3/28/2021

Happy April Fools' Time!



    






STARTER
Watch, listen and report.
1) Who can you recognize on the screen?
2) When did he speak to French people?
3) What has he decided? Why?





ACTION 1

4) Do you understand this decision?
Why or why not?



ACTION 2

Watch, listen, read and explain.



***











STARTER
READ AND UNDERSTAND.
Copy.

I want to tell you... I just gave birth to 5 babies last weekend. Isn't that exciting? Oh, you don't believe me? Okay then, I stole some money from a bank on Saturday night. Now do you believe me? (Actually, I hope you don't.) 

April 1st, or April Fools Day, is the day when we play jokes on people. Do you have it in your country?








ACTION 1
READ AND DO.



ACTION 2

Do you usually play tricks on your friends
on April Fools Day?
What do you do?

ACTION 3
LEARN YOUR VOCABULARY...
AND PLAY!


ACTION 4
DISCOVER THE HISTORY AND THE TRADITION BEHIND...
Report and  compare.











[Thanks to English teacher Ms. Haquet, collège Chagall, Gasny (27).]

STARTER
Listen, watch and discover.













Do you personally know someone who has autism?
If yes, what is typical about this acquaintance?


ACTION 1
Listen and understand.
Report.




ACTION 2
Read and understand.
Do you recognize her?
What do you know about her?











April 2, 2020 - NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY DAY – WORLD ...

STARTER
Look and describe.
Do you recognize this animal?








1° Do you have a ferret?
2° Do you know someone 
who has (got) a ferret?
3° Do you have any pets?
Tell us as much as you like about it!







ACTION 1
Learn about the Easter tradition.
Watch the video and take notes
 [Which event? When? Where? Who? What?] 






ACTION 2
Learn about the Easter story.
Watch, read and make a Mind map.





ACTION 3
Learn about the Easter tradition
in the UK and in the US.
Watch the video 
and report about 
the similarities and differences.
You may draw a Mind map.

THE UK



THE USA






Smart time for Help and for the Best!


Some tips 
to make a Mind map...

French




English
For the Geeks!






ACTION 4


1) Is Easter observed in the country you live?
2) Does your family celebrate Easter? Why?









STARTER
Look and discover.


The Poney Express Started in 1860.
Do you know what it was?




Watch, listen and understand.
Test your understanding!




 1) How long did it take to send a letter in 1830? 
2) How was mail delivered?
3) How long did it take to deliver
     the first Pony Express mailbag?
4) How long did the Pony Express last?

 5) What replaced the Pony Express?












STARTER

SAY WHAT YOU KNOW.

How much do you know about rats?

Any anecdotes with rats?



ACTION 1

Watch, listen and discover.





ACTION 2

Let's play!
Test your memory.

TRUE OR FALSE?

1° Rats are dirty animals.
2° Rats like to swim.
3° Rats have excellent eyesight.
4° Rats have  good sense of smell.
5° Rats have a good sense of hearing.
6° Rats can chew cement.
7° Rats are not very smart.
8° Rats are selfish.





***

APRIL 

is also... Carrot Day!




STARTER
Watch, listen and understand.

Take notes.



ACTION 1
Learn more and recap.



ACTION 2

1) Do you like carrots?

2) Do you often eat carrots?

3) Do you prefer them raw or cooked?











STARTER
Read and guess.

On April 5, 1614, 

a famous Native American woman married John Rolfe, an English settler, in Virginia.


ACTION 1
Look and describe.
Do you recognize this lady?


ACTION 2


Watch, listen and understand.
Take notes.















INTRODUCTION
Read and discover.

Read the newspapers' headlines
and classify them in a Mind map
with the name

"PRINCE PHILIP"

in a middle big crown

and the following topics in other big crowns around.

DATE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
THE HUSBAND
THE MAN OF DUTY
LEGACY

***

Listen and understand.
Report 
the journalist's announcement and emotional state.



***
Look, read and understand.
Where is the scene shown below.
Why is it unusual?

Pick up the strongest words for you
in the announcement.




ACTION 1

Make a Biographical data portrait.





ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20

1) Biographical Data Portrait done/2.
2) Presentation/6.
3) Contents/6.
4) Language/6.





For the Adventurers





For the Explorers



***


For the Bold and the Experts





***


ACTION 2
Read and understand.

1-Where was prince Philip born?
2-Was he born at the hospital?
3-What is the name of his birthplace villa
in English and in French?





ACTION 3
Read and discover the funeral route.

1-Where is the place of the funeral?
London, Windsor or Balmoral?
2-Which colour symbolizes
the Royal Family's route?
3-Where and what time do they depart from?
St George's Chapel or Windsor Castle?
4-Where and wha time do they drive to?
5-What time is the Kingdom's Minute Silence?




ACTION 4
Watch and discover the funeral.


Put the scenes in order.

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3


VIDEO 4

VIDEO 5

















STARTER



1) What is Ramadan?
2) When does it / did start?
3) When will it end?
4) Do you celebrate Ramadan?
Why or why?

5) What are the rules and traditions 
during Ramadan? 
['Muslims must / mustn't +Vb...']




ACTION 1





ACTION 2
Watch, listen and understand.




Ramadan Explained for Non-Muslims...




ACTION 3
Watch, listen and tell.








ACTION + 
[Optional]











 ACTION ++
[Optional]

 


 
ACTION+++
Ready to break Fasting?
[Optional]



 






STARTER


April 13 
is Scrabble Day
 because the inventor of the game,
Alfred Mosher Butts,
was born on April 13, 1899.


ACTION 1
Test your understanding 
and answer the questions below.


1) When was Scrabble created?
2) What did Alfred Mosher Mutts do for a living? (job) 
3) Was Alfred Mosher Mutts working at that time?
4) What was the first name of Scrabble?



ACTION 2


1) Do you like playing Scrabble?
2) What is your favourite board game?


ACTION +

How to play Scrabble...










Remembering 
Notre Dame Cathedral...



Fire breaks out at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris | News | Archinect


...two years later.















STARTER
Look and tell.

https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2017-04/13/11/asset/buzzfeed-prod-fastlane-02/sub-buzz-9586-1492096931-1.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto&downsize=360:*

On April 15, 1912
the most famous cruise ship of all times
sank in the wider Atlantic Ocean.

Which was it?
Would You Visit the Titanic?


ACTION 1
Read and understand...
the contents.

What are the documents below?
What are their names?
What do they report on?
Why is this topic on their front pages? 
How do you call this kind of event
in the media talk?
What are the key-words 
related to the catastrophe?

Titanic Sinks Four Hours After Hitting Iceberg; 866 Rescued By ...

StatCounter - Free Web Tracker and Counter javascript hit counter



The Titanic: In the News and in Memory | Teaching with the Library ...



Amazon.com: Newspaper Headlines 12x18 Poster Titanic Sinks Boston ...

London Newspaper 1912 reports the sinking of the Titanic and the ...

Titanic Headline, 1912 Photograph by Granger




Once upon a time...
there was a majestic cruise ship, 
the promise of a dream trip across the ocean...


https://youtu.be/bWhJC6OYCOc
https://youtu.be/n_-nPiLdpqU
https://youtu.be/brrYeP_RY7U


...but one terrible day, the dream transformed itself into a nightmare!


For the Adventurers
Pick up key-words.
https://youtu.be/AlXYqoRRFts


For the Explorers
https://youtu.be/NdZ6TY1pxL8



1) How long did it take to build the Titanic?
2) How many people were on board?
3) How long did it take for the Titanic to sink?


For the Bold and the Experts
Take notes.

***

The wreck of the Titanic 
was found on September 1, 1985.


ACTION 2
Read and understand...
the language, structure and layout conventions
of newspaper articles.

For the Explorers
https://prezi.com/ng8mllcoa440/copy-of-titanic-news-article/

For the Bold and the Experts


ACTION+
You yourself experience a very unusual moment in confinement because of this "invisible enemy virus" that is Covid-19.

You
 unfortunately
live a historical moment 
in French and Worldwide History.

So 
you are an involuntary eye witness
of
History 'in action'.

How to make the best of it?

Well,
be a Kid Reporter
and 
write your newspaper page
whose headline
will say
"Eyewitness: 
Coping with the pandemic in Paris."



ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20

MISSION IN ENGLISH [CER A2-B1]
Your skill : Write and react.
Subject : Write your newspaper frontpage entitled "Eyewitness: Coping 
               with the pandemic in Paris".
School year 2019/2020








A1
A2
B1
A
COMPETENCE PRAGMATIQUE



1.
Tu as exécuté la tâche en intégrant les éléments attendus [format/il-
lustration(s)/[sous-] titres/rubriques/texte/].
/2
/3
/4
2.
Tu as présenté un travail soigné, organisé et lisible.
/1
/2
/3
B
COMPETENCE SOCIOLINGUISTIQUE



3.
Tu as fourni des renseignements justes et/ou pertinents de nature
contextuelle[formules de communication] et culturelle [repères civi-
lisationnels/us et coutumes].
/1
/2
/3
C
COMPETENCE LINGUISTIQUE



4.
Tu as réinvesti ou recherché du vocabulaire et l’as bien adapté.
/1
/2
/3
5.
Tu as construit des phrases correctes [grammaire/syntaxe].
/1
/2
/3
6.
Tu as produit des phrases avec une orthographe correcte.
/0.5
/1
/2
7.
Tu as exprimé des idées riches et variées.
/0.5
/1
/2


*Très bonne maîtrise : 19/20-20/20.
*Maîtrise satisfaisante : 13/20-18/20.
*Maîtrise fragile : 08/20-12/20.
*Maîtrise insuffisante : 00/20-07/20.
/7
/13
/20



Break Time for Help and for the Best!

For the Explorers

Priya Chavda (priyachavda) on Pinterest
Priya Chavda on Pinterest

This Microsoft Word newspaper template could be used for your students to complete a newspaper book report project. (You will have to scroll down through more recent posts to download this.)
http://www.communication4all.co.uk/http/literacynew.htm

Newspaper Template for Adobe InDesign CS6 | Free Newspaper Template Sample | NewsPaper-Templates.com
https://graphicriver.net/item/old-style-newspaper-template/5068743free-newspaper-template-sample.html

For the Bold and the Experts







is also
Banana Day
[Every 3rd Wednesday of April each year]


STARTER
Look, read and tell.
Look at the information above.
What is the news about?
Are you surprised? Why or why not? 


***

What about you?
1) Do you like bananas?
2) What is your favourite fruit?

Read and understand.
Are bananas a healthy food?
Yes or no? How do you know?
CT FM 021: March Foods In Season


ACTION 2
Watch, listen and understand.
How do bananas grow and end in store?




ACTION+
Let's cook!
Yummy Smile Emoticon With Tongue Lick Mouth Tasty Food Eating ... 
Let's make and taste...

...banana chips!

Samarth Crispy Banana Chips, Pack Size (Gram): 100, Rs 180 ...https://youtu.be/qA2e890RhG4


...microwave banana cake!
Microwave Banana Cake | Easy & Healthy Mug Cake Recipe | Em's ...
https://youtu.be/sVRjZ5cwOWQ

...microwave banana and chocolate  cake!

1 Minute Chocolate Banana High-Protein Mug Cake https://youtu.be/d0UsbVhRKxg

...banana bread muffin!
Easy Banana Bread Muffins Made with Greek Yogurt | Mom's Dinner


...banana bread cake!


...mashed banana fritters!
Mashed Banana Fritters - YouTube














ACTION 1
Watch, listen and test your understanding.



***
1) What are the two types of elephants?
2) How much grass must elephants 
eat a day?
3) How much does an elephant weigh?
4) What can elephants not do?

5) How long does a female elephant's pregnancy last?

ACTION 2
Watch, listen and report.









STARTER
Read and guess.

In 1906 
an earthquake destroyed 75% of the US city.
Can you guess which through the following clues?

New York Chicago Dallas San Francisco American Cities Flip Symbols ...


SF cable cars to stop running briefly for historic overhaul – The ...


Golden Gate Bridge - Length, Facts & Height - HISTORY


Row of charming colored Victorian style homes on the incline of ...



ACTION 1



ACTION 2
Watch, listen and report.
What is particularly moving 
in this video?




ACTION 3
Watch, listen and list.
What are the safety instructions in case of an earthquake?



ACTION 4



1) Do earthquakes or other natural disasters often happen
in your country or your parents' home country?
2) Have you ever experienced a natural catastrophe  in your life
other than earthquakes?










1987



STARTER
Look, read and guess.
Which US cartoon characters 
first appeared as a series of shorts
on the Tracey Ullman Show?




Here is what the Simpsons 
initially looked like...



...and now here they look nowadays.
Compare.


Simpson Family Wallpapers - Top Free Simpson Family Backgrounds ...

***
There are 48 one-minute shorts.



For the bold and the Fans!





ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.
What do you learn about the Simpson family?




ACTION 2
Watch and discover
the first Simpson short.


ACTION 3

1) Do you like the Simpsons?
2) Can you name all the Simpsons characters?
3) What adjectives come to your mind when you think of the Simpsons?
4) Who is your favourite Simpsons character?
5) What is your favourite Simpsons episode?







is also...
Garlic Day!

STARTER
Discover the topic and speak your mind.

1) When you think of 'garlic', 
what do you automatically think of?
2) Do you like garlic?
3) Have you got a favourite garlic recipe?




https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/garlic-day/


ACTION 1
Watch, listen and learn?
What do you like to remember?

https://youtu.be/_dgxfF-4S44



ACTION 2
Read and understand.
What is worthy to remember?

https://youtu.be/Y5OZU6AgOzc
https://youtu.be/IPLCX0PGpI8


ACTION+
Let's cook!
Yummy Smile Emoticon With Tongue Lick Mouth Tasty Food Eating ... 

Let's make and taste...

...garlic caesar salad dressing!

Skinny Lemon Garlic Shrimp Caesar Salad - Cafe Delites
https://youtu.be/QL8GtFtkA3I
https://youtu.be/CfYkdQf-9v8



...roasted garlic potatoes!

Parmesan Garlic Roasted Potatoes | Let's Dish Recipes





1912

STARTER
Look, read and guess.

The author

 of
this worldwide fictional character

died.



CLASS PROJECT

M for ...

...and a bit of  






****
Who was he?



For the Explorers


For the Bold and the Experts


***
[Optional]



ACTION 1
Watch, listen and follow a 'larger than life'
fictional character...
What do you learn?


***
1) When was Dracula published?
2) What was Bram Stoker's nationality?
3) Was Dracula an immediate success?
4) What made Dracula famous?



[Optional]




ACTION 2
Discover Dracula's story.
What's the story?


For the Explorers



For the Bold and the Experts




ACTION 3

1) Do you like stories or films / movies 
with vampires? Why? Why not?

-2) What is your favourite vampire movie / story / series?



***

Horror Film Zombie Or Monster Clapper Board Sign Stock Vector ...
Cine GIFs | Tenor
[Optional]

Which are your two favourite ones?
Why?

1922
Nosferatu by F.W. Murnau


1931
Dracula by Tod Browning


1979
Nosferatu by Werner Herzog




1992
Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola


1995
Dracula: Dead and Loving It by Mel Brooks


2004
Van Helsing by Stephen Sommers


2014
Dracula Untold by Gary Shore 












STARTER
Look, describe and tell.

1) Do you recognize this Lady
 who is going to turn 95 this day?
2) What else do you know about
her and her family?


ACTION 1
Learn more about the Queen.


[OPTIONAL]


ACTION 2
Discover  the Queen's family and siblings.






ACTION 4



1) Are you a fan of the British Royal family?
Why or why not?
2) If yes, which is your favourite couple?





ACTION 2
Watch, listen/read and interpret.

1) What are the following videos?
2) According to you, 
which one is the most effective?
How is it then?
3) Which one do you prefer most? Why?

VIDEO 1


VIDEO 2


VIDEO 3





ACTION 3
Look, describe and react.


INTRODUCTION
Introduce the document.

DESCRIPTION
Describe it.

CONCLUSION
React!




Break Time for Help and for the Best!

Step 1
Revise
http://www.bridgets-english-pages.com/methodeloral/how-to-analyse-a-visual.pdf

https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=http://ekladata.com/2Vj0xtiiP33R7T2WfvdDCJlrdcY/1-How-to-describe-a-picture.doc




Step 3
Do all 3.

Introduce.
Describe.
React!


ACTION 4
Watch, listen and complete.


***
For the Bold and the Experts




ACTION 5
Read and understand.
What to do to look after the Environment?






ACTION 6

Do you feel concerned with 
the Environment and its alarming issues? 
Why or why not?
If yes, 
which environmental issue are you most worried about?
Do you actually do anything 
to protect the environment?




ACTION+
Make a poster for the environment
 referencing
the problems and the solutions;
then use it in a video speech
to present it, 
promote your point of view and your action!

 POSTER ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20

MISSION IN ENGLISH [CER A2-A2+]
Your skill : Write and react.
Subject : Make a poster for the Environment.
School year 2020/2021








A1
A2
A2+
A
COMPETENCE PRAGMATIQUE



1.
Tu as exécuté la tâche en intégrant les éléments attendus [format/il-
lustration(s)/couleurs/attraction/titre/texte/typologie des lettres].
/2
/3
/4
2.
Tu as présenté un travail soigné, organisé et lisible.
/1
/2
/3
B
COMPETENCE SOCIOLINGUISTIQUE



3.
Tu as fourni des renseignements justes et/ou pertinents de nature
contextuelle [formules de communication/slogans] et culturelle [repères civilisationnels/us et coutumes].
/1
/2
/3
C
COMPETENCE LINGUISTIQUE



4.
Tu as réinvesti ou recherché du vocabulaire et l’as bien adapté.
/1
/2
/3
5.
Tu as construit des phrases correctes [grammaire/syntaxe].
/1
/2
/3
6.
Tu as produit des phrases avec une orthographe correcte.
/0.5
/1
/2
7.
Tu as exprimé des idées riches et variées.
/0.5
/1
/2


*Très bonne maîtrise : 19/20-20/20.
*Maîtrise satisfaisante : 13/20-18/20.
*Maîtrise fragile : 08/20-12/20.
*Maîtrise insuffisante : 00/20-07/20.
/7
/13
/20




Break Time for Help and for the Best!









 SPEECH ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20


MISSION IN ENGLISH [CER A2-A2+]
Your skill : Write and react.
Subject : Make a poster for the Environment.

School year 2020/2021

A1

A2

A2+

A

COMPETENCE PRAGMATIQUE

1.

Tu as exécuté la tâche en intégrant les éléments attendus [discours/affiche promotionnelle].

/2

/3

/4

2.

Tu as présenté un discours documenté et organisé.

/1

/2

/3

3.

Tu as adopté un ton persuasif, emphatique, voire solennel.

/0.5

/1

/2

B

COMPETENCE SOCIOLINGUISTIQUE

4.

Tu as fourni des renseignements justes et/ou pertinents de nature
contextuelle [formules de communication/slogans] et culturelle [repères civilisationnels/sociologiques].

/1

/2

/3

C

COMPETENCE LINGUISTIQUE

5.

Tu as réinvesti ou recherché du vocabulaire et l’as bien adapté.

/1

/2

/3

6.

Tu as construit des phrases correctes [grammaire/syntaxe].

/1

/2

/3

7.

Tu as exprimé des idées riches et variées.

/0.5

/1

/2

*Très bonne maîtrise : 19/20-20/20.
*Maîtrise satisfaisante : 13/20-18/20.
*Maîtrise fragile : 08/20-12/20.
*Maîtrise insuffisante : 00/20-07/20.

/7

/13

/20

























From left to right
US Megan McArthur, French Thomas Pesquet, Japanese Akihiko Hoshide and US Robert Shane Kimbrough.

STARTER

Watch, listen and report.





ACTION 1
Look, describe and explain.
What do you know about the man below?




ACTION 2
Read and understand.
Complete the Identification Biography sheet.









ACTION 3



ACTION 4


1) Do you like Science 
and more specifically Space? Why?
2) Do you follow the Space adventure?
What do you know about it? 

3) Take a Space Quiz.



ACTION+
[OPTIONAL]

Want to be an Expert?





[OPTIONAL]

What do you learn?
















St George's day 23 April | Embleme


STARTER
Look and describe.

1) What does the flag show?
2) Does it ring any bell?
3)Which animal is represented?
4)Which British country is it associated with?

5) Do you know other British saints
 and the flags associated with?

[OPTIONAL]











ACTION 1
Listen and understand.
Write 10 questions at least
from the video contents.




ACTION 2
Watch and visit.
Which landmarks can you visit in England?










STARTER
Look, read and explain the image above.
Do you find it attractive?


ACTION 1
Read and understand.

[OPTIONAL]



[OPTIONAL]




ACTION 2
Look, read and describe.


[OPTIONAL]

What do you learn?


WS'S 10 TOP EPIC DEATHS



THE BARD



For the Adventurers





For the Explorers




For the Bold and the Experts






[OPTIONAL]






ACTION 3
Discover WS's Globe Theatre.
Картинки по запросу Shakespeare's Globe logo | Globe theater ...

Shakespeare's Globe | Great Writers Inspire







[OPTIONAL]




***

























STARTER

Watch, listen and report.
Where have the 4 astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour arrived
after a nearly 24-hour journey from Earth?
Who welcomed them?
What is the atmosphere like?




ACTION 1
Watch, listen and report.

What is shown?




ACTION 2



For the Adventurers

For the Explorers


For the Fans



[OPTIONAL]

Want to become an Expert?

How the Outer Space is organized...

How a shuttle is built and launched...

Inside SpaceX capsule...

Thomas Pesquet's Alpha Mission 


How I can be an astronaut ...







DNA Day

Dna GIF | Gfycat




What do you learn?





[OPTIONAL]

What is DNA?


What is the importance of DNA?












National Superhero Day – April 28th – Maplebrook Dental


STARTER
Speak your mind.


1) What makes a superhero(ine) for you?
2) What is your favourite superhero(ine)?
3) What is your favourite supervillain?
4) What is your favourite superhero(ine) movie?
5) What do you think is 
the most important accessory
for a superhero(ine)?
6) What super power would you like to have?







[OPTIONAL]

What makes a superhero or heroine?










ACTION 1
Watch, listen... and think.
Which Superheroines are represented?
What do think of their looks and actions?
How is the female heroine depicted?
Does this heroines give
a positive image of women?
Why or why not?
Do they contribute to female 
empowerment and emancipation?


































[OPTIONAL]



ACTION 2
Read and understand.
What can Superman do?
Create his ID card.
[Thanks to English teacher Isabelle Beaubreuil.]




Break Time for Help and for the Best!


Revise your Modals 'can'/'can't' in English

***






ACTION 3
Revise/learn your vocabulary.




ACTION+
Read and do.
[OPTIONAL]

Feel like a heroi(ne)?






National Zipper Day! – Cynthia's Fine Fabrics







When was the zipper invented and who created it?











What is International Dance Day and how can you celebrate it ...

gwendalyne in 2020 | Animation, Dancing day, Cinemagraph





STARTER


1) Do you like dancing?
2) Do you take dancing lessons? 
(How long have you been dancing?)
3) Why do you dance? 
(What does dancing allow you to do?)
4) What is your favourite type of dance?








ACTION 1
Read and understand.
Why is dancing 'healthy' for you?
Mocomi Kids — Get off that couch and start dancing! It's...




[OPTIONAL]





ACTION 2
Watch, describe and enjoy.
Which dance do you prefer? 
Why?

















Trumpet Amish Sticker for iOS & Android | GIPHY

STARTER


1) Do you like jazz?
If no idea, you may eventually ask
your parents!
2) Who is your favourite jazz artist?
If no idea, you may eventually ask
your parents again!




[OPTIONAL]

What is jazz?



JAZZ MUSICIANS


JAZZ PIANISTS


JAZZ GUITARISTS


JAZZ SINGERS

FEMALE PERFORMERS





MALE PERFORMERS






Porky Pig Looney Tunes Thats all folks - YouTube











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