Comparatif

Today's password: For instance
                            = for example
               Warning! Par exemple


Voici un exemple d'une carte mentale sur le comparatif:

Clic on the picture to see it better

Une petite vidéo pour ceux qui préfèrent:

Ou encore, une leçon avec des exercices.

Spelling Bee!

Our Spelling Bee will take place on Friday, December 2nd at 11:00 AM.

Here is the list of words to revise:

Here is a wordsearch to help you:


Happy revising!

Akeelah and the Bee

Today's password: Awful ≠ Awesome
                             /ɔː/         /ɔː/
                             = horrible, terrible

Comparing Obama and Trump

Today's password: ꞌAwful
                              /ɔː/
                             = terrible, horrible

Barrack Obama is 55 years old whereas Donald Trump is 70 years old. 

Une petite vidéo sur le comparatif de supériorité pour bien comprendre:

Le comparatif

Today's password: ꞌAwful
                            /ɔː/
                             = horrible, terrible



Le comparatif:

• Comparatif d'égalité: ... as ADJ as ...
• Comparatif d'infériorité: ... less ADJ than ...
• Comparatif de supériorité:
• Adjectifs courts = 1 syllabe (tall, old, slim): ... ADJ + er than ...
                             = 2 syllabes, se terminant par -y (funny, pretty, wealthy): ADJ + er than
                                                                             ↪ y devient i (funnier)
• Adjectifs longs = 2 syllabes ou plus (appreciated, courageous): ... more ADJ than ...

Une petite vidéo sur le comparatif de supériorité pour bien comprendre:

A Spelling Bee Poster

Today's password: ꞌAwful ≠ ꞌAwesome
                             /ɔː/    /ɔː/
                     = horrible, terrible



PM = post meridium = afternoon
AM = ante meridium = morning

In Flanders' Fields

Spelling Bee rules

Today's password: It's no big deal.
                                          /ɪ/   /iː/
                           = It's not im'portant.




Repetition: Can you repeat the word please?
Origin: Can I have the origin of the word please?
Definition: Can I have the definition of the word please?
Sentence: Can you use it in a sentence please?

School instructions 1 & 2

Comparing Obama and Trump

Today's password: It's no big deal!

                           = It's not important, it's not a big problem.

Barrack Obama invited Donald Trump to the White House because Trump is the President Elect. Maybe Obama wants to give Trump a tour of the White House, and give him responsabilities.
They are shaking hands.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is an American holiday. It takes place on the 4th Thursday in November, every year.

Thanksgiving is a celebration of how the Pilgrim Fathers, the first settlers from Europe, got help from the Indian tribes when they arrived in the New World.

Many of the settlers died during the first year after their arrival in Plymouth (in 1620). They were in an unknown place, and did not know how to cultivate the land, or what animals to hunt for food. Moreover, the weatherwas much colder than in England.
Fortunately, the Wampanoag Indians who lived nearby came to help. They taught the settlers how to grow corn, how to fish and hunt, and many other things. They helped them build houses.

Wampanoag Indians

In Autumn 1621, at harvest (= récolte) time, the Pilgrims were happy and thankful to have a good crop of corn, and enough food to last through the long and cold winter.
They decided to have a celebration, and to thank God and the Indians for what they had received.

They had a holiday (they did not work that day), a religious ceremony and a big meal to which they invited the Indians.

Today, Thanksgiving is a 4-day family holiday. Families and friends get together from all over the country and have a big meal to celebrate. 

For Thanksgiving dinner, people generally eat turkey with stuffing and gravy, corn, carrots, mashed potatoes, green beans, butternut squash, cranberry sauce, bread rolls, apple pie and pumpkin pie.

Sometimes there is also ham and sweet potatoes. In fact, there are as many Thanksgiving meals as there are families!

Traditional Thanksgiving symbols include the turkey, live or roasted, the Pilgrim hat and bonnet and the cornucopia as well as autumn fruits and vegetables (such as corn, squashes, pumpkins, apples or grapes).

Thanksiving also marks the beginning of the holiday season, with Christmas and the New Year following closely.

Here is a video about the history of Thanksgiving:

Year 7 Chapter 1: Revision for the test!

You can find all the documents to revise for your test here:

Click me!

The lessons are also available under the label of your year at the top.

Happy revision!

In Flanders' Fields

Akheela and the Bee 2

Webquest: Poppy Day

Here is the link to the webquest: Poppy Day

Akeelah and the Bee 1

Today's password: Zip your lips!
                           = Be quiet!

This is the video we watched in class:

School instructions 2

Today's password: Zip your lips!
                           = Be quiet!

The teacher is angry / cross because the students /pupils are naughty.
Be naughty = faire des bêtises.

The picture is also in your book p. 15.

Listen to the school instructions and repeat them:

The American Electoral system

Yesterday a rocket took* off to the moon. There is a French astronaut in the team.

Today's password: Zip your lips!

                           = Be quiet!

Comparing Trump and Obama

A French man will be sent to the moon tonight.

Today's password: Knowledge is power
                           = Le savoir donne le pouvoir.

Donald Trump is older than Barrack Obama.
Donald Trump is richer than Barrack Obama.
Barrack Obama is as good at golf as Donald Trump.
Barrack Obama is more appreciated than Donald Trump on Facebook.

Classroom orders 1

The picture is also in your book p. 14

You can do this exercise to revise:
Clique en bas à droite de l'image (Click to flip) pour voir les mots et les écouter.

How does the American electoral system work?

Donald Trump and Barrack Obama

Today's password: Prince Charles is 68 years old today. He is the Prince of Wales, and the heir to the British throne.

Donald Trump (the President elect) is shaking hands with Barrack Obama (the President in office) because they will work together until D. Trump is sworn into office on 20th January 2017.

Classroom orders - 2

Today's password: Prince Charles is the Prince of Wales, he is the heir to the British throne.

The students / pupils are not nice / good so the teacher is very angry.

Listen and repeat the school rules:

How does the American electoral system work?

- Donald Trump was elected President of the USA on Tuesday. He will come into office on 20th January 2017. He is the 45th President of the USA.

- Tomorrow is Poppy Day (UK) or Veteran's Day (US). We celebrate the end of WW1, the first World War. It is a bank holiday = there is no school!

How does the American electoral system work?

School supplies

Chapter 2: US Presidential Elections

Guy Fawke's Night / Bonfire Night

Remember, remember,
The 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!





Learn more about Guy Fawke's Night and the Gunpowder plot on their Simple English Wikipedia pages.
You can also visit the Bonfire Night website.

Go watch a video about how the British celebrate Bonfire Night.

Watch the parade in Lewes for Bonfire Night: