English Day by Day is designed for school students to improve their performance in the English language.
today we first warmed up with what you did during the holidays. Here are some adjectives that could qualify Quentin's Halloween party:
It was lame / boring / crappy **
Then we continued speaking about the text from A Year in the Merde and we particularly analysed how the feelings and attitudes of the characters were expressed. Here is what we said:
Verbes de discours riches (au prétérit):
l-4 suggested
l-11 ventured
l-17 explained
l-38 retorted
l-46 confirmed
Manière d'agir:
L-8 frowned / laughed / turned to... for help (... for support)
L-27 smile
L-27 nodded
l-26 was not looking keen
l-44 was playing interpreter
l-25 were peering at me...
l-49 appealed to...
l-18 T felt as if I...
he put on a eureka smile
Autres compléments de manière: 3 possibilités de les exprimer!
- clearly
- in a desperate tone
- in a dishearted voice
- in a flat voice
- with a grin
HW: for tomorrow, you need to finish filling in the column "Manière d'agir". Don't forget the dialogue that you have to write for tomorrow.