Happy Halloween!

Halloween is on 31st October.

Here are 2 songs about Halloween, enjoy! You can sing along and play in your booklet!




And here is another one, from the film The Nightmare Before Christmas, directed by Tim Burton:


Learn how they celebrate halloween in Great Britain:


This is a fun memory game to play to learn Halloween vocabulary! And this is another fun memory game.

To finish, there is a Halloween Webquest you can do on The Webquest Website, for year 7 pupils (6ème) but everyone can do it!

Have fun, and have a happy and spooky Halloween!!

Halloween

The word of the day: Trick or treat!
It's an expression. At Halloween, kids knock on doors and say "Trick or treat!" to receive sweets / candy.

This is the presentation used in class:


Just for fun!

Halloween

The word of the day: Trick or treat!
It's an expression. At Halloween, the children dress up and walk around the neighborhood. They knock on the doors and they ask for candy by saying "Trick or treat!"

This is the presentation used in class:


Just for fun!

Halloween

The word of the day: Trick or treat!
It's an expression. At Halloween, children knock on poeople's doors and say "Trick or treat!" People give them candy.

This is the presentation used in class:


Just for fun!

Halloween

The word of the day: Trick or treat!
At Halloween, at night, children knock on doors and ask for candy by saying "Trick or treat!"

This is the presentation used in class:


Just for fun!

Halloween

This is the presentation used in class:


Just for fun!

I am ... - Zodiac signs 1 - Group 2

Today's boring word is "Bad".
I can replace it by "scary, odious, horrifying, horrible, atrocious, terrible".
Some antonyms of the word are "mind-bowing, legendary, admirable, glorious, superb"

There are 14 days left until Halloween.
14 days = a fortnight




Listen and guess the sign:

I am ... - Zodiac signs 1 - Group 1

Today's boring word is "Bad".
I can replace it by "horrible, offensive, abominable, hideous, detestable".
Some antonyms of the word are "fine, admirable, splendid, superb"

There are 14 days left until Halloween.
14 days = a fortnight




Listen and guess the sign:

Sleepy Hollow 2

The word of the day: Haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/
It's an adjective. The haunted house is scary. There are ∅ ghosts, there are ∅ vampires. It's an old ruined house with spirits. It's in a dark mysterious forest in the countryside. There is a cemetery / a graveyard next to the house, it is isolated. It is uninhabited, abandonned. The windows are broken.

Il y a : There is + singulier (article a / an)
           There are + pluriel (article ∅ + -s)

There are 14 days left until Halloween.

Sleepy Hollow 2

The word of the day: Haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/
It's an adjective. In a haunted house, there are ∅ ghosts. It's dangerous because the monsters are not friendly, they are scary. It looks / seems alive.
There are also ∅ zombies, ∅ vampires, ∅ spiders, ∅ witches and ∅ wizards, ∅ skeletons and ∅ werevolves. It's an old house, sometimes abandonned. It's dark and isolated. There is a cemetery / a graveyard next to the house.

Il y a : There is + singulier (article a / an)
           There are + pluriel (article ∅ + -s)

There are 14 days left until Halloween.

Sleepy Hollow 2

The word of the day: Haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/
It's an adjective. In a haunted house there are ∅ ghosts. It's dark and scary. There is a monster, and there are ∅ pumkins. Sometimes it's a castle, it's very mysterious.
Old buildings are haunted. There are ∅ bats, ∅ werevolves and ∅ vampires.

Il y a : There is + nom au singulier (article a / an)
           There are + nom au pluriel (article ∅ + -s)

There are 14 days left until Halloween.

I am ... - Zodiac signs 1 - Group 2

Today's link word is "Despite" /dɪsˈpaɪt/
It means "malgré" in French.
I can use it to say the contrary / the opposite of a sentence.

I want to eat sugar despite my diet.


Listen and guess the sign:

I am ... - Zodiac signs 1 - Group 1

Today's link word is "Despite" /dɪsˈpaɪt/
It means "malgré" in French.
I can use it to talk about an opposition.

He is smart despite his young age.


Listen and guess the sign:

I am ... - Introduction

Today's expression is "Behave yourself!"
It means "Conduis-toi bien / Tiens-toi bien" in French.
I can use it when / if someone has a bad attitude / misbehaves.

Sleepy Hollow 1

The word of the day: Scare /skeə/
It's an action verb. It means "effrayer, faire peur" in French.
At Halloween we scare the neighbours, the kids / the children. We wear a costume / We dress up as a skeleton, a witch, a clown, a Jack o'Lantern, a ghost, a zombie, Frankenstein's creature, a vampire, a bat, a werewolf, a spider...

1 child - 2+ children

Sleepy Hollow 1

The word of the day: Scare /skeə/
It's a verb. It means "Faire peur" in French.
At Halloween we scare people. We dress up as a zombie, a witch, a ghost, a skeleton, a serial killer, a killer clown, Death, a Jack-o-Lantern, a vampire...

fog = brouillard - it's foggy = il y a du brouillard
cemetery = graveyard
overcast = cloudy and dark
tombstone = gravestone

I am ... - Introduction

Today's expression is "Behave yourself!"
It means "Conduis-toi bien / Tiens-toi bien" in French.
I can use it when / if someone misrespects = doesn"t respect me.

Today is Columbus Day. It celebrates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in South America on 12th October 1492. It is celebrated on the 2nd Monday of October.

Sleepy Hollow 1

The word of the day: Scare (verb) /skeə/
It means "Faire peur" in French.
At Halloween we scare children. We dress up as monsters, witches, ghosts, serial killers, killer clowns, zombies / undead, skeleton, werewolves, spiders, devils, vampires...

Back to school - Exercises and revision

Today's expression is "Anytime!" It means "De rien!" in French. I can use it when someone thanks me.

Exercise 2:
a) He doesn't want to go to the supermarket, he'd rather go to the swimming pool.
b) He doesn't feel like cooking dinner, he'd prefer ordering a pizza.
c) She doesn't want to wear this dress, she would prefer keeping her pyjamas.
d) He doesn't feel like running, he'd rather watch a movie.

Exercise 3:
a) I don't want to wash the dishes, I would prefer walking the dog.
b) Tom doesn't feel like doing his homework, he'd prefer going to the park.
c) She doesn't want to read this book, she would rather watch TV / a series.
d) They don't want to go to the market, they would rather go to the beach.
e) I don't want to go back to work, I'd prefer staying on holiday.

Excuses - No excuses !

The word of the day: Mortarboard /ˈmɔːtəbɔːd/
It's a noun. It's a hat the students wear for the graduation ceremony in the UK and in the USA.


The pupil's message is "I didn't do my homework / I didn't hand my homework in".
He compliments his teacher because he hopes the teacher doesn't punish him.

Excuses - No Excuses!

The word of the day: Mortarboard (noun) /ˈmɔːtəbɔːd/
It's a hat for pupils / students and for the teachers. They wear it for the graduation ceremony.



The pupil's message is "I didn't do my homework / I didn't hand my homework in".
He compliments the teacher because he hopes the teacher doesn't punish him.

Excuses - No excuses!

The word of the day: Excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
It's an adjective. It's a feeling of happiness, an emotion.
Syonyms: very happy, merry, joyful, content, delighted.
Antonyms: very sad, angry, unhappy, gutted.

Excuses - How to do my homework

The word of the day: Excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
It's an adjective. It's an emotion, a feeling of happiness.
Syonyms: very happy, enthusiastic, delighted, pleased.
Antonyms: very sad, tired, dead, angry, gutted, upset.

Excuses - No excuses!

The word of the day: Excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
It's an adjective. It's an emotion, a feeling of happiness.
Syonyms: very happy, delighted, pleased.
Antonyms: very sad, tired, stressed, gutted, upset.

Excuses - Revision

The word of the day: Excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
It's an adjective. It's a feeling of happiness, an emotion.
Syonyms: very happy, merry, joyful, content, delighted.
Antonyms: very sad, angry, unhappy, gutted.

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Today's boring word: Interesting /ˈɪntərɛstɪŋ/
I can replace it by "exotic, intriguing, fascinating".
Some antonyms of the word are "lifeless, wearisome, flat, stale"

Back to school - Practice your grammar - Group 2

Today's boring word is "Interesting" /ˈɪntərɛstɪŋ/
I can replace it by "amusing, fascinating, enchanting, exotic, absorbing".
Some antonyms of the word are "drab, tedious, vapid, colorless / colourless, ho-hum"

Exercise 1:
a) I don't feel like going to the supermarket, I'd prefer going to the swimming-pool.
b) I don't want to cook dinner, I'd rather order a pizza.
c) I don't feel like wearing this dress, I'd rather keep my pyjamas.
d) I don't want to run, I'd prefer watching a movie.

Back to school - Practice your grammar - Group 1

Today's boring word is "Interesting" /ˈɪntərɛstɪŋ/
I can replace it by "charismatic, captivating, amusing, unusual, alluring".
Some antonyms of the word are "ho-hum, flat, trite, vapid, drab, stale"

Exercise 1:
a) I don't feel like going to the supermarket, I'd prefer going to the swimming-pool.
b) I don't want to cook dinner, I'd rather order a pizza.
c) I don't feel like wearing this dress, I'd rather keep my pyjamas.
d) I don't want to run, I'd prefer watching a movie.

Excuses - Write an excuse!

The word of the day: Lunchbox /ˈlʌntʃbɒks/
It's a noun. You put food in the lunchbox: a sandwich, a cake, tomatoes, a fruit, chips (US) / crisps (UK), orange juice or water, salad, eggs, carrots...
In the US and the UK, pupils bring their lunchbox everyday to school.

⚠ chips (US) = crisps (UK) / French fries (US) = chips (UK)

Excuses - Write an excuse!

The word of the day: Lunchbox (noun) /ˈlʌntʃbɒks/
It's a box in which you put your lunch: a sandwich, a fruit, a salad, chips (US) crisps (UK), cake, a soda or water, yoghurt...
In the US and the UK, pupils bring their lunchbox to school everyday.

⚠ chips (US) = crisps (UK) / French fries (US) = chips (UK)

Excuses - How to do my homework.

The word of the day: Lunchbox /ˈlʌntʃbɒks/
It's a noun. It's a box you bring to school. In the box you put food: a sandwich, a fruit, salad, a soda or water, chips (US) / crisps (UK), cookies... for your lunch (12 o'clock / midday)
In the USA or the UK, the pupils bring a lunchbox to school.

⚠ chips (US) = crisps (UK) / French fries (US) = chips (UK)



The pupil didn't do his homework. He compliments the teacher because he hopes the teacher doesn't give him a punition.

Back to school - Practice your grammar! - Group 2

Today's link word is "Besides" /bɪˈsaɪdz/
It means "de plus" in French. I can use it when I add an idea to a sentence.
It's hot, besides the sun is shining.

Exercise 1:
a) I don't feel like going to the supermarket, I'd prefer going to the swimming-pool.
b) I don't want to cook dinner, I'd rather order a pizza.
c) I don't feel like wearing this dress, I'd rather keep my pyjamas.
d) I don't want to run, I'd prefer watching a movie.

Back to school - Practise your grammar - Group 1

Today's link word is "Besides" /bɪˈsaɪdz/
It means "de plus" in French. I can use it when I add something to a sentence.
I love school, besides I learn a lot of things!

Exercise 1:
a) I don't feel like going to the supermarket, I'd prefer going to the swimming-pool.
b) I don't want to cook dinner, I'd rather order a pizza.
c) I don't feel like wearing this dress, I'd rather keep my pyjamas.
d) I don't want to run, I'd prefer watching a movie.

Excuses - No excuses!

The word of the day: Janitor /dʒanɪtə/
It's a noun. It's a job in schools. The work is to clean the tables, the boards, the classes... the school. They also repair / fix broken things in the school.

The pupil didn't do his homework.

Back to school - Write a conversation.

Today's link word is "Besides" /bɪˈsaɪdz/
It means "de plus" in French. I can use it to add something to a sentence.
Today is the first day of the month, besides it's Tuesday, so we have a test.

Excuses - No excuses!

The word of the day: Janitor /dʒanɪtə/
It's a noun. It's a job in schools. Janitors fix / repair things and do the cleaning. They work after classes.

The pupil didn't do his homework. He compliments the teacher, the teacher is flattered so he forgets abut the homework.