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English Day by Day

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

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British and American pronunciation + recap

British and American pronunciation + recap

Hey, today we first talked about the different arguments in favour or against the use of mobile phones. Here is the recap: There is another advantage: thanks to mobile phone people can get a hold of you at any time. However, people may get addicted to...

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Puns on words and the London Blitz

Puns on words and the London Blitz

Hey, here is what we said about the video we watched today as a warm up for the class: The video is full of puns on words about technology: a Blackberry is both a mobile phone and a piece of fruit. An “orange” is both a piece of fruit and an internet...

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The end of the report + phonetics (differences bewteen US and UK pronunciation)

The end of the report + phonetics (differences bewteen US and UK pronunciation)

Hey, today we first warmed up very quickly about what your mobile phone usage was like. Here is what we said: Gérauld has an unlimited text message package. He can send messages at any time. He can also call whenever he wants. He can call for one hour....

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The end of the report + phonetics (differences bewteen US and UK pronunciation)

The end of the report + phonetics (differences bewteen US and UK pronunciation)

Hey, today we first warmed up very quickly about what your mobile phone usage was like. Here is what we said: "to be written by Laura" Then we continued talking about last time's document and here is what we concluded: The document is about / deals with...

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Strange Fruit - Analysis

Strange Fruit - Analysis

Hey, today after warming up about your favorite types of music, we began to study the song Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday. Here is what we said about it: The singer conveys a lot of emotions through her song, thanks to the melody, her voice, her attitude...

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A frozen blackberry + analysis of the poster + beginning of the text

A frozen blackberry + analysis of the poster + beginning of the text

Hey, today we first talked about the funny video that I showed you. Here is what we said about it: The doc. is a humourous video from BBC1, a British channel. It deals with mobile phones. There are lots of puns on words about brand names which are also...

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Strange Fruit - Analysis

Strange Fruit - Analysis

Hey, today you first had to record an audio commentary about the cartoon we had studied and then we could continue listening and analysing the song Strange Fruit. We first focused on the tone of the melody and then on the content of the lyrics themselves....

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Parody + end of the cartoon + beginning of Strange Fruit

Parody + end of the cartoon + beginning of Strange Fruit

Hey, today we first watched the video that you can find in the "For Fun" section again about the "Blackberry". Here is what we said as a warm up: The document is a parody of new technology and more precisely about brand names. There are puns on words...

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Bilan provisoire pour les groupes de compétences

Bilan provisoire pour les groupes de compétences

Bonjour à tous, voici le document que nous comptons soumettre à notre inspection académique (Créteil) concernant le bilan des groupes de compétences tels que nous les avons mis en place au Lycée Marx Dormoy (Champigny sur Marne, Créteil - 94) depuis le...

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The Blitz + The propaganda poster

The Blitz + The propaganda poster

Hey, today we first corrected the chronology you had to draw from the text "The London Blitz" and here is what we said about this event: The London Blitz or "Blitz Kreig" in German is a period of intense bombing. London was blasted / bombarded / bombed...

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