English Day by Day is designed for school students to improve their performance in the English language.
Hey,
today we first did a quick warm up and then we finished speaking about Rosie the Riveter and its author, Norman Rockwell.
Warm up:
It gives me goosebumps / the chills.
It's freezing cold.
It's chilly.
It's cold enough to freeze off witches' tits.
Here is what we said about Norman Rockwell:
He was both a painter and an illustrator. He had a very long career and published a lot. His most famous works deal with "Americana", that's to say the American way of life.
His most famous works: Rosie the Riveter and Thanksgiving.
They were published on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, a New-York based magazine.
Additional Vocabulary:
i.e. : that's to say
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Then we continued the class with a new sequence entitled: "The Dangers of Science?" and we particularly focused our attention on an opinion poll carried out in the USA about cloning.
You can download the worksheet here:
HW: for tomorrow, you need to explain if you are for or against cloning and give your reasons. You may use the arguments in the worksheet.
More information about Norman Rockwell's painting "Freedom From Want" (Thanksgiving) here.