April Fool's Day

Password: I'm off = Je pars, je m'en vais

Tomorrow is 1st April, it's April Fools' Day.
You play jokes / play tricks / you pull pranks on people.

Radiator Springs in the past...

People bought* tires = People used to buy tires.
They slept* at the motel = People used to sleep at the motel.
They ate* at the restaurant = They used to eat at the restaurant.
Cars drove* through Radiator Springs = Cars used to drive through Radiator Springs.
Route 66 went* between the hills = Route 66 used to go between the hills.

USED TO + Base Verbale = avant, c'était différent.

At the petshop

Listen to the shop assistant:


Learn the vocabulary:

Have you got a pet? part 2

Today's password: I am chasing rainbows = J'essaye de faire quelque chose de très difficile

Max: "I've got a dog, Crookie"
Rachel: "I've got a canary and two goldfish, I haven't got a cat."
             "Have you got a cat?"
Ganesh: "No, I haven't. But I've got one mouse, three guinea pigs and a rabbit."
               "Have you got a pet?"
Chrissie: "Yes, I've got a monkey, my little brother"
Everybody laughs. Chrissie's brother is annoying.

A canary

A monkey

About Radiator Springs... part 2

Password:
Every 2 years, Red Nose Day happens on the 24th March.  It is a TV show where celebrities participate in challenges, parades, parodies, etc to raise money. The money will go to Comic Relief, a charity which helps children around the world.

Learn more about Comic Relief on their website.

Lesson:
It is now a ghost town because the inhabitants went* to other cities / they left* / they moved away. The shops closed / the shops went* out of business.
The inhabitants are desperate / very sad, nothing changes. The city looks old, sad, drab, it has fallen into disrepair / nobody takes care of it.

Have you got a pet? Part 1

In my petshop, I've got three goldfish, two guinea pigs, one rabbit and four mice.

Max, Chrissie, Rachel and Ganesh are in front of a petshop. They talk about pets.

Listen to the conversation:

Project Chapter 3

News: There was a terrorist attack in London yesterday, in front of the Houses of Parliament.

Password: When pigs fly! = Quand les poules auront des dents!

In my petshop...

Today's password: Away with the fairies = un peu fou, qui n'a pas toute sa tête

A puppy = a baby dog
A kitten = a baby cat

About Percy

Today's password: Away with the fairies = un peu fou, zinzin, qui n'a pas toute sa tête

His name is Percy Winston, he is 12 years old, he is English and British, he is from Liverpool.
He lives in London with his family.
His school is Paddington School / He goes to Paddington School, and he likes his school.
His sister is Gloria and she is 10 years old. Percy likes her a little.
His cat is 7 years old, her name is Fluffy and she is black and white.

"On the Internet" (Easy Street Magazine, September 2003)

Listen to the song and sing along!

Read a letter

Password: Today is the first day of Spring. The weather is sunny and warm. Flowers open, birds sing, and there are bees and butterflies.

A butterfly

A bird

Lesson:
This document is a letter by Percy Winston written on 21st January 2017. Percy writes to his penfriend. He introduces himself and his family.

Springtime!

Today is the first day of Spring. Winter, Summer and Autumn (UK) / Fall (US) are the other seasons. Flowers grow and open and Nature awakes. The weather is sunnier and warmer. We can hear birds singing and there are butterflies, bees and ladybugs.

A ladybug

Radiator Springs in the past.

Today is the first day of Spring. The other seasons are Summer, Autumn (UK) / Fall (US) and Winter.
Flowers grow and open, it's sunnier and warmer. Birds start singing and there are ladybugs, bees and butterflies.

a ladybug

Chuck Berry died this weekend. He was 90 years old.


Lesson:
It was a lively city = it used to be a lively city. Lots of people used to come to the city. There used to be a lot of shops. Many people used to live in the city.
Today the city is dead. It is a ghost town because they built the Interstate Highway. Many of the inhabitants moved away / left* the city. Almost all the shops / Most of the shops are closed / went* out of business.

The petshop

Password: Today it's Springtime, it's the first day of Spring. The weather is sunnier and warmer than before.
The flowers grow and open, there are bees and butterflies, birds sing.

A butterfly

A bird

In my petshop, I've got four puppies, six kittens, three rabbits, two guinea pigs, eight mice and nine goldfish.

Listen to the shop assistant:

The story of Radiator Springs

Group 1:
This extract is about the story of Route 66 and the city of Radiator Springs.In the past, it was* an animated and lively city. A lot of people lived there, and a lot of tourists came* to the city because Route 66 crossed the city. The tourists went* to the shops to buy things. The city was* attractive.
A major event in the city's history is the building / construction of the Interstate Highway 40.

Group 2:
This extract from the movie Cars is about the story of Radiator Springs and Route 66. It is a nostalgic moment.
In the past, Radiator Springs was* a populous and happy city. Lots of people lived there, there was a lot of traffic because Route 66 crossed the city. The tourists stopped in the city and they bought* petrol and tires, they ate* at the restaurant and they slept* at the motel.
A major event in the city's history s the building / construction of the Interstate Highway 40.

Questions

What's your name? My name is Julie / I'm Julie.
How old are you? I'm 12 (years old).
What's your nationality? I'm French.
Where are you from? I'm from Narbonne.

Sally and Flash's conversation

At the beginning Flash Mc Queen is impressed because the landscape is beautiful. People on the Interstate can't see the view.
Sally says: "It didn't use to be that way", she means things were different before the Interstate was built.
used to / didn't use to = pour marquer la différence avec le passé, "avant c'était différent"

Describing a picture

Group 1:
First, draw a big square.
Then, draw a zig-zag line in the middle, from the left to the right.
Next, draw a medium circle in the top right corner.
Now draw an uspide-down triangle in the bottom left corner.
Finally, draw a straight line from the top left corner to the bottom right corner.

Group 2:
First, draw a big square.
Next, draw a straight line from the top left corner to the bottom right corner.
Then, draw a zig-zag line from the left to the right in the middle.
Now, draw a medium circle in the top right corner.
Finally, draw an upside dosn triangle in the bottom left corner.

Questions

Today's password: The icing on the cake
                            = La cerise sur le gâteau.

What's your name? ↘
Where are you from? ↘
How old are you? ↘
What's your natio'nality? ↘

Cars

Today's password: The icing on the cake
                               La cerise sur le gâteau.

This picture was taken from the movie Cars. The blue car is Sally and the red car is Flash McQUeen. They are in Radiator Springs, an imaginary town along Route 66.
They are looking at the landscape and talking.

In this landscape we can see trees in the foreground. There is a radiator cap shaped rock on the right, and Route 66 winds between the hills and the cliffs. Route 66 goes through the city.
In the background there are the sky and cliffs.

The story of Radiator Springs

Today's password: Happy St David's Day




This extract is about the history of Radiator Springs. At the beginning the town was*  lively, the people were* happy because a lot of peope came* to the city on Route 66.
They built* the Interstate Highway 40, but it didn't cross the city, it went* straight on.
As a consequence less people came* to the city and the city died. It was* removed from the map.