English Day by Day is designed for school students to improve their performance in the English language.
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...
Read moreHey, today we began our new sequence about Love... and we drew a spidergram with important vocabulary about the topic. Here are the different categories we have determined so far and the words we associated with them: Then when I told you the last part...
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Hey, as you had to attend a lecture about "classes préparatoires", I only had to time to hand out some documents I had prepared for today's correction.You had to highlight the important vocabulary words about the sequence (death row + feelings) and the...
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Hey, today you took your final test on the death penalty. I hope that you will ace awesome grades. I'll try to give you the results back next time, i.e. on Thursday. Until then, enjoy your week-end and take care. Mr Hattais.
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Hey, today we first worked on link words and how to express cause, goal, and consequence. Here is the correction for the exercise we completed: "to be written by Quentin" Then we continued the lesson with the reading of two example letters in which you...
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Hey, today we dedicated parts of the lesson to revising some important vocabulary. Here are the sentences we translated: 1. This text is about / deals with the death sentence. Sam is a convict / inmate / prisoner who is to be executed soon. 2. At the...
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Hey, today we first commented on the text and here is what we said about the characters and their feelings: At the beginning, the atmosphere is tense. The two characters are ill-at-ease. They don’t look at each other and they don’t know what to say. Adam...
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Hey, today we first did a quick recap of what you had to know about the text. Here is the correction I have recorded for you from your comments: Then we continued speaking about it and we focused on three important aspects: - The cultural background of...
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Hey, today you first warmed up with the recording of a short recap of what we had said about Dancer in the Dark. I'll be grading these oral assignments asap (as soon as possible). Then we continued the lesson with the beginning of the study of our new...
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Hey, today we first spoke about AIDS again but you behaved like slugs and it was really difficult to have you talk... Then I gave you a particular assignment. You needed to listen to the sound track from Dancer in the Dark and imitate the actors (and...
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