English Day by Day is designed for school students to improve their performance in the English language.
Voici une chanson que j'ai mise en "karaoké" pour des élèves de 6ème ou 5ème sur le thème des ordres. La première partie est encore perfectible mais je me contenterai de cela pour le moment. Si jamais j'en ai le courage, je reprendrai cette première partie...
Hi guys, today we talked about rules in French schools and particularly at your school. Among other things, you mentionned: - respect the teacher - ask if you can stand up - put hand up when you want to speak - eat in class ... Les structures de l' obligation...
Hi guys, today I first talked to you about "The Big Challenge" which is school contest in English. You can learn more about it on their website here: Then we continued the lesson about "customs" and we wrote it in the copybooks: At the customs desk The...
Hi guys, today we first worked on the correction for your homework (vocabulary). Then we continued the lesson with a methodology recap (an example of how to describe a person correctly). Here is what we said: 1- Leila is a Pakistani girl. (identity) 2-...
Hi guys, today we first had two presentations of the Jim Ricotti dialogue. Then we continued analysing the extract from the movie: "The Terminal". We listened carefully and wrote the questions of the customs officer in your copy books. Here is what we...
Hi guys, today was our last class before the holidays. We first worked on vocabulary and then on reading the police detective report about the murder case. Here are the vocabulary words we worked on: "to be written by Morgane" Then you had to read the...
Hi guys, today we first wrote the lesson and tried to memorize the questions of the customs officer. Here is what we wrote in the copybooks: Lesson: At the customs desk in Australia. Who? There are three people: - There are two men and there is one woman....
Hi guys, today we started to prepare Christmas together with the creation of "Christmas Stockings", an American tradition. You had to draw a stocking and glue a picture in the center. You had to write the date corresponding to your picture at the top....
Hi guys, today we first practised introducing ourseleves very briefly. Here is what I told you about me (and you had to do the same for you): My name's Philippe Hattais. I'm 31 years old. I live in Lyon. My best friend is Dorothy. She lives in the USA....
Here is a post particularly dedicated to senior STG students who will take their oral exam at the end of the year. The recording and commentary was made by Holly, our British language assistant from London, UK. This document deals with: Smoking and addiction....
Hi guys, today we first completed the classroom English bookmark with the missing expressions. Then we continued the lesson with learning some basic class rules in English. Here they are: - Sit down! - Listen! - Read the text! - Put up your hands! - Open...
Hi guys, today we studied some grammar (once in a while... it can't hurt, can it?). We determined the construction and also the use of the two present tenses in English. You will need to be able to choose the correct tense (and the correct form of the...
Hi guys, today we corrected your exercise about Mr Crazy's menu. Some of you did have very original and sometimes VERY DISGUSTING ideas... Good job though! Then we worked on syntax and grammar to build correct sentences. Grammar and Syntax: L'adverbe...
Hi guys, today we watched the short animated movie "Vincent" but with sound this time. I hope you liked it as well as the analysis we could draw out of it. Here is what we said: "to be written by..." For next time, i.e. Thursday 31st, you need to wrap...
Hi everybody, today we spoke about this document: Here is what you finally said: The document is a comic book. It deals with Spiderman. In the background, there is a building, probably Peter's house. There is a caption and balloons on the left, at the...
Hi guys, today after completing last time's lesson (about Max who is ALWAYS late!!), we continued the lesson with a new song: "Hello, how are you?" We wrote down the chorus and the lyrics; and you learnt the choreography! Well done! You can watch the...
Hey guys, so today we started the last sequence of the year entitled: "Fairy Tales". Let's hope you'll like it. We first started to talk about the basic ingredients in such stories. Here are the elements we commented on: - the structure - the characters...
Hey guys, today was our first hour of class where I got to introduce myself as well as this year's objectives and curriculum. After quickly filling a presentation sheet, I gave you the lastest A-Levels exam (reading comprehension). You had to work on...
Hi guys, today we finished correcting your tests about the British school system and time. Then we continued the lesson with a new sequence: "The Weather" You watched a powerpoint and a video about the weather forecast. You can watch the video again below:...
Hi guys, today you had to work in pairs to talk about what you like doing and how well you can do those things. It was difficult for you to understand properly what I expected from you but you finally did it. Here is a chart to help you remember what...
Hi guys, today we first finished everything about the weather and then we continued the lesson with a new subject = The Body - How to describe someone. _____________ Homework : - pas de travail en particulier mais vous pouvez réécouter la chanson "head,...
Hi guys, today was quite productive a lesson about super heroes. You are finally getting there! You first had to give 2 super heroes who had the same powers and you did alright. Then we determined who was a super hero and who wasn't. Here is what you...
Hi guys, today we first listened to an audio recoring (a news report) about illegal downloading. You can listen to it again below: Here is what we said about it (+ grammar rule about suffixes): Warm up: Illegal downloading/ Filesharing The document is...
Hi guys, today you took your final test about the American elections. Let's hope you will have fared alright. Here is a copy of the test: And here is the video that goes along with it: The transcript here: Ever since I was a little kid my parents made...
Hi guys, today we worked on speaking about your origins and your nationality and also about the flags of English speaking countries. We didn't have time to write the lesson in your books so we'll do that next time. You can practise your pronunciation...
