs dans les cases correspondant aux situations.

- apprendre le nouveau vocabulaire et actualiser votre carnet.

Hi guys,

today we continued the lesson about Akeelah and the bee, a spelling competition.

You can watch the trailer here again:

Here is what we said about it:

Lesson: Akeelah and the bee

The video is a trailer.
It's in the USA.
It's a spelling competition.

The title of the film is: "Akeelah and the bee".
The hero is a girl. Her name is Akeelah.

The music and the people are happy.

Questions:
"Can I get some water, please?"
"Can I start over?" / Can I repeat?
"May I have a definition?"

Vocabulary:

contestant = candidate / jury / audience = spectator

Strategy:

Attention, en français, nous accentuons les mots toujours sur la dernière syllabe. En anglais, l'accent change et il faut donc apprendre quelle syllabe est accentuée notamment dans le cas de mots transparents à l'écrit. 

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Homework:

- Apprendre la leçon sur Akeelah et actualiser son carnet de vocabulaire.

- s'entraîner pour le "Spelling Bee" qui sera à la fois une compétition et votre évaluation. Vous pouvez trouver la liste de tous les mots ici. Vous pouvez l'imprimer pour la réviser ou bien utiliser le format en ligne.

- Grégoire, you can download the MP3 version of the video and document you asked me for here:

      Akeelah (trailer)

      Classroom English

      Hello how are you?

Hi guys,

today we first made a quick recap of the different adjectives you need to know when you speak about feelings.

Then we continued the lesson with a "phonetics Bingo". You had to tick the names you heard to see if you had a bingo.

Finally, we completed the phonetics chart with the first names you heard according to their pronunciation.

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Homework:

- finir de remplir le tableau phonétique si ce n'est pas fait.
- bien apprendre la prononciation de chaque mot (prénoms et mot de référence dans le tableau) et le symbole phonétique correspondant.

- Pour aller plus loin, vous pouvez essayer de trouver des mots que vous connaissez déjà en anglais et qui se prononce comme: "key" ou bien "paint" par exemple.

- Autre possibilité: vous pouvez déjà vous entraîner à bien écouter et comprendre la phonétique anglaise grâce à la série d'exercice ci-dessous: