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English Day by Day is designed for school students to improve their performance in the English language.

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Ruth Simmons's story + translation

Ruth Simmons's story + translation

Hi guys, today we first recapped the lesson about the text with Amélie who did a pretty good job on the whole. Then we watched a report about Ruth Simmons. You can watch it again below: Here is what we said about it: This afro-American woman has had the...

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I like food, you like food, ...

I like food, you like food, ...

Hey, today we first warmed up with the "I love food" song and we listened to the very beginning of the movie again. Here is what we said about it: The director's critism : The movie opens with a scene where children are taught a song; it goes: " I like...

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Super Size Me - the opening

Super Size Me - the opening

Hi guys, today we first checked your pronunciation of some important vocabulary words from the lesson such as "chocolate", "hamburgers", "broccoli", ... and then we moved on with trying to understand the very beginning of the movie "Super Size Me". You...

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Analysis of the text and answers to the questions

Analysis of the text and answers to the questions

Hi guys, today after making a quick recap of what we had said about the text so far, we corrected the questions from last year's exam. We could see how the analysis we had done previously was VERY useful since nearly all the elements to answer the questions...

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Swearing at school staff members now made possible...?

Swearing at school staff members now made possible...?

Hi guys, after talking to you about the possible trip to NYC this year, we studied a new document dealing with school. But it was a rather strange type of document, wasn't it? You can listen to it again below: Here is what we said about it: The strange...

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Sorry, nobody's answering the phone - The staff has gone crazy!

Hi guys, today one of the students made a quick presentation of last time's cartoon. Her performance was not as good as it could have been because she was not prepared enough to talk about it. We then had to concentrate on how to improve things for next...

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Bill Bryson's buying junk food... what about his wife?

Bill Bryson's buying junk food... what about his wife?

Hey guys, today we made a quick recap of what we had said about the definition for junk food and we completed it. Here is what we said: Eating too much junk food may lead to health problems such as: - diabetes - high blood pressure - difficult pregnancy...

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Junk Food or not Junk Food....? That is the question!

Junk Food or not Junk Food....? That is the question!

Hi guys, today we corrected your homework and we discussed the notion of junk food to really determine what it was. In the end we concluded that there were 3 types of junk food items and we made a short list according to the main ingredients: Junk food...

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The road signs and the cartoon

The road signs and the cartoon

Hi guys, today we talked about road safety a little bit and I tested you to know if you were going to be careful drivers. I presented you a set of road signs and you had to determine their meanings and if they existed in France or not. Here is what we...

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The Dream Trip

The Dream Trip

Hi guys, today we welcomed the students who were not present on Monday and we had a little chat about dream holidays. According to what you said, they had to select their favorite destination and explain their choice. Here is what we said in the end:...

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