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  • End of the lesson on I, Robot

    22 January 2010 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 5 )

    Hey, today we didn't have time to warm up. So we first checked together that you knew your lesson from last time and we continued working on the oral document from I, Robot. First we did a brainstorming about possible arguments for or against robots....

  • Elsa, the 7th mermaid = a parody of a fairy tale + reported speech

    07 May 2010 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 5 )

    Hey, today we first read a new text entitled "The Pangs of Love" and analysed it briefly to see why we could say it was a subverted fairy tale. The main character, Elsa, is a mermaid but unlike her sisters (and the famous mermaid of Hans Christian Anderson),...

  • Reviewing the lessons for your test

    08 December 2009 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today we first did a quick warm up about fast-food restaurants. Here is what we wrote: "to be written by Avishaï" Then we continued with reviewing the lesson so that you get prepared for your test. Here is what we said: "to be written be Avishaï"....

  • How safe do you feel at school ?

    20 January 2010 ( #2009-2010 - Tale LV2 )

    Hey, today we first highlit the expressions of behaviour in your test about the Jamaican teacher. Then we continued the class with a little "warm up situation" about "safety at school" and here is what we said: I don't really feel safe at school. I was...

  • Oral Comprehension test + verbs + correction

    13 April 2010 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today you had to take a test about the gold rush. You will be able to watch and listen to the document again below: "yet to be uploaded" There was also a part where you had to complete your irregular verb test. Finally I gave you the script of the...

  • Spiderman - Last comic strips

    10 November 2009 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 5 )

    Hey, we first did a quick warm up about your vacation. Then we reviewed how to present a document with the first panel from Spiderman. Don't forget to use words of contrast whenever this is necessary. Words of contrasts are: "to be written by Margaux"....

  • South Africa - Black and White

    14 May 2010 ( #2009-2010 - Tale STG )

    Hey, we first warmed about today about your future A-Levels. Here is what we said about it: "to be written by Sarah T." Then we continued speaking about South Africa and we particularly began to study the text entitled: "Black and White" (in your books)...

  • Kitchen of the future + recap + translation

    12 May 2010 ( #2009-2010 - Tale LV2 )

    Hey, today we first watched a document about the kitchen of the future and here is what we said: According to the report, the kitchen of the future will be a kitchen without pots, pans (or sauce-pans) or recipes. ['resipi] You can watch the report below:...

  • Written expression test - Violence and the screen

    24 March 2010 ( #2009-2010 - Tale LV2 )

    Hey, today you took the second part of your test on violence and the screen. Here reads the assignement: "Violence on the screen (movies, TV, computers) has an influence on young people's behaviour. Discuss." (200-250 words) Next week, I should be able...

  • Tales STG 1 - Info importante

    22 March 2010 ( #2009-2010 - Tale STG )

    Votre professeur principale, Mme Etronnier, tient à vous rappeler que vous devez lui remettre un devoir maison Vendredi 26/01/2010 au plus tard. Je serai en charge de ramasser ces devoirs Vendredi matin à 8h. Ceux qui n'auront pas rendu leur copie se...

  • Similarities and Differences in Spiderman + intonation of the questions

    01 December 2009 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today we first warmed up speaking about world AIDS day. And here is what you wrote in your copybooks: "to be written by Cyril" Then we continued on speaking about the comic book and the movie. The question was: Do you think the movie is a good adaptation...

  • If Game + New text: "The Rolls-Royce"

    15 April 2010 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today we first started the class with a little "If game" and here is what we wrote in our lesson copy books about it: "Speaking" : "If" Games : IF + PRETERIT => WOULD + VERBE • If I broke a vase while babysitting I would pay for it or I would accuse...

  • Little Red Riding Hood - Audio script

    03 June 2010 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today we first had things cleared up about your assignment for next week = make a book out of your story, i.e. you need to bind the sheets of paper together and illustrate your fairy tale parody. Then we continued the lesson with an oral comprehension...

  • Missing questions in your test

    16 January 2010 ( #2009-2010 - Tale LV2 )

    Hey, thanks to Benjamin I got to know that not only was the text badly xeroxed but there were also some missing words in the questions. Here are the missing questions for you to be able to complete your tests correctly: 2-b) Where does the conversation...

  • Shrek 2 - The credits - A parody + interesting adjectives

    05 May 2010 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 5 )

    Hey, today we first talked about your trip to Greece and here is what we said about it: "to be written by Félix / William" Then we watched the very beginning of Shrek 2 and we commented on the elements of parody included in the scene.You can watch the...

  • Voc test + questions + Global Warming

    03 December 2009 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 2 )

    Today, you first took a vocabulary test... I have already corrected them and they are really POOR!! You should be ashamed of your lack of efforts! Then we continued our activity with the intonation of the questions. And finally we began to speak about...

  • Ana's ordeals and hardships

    16 December 2009 ( #2009-2010 - Tale LV2 )

    Hey, today I first gave you your grades for the poems: congratulations to all of you for the good job you have accomplished. I will publish them on the blog as soon as I have scanned them. Then, we moved on with the study of the text and here is what...

  • Phonetics - How to read it properly

    11 March 2010 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today in module, we started a new phonetics activity where you will have to learn how to pronounce words according to their phonetic transcriptions. HW: for next time, you need to make a list of 10 words that we use in the French language but that...

  • Exprimer le conseil en anglais

    13 November 2009 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 5 )

    Today after taking a test on Body beauty and body parts (phonetics included), we spoke about superstitions on Friday the 13th. And we discovered that Jonathan's grand-ma was extremely supersticious and that some of you believed in supernatural things...

  • Correction of your type bac exercise

    02 February 2010 ( #2009-2010 - Tale LV2 )

    Hey, today I first gave you a list of vocabulary that is of utmost importance to deal with a question about your likes and dislikes (in a book, a movie, ...). Here it is: Correction de l'expression: Nowadays, most people love suspense in books and films....

  • How to express exasperation + end of the lesson on "The Fun They Had"

    08 January 2010 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 5 )

    Hey, today we first warmed up with a fun dialogue about a mother and her son who refuses to eat up his breakfast. Here is what we said: Warm up: Expressing anger and exasperation "Finish your breakfast!" "No, I won't, you stupid cow!" (notez ici la valeur...

  • The Vampire Diaries - Season 1 Episode 1

    11 February 2010 ( #For Fun )

    Click on the video once (and close the pop-up ad) and a second time to watch this new American TV series which is going to be a hit in France, that's for sure! The Official website for further information: Click Here Enjoy! The Summary: "Four months after...

  • Test on Education and Immigration

    05 February 2010 ( #2009-2010 - Tale STG )

    Hey, today you had to take your test on the text that we had studied. Hope you fared ok. For those who were absent, you'll receive a letter of "retenue" at home so that you can catch up with it on Wed. February 10th from 12 pm to 1 pm in room 25. Get...

  • Soccer world cup + grammar

    20 November 2009 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 5 )

    Today we first talked about a topical issue dealing with the French soccer team. Here is what we said: "to be written by Léna" Then we did some grammar job and here is what we said about the uses of the two types of Present in English: "to be written...

  • Module: End of the correction of Harry Potter text

    14 January 2010 ( #2009-2010 - 2nde 2 )

    Hey, today we first spoke about violence at school as a warm up. Here is what we said: There are two types of violence, both physical and moral. They are both dangerous. Last week, a student was killed / stabbed by another classmate with a knife. He died....