English Day by Day is designed for school students to improve their performance in the English language.
Hey guys, today after warming up about your holidays, we analysed a scene from the movie Spiderman in comparison with the corresponding extract from the comic strip. Here is what we said about it and the chart we drew: Similarities -> - journalist / reporter...
En raison de mes absences dues à des convocations extérieures pour le baccalauréat (rattrapage session de Sept. 2011) , je vous informe d'une modification dans l'emploi du temps. Le groupe 1 n'aura pas cours ce lundi 3 Oct. Il sera remplacé par le groupe...
Hey, today we first finished correcting the exercise (§5) about our text and then we began to study a new topic thanks to a subverted logo of BP. Here is what we said about it: The picture is the logo of the firm BP but the sunflower is withered. It may...
Hey guys, today you first took a mime test about the vocabulary "accessoories and weapons". I hope you did good. I will give you your grades asap. Then we corrected some sentences that you had made to express similarities and differences thanks to the...
Hey, today was a bit hectic because you hadn't prepared your presentation about the picture (On Strike) enough. Then some of you didn't bring any drafts for the presentation of their artist and work of art; how am I supposed to grade you now...? For those...
Hey, we worked two hours with Michelle on the theme of smoking. Even if it was a bit hard for you at the beginning and that you were not very talkative at first, it went on smoothly minutes after minutes. Good job! Now here is the video you watched: Then...
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Hey, today we first corrected the chronology you had to draw from the text "The London Blitz" and here is what we said about this event: The London Blitz or "Blitz Kreig" in German is a period of intense bombing. London was blasted / bombarded / bombed...
Hey, today you first had to complete a listening test about junk food. You can listen to it again here: Then we continued our lesson with how to make a newspaper article. Here is what we said about it: 1. Headline 2. Catchphrase 3. Columns 4. Illustrations...
Hey, today you first had to try and find some important information about the 2nd and 3rd part of the text. You had to identify who the suspects of Liddy Hamilton were, where they were, their possible motives and alibis and their connection to the victim....
Hey, today you first took your irregular verbs test and after a recap of what we had said last time, we continued the lesson with a new very short text. Here is what we said about it: - The text is an extract from Harry Potter. - It's about / It deals...
Hey, today we worked on how to comment on a picture and we more precisely focused our attention on the Description part. (I-D-A-H-O). Here are the key elements to succeed: "to be written by ..." Then we collectively described the 1st picture (about addiction...
Hey, today the students who were there had to present their super hero to the class. Some of you did a good job. I'll continue assessing pupils on Friday. Until then, get ready to speak again. You may have a chance to do better! We also talked about phonetics...
Hey, today we first warmed up with the pension reform. Here is what we said about it: Students and workers are protesting / demonstrating / striking because of the pension reform. With the new bill / law, people must work until 62 and they cannot retire...
Hey, today after making a quick review of your favorite activities during the holidays and identifying your "tourist profile", you had to perform a role play where you were tourists and travel agents / clerks. You had to determine the best deal / bargain...
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...
Hey, today we first commented some more things about Ana and I refreshed your memory about some important facts about the text: Finally, Ana intends to stay in the US. She does not want to get back to Mexico. She can continue to provide her family and...
Since with some of you we will study the theme: "Death Penalty in the US", I thought it would be a good start for you to have a closer insight to what the words "prison" / "jail" mean in English. You can have access to a very interesting new form of documentary...
Blonde Joke : This blonde cop stops a blonde driver and asks for identification. The blonde driver looks all around in her purse and can’t find her license. “I must have left it at home, officer.” “Well, do you have any kind of identification on you?”...
Hey guys, today we first did a quick recap of what you had to know about slavery and music. Very good job to Arafath who spoke effeciently and fully! Then we continued the lesson with a new document, a video spoof ad and awareness campaign by Amnesty...
Hey, today we first talked about a new document dealing with road safety and mobile phones. Here is what we said about it: Road Safety: - type of doc: ad campaign -> awarness campaign - topic: ... deals with / is about road safety and mobile phones -...
Hey, here are the documents that you can use for your press conference. Select the one you want to study and prepare all the roles for it. You need to be able to...: - ... speak about the charity or artist who produced the document (role, goal, ...) -...
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...
Hey, today we first talked about the pension reform. Here is what we said about it: "to be written by Marie-Sophie" Then we continued speaking about Pink's song and we worked on how to put pressure on someone. Here is what we said: "to be written by Marie-Sophie"...
Hey guys, today we studied an extract from the movie "Pearl Harbour" and your role was to identify the similarities and the differences with Stella's story. You can watch the extract here again: Here is the chart that we ended up drawing: Similarities:...
