Today, we brainstormed all the ideas you found about India.

You wrote a lesson, you need to revise it for Tuesday!

Hello everyone!

 

Today, we made a recap of your research, here is what you said:

 

Monday, November 17^th 2014

 

 

 

Discovering India

 

 

 

A-How many castes....

 

→ It's a social class system, the society is divided in four groups/castes and one group (the untouchables).

 

 

 

B→ The capital of India is New Delhi.

 

 

 

C → The most typical outfit is the sari (saree), It's a long cloth (9 meters) draped over the body.

 

 

 

D → The saffron= courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation.

 

The white band= purity and truth

 

The wheel in navy blue= the Dharma shakra.

 

The green band= fertility and faith.

 

 

 

E → What does Bollywood mean?

 

It is a mix/portmanteau of Bombay and (H)ollywood. It represents the film industry based in Mumbai (the films are in Hindi)

 

 

 

F → .../ Where is it located?

 

It means « crown of palaces ». It is located in Agra, in the north of India.

 

Homework for Thursday 20/11: Revoir la leçon et bien comprendre le nouveau vocabulaire.

Hello!

 

Today, we finished working on the text. We explained the vocabulary, asked and answered questions about the dabbawalla service.

 

You understood most of the text, with a little help!

 

Homework for Monday 10/11: revoir le nouveau vocabulaire.

Hello everyone!

 

Today, we read a text about dabbawallas in India. You used dictionaries to find new words and we explained other words.

This is what we wrote:

 

 

An out of the box service.

 

 

 

Vocabulary:

 

 

 

Paragraph one:

 

A tiffin box=a metal/lunch box

 

to carry=to transport

 

to deliver=to give to somebody who ordered something.

 

 

 

 

Paragraph two:

 

illiterate--> semi literate-->literate

 

 

 

Paragraph three

 

wedding=mariage

 

powerful=puissant

 

 

 

Paragraph four

 

across=à travers

 

 

 

Paragraph five

 

braving /to brave= braver/ affronter

 

peak hour= heures de pointe.

Heat= la chaleur.

 

Homework: Finir de chercher le vocabulaire.

Ecrire une question par paragraphe.