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  • The hamburger as a murder weapon... + recap Gun Culture + Beginning of new text (with pictures)

    10 May 2011 ( #2010-2011 - Tale L )

    Hey, today we first watched a new video awareness campaign about junk food. You can watch it again below: Here is what we said about it: The document is an ad campaign against fast food restaurants and in particular Mc Donald's (the Golden Arches). It...

  • Food Revolution + humour in the text

    14 November 2011 ( #2011-2012 - 1ère LVA )

    Hey guys, today we dedicated the 1st hour of the lesson to studying this trailer. You can watch it below (along with the 1st part of the show, if you're interested): Here is what we said about the document: "to be written by ..." Then we continued working...

  • The culprits - I.R.A members

    25 March 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 1ère ES )

    Hey, today we first watched a short video clip about the environment. You can watch it again below: Here is what we said about it: The document is an awareness campaign for the environment. I's to sensitize people to protect nature. We should switch off...

  • Opinion poll and report about mobile phone usage

    21 January 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today you first talked about your personal mobile phone usage thanks to an opinion poll (a questionnaire / a study). Here is what we said and the conclusions we drew: Conclusion of the study: Many students in class spend a lot of time sending text...

  • Analysis of the catch-phrase + opinion poll

    19 January 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 1 )

    Hey, today you first took a vocabulary test about the lesson. You need to create some word banks about "mobile phones", "accidents", "how to express opinion", "feelings (positive and negative)", etc... if you haven't done so, so far. Then we continued...

  • Final Listening Comprehension Test

    30 March 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today you took a test about travelling, our last sequence dealing with listening comprehension. I hope that you will have acheived good scores and that you'll begin the last term of the year with a good grade or at least a better grade that what...

  • Pros and cons of the Internet + link with global warming

    02 May 2011 ( #2010-2011 - T Merca )

    Hey, today we first made a quick recap of what we had said about social networks and added more ideas. Here is what we said: "to be written by ..." Then we watched a video about the creator of Facebook. You can watch it again below: Here is what we said...

  • Highlighting of your essays + Stella's final choice

    28 February 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 1ère ES )

    Hey, today you first had to "argument" your essays, i.e. highlight the important elements proving that you have done the job I expected from you (vocabulary, grammar, link words, ideas, ...). Then we made a quick recap of what we had said before the vacation...

  • Speaking about the reform and the text

    21 October 2010 ( #2010-2011 - Tale ES )

    Hey, today you were only 4 in class but we made do with it... and we continued the lesson. First we talked about the pension reform as a warm up: There is a student protest against the pension reform of the government. The government intends to increase...

  • An advertising campaign by the WWF

    10 November 2010 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today after making a quick recap of what we had said about the document, we continued describing and analysing the picture. Here is what we said: Instead of relaxing and having fun, they should / ought to / had better help the man / save the driver....

  • Ringer (the new hit series) + Stereotypes

    17 October 2011 ( #2011-2012 - 1ère LVA )

    Hey guys, today we first watched the preview of a new American hit series called "Ringer". You can watch it again below: Here is what we said about it: Warm up : Ringer, the new hit series The document is a preview from the series It features Sarah Michelle...

  • Smoking - The End

    13 May 2011 ( #2010-2011 - T Merca )

    Hey, after making a quick recap of what you had said with Michelle on Wednesday, we continued talking about the government measures that could be implemented to help people quit smoking and we tried to comment on why there were differences between France...

  • Ireland - The reasons for the bomb?

    22 March 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 1ère ES )

    Hey, today we first corrected the exercises you had to complete about Irish culture (meaning of some words, important places to visit, adjectives, ...). Here is what we wrote in our copy books: A) Curraghs / Eyeries / Guinness Adjectives in order to depict...

  • British and American pronunciation recap + new document

    28 January 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today we first talked about the different arguments in favour or against the use of mobile phones. Here is the recap and what you learnt as far as phonetics is concerned: "to be written by Royda" Then we continued the lesson with asking some questions...

  • How to express surprise and disbelief - Idioms and question tags

    01 December 2010 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 1 )

    Hey, today we first had a little chat in English about my crazy personal life... Indeed... I have 24 cats at home... It was of course a pretext to have you talk in English and prepare for the oral comprehension placement test. Here are your reactions...

  • Southern Trees + correction for your DST

    02 March 2011 ( #2010-2011 - Tale L )

    Hey, today we continued to analyse the text "Southern trees" and in particular, we defined the different parts in the text, commenting on them. Here is what we said: There are different places in the text and they will define the different parts of the...

  • Advantages and Drawbacks of Mobile Phones

    07 January 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 1 )

    Hey, today we first did a quick recap of what we had said last time and then we corrected your homework about the functions of the iphone. Here is what we said: "to be written by Laura" Then we listened to an audio document and we tried to analyse the...

  • A tour of San Francisco

    21 March 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 1 )

    Hey, today as you hadn't done your homework properly for most of you, we had to continue the class without correcting it... So we began to listen to a new document about San Francisco. You can listen to it again below: Here is what we said about it: "to...

  • Death penalty - Final reading comprehension test

    17 January 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 1ère ES )

    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...

  • The ad campaign about road safety

    12 January 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today we first talked about the previous lesson again and then we continued to talk about mobile phones with a new document. You can listen to it again below: Here is what we said about it (=today's lesson): The ad campaign: "2 voices at the same...

  • The worst thing EVER + Google - the hungry beast

    29 April 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 1ère LV2 )

    Hey, today we first made a quick recap of what had said yesterday and we went over some important grammatical structures. Here is what we said: "to be written by Claire, Quentin, or Sylvain" Then we continued the lesson with a new document entitled "Google...

  • I am Canadian - the end

    16 November 2010 ( #2010-2011 - 1ère ES )

    Hey, today we finished talking about Canadian stereotypes thanks to the video with "Joe" who is proud of his country. Here is the chart that we made talking about the stereotypes he confirms or denies in the video: In the video, the speaker is proud of...

  • Travelling / On holidays

    28 February 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 2nde 1 )

    Hey, today we did a brainstorming about holidays and travelling in general. Here are the important categories that you defined: "to be written by ..." HW: for next time, you need to determine in each category, which element is your favorite one and explain...

  • How to write a dialogue and an essay

    08 February 2011 ( #2010-2011 - 1ère ES )

    Hey, today in the very first part of the lesson we corrected your homework, i.e. the addition of speech verbs and / or expressions to the different cues in the text so as to reveal the feelings and attitudes of the characters. Here is what we said: "to...

  • Organizing an art exhibition - 1 LVA

    25 October 2011 ( #Teachers' Corner )

    Hello, voici ma 1ère contribution "complète" de l'année concernant le niveau 1ère L LVApprofondie dont j'ai hérité cette année et que j'ai dû traiter au pied levé pour mettre en place la réforme comme beaucoup de monde, je suppose. Donc avec tâche actionnelle...