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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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Pogrom - the video

Pogrom - the video

After interrogating some of you about the lesson and the homework, we wrote things about Ellis Island, "E Pluribus Unum", and "Pogroms". Here is what we said: - "Pogroms" were persecutions against Jews by the Russian army at the beginning of the 20th...

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TV rating system

TV rating system

Today, we debated a little over the differences between the rating system in France and the one in the US. We said: The signs are there to warn children and parents about the content of the programs. In the US there are 3 categories: - PG (Parental Guidance)...

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Immigration - The end

Today we finished filling in the chart and commenting on it. Both : sert à annoncer deux choses. ex : Both war refugees and immigrants from the Third World now want to enter the US. used to : sert à dire que quelque chose est passé et a changé. (to) be...

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Les temps, aspects, et auxiliaires modaux en anglais - Part 2

Les temps, aspects, et auxiliaires modaux en anglais - Part 2

Part 2 : Les temps et auxiliaires modaux Petit rappel que nous avons vu la semaine dernière. Seuls deux temps existent en anglais. Le présent et le prétérit. Les autres "temps" n'en sont que des déclinaisons. Concernant les auxiliaires modaux, il y a...

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Google Books

A new controversial service provided by google... what's your opinion about it ? Watch this video and react by posting a comment !

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No class today...

Due to many fire drills and a problem of classroom availability... we couldn't have class today... Sorry about that. Of course, I'll see a group of you tomorrow and the rest on Friday. Since then, take care and I hope I'll have a solution for next Wednesday....

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Cloning debate

Today, after the three fire drills in a row, you were finally able to have a normal hour of class. We watched the trailer from the movie "Gattaca" again and we finished filling in the blanks of the chart I had given you. We practised on "breath groups"...

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Warwick's groundbreaking experiment

Warwick's groundbreaking experiment

" The operation was a groundbreaking experiment. It was the first time such an operation had been performed. His experiment was a success. Professor Warwick believes communication between men and computers is possible. Computers can upgrade / enhance...

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A new generation of robot soldiers

A new generation of robot soldiers

Today, we listened to an audio document with Tim Weiner, a reporter for the New York Times. Here is what we said about it. "The document is a report by a New York Times journalist about a new generation of soldiers. They are stronger than human beings...

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L'accentuation des mots

En anglais, il y a des règles d'accentuation des mots, en voici quelques unes: Tous les mots qui se terminent en IS, ICS, ION, ER, IST, ISM,... ont l'accent tonique principal sur la syllabe précédent la terminaison qui n'est JAMAIS accentuée. (sauf exceptions)...

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