Hi guys,

today we finished the lesson about the murals in Derry. Here is the lesson you wrote in your copybooks:

Murals in Derry

   The document is a report about Derry, a city at the border with Northern Ireland and Eire.

   In Derry, a civil war happened. Policemen and soldiers killed a lot of civilians. 14 people died on « Bloody Sunday ».

   To remember this war, people painted monochrome paintings. In Derry, on the façades of many houses, there are murals which represent the violence of the war. They are stark and bleak.

   The dove mural is a symbol for peace.  The colours symbolize the war of the past, the red of the blood and the peace of the future.

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Homework:

- être capable de parler du reportage "Murals in Derry" et des "murals" irlandais en général.

Hey,

today we continued talking about the report dealing with "the murals in Derry".

Here is what we said about it:

The Murals in the Bogside in Derry

The first picture is a graffiti on a house. It looks like a photograph; it's realistic. It's black and white, stark and bleak.
A Sunday in Ireland was "Bloody Sunday". 14 people were killed.

The mural with the dove symbolizes peace and a better future. There are many colours.

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Homework:

- apprendre la leçon sur le bogside.

Hi guys,

today we continued talking about Ireland and we spoke about "The Troubles". Here is what we said:

The problems have existed since 1972.
The troubles between Catholics and Protestants have continued since then.
No peaceful solution has been found.
There have been many riots and the civil war has caused violent deaths.

Vocab:
struggle / riot / tension
the shamrock with 3 leaves is the symbol for Ireland and the Catholic religion (the father / the son / the holy spirit)

Then we finished the lesson with trying to draw the picture of a dove, a symbol for peace... hard, isn't it?

Here is the document we watched:

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Homework:

- apprendre les leçons sur l'Irlande.

Hi guys,

today we started a new sequence about IRELAND!

Here is what you said:

Ireland is an island divided into 2 parts: 

- Ulster (North)
- Eire (South)

Vocab: traditional ideas about Ireland
- beer  /  pub  (Guinness)
- country side
- cliffs
- the Celtic cross

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Homework:

- pour le mercredi 21/05: vous pouvez corriger vos deux expressions écrites sur l'Australie (Dreamtime Story et Travel Brochure). Si vous le faites et que la correction est satisfaisante, vous pourrez augmenter votre score!

Hi guys,

today we watched a video and you had to practise making suggestions in English.

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Homework:

- se préparer pour le devoir final sur l'Australie (une compréhension écrite sur un texte inconnu + une expression écrite):

Vous êtes directeur d'une agence de voyage britannique. Vous devez refaire votre mini guide pour donner envie à vos clients anglais d'aller en Australie. Faites plusieurs rubriques (outdoors activities, monuments, culture, ...) et mettez-les en avant. Rédigez uniquement le texte.

Dans votre brochure, vous devrez impérativement:
- utiliser des superlatifs
- insérer des témoignages de touristes
- faire des suggestions

Fiche de révisions disponible ci-dessous: