Hello everybody,

Today, we started our preparation for the final task by listening to phone conversations :

We completed the script of the conversation and we wrote a lesson :

Monday, October 6^th

(the sixth)

Phone conversations : inviting friends to a party

WOULD LIKE

è     Would you like some help with the food ?

         = on propose quelque chose : “aimerais-tu”

         = would = auxiliaire modal.

è     I would really like to bring my friend Jake.

          =”j’aimerais vraiment” = souhait fort.

Exercise : Translate in English :

a)   J’aimerais aller à New York City.

b)  Voudrais-tu avoir un vélo pour ton anniversaire ?

c)   Je n’aimerais pas être assis à côté de lui.

d)  Nous aimerions manger un gros hamburger avec beaucoup de cheddar.

HOMEWORK : Thursday 9th : 

-       Translate the 4 sentences (traduire les 4 phrases)

-       Learn the lesson

Hello, here is the lesson for today :

Friday, October 3rd

(the third)

Second tradition : Guising.

Children dressed up in costumes and went knocking on doors to sing, tell poetry or tell jokes in exchange for money, food or wine.

Irish and Scottish immigrants revived the tradition in the USA.

Today, Halloween is a family-friendly and kid-centered tradition.

Today, Halloween represents $6 billion (costumes and candies) in the USA.

Then, we started preparing your final task : we listened to three phone conversations and discovered structures : I would like / Would you like ... ?

Homework : revise the lessons about : souling, guising, Halloween today

Hello everybody,

Today you had a flashtest because many pupils didn't want to recite the lesson.

Then, we watched video N°3 about Halloween history.

You had to write this lesson :

Thursday, October 2^nd
 (the second)

Video n°3 : more about Halloween traditions.

In medieval Britain, people gave soul cakes in exchange for prayers for the dead. It was named “souling”.

HOMEWORK : FRIDAY 3^rd : LEARN THE LESSON.

Hello everybody,

Today you had a group task : watch the video and take notes, then report to the class.

Here is your lesson :

Monday, September 29th
(the twenty-nineth)

Video summary

During Halloween, people, particularly children, go knocking on doors and say « trick or treat » to get candies. People also watch horror films or tell ghost stories/tales. Children and adults wear scary costumes such as vampires, witches or ghosts costumes. People decorate their house with Jack O’lanterns.

Apple bobbing : definition : it’s a Halloween game played by children. The apples are in a cauldron full of water. You have to bite the apples and catch them.

Homework :
Thursday 2^nd (October)
Learn the lesson and revise apple bobbing.

Hello everybody,

Today, we finished correcting the webquest and then we worked on an interactive book.

14- Why did travellers carried a piece of bread crossed with salt in their pockets?

-> This piece of bread kept them safe / protected them.

15- What happens if you throw one long strand of an apple peel over your shoulder? 

-> It will form the initials of your beloved.

13- What is “Trick or Treat”? 

->  Children go knocking on doors and ask for sweets. If you don't give them sweets (=otherwise), they cast a spell on you.

12- Why do people wear costumes?

They wear costumes to avoid being recognized by ghosts.

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Then, we studied some vocabulary about Halloween :

Homework : revise the correction of the webquest and learn Halloween vocabulary.