Welcome to Mrs Monnier’s English class I wish you all the best for this new school year ! ☺ We talked about your baccalauréat exam and the 4 notions you’ll have to study this year: -mythes et héros (myths and heroes) -espaces et échanges (space and reciprocities/exchanges) -lieux et formes de pouvoir (places and forms of power) -l’idée de progrès (the idea of progress)
We started with SPACE AND EXCHANGES
SPACE AND EXCHANGE : our world has never seemed smaller
TO TRAVEL We travel to work/ to study
Exchange : new forms of exchange /fair trade
To go on a trip= journey Quicker means of transportation To flee religious or political persecutions
Social network: easy to communicate
American dream : a land of opportunities People travel to find job opportunities/ to climb the social ladder
We then did a short game to memorize the “travelling vocabulary” For Thursday 12th : email + IDENTITY FORM+ TRY AND REMEMBER THE TRAVELLING VOC have a nice weekend
Thursday September 12th We revised the travelling vocabulary with a little game then you listened to the sound of a video and had to explain what it was about we then watched the extract from the film and discussed the advantages of flatsharing
You the practiced for the bac with a listening exercise Hw : do the exercise about personality adjectives then say what qualities you must have and what failings you shouldn’t have to share a flat Friday September 13th We talked about the Spanish Inn= Spanish flat It is about a French student –Xavier- who is looking for a flat and who would like to rent a flat/ to share a flat It takes place in Spain in Barcelona; he is there as part of the Erasmus programme ERASMUS? European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students Started in 1987/ 33 countries involved now To participate in this programme you must have completed your first year in university Students who join the Erasmus Programme study or do an internship for a period of at least 3 months to an academic year in another European country. The Erasmus Programme guarantees that the period spent abroad is recognised by their university students do not pay extra tuition fees to the university that they visit. In order to reduce expenses and increase mobility, many students also use the European Commissionsupported accommodation network, CasaSwap, Erasmate or Student Mundial which are free websites where students and young people can rent, sublet, offer and swap accommodation – on a national and international basis. A derived benefit is that students can share knowledge and exchange tips and hints with each other before and after going abroad.
WHAT QUALITIES MUST YOU HAVE WHEN SHARING A FLAT? -
Be sociable Tolerant = broad-minded≠ narrow-minded/ prejudiced/ biased Not too nosy= inquisitive/ you shouldn’t meddle with the other people’s business ! Understanding and patient : you must be able to put up with= tolerate the others’ little failings ( = shortcomings)
HOW TO WRITE ABOUT A CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY Chatty
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Self-confident →
talkative self-assured
Nosy
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snoopy ( nosy and snoopy are negative words : fouineur)/ curious
Bossy
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authoritative
Cheerful
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lively (enjoué)
Insensitive
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indifferent
Fast-thinking
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clever/ intelligent / smart
Selfish
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egoistic/ self-centered
Biased
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to be biased= to be prejudiced against someone ( avoir des prejudges)
Finicky
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fussy ( faire des histories pour tout./ être maniaque)
Touchy
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easily vexed
Shy
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timid= reserved
Level-headed
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well-balanced ( équilibré)
Friendly
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kind ( friendly = sympathique)
Moody
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irritable ( moody = lunatique)
Loving
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caring ( who cares about people/ who is nice and generous)
Reliable
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to rely on someone = compter sur/ reliable = helpful
Pretentious
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conceited = vain = haughty ( hautain)
Compassionate →
sympathetic ( faux ami= compatissant) / to sympathize with = compatir
Outgoing
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sociable (outgoing= ouvert)
Big-hearted
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generous
Ruthless
→
cruel
Bad-tempered →
grumpy ( = grognon)
I introduced the role play HW : learn your lessons + vocabulary + prepare your roles
Thursday SEPTEMBER 19TH I tested what you could remember about your vocabulary You acted your roles and justified your choices We corrected the questions LESSON INTERVIEWING A WOULD BE FLAT MATE STRUCTURE DES QUESTIONS Mot interro + AUX + S + V?
WHY do you want to share a flat? Why did you come to this country? WHERE do you come from? Where were you born? Where are you studying? HOW LONG would you like to stay in this flat? Do you plan to study in this country ARE YOU AWARE THAT…it is not easy to share a flat/ you will have to share the rent ARE YOU READY TO…share the household chores? The rent?…. DO YOU MIND IF…we smoke/ we listen to music very loud/ we bring our girlfriends WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO…share the rent WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO…cook WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM…sharing this flat/ meeting foreign people ARE YOU KEEN ON…+ VING/ to be keen on = to be fond of = to love
Homework revise the voc (personality + list of words space and exchanges) for tomorro
Friday September 20th FOR SOPHIE WHO WAS ABSENT Interro orale de voc CORRECTION FLATSHARING MEMORIES 2 people are speaking about flatsharing ; one says it was good the other one bad experience THE WOMAN She lived in a Victorian house in London when she was 20 years old ; she remembers = recalls she shared (she was a tenant = locataire) her house with her landlady and landlord = propriétaires It was not a problem : they were cool and had parties The landlady :she was French in Music business The landlord :Jamaican origin/Born in BIrghmingham THE MAN When he was in university ; he shared a flat with a guy with motorbike in the living room
WHY CAN IT BE A PROBLEM WHEN THE LANDLADY OR LANDLORD SHARE THE FLATWITH YOU? You have less freedom They can watch over what you are doing/ your friends You are not allowed to make any noise You must be careful not to make noise/ not to dirty the place ATTENTION A LA PLACE DE NOT PRESENTER HOMEWORK WRITING + GIVING YOUR OPINION
Homework : →FRIDAY 27TH
DO YOU BELIEVE SHARING A FLAT IS THE BEST WAY TO START A NEW LIFE ABROAD WHEN YOU ARE A STUDENT? DO YOU THINK THERE CAN BE DRAWBACKS *TO SHARING A FLAT?WHAT WOULD YOUR IDEAL FLATMATE BE LIKE? (the answer to this last question can be humorous !! ) 180 words *drawback≠advantage
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TIPS ( = advice !) Before starting this work : read and learn your lesson On a paper , write down all the elements you can use from the lesson as well as the useful vocabulary Don’t forget to use the photocopy ‘GIVING YOUR OPINION’ and LINK WORDS Please, don’t forget to skip lines (sauter des lignes)
CO GAPS YEARS HW / POUR JEUDI REVISE LESSON + GIVE A DEFINITION OF “to take a gap year” POUR VENDREDI SE SERVIR DE LA FICHE GIVING YOUR OPINION POUR REPONDRE AUX QUESTIONS CI DESSUS HAVE A NICE WEEKEND !
Thursday September 26th
- recap depuis le début de l'année er remarques sur l'épreuve d'expression orale - CO gap years ENTRAINEMENT BAC - mise en commun des infos what is a gap year/ when/ what for/how much/ popular destinations/ famous gapper/ types of gapyears Voc : to look at / after/ for - presentation methodo writing an essay Friday September 27th
Travail sur la methodo de l’écriture de l’essai à partir du sujet: would you like to take a gap year ? Mise en commun des idées pour construire les deux parties du développement : advantages/ drawbacks/ reprise voc utile de la lecon pour construire les deux parties Reflexion sur transition possible entre ces deux parties Par groupe écriture d’une intro
Correction collective puis exemple d’intro « type » Voici donc en correction un exemple d’intro pour ce sujet : More and more students in England decide to take a year off before or after university. British students’ favourite destinations are Australia and New Zealand. Prince Harry is probably the UK’s most famous gapper : he volunteered to work in an African orphanage for one year. I wonder what the advantages of taking a gap year are and if I would really be ready to live abroad for such a long time. Homework : →Thursday 3rd read the gap year experience I gave you (text )and complete the grid with the information you’ll find in your text about your experience (complete your “line” ) In class you will then share your gap year experience with the other groups Remarque vous ferez une CE note vendredi
Thursday October 3rd
Pour JULES qui était absent
JEUDI 3 OCTOBRE TES CAMARADES ONT ECHANGE DES INFORMATIONS SUR LEUR « GAP YEAR EXPERIENCE » POUR COMPLETER LA GRILLE LA CORRECTION SERA DISTRIBUEE DEMAIN HOMEWORK POUR JEUDI 10 OCOTBRE VOUS DEVEZ PREPARER LA « SPEAKING ACTIVITY » EN VOUS AIDANT DU VOCABULAIRE DE LA PREFERENCE ,DES COMPARATIFS, (voir photocopies ) DE LA FICHE GIVING YOUR OPINION ET BIEN ENTENDU DE TOUT LE TRAVAIL FAIT EN CLASSE SUR CE THEME ! CHRONOMETREZ VOTRE PRESTATION CHEZ VOUS ELLE DOIT TENIR DEUX MINUTES JEUDI VOUS N’AUREZ DROIT QU’A QUELQUES NOTES (environ 20 mots) POUR PRESENTER VOS REPONSES A L’ORAL
DEMAIN COMPREHENSION ET EXPRESSION ECRITES EN CLASSE Thursday October 17th For Vincent and Marion who were absent Recap : oral what do you remember about couch surfing ? Couchsurfing.com « dot » com : it is a website to connect hosts (people who welcome travelllers at home ) and guests (travelers) . you register on the site and communicate with people all around the world. It is a social network for travelers; it enables you to find a place to sleep, a couch = a sofa for free It is called couch surfing because “couch” means “sofa”: travelers can find a sofa for one night or more.And “surfing” because it is a website and people surf on the net to find a host.(un hôte)
HOW DOES THE WEBSITE WORK?
1- You register = sign up to offer a couch or to find a couch 2- You email the host and start chatting 3- You meet the host at his place , you can sleep at his place and visit the town 4- The host can vouch you* ( leave a comment on you and say if you are a good couch surfer) and you can vouch the host (say if your stay was good or not) : you leave comments and references on the website so it is safe; the website is not for free-loaders = people who only want to save money (ce n’est pas pour les “profiteurs”) *To vouch = se porter garant : attester de votre fiabilité ADVANTAGES FOR THE HOSTS They can meet people from all over the world without moving from their homes They can learn foreign languages without travelling They can have the same service in return; if they want to travel they can travel for free in return
ADVANTAGES FOR THE GUESTS They can have a free couch A free kitchen,A free car The hosts can show them around : it enables travelers to avoid tourist traps
ADVANTAGES FOR THE HOSTS AND THE GUESTS: Thanks to couch surfing you learn to trust Ø= have confidence in other people; you become less prejudiced = less biased = more open-minded Ex : in the text TAKE THE COUCH Vincent learnt that all Americans are not as the media depict them : all of them don’t carry guns !! You are not afraid of foreigners: you understand their culture better Couch surfing is a good ways of making friends : you can start a life long friendship
This website is a good illustration of SPACE AND EXCHANGES but also of the notion of PROGRESS .Indeed , it relies on new technologies: thanks to new technologies the world has never seemed smaller
→ENTRAINEMENT A L’ORAL : distribution de la méthodologie de l’oral et du plan concernant la notion SPACE AND EXCHANGES Demain CO + ORAL GAPYEAR/ OU ENTRAINEMENT EN VUE DE L’ORAL PREVU A LA RENTREE LE JEUDI 7 NOVEMBRE NOUS IRONS EN SALLE MULTIMEDIA VOUS DEVREZ AVOIR REVU TOUTE LA NOTION SPACE AND EXCHANGES CAR VOUS PASSEREZ VOTRE ORAL ET DEVREZ VOUS ENREGISTRER.MERCI D’APPORTER LE MATERIEL ET EVENTUELLEMENT LE CABLE NECESSAIRE POUR QUE VOUS VOUS ENREGISTRIEZ ET QUE JE PUISSE RECUPERER LES ENREGISTREMENTS ( tous les postes de la
salle multimedia ne fonctionnent pas ; merci donc à ceux qui ont des lecteur enregistreur mp3 ou autres matériel d’enregistrement de les apporter) CE JOUR LA VOUS AUREZ 10 MINUTES DE PREPARATION COMME AU BAC ET 5 MINUTES POUR VOUS ENREGISTRER CE TRAVAIL SERA NOTE IL SERAIT BON DE TESTER VOTRE MATERIEL D’ENREGISTREMENT AVANT ET LES CABLES SI CE MATERIEL NE PERMET PAS DE M’ENVOYER DIRECTEMENT L’ENREGISTREMENT PAR MAIL JE VOUS PROPOSE DONC PENDANT LES VACANCES DE FAIRE UN TEST/ ENREGISTREZ PAR EXEMPLE UNE PHRASE AVEC VOTRE NOM ET PRENOM ET FAITE MOI PARVENIR LENREGISTREMENT PAR MAIL AFIN DE VERIFIER SI CELA FONCTIONNE AVANT LE JOUR J !!!
ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY !
Wednesday NOvember 13th COURS POUR LES ABSENTS 1- Bilan du trimester 2- Interro orale de voc 1- WHAT IS A HERO ? THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEROES : LEGENDARY HEROES AND FICTIONAL HEROES
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EVERYDAY LIFE HEROES Contribute to our well being , happiness - Rescuers : fire fighters they accomplish good deeds : they saved many people and risked their lives during the 9/11 attempts against the Twin Towers
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- Volunteers People who participate in charities; people who support the poor and underprivileged People who are
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from mythology ex : Hercules a semi god hero = one of their parents was a god : they are above the “common man”
from famous legends : the legend of the knights of the round table these heroes are on a quest for the holy grail from novels,
ACTIVISTS : historical heroes Contribute to the progress of history they champion a cause or stand up against an injustice or against a lobby / they have changed people’s lives = historical heroes who have contributed to the advancement of history Gandhi Martin Luther King or Mandela: were awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace Martin Luther King ? Thanks to his fight and the march to Washington he
Last type of hero? À finir demain
comics or movies ex : Indiana Jones, Lara Croft, Wonderwoman They are supposed to save the planet to protect citizens from natural disasters or villains (= bad guys) They are famous for their strength + courage
committed in the fight against famine, poverty Ex: Angelina Jolie
organized in 1963 Black people obtained the right to vote and segregation became illegal He became a leader after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in the bus: he was the leader of a bus boycott that lasted 1 year His famous speech : I HAVE A DREAM is still very famous Mandela ? Spent 26 years in prison He sacrificed his life to fight against APARTHEID in South Africa
Thursday January 9th
WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THE NOTION OF PROGRESS PROGRESS MEANS TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER When we think of progress we think of scientific progress in the medical field for example some scientists have created an artificial heart or we think of progress in society with social improvements such as new laws in favour of homosexual marriage or women’s rights; we also think of new technologies with new computers or cell phones which are smaller but more efficient
THE QUESTION RAISED : SHOULD THERE BE LIMITS TO THE PROGRESS OF THE SCIENCE? OUR TOPIC : genetic engineering / DESIGNER BABIES = babies made to measure WE WILL START WITH 2 WORKS OF SCIENCE FICTION THEN WITH WHAT ACTUALLY* EXISTS NOWADAYS THE LINK WITH THE CARTOON The snake + the flask : symbolize the Hippocratic oath : scientists are supposed to respect ethics The man with horns : the devil/ scientists have sold their soul to the devil The bank notes : money they are ready to do anything for money / it is unethical The door is ajar : symbolizes the fact that they are open to new experiments; it is only the beginning of genetic engineering
The eyes are closed : symbolizes the fact scientists have closed their eyes on ethics+ people are blind they don’t see the risks and trust scientists blindly The cartoonist wants to sensitize us to the dangers of genetic engineering Scientists are ready to reach their aim by any means to get money; they turn a blind eye on ethics and forget the Hippocratic oath The cartoonists denounces the excesses of scientific progress
Homework : pour demain apprendre voc jusqu’à weight voir ci dessous et trouver dans le texte HUMAN POSSIBILITIES un indice prouvant quand se passé la scène (dans le future ou aujourd’hui?) THE QUESTION RAISED : TO WHAT EXTENT SHOULD THERE BE LIMITS TO SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS? USEFUL VOCABULARY Ø progress To improve = to make better=to enhance : améliorer (to make greater in value , beauty or effectiveness:efficacité) A breakthrough = an important discovery( une percée) Ø Genetics (la génétique ) genetic engineering (manipulations génétiques) Ø cloning (le clonage) DNA To resort to (recourir à ) IVF : in vitro fertilization / a test tube baby GMO : genetically modified organism To turn into = to transform into A scientist/A geneticist / A pioneer/ to make a scientific experiment= to carry out an experiment (mener une experience) Gender/ sex selection/ trait selection A designer baby (bébé sur mesure) a surrogate mother (une mère porteuse) Sibling = brother/ sister / offspring = children a transplant (une greffe) / a cell (une cellule)/ a donor A disease = an illness (une maladie) / to be ill = to be sick To test for= to screen for = to check for (vérifier) A feature = a trait ( for example : eye or hair colour/ freckles = taches de rousseur/to be left-handed/ height: la taille/weight : le poids etc…) To suffer from a disease / to be infected with a disease = an illness to be in poor health ≠to be healthy (en bonne santé) To cure, to treat , to heal ( soigner) To be pregnant (être enceinte) / to give birth (donner naissance) / an embryo to succeed in treating = to manage to treat (réussir à traiter) to enable someone to V= to allow someone to V (permettre à quelqu’un de ) to provide someone with…= fournir quelque chose à quelqu’un Risk –free : without any risk≠out of control = hazardous= dangerous=risky (to take risks)/ to endanger (mettre en danger) To play god/To play with fire ØEthics (l’éthique) / to be ethical ≠unethical / to overlook ethics ( to neglect morals): ne pas respecter l’éthique To raise an issue ( soulever un problème) a heated debate (un débat passionné) To ban= to forbid = to prohibit Frightening/ scaring (effrayant)
Friday March 14th
WHAT IS THE POWER OF GUNS AND GUN LOBBIES IN THE USA ?TO WHAT EXTENT CAN PRESIDENT OBAMA EXERCISE HIS POWER AGAINST GUN LOBBIES ? PART 1 FACTS AND FIGURES
Doc 1 : a commercial for a gun rack (un support pour ranger son arme près de son lit!!) If there is a threat = une menace for example a robber = a burglar (cambrioleur) , a rapist (violeur) , a mugger (agresseur) you can easily take your weapon thanks to the gun rack ; it is on the side of your bed so you just need to take your gun and shoot !!
The gunrack is not expensive It is very handy (pratique !!!) but of course very risky for children
In the US people are allowed to carry a gun : it is part of the Constitution of the US (2nd amendment) There are 320 million inhabitants and it is estimated there are 200 million guns in circulation !!
Correction activité de groupe AIM to use 3 DOCUMENTS to introduce our topic about the power guns and gun lobbies in the USA. READ THE DOCUMENTS ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER a-How many people are killed by guns in the US every day? 32 b-How many mass shootings have there been in the US in the last 30 years? 62 c-What are the 3 types of weapons referred to in the documents above? What are the laws concerning these 3 types of weapons ? Under which President was an important law in favour of gun control voted? -shotguns or rifles : there are almost no laws to restrict the use of shotguns: you don’t need to be registered in most states + you don’t need a permit -handguns : the rules are stricter ; in 38 states you need a permit to carry a handgun -semi automatic weapons : there are very few restrictions
Under Bill Clinton , the Brady law was voted ( James Brady was shot after an attempt to assassinate Reagan, was severely injured ; since this event he has championed gun control : he started the Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence); This law was voted in 1993 to require a background check of anyone who wants to buy a gun (there is a five day waiting period during which your background is checked to see if you are not a criminal); problem: it applied to only 60 %of gun sales but it does not apply to guns you buy on the net or in a gun show
d-Is President Obama in favour or against gun control? He is in favour of gun control he wanted to pass a law to have background checks for all weapons and to ban assault weapons but the Senate rejected his proposal
Homework →19 March
Apprendre la liste de voc jusqu"à "policy" + le cours faire des phrases pour répondre aux questions e f g (voir pièce jointe DANS PRONOTE)
