Enjoy your holiday!!

Bye everyone, have a nice holiday!

See you in September!

Did you have a good week end? - Part 1

Mira sounds fed up because she stayed at home and she had* a bad week end.
She watched TV and she surfed the web.
Sean sounds sorry for her.

have -> had

Book 2 Lesson 4 - Preparation time

Listen to the dialogues:

A present for Jenny and Mike

Does Jenny want a CD? Yes, she does.
Does Mike want a video game? No, he doesn't.
Mike prefers a DVD and a comic for his birthday.
Jenny prefers / wants a CD and a T-shirt for her birthday.
How much is a DVD?
It's £9.50.

Happy birthday Max! - part 2

They gather their money and they count how much they have got.
How much has Chrissie got? She's got £6 (six pounds)
How much has Rachel got? She's got £4.60 (four pounds sixty)
How much has Ganesh got? He's got £5.50 (five pounds fifty)
How much has Bruce got? He's got £4.20 (four pounds twenty)
They have got £20.30.
How much is a box of paint? It's £17.50.
How much is a brush? It's £2.
So they have got enough money, they can buy Max's presents.
Max likes his presents.

Shanti's party on the beach - part 3

Oliver thinks Mr Spencer is a smuggler or a spy but Alwena doesn't agree / disagrees.
She suggests she swims up to the yacht to find out.
Oliver thinks it's too dangerous and too cold. He's starving so he wants to go back to the party.
Alwena is disappointed because she's very curious.

Happy birthday Max! - part 1

The scene takes place in the commercial center on Wednesday afternoon.
Bruce, Ganesh, Rachel and Chrissie are talking about Max's birthday present.
Max is absent.
Ideas for presents:
- a CD but Max has got lots of CDs.
- a sweatshirt but he doesn't like clothes.
Bruce has an idea: he suggests they buy paint and brushes.

a present

lots of CDs

a sweatshirt

clothes

paint and brushes

Book 2 Lesson 2 Story Time

Listen to the dialogue:

Shanti's party on the beach - part 2

Oliver is pointing at someone: it's Mr Spencer, the new IT teacher.
He's getting into a dinghy and he's hiding his face with his hood. He's going to a big yacht.
Oliver and Alwena are wondering where Mr Spencer is going and what he is doing in a dinghy on a sunday evening.
Oliver thinks it's fishy.
Alwena imagines he's got a very rich girlfriend but Oliver doesn't agree.
Perhaps he's very rich and he lives on the yacht but Oliver doesn't think so.

Penny Lane, by The Beatles

Listen and sing along!

In Clarence Street

It's raining cats and dogs = it's extremely rainy.

Max and Ganesh are very cold and very angry because Chrissie is very late.
They want to go to the library.
Max looks for Crookie, it is in front of the pet shop. It is scared of the cat.
Max sees / looks at a poster for a comic strip competition.
He is very interested in it.

Shanti's party on the beach - part 1

This is Shanti's party on the beach, in the afternoon.
The children are listening to the radio.
Shanti and her friends are singing next to the fire.
Some boys are cooking sausages on a barbecue.
Some boys are playing football.
Oliver and Alwena are speaking and walking along the beach.
One boy is eating a sandwich.
Two children are looking at the sea.

Book 2 Lesson 1

Max and Ganesh are waiting for Chrissie.
Crookie is under the bench.

Where are they?

Where's the little girl? The little girl is in the pram.
                                         She

Where's the jogger? The jogger is next to the statue.
                                       He

Where's the dog? The dog is between the two benches.
                                 It

Where are the kids? The kids are under the trees.
                                  They

a pram

a jogger

two benches

some trees

Preparing for Shanti's party - part 4

4: Clara is calling Shanti because she can't go to the party, she is babysitting. She leaves a message on Shanti's mobile.

5: Oliver is calling Shanti because he wants to know at what time the party starts.
He is walking Mrs Wilburn's dog.

Preparing for Shanti's party - part 3

2: John is calling Linda because he wants help with his math homework tomorrow afternoon.
Linda is not free because she's going to Shanti's party, so she can't help John. She is sorry.

3: Shanti is calling Alwena because she wants to know if Alwena is coming to her party.
Alwena can't talk because she's at the swimming pool, she's practising. She can go to the party.

Preparing for Shanti's party - part 2

1: Frank is calling Shanti because he wants to know at what time the party is.
Shanti can't talk because she's making cakes. She's busy.

Book 2 Lesson 2: Preparation time

Listen to the telephone conversations and look at the pictures p. 38:

Max Bond, XX2

Max's favourite hero is Max Bond, XX2 (double X two).
He's a secret agent and he's very dangerous because he's a karate champion and he's very intelligent.
He's thin / slim and he's not very tall and he's really strong.
He's got a square face, short brown hair, green eyes and a small nose.
His face is square, his hair is short and brown, his eyes are green and his nose is small.

Preparing for Shanti's party

Oliver is walking his dog and he is phoning Shanti.
Alwena is at the swimming-pool but she isn't swimming, she is phoning Oliver and Shanti. She's getting ready to swim.
Shanti is baking cakes for her party and she's phoning.
She's having her party on Sunday 4th from 3 pm to 6:30 pm.
Oliver and Alwena are going to the party.

The competition.

This document is an ad for a comic strip competition in a magazine.
Max can draw very well so he participates in the competition.

Ben's sister.

She has got short black / dark curly hair and big green eyes. She's got a small nose and enormous ears. She is slim and quite tall. She's got a lovely smile.

Trappers

Trappers killed animals with traps and sold* the furs.
They caught* foxes, wolves, rabbits, bears and polecats.
They lived in the mountains or inthe forests. Sometimes they lived alone, sometimes they lived in groups.
They had* a dangerous life because they had* a dangerous life because they met* dangerous animals or the weather conditions were* bad.

Trappers

Trappers lived in the mountains or in the forest.
They caught* animals with traps to sell the furs.
They had* a dangerous life because the weather conditions could be bad and they could be kiiled by animals like bears.
They hunted polecats, foxes, squirrels, wolves, beavers and ground hogs.

Sophie

Sophie has got medium-long curly red hair and blue eyes. She has got a small nose and a lovely smile. She has got glasses and freckles.
She is quite tall and slim.

Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea: the great expedition to dicover the West.

Learn more about this great expedition to discover the American West.
There is a new webquest on The Webquest Website! Go do it and have fun learning!

Go live the adventure on the National Geographic site!

For the champions:

• Go on a web hunt and learn all about Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea.
• Learn more about the woman who made it possible, Sacagawea.

Whose is it?

Whose lamp is it? The lamp / It is Mike's.
Whose socks are they? They are Mike's.
Whose drumsticks are they? They are Oliver's.
Whose pillow is it? It is Oliver's.
Whose trainers (UK) / sneakers (US) are they? They are Mike's.

Description

Quentin: He's got short straight brown hair, he's got blue eyes and glasses. He's got a round face and a small nose.

Margaret: She's got long red curly hair and green eyes. She's got a long face and a long nose.

a pair of glasses

The boys' room is extremely messy.

Jenny Preston is tired because she's coming home from work.
M Preston is cheerful, he is whistling. He is raking the leaves.
Jenny is fed up because the house is messy, the boys don't tidy their things / their stuff.
She sorts out their things and she asks the boys to tidy their room right now.

Book 2 Lesson 1 Story Time

Listen to the dialogue:

3GC group 3: Julia's boyfriend.

Rebecca is tidying the living room while Julia is getting up.
Rebecca is fed up because Julia is messy.
Julia is singing because she's happy, she's falling in love.
Rebecca is surprised because she thinks / she believes Gary is Julia's boyfriend.

What type are you at home?

Listen to the dialogue:


Revise the present simple here.


Work on frequency adverbs here, here, here, and here.

An activity about chores here. 

An interactive book here. 

Have fun!

What type are you at home?

Amanda wants to do a quiz but Kevin doesn't because he doesn't like quizzes.
Kevin sometimes makes his bed after getting up.
He never sets the table.
He usually helps to cook dinner.
He often does the washing up.
He never takes the dustbin out.
He is perfect!

3 GC group 7: Julia's boyfriend

Rebecca is tidying the living room.
Julia is getting up.
Rebecca is going to her parents' house because it is her father's birthday. She's going for the weekend.
She's fed up because Julia is messy.
Julia is singing because she is falling in love with Tim.
Rebecca thinks / believes Julia is in love with Gary.

Sitting Bull - part 3 2/2

Indians have bad relations with the Whites because they want to mine gold in the Black Hills.
They want to buy the sacred territories, so they have broken the peace treaties / the alliances.

Max and Ganesh's talents

Max can ride a bike but he can't skate and he can't surf.
Ganesh can surf, he can skate, he can ski and he can play football.
Max is surprised and impressed because Ganesh can surf.
Max can draw but the PE teacher can't.
PE = Physical Education (EPS in French)

Listen to the dialogue:

He can (roller)skate.

 

 

She can (ice-)skate.

He can surf.

They can ride a bike.

What type are you at school?

Harry is sometimes grumpy.
Jack is quite touchy.
Alice never gets into trouble.
Alison is always cheerful.
Jason mostly wears black.
Vicky has lots of friends.
Nancy always does her best.

Listen:

Sitting Bull - part 4

SittingBull feels angry and anxious because the white men hunt and kill buffaloes and they attack his family.
He wants the Whites to leave because the Indians can't survive without buffaloes.
Otherwise, he will fight the Whites again.

Listen to him:

Sitting Bull - part 3

Today, the Indians hunt buffaloes and follow them. They protect their family and tribe and they sell fur to the Whites.
But their relations with the Whites are bad. The white men want to mine gold in the Black Hills, they want to take their sacred territory.
The white men did not respect the agreement / alliance.
Listen:

Sitting Bull - part 3 1/2

Today, he hunts and kills buffaloes, he defends his family and tribe. He sells fur to the white men.
Listen:

Sitting Bull - part 2

He was* brave, wise and generous but he wasn't* vengeful, impulsive or cruel.
He learnt* everything from experience so he didn't go to school, he didn't learn to read and write.
His teachers were* the wise and old men of the tribe.

Listen to him:

Sitting Bull - part 2

He was* wise, generous and brave.
He wasn't* impulsive, cruel or vengeful.
He learnt* from experience, not from books, he had* many teachers. They were* his family.
He didn't go to school so he didn't learn to read and write.

Listen:

Pairwork: What do you like?

I love bananas and my friend too.
My friend loves Winter but I don't.
My friend and I love chocolate.
I like pink but my friend doesn't.
My friend and I don't like Summer.

What do they like?

Bruce and Rachel love chocolate.
Chrissie: "I hate autumn, I prefer summer".
Rachel: "I love music".
Bruce: "I love chocolate and computer games".
Max: "I don't like computer games, I prefer comics".
Ganesh: "I prefer music".
Crookie: "I hate music / I don't like music"

Listen to the friends:

Sitting Bull

This document is an audio guide from Cody Museum, in Wyoming.
This is Sitting Bull (Takhana Iyotoke). He was* called Slow (Hunkesnee) because he was* very careful and he never hurried. He was* a Sioux.
He was* born in 1831 in the Grand River Region (South Dakota).
In his tribe, he was* a leader.
At the age of 10, he killed his first buffalo.
At the age of 14, he participated in / joined his first war party against the Crow.

Listen to him:

Sitting Bull

This is Sitting Bull.
He was* called "Slow" because he was* careful and he never hurried.
He was* a Sioux.
He was* born in the Grand River Region (South Dakota).
In his tribe, he was* a leader.
At the age of 10, he killed his first buffalo.
At the age of 14, he joined his first war party against the Crow.

Listen to him:

What do you like?

I hate summer because it's very hot.
I don't like winter because it's cold.
I like cheese and milk but I don't like coffee.
I hate carrots, I prefer chips because it's good.
I love summer because it's the holidays.

Listen and repeat the vocabulary:

Click on the poster to see it (cliquer sur l'image pour l'afficher)

Shanti's bedroom

Shanti's room is very tidy.
She likes taking photos because there are a lot of frames on the wall. There is also a camera. Shanti is quite good at taking photos.
There is a huge poster of India above the desk because she's Indian.
She enjoys riding a horse because there is a picture of her on a horse.
She likes playing the guitar and reading books because there are lots of books.
She loves making jewellery from beads.

frames

jewellery (necklace, bracelet, earrings)

beads

Alwena's bedroom - part 3

Alwena loves going to birthday parties so she is very sociable and she is quite friendly.
She's very sporty because she enjoys skating and she's quite good at swimming.

Pairwork: What have you got?

My friend and I have got a cat.
My friend and I haven't got a computer.
I have got a little sister but my friend hasn't.
My friend has got a big brother but I haven't.

a computer

a big brother and a little sister

GC7: About Martha

Martha McKay is 40, she's from Glasgow so she is Scottish. She is a producer, she works for Apex TV.
In her free time, she enjoys going to the cinema. When she is at home, she is fond of spending time with her family. On weekends, she is keen on going on picnics.

Booklets by the 5ème A

English booklets about their favourite celebrities are now on display in the CDI, come and have a look!

Well done everyone for your good work!

GC3: About Tim

His name is Tim Barnes, he's 25 years old and he's English from Bristol. He is a reporter for Apex TV.
He enjoys playing tennis. When he's at home, he is keen on chatting on Facebook. On weekends, he is fond of mountain biking.

Alwena's bedroom - part 2

There are a lot of / lots of / many pictures of her friends. Alwena has got many friends, she is friendly and sociable.
There are lots of cups and medals / trophies on a shelf above the desk because she enjoys swimming in competitions. She's quite good at it, it's her favourite thing in the world.

Listen to Alwena:

In Wyoming

This is a picture of a landscape in Wyoming.
In the background there are high mountains capped with snow.
In the foreground there are lots of buffaloes. They are grazing / eating grass. Indians hunted buffaloes for food.
There is an old picture of a trapper. He hunted a bear for the fur.
Indians are doing a traditional dance. They wear traditional costumes with feathers.

Plains Indians

They were* nomadic because they followed the buffaloes. They hunted them for food, leather and fur. They lived in teepees made* from the leather. The teepees were* moved quickly.
They made* headdresses, mocassins, and clothes from the leather.

 Listen to the text:

Lifetime: Julia's boyfriend.

GC3:
This document is a TV series / a soap opera called Lifetime / whose title is Lifetime. The first episode is called Julia's boyfriend.
The main characters are Julia, Rebecca, Tim, Gary and Sean. They all work for Apex TV, a TV company.

GC7:
This document is a TV series / a soap opera called Lifetime / whose title is Lifetime. The first episode is entitled Julia's boyfriend.
The main characters all work for Apex TV, a TV company.
Tim is a reporter, Julia is a trainee (stagiaire), Rebecca is a personnal assistant / a secretary, Gary is a newsreader (présentateur TV), Sean is a cameraman and Martha is the producer.

Season's Greetings!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!
I hope we all have a very good year 2014.