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

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2010-2011 - 1ere es

Love during WWII

Love during WWII

Hey, today we began studying our new theme: "Love". We talked freely about it and about romance and how romantic boys and girls are. Here is what we said: Romantic boys and romantic girls: The most romantic thing Lisa has ever done in her life was when...

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Death penalty - Final reading comprehension test

Death penalty - Final reading comprehension test

Hey, today you had to analyse the content of a newspaper article about Zacarias Moussaoui who was on of the people accused of the 9/11 attacks in the US. You can read the article again here: More information about Zacarias Moussaoui here (wikipedia) and...

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Debate +++

Debate +++

Hey, today we first had two debates about the death penalty: for or against? If you want an audio version of the debate to be able to listen to you again, feel free to send me an email or to contact me thanks to the "Need Help?" button and form on the...

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Death Penalty - For or Against? - Preparation for your debate

Death Penalty - For or Against? - Preparation for your debate

Hey, today tried to find arguments in favour of the death penalty and arguments against it. Here is what we have come down to: For - murders and rapes are atrocious crimes - crime repetition - killers deserve to be killed if their action was intentional...

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Vocabulary Test + correction of your letters

Vocabulary Test + correction of your letters

Hey, today you first had to take a vocabulary test that none of you have succeeded in completing correctly... Shame on you! Then we continued with the correction of your letters. We first worked a little bit on grammar. Here is what we said: "to be written...

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Death Row - The end

Death Row - The end

Hey, today we talked about the text "Death Row" and more particularly about the characters' feelings in the text. Here is what we said: At the beginning of the text, the characters are ill-at-ease. There are long pauses and they avoid looking at each...

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New Year's resolution + recap of our text

New Year's resolution + recap of our text

Hey, today we first talked about new year's resolutions to see if you had any. Here is what we said: Marine doesn't have any resolutions; actually she has given up on resolution. When people say they will do something, they don't abide by the rules. Common...

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Shaky death row case

Hey, for those who are studying death penalty in the US, you might be interested in listening to this radio programme. You can of course react in the comment section of this post: See you on Monday. Mr Hattais.

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Dancer in the Dark - the end + New text = Death Row

Dancer in the Dark - the end + New text = Death Row

Hey, today we first talked about Timothy Adams in a bit more details. You will need to find even more information about the prisoner to whom you are going to send a letter. Here is what we said: Facts about Timothy Adams : He has killed / murdered / shot...

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End of Dancer in the Dark (Scene 2 and 3)

End of Dancer in the Dark (Scene 2 and 3)

Hey, today we first spoke about the information that you had gathered about the prisoner you are going to write to. Here is what we said: We talked about some prisoners, and what they did to be sentenced to death: - Michael Hall: He kidnapped / abducted...

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