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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 - tale l

Gene manipulation and Gattaca

Gene manipulation and Gattaca

Hey, today we first warmed up with this question: "if you could modify one of your genes, what gene would you change...?" Here is what we said: If I could modify a gene of mine...: - ... I would correct my vision because I'm myopic / short-sighte d ....

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The War - Final Test

The War - Final Test

Hey, today you took your final reading comprehension test about the sequence "Women and the War". Hope you fared alright and that you will have good grades. See you tomorrow. Mr Hattais.

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Genetics - For or against

Genetics - For or against

Hey, today we first warmed up with what you have to do during a fire drill. Here is what we said: "to be written by Léna" Then we continued speaking about cloning, its positive and negative aspects. Here is what we said: "to be written by Léna" HW: for...

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Rosie - The Recap + New Sequence: the dangers of science?

Rosie - The Recap + New Sequence: the dangers of science?

Hey, today we first did a quick warm up and then we finished speaking about Rosie the Riveter and its author, Norman Rockwell. Warm up : It gives me goosebumps / the chills. It's freezing cold. It's chilly. It's cold enough to freeze off witches' tits....

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Rosie the Riveter - both a masculine and feminine symbol

Rosie the Riveter - both a masculine and feminine symbol

Hey, today we first did a quick warm up. Here is what we said: If I were a soldier, I would be patrioti c . (Julien's point of view) If I were a soldier, I would be a coward. I would make believe that I'm sick because I'm scared of blood. I don't want...

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The London Blitz

The London Blitz

Hey, today we first warmed up about the trip to England that some of you are going to take in March. It's going to be so much fun! I'm longing for it. Then you took a vocabulary test and we explained the main differences between WWI and WWII. Here is...

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Last lesson on World War I

Last lesson on World War I

Hey, today we first warmed up about the foul weather we had this morning. Here is what we said: Speaking about the weather : It's raining cats and dogs. It's depressing. I'm soaked wet. I'm soaked through. Then we continued working on the text and we...

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The characters' attitudes - embarrassement and shame

The characters' attitudes - embarrassement and shame

Hey, today we spoke a little more about our text dealing with the first world war. We particularly focused our attention on Nell and Frank. Here is what we said about them: Nell: She is not a widow anymore. She wears an engagement ring on her finger....

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Timeline and characters' relationships

Timeline and characters' relationships

Hey, today we first warmed up about your feelings at the beginning of this year. Here is what we said: Warm up: Back to school After two months' holidays... ... I feel distressed and disappointed to come back to school. I feel exhausted in the morning....

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First Class - WWI and the trenches

First Class - WWI and the trenches

Hey guys, this is the first post of the year, yoohoo! so welcome back to school. I hope we'll have a good time this year studying English. As for today's lesson, it is Lena's turn to update it. We began to study the text that was given for last year's...

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