English Day by Day is designed for school students to improve their performance in the English language.
today we first did a quick recap of what the Blitz was and we added more details. Here is what you noted down:
"to be written by Quentin"
Then we continued the lesson with the description of the picture. Here are the key elements to locate some things in a picture:
The key elements to locate some things in a picture:
At…
- At the top
- At the bottom
In…
- In the background
- In the foreground
- In the corner
On…
- On the right
- On the left
And here is what we said about the poster:
- Topic: Women’s land army
- Target: women
- Goal: The woman must join the Women’s land army
Who? – There is a woman on the left, in the foreground. She’s holding a fork in order to harvest the hay / straw so as to give to the animals.
Where? – On a farm in the United Kingdom. We can see a field in the background.
When? – During World War II: “[…] Land army”
What? / How? / Why? – This is a poster aimed at the soldiers' wives. This is advertising for women to join the Women’s Land Army in order to save the economy of the country during the war. They work on the farm so as to harvest the crops in the fields. They do the work of the men who are at war / who have gone to wage war.
HW: highlight all the war-related words from your worksheet entitled "The London Blitz" and learn your lesson. Vocabulary test is on the way...