Blog à destination des élèves du collège Joliot Curie (69500 Bron) mis en place par M. Hattais (Anglais) et Mme Parisi (Italien) en 2013
Halloween has not always been the happy tradition that we all know... Its origin is much darker than you might think, and you will learn a lot more about it if you click on the Jack'o'lantern below. Halloween n'a pas toujours été la tradition que l'on...
The USA haven't experienced a lot of wars on their own territory in the end. So learning about the "Civil War" is crucial to have a better understanding of the culture of the country. Click on the picture below to get detailed information about this important...
French people too often say that the British do not know how to cook... maybe it is because we are so proud of our own cuisine and so-called "gastronomy". However, I personally think that throughout the world, in each country, you'll find some recipes...
Finally I have succeeded in uploading your e-books to the Internet. You can click on the icons below to open them. Please wait until the book is completely charged before opening it or you might not have access to all the pictures and / or audio illustrations....
Hey guys, here is a song to ponder over... It deals with the destiny of homeless people... Here are the lyrics: She calls out to the man on the street "Sir, can you help me? It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep, Is there somewhere, you can tell me? " He...
Hi guys! I'm glad to be your English teacher this year and I hope we'll acheive wonderful things this year. Today, after introducing ourselves very briefly, we began the new lesson about... : "The American Dream" and "The Presidential Elections in the...
One of the coolest websites for learning English online and on your own, English Central emphasizes its method on pronouncing English (US) correctly. Try it for free with all its functions for 14 days (watch, learn vocabulary, and speak) and then just...
Quelques uns d'entre vous m'ont demandé aujourd'hui des précisions sur les voyages linguistiques. Il est évident qu'une escapade à Londres d'une journée avec toute la classe ne vous fera pas progresser en anglais au niveau de la langue parlée, mais vous...
Suivez ce lien pour réviser vos verbes irréguliers en contexte et en jouant! Lancez-vous des défis pour réussir et obtenir les meilleurs scores; vous pourrez poster vos résultats en commentaire. Vous pouvez réviser la liste (avec son) ici également. Il...
Le préfixe by- sert à désigner un à-côté de quelque chose. Son sens vient de la préposition de lieu que l'on peut utiliser aussi bien avec un verbe de mouvement que pour situer quelque chose dans l'espace. "I put the bag by the door" (j'ai mis le sac...
L es adverbes en français sont pour le plupart composés du suffixe "-ment" en français. En anglais, c'est le suffixe "-ly" qui joue ce rôle principal. Attention à certains "pièges" de la langue comme "friendly" qui est l'adjectif (et non l'adverbe) attaché...
Vous avez sans doute appris au collège que le futur se formait en anglais grâce à l'auxiliaire modal "will". Ce n'est que partiellement vrai car, comme vu dans des posts précédents, il n'y a que deux temps en anglais : le présent et le passé. Tout le...
Cette post-position exprime l'idée de continuité. Si elle est rajoutée après un verbe, vous pourrez en déduire le sens en réfléchissant à cette notion de pérénité de l'action. Par exemple : Si vous demandez votre chemin dans la rue à Londres pour aller...
Il faut faire attention en anglais car la forme "-ing" isolée, aposée à un verbe, n'est pas une forme verbale mais bien nominale. Un verbe sur lequel on rajoute ce suffixe devient un substantif et se comporte comme tel. Notre traduction en français peut...
Hi guys, today you had to record your presentation for your final task. I'll be listening to you asap. At the very end of the lesson we started to reveal a "mystery picture". You finally discovered that it was a wax statue of Queen Elizabeth II at Madame...
Hi guys, today we finished talking about Guy Fawkes's story and why the British celebrate Bonfire Night every year. You had to find sentences in the document corresponding to the pictures. Good job! Finally, we started a new lesson about Britain's Got...
Hi guys, today we started a new lesson about "New York City's population". We commented on this picture which was first partly hidden... It was a mystery picture. Here is what you finally said about it: The picture represents New York City harbour and...
Hi guys, today you first had to recap the story of Guy Fawkes. Then we continued the class with a new sequence and a new document. Here is what we said: The document is a photo of Queen Elizabeth. It's a wax statue. A woman is painting the face of the...
Hello everyone, Today, we watched a very funny video (again !) about Barack Obama's superpowers (impressive or stupid). This is the part of the lesson that you have to study at home : Wednesday, November 13th (the thirteenth) Video n°2 He's Barack Obama...
Hi guys, today we continued talking about Madame Tussaud's museum and some London monuments and sights. We listened to a new document: a conversation between two friends. Here is what you said you could understand: The document is a conversation. Lucy...
Hola chicos! Hoy hicimos: - corrección de SL + CO - EO: Mis abuelos, mis padres y yo , Frida KAHLO El documento es un cuadro que se titula Mis abuelos, mis padres y yo; es de Frida KAHLO y representa a su familia. El abuelo materno lleva una corbata roja....
Hola chicos! Hoy hicimos: - CO /10: La familia de Lola - SL /10: Un árbol genealógico - PRL: vocabulario de la familia en el texto La familia de Carlos - EO: Mis abuelos, mis padres y yo , Frida KAHLO El documento es un cuadro que se titula Mis abuelos,...
Hello everyone, Yesterday, we worked on the preparation for the final task. Situation : a phone conversation between two friends. Roles : Friend 1 and Friend 2. Friend 1 travelled (a voyagé) to New York. Friend 2 wants to go to New York and asks questions...
Hi guys, first we made a recap of what we had said about the mystery picture last time and then we continued talking about immigration to the US and more precisely to NYC with this document. Listen to it here again: Here is what we said about it: There...
Hello everyone, Today, you had a listening test about New York City. Last time, we prepared the final task. Here are some indications to hel you doing the preparation for next week : Situation : a phone conversation between two friends. Roles : Friend...
