English Day by Day is designed for school students to improve their performance in the English language.
Hey, today we finished speaking about the text and understanding how you can find the meaning of some words even if you don't know them at first (= comprehension techniques). Then we reviewed how to build a dialogue in English and the differences from...
Hey, today you had to write a dialogue about this subject as the end of our sequence about Genetics: "Your parents have decided to tell you that you were adopted when you were a baby. Write the scene and conversation." (250 - 300 words) Hope it will be...
Hey, today you took your final test on the sequence entitled "Dreams". You need to complete the written expression assignement by Tuesday 18th. Here it reads: "If you were a wizard like Harry Potter, what sort of wizard would you be? Explain" (100 words)...
Hey, today we first watched the video that you can find in the "For Fun" section again about the "Blackberry". Here is what we said as a warm up: The document is a parody of new technology and more precisely about brand names. There are puns on words...
Hey, today we first watched a video from Amnesty International's website. You can watch it below: http://www.amnestyusa.org/ Here is what we said about it: Amnesty International is an organisation which stands up for human rights. In Zimbabwe, a human...
Hey, today we first warmed up about the tuition fees of American colleges. Here is what we said about the subject: According to the class you take, to enter an Ivy League college, an American student either needs a grant / scholarship or to have filthy...
Hey, we first warmed up with a special kind of crime scene. You can watch the video again below: And here is what we said about it: "to be written by Faiza" today we finished speaking about Tenjy's uncle. Here is what we said about him (attitude + opinion):...
Hey, today you had to be detectives during the lesson and try to find who the culprit was. Here is the document that we watched: And here is what we said about this document: Whodunnit? Type of Doc : The doc is an ad / advert / advertisment for road safety....
Hey, today we first did a quick warm up about facebook. Here is what we said about it: # WARM UP ! - Facebook (to) stalk someone on the Internet (to) create a facebook account (to) display / expose your personal information on the Net (to) chat with people...
Hey, First, as a warm up, we watched President Barack Obama's address to the American people for New Year and we decrypted why he said: "I wish you a very happy and healthy new year". You can watch the extract below: Here is what we said about it: The...
Hey, today we first corrected the exercises you had to complete and we decided who was the best super hero. Here is what we said: Who is the best SuperHero? I think SuperMan is the best because he has a lot of powers. He is the most powerful. SpiderMan...
Hey, today we worked on both a picture and a video to speak about this young boy who has climbed Mount Everest and who has become a celebrity. You can watch the document narrating his record down here: Here is what we said about him: The document is a...
Hey, today you first took a vocabulary test. Then we continued our lesson about education and we particularly focused our attention on Ruth Simmons. Here is what we said about her story: Listen to the document again here: Ruth Simmons: A success story....
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 ....
Hey, today we first had a little experiment with all my bags filled with unknown items. You had to guess what they were just thanks to your senses. Here is what you need to know as far as grammar is concerned: -> Exprimer les 5 sens: It smells / tastes...
Voici la liste des textes étudiés cette année. Je remettrai la liste officielle (tamponnée, signée) aux délégués de Tale S2 lors de leur conseil de classe. Je suis obligé au regard des textes de vous en fournir une. Toutefois, je vous déconseille formellement...
Hey, today we first started as usual with a quick warm up about the celebration of Saint Patrick's Day in Chicago. Here is the report that we watched: Here is what we said about it: The document is a news report about a tradition in Chicago. It consists...
Hey, today we finished the lesson on Road safety with a very good presentation by Juliette of the poster from last time. To finish the lesson, here is the lastest French advertisement campaign I told you about for road safety against drink-driving: Then...
Hey, today we first warmed up a little bit about Saint Valentine's Day and what would be your perfect date on that day. Here is what we said and some specific vocabulary: "to be written by Delphine / Tiphaine" Then we moved on with the correction of the...
Hey, today we first warmed up very quickly about what your mobile phone usage was like. Here is what we said: "to be written by Laura" Then we continued talking about last time's document and here is what we concluded: The document is about / deals with...
Hey, today we first began the class warming up with some pictures and the question was: "how appetizing is this...?". Here is what we wrote in our lesson copy books: Positive: It's quite tasty Yummy Delicious Scrumptious Negative: Yucky Disgusting Awful...
Hey, today was the first hour of class with you guys. I hope that you liked it and that you will really improve your oral expression skills. We worked around the idea of "super hero(es)" and we tried to define what made a super hero. Here are some things...
Hey, today we first warmed up with this sentence: "I have 24 cats at home..." Here is what you can say to react to this statement: "What...? You must be crazy / mad / insane / nuts You must be kidding / joking / pulling my leg" Then we continued speaking...
Poem #11 Spotlights are making me feverish. The warm sweat flows in my mouth, The caustic salt creaks my lips. My throat – my ghastly skin is flaming. Colored companions are plucking my strings. Corrosive notes under keys, At a highly spiced cadence....
Hey, today after explaining the oral exam again we were able to continue the lesson about education in the UK. Here is what we said about the new text we have begun to study: The document is an article from the online British newspaper "Telegraph.co.uk"....
