Name: Isaac
Age: 17
Origin: Russia
Destination: USA
- Hamburg - train
- Liverpool: cargo boat, poor
- New York: liner
Monday, 31 January 2011
An immigrant's journey
Bob Berlin's grandfather Isaac was 17 years old when he emigrated to the USA.
He started from Russia, near Kiev and he went to Hamburg by train. He went to Liverpool by cargo boat then he went to New York on a liner.
Isaac's trip took/lasted 2 months. The weather was very bad and there was a storm.
Living conditions were very bad because the beds were very hard, there were no showers or washing facilities, the food was terrible, only potatoes and cabbage, so everybody was seasick.
There were 927 passengers so it was a big liner.
When he arrived Isaac cried tears of joy because he made his dream come true. He was hopeful because he started a new life and because he was free and he was going to have a job. He wanted money because he was poor.
He was also afraid because he left everyone behind and lonely.
afraid = frightened = scared
Listen to the lesson:
He started from Russia, near Kiev and he went to Hamburg by train. He went to Liverpool by cargo boat then he went to New York on a liner.
Isaac's trip took/lasted 2 months. The weather was very bad and there was a storm.
Living conditions were very bad because the beds were very hard, there were no showers or washing facilities, the food was terrible, only potatoes and cabbage, so everybody was seasick.
There were 927 passengers so it was a big liner.
When he arrived Isaac cried tears of joy because he made his dream come true. He was hopeful because he started a new life and because he was free and he was going to have a job. He wanted money because he was poor.
He was also afraid because he left everyone behind and lonely.
afraid = frightened = scared
Listen to the lesson:
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Who's your favourite star?
Do you like Rihanna? I like her because she is pretty and she's a good singer.
Do you like Will Smith? I like him because he is handsome and he is a good actor.
Do you like The Black Eyed Peas? I like them because they're very good singers.
Girls are pretty, boys are handsome.
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Favourite films and actors
They are talking about their favourite films and actors.
Sophie likes loves-stories and thrillers but not science-fiction movies because she thinks they are boring.
Kevin loves science-fiction films but not love-stories. He likes thrillers too.
Kevin's favourite actress is Angelina Jolie because she is very sexy.
Sophie's favourite actress is Audrey Tautou because she is very pretty.
They both love Brad Pitt. Sophie is in love with Brad Pitt.
Kevin is showing off because he's jealous of Brad Pitt and he wants to impress Sophie.
Maybe he loves her.
Listen to the lesson:
Sophie likes loves-stories and thrillers but not science-fiction movies because she thinks they are boring.
Kevin loves science-fiction films but not love-stories. He likes thrillers too.
Kevin's favourite actress is Angelina Jolie because she is very sexy.
Sophie's favourite actress is Audrey Tautou because she is very pretty.
They both love Brad Pitt. Sophie is in love with Brad Pitt.
Kevin is showing off because he's jealous of Brad Pitt and he wants to impress Sophie.
Maybe he loves her.
Listen to the lesson:
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| Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
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| Audrey Tautou |
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
How to tell the time?
Revision exercises: http://enjoyenglish.free.fr/english/college/time/index.htm
Exercises and lessons: http://www.anglaisfacile.com/cgi2/myexam/liaison.php?liaison=_heure_
More exercises: http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-orange.fr/hotpot/time/time1.htm
An oral exercise: http://www.frenchspanishonline.com/beginnersenglish/ecole/heure/jeuheure.html
Listen to the time: http://www.languageguide.org/anglais/indiquer-l%E2%80%99heure/
An interactive clock: http://www.time-for-time.com/swf/myclox.swf
A game : http://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercises/time/merlock.php
Another game: http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/clock2/clockwordsres.html
Have fun!
Friday, 21 January 2011
Two candidates / applicants
Mr Mason is the manager of Amsteak restaurant.
He is looking for / He wants two chefs to work in the restaurant.
There are two candidates, a man and a woman.
Max Peel is a wonderful / an excellent cook, he likes painting and cooking. He is very modest, serious and creative.
Mr Mason likes him.
Alice Pike likes dogs and roses very much. She sings very well / She is a very good singer. She is tall and happy.
Mr Mason likes her too. He wants to see Max and Alice / them.
Listen to the lesson:
Max Peel <- him
Alice Pike <- her
Max and Alice <- them
Here is a lesson and an exercise about pronouns.
Here is a video and an exercise.
Have fun!
He is looking for / He wants two chefs to work in the restaurant.
There are two candidates, a man and a woman.
Max Peel is a wonderful / an excellent cook, he likes painting and cooking. He is very modest, serious and creative.
Mr Mason likes him.
Alice Pike likes dogs and roses very much. She sings very well / She is a very good singer. She is tall and happy.
Mr Mason likes her too. He wants to see Max and Alice / them.
Listen to the lesson:
Max Peel <- him
Alice Pike <- her
Max and Alice <- them
Here is a lesson and an exercise about pronouns.
Here is a video and an exercise.
Have fun!
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
The Last of England / The immigrants
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| The Last of England, Ford Madox Brown, 1855 |
This painting was painted by Ford Madox Brown in 1855. It represents a little family on a boat because they are leaving England to go to Australia. Maybe they flee / escape from hunger or a war, or because they are poor. They are looking to the future and they turn their back on England. They are sad because they leave their country, their family and everything. They are determined and they are happy because they will have a new life. They hope to find a job, a big family, a big house, a lot of money, a better life / beter living conditions.
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Monday, 17 January 2011
Pairwork - Ages in the class.
Kelly's father is 54, he is the oldest in the class.
Tony's mother is 34, she is the youngest in the class.
How old are you? I'm 11 (years old).
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Tony's mother is 34, she is the youngest in the class.
How old are you? I'm 11 (years old).
Listen to the lesson:
Friday, 14 January 2011
The Last of England
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| The Last of England, Ford Madox Brown, 1855 |
This painting was painted by Ford Madox Brown in 1855. It represents an English family. They are going to Australia, they are leaving England because they escape/flee from poverty, religious persecution, bad living conditions.
They feel sad because they leave everything behind but they are happy because they are going to Australia. They are determined because they start a new life and scared/afraid because they don't know what they will find.
They hope for a better life, a new job, and better living conditions.
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Thursday, 13 January 2011
Mr Mason's arrival.
Julie and her mother are at London Airport because Mr Mason is arriving from Washington DC at ten past nine.
Julie is very impatient to see her father because she misses him.
She is also very pleased / happy because she loves her father.
Mr Mason is very pleased / happy to see Julie and Mrs Mason because he loves them.
Listen to the lesson:
Julie is very impatient to see her father because she misses him.
She is also very pleased / happy because she loves her father.
Mr Mason is very pleased / happy to see Julie and Mrs Mason because he loves them.
Listen to the lesson:
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Talents in the class
Peter's mother can't skate at all.
Tony's grandfather can play chess quite well.
Ronald's mother can swim very well.
Sophie's mother can't do anything except ski.
Jack's father can play football a little.
Listen to the lesson:
Can est un auxiliaire modal. "I can" = "Je peux, je sais"
Il sert à former les questions et les négations. Il est invariable et il est toujours suivi d'une base verbale.
To go further: a lesson about can with an exercise and a video.
Tony's grandfather can play chess quite well.
Ronald's mother can swim very well.
Sophie's mother can't do anything except ski.
Jack's father can play football a little.
Listen to the lesson:
Can est un auxiliaire modal. "I can" = "Je peux, je sais"
Il sert à former les questions et les négations. Il est invariable et il est toujours suivi d'une base verbale.
To go further: a lesson about can with an exercise and a video.
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Telephone numbers
What's your telephone number?
My number is 01 48 72 33 54 "oh one four eight seven two double three five four"
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My number is 01 48 72 33 54 "oh one four eight seven two double three five four"
Listen to the lesson:
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Mark's talents
Mark is a swimming champion, he can swim very well.
He's a bad rider, he can't ride at all.
Mark can play football quite well, he's quite a good footballer.
He's a very good cricketer, he can play cricket very well.
Mark is very sporty, he has a full timetable.
He plays sports everyday.
He plays the piano with two fingers because he's learning.
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He's a bad rider, he can't ride at all.
Mark can play football quite well, he's quite a good footballer.
He's a very good cricketer, he can play cricket very well.
Mark is very sporty, he has a full timetable.
He plays sports everyday.
He plays the piano with two fingers because he's learning.
Listen to the lesson:
Improvising at the Drama Club
Sharon, James, Julie and Rob are at the Drama Club and they improvise.
Julie and Rob imagine / pretend they are VIP's so they are elegant.
They exchange telephone numbers.
Mark thinks they are good actors.
Sharon and James imagine / pretend they are very old.
Sharon pretends she is deaf. She thinks the question is "What time is it?"
Everybody laughs because it's funny.
Listen to the lesson:
Julie and Rob imagine / pretend they are VIP's so they are elegant.
They exchange telephone numbers.
Mark thinks they are good actors.
Sharon and James imagine / pretend they are very old.
Sharon pretends she is deaf. She thinks the question is "What time is it?"
Everybody laughs because it's funny.
Listen to the lesson:
Monday, 3 January 2011
Carnegie and Guggenheim
A magnate is a businessman who has a lot of money and who uses it to help people and not for himself.
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835 and he died in Massachusetts in 1919. He built his fortune from steel. He was a businessman, a philanthropist and a music lover. He used his money to fund libraries, he gave funds to universities and charities and he built Carnegie Hall in New York.
Listen to the lesson:
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835 and he died in Massachusetts in 1919. He built his fortune from steel. He was a businessman, a philanthropist and a music lover. He used his money to fund libraries, he gave funds to universities and charities and he built Carnegie Hall in New York.
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