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Here are the results for the "Green Ads". Like for the Thésée the main problem is 1st pronunciation, and 2ndly the fact that you don't really speak, you just read...

However, there are some excellent performances...

 

3e ICARE – Green Ads « Save the Planet »

	SCRIPT	PERFORMANCE	TOTAL	NOTE /20
Ms Abir Badri	17-3 (Script!)	8	22	11
Ms Benbachir	20	17+2 (Décor & Mise en Scène)	39	19,5
Mr De Flo	17-3 (Script!)	13	27	13,5
Mr Bouceffar	17-3 (Script!)	13	27	13,5
Ms Bekadahadad	11	7	18	9
Ms El Rhrib	16	12	28	14
Ms Bisiaux	6	7	13	6,5
Ms Taine	19-3 (Script!)	11	27	13,5
Mr Clivio	10-3 (Script!)	9	16	8
Mr Bouderballah	9-3 (Script!)	8	14	7
Mr Amrani	10	10	20	10
Ms Ladj Merabet	10 (Sans 'Part 1')	18	28	14
Ms Bozian	19-3 (Script!)	12	28	14
Mr Cheikh	18-3 (Script!)	13	28	14
Ms Siham Badri	20	17	37	18,5

3e THESEE

Here are the results for the "Green Ads". N°1 problem: pronunciation.

You all have to make an effort! Some of you really sound terrible!

 

3e THESEE – Green Ads « Save the Planet »

 

	SCRIPT	PERFORMANCE	TOTAL	NOTE /20
Ms ATROUS	14	13+4 (Décor & Mise en Scène)	31	15,5
Mr BOUAMAMA	17-3 (Script!)	15+3 (Décor & Mise en Scène)	32	16
Mr Lagarde	11	11	22	11
Mr Dehon	18	12	30	15
Ms Lamri	14	12+2 (Décor & Mise en Scène)	28	14
Mr Ait Si Ali	18	15	33	16,5
Mr Bozian	16	15	31	15,5
Mr Gras	14-3 (Script!)	10 (Prononciation!!!)	21	10,5
Mr Leclercq	12-3 (Script!)	9	18	9
Ms Dellier	14-3 (Script!)	12	23	12
Ms Dufour	15	13 (Prononciation!)	28	14
Ms Essanoussi	12	10	22	11
Ms Henry	8	7	15	7,5
Ms Tafrat	13	6 (Prononciation!) +2 (Bonus Video)	21	10,5
Mr El Youzghi	17	14 +1 (Décor)	32	16
Ms Bari	16	7 (« Open your house!! ») +2 (Décor & Mise en Scène)	25	12,5
Ms Dérumière	X	X	X	X

3e THESEE

Mr Ait Si Ali, the only one who said "yes" to be on this blog. "Thank you" to him.

3e ICARE

Here are the first "Green Ads" done by the Icare:

3e ICARE

 

Tuesday, January 4^th 2011

ICARE'S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2011 (and Gillian's!)

Gillian WILL travel more.

Gillian WILL save money and she will eat less chocolate!

Mario WILL play less videogames.

Nabil WON'T say « yes » or « no »

Daoud WILL sleep more and Sara WILL sleep less!

Tom WILL exercise more and he'll play less videogames.

→ Pour parler d'une résolution, d'une prédiction, d'une volonté de faire quelque chose DANS LE FUTUR, on utilise: WILL + Verbe

Ex: I will stop smoking.

→ WILL peut se contracter en « 'LL »

Ex: I'll stop smoking.

→ A la forme négative: WILL NOT (WON'T)

 

→ Pour parler de ce qu'on VA FAIRE (« futur proche ») on utilise: BE GOING TO + Verbe

Ex: Mario is going to play videogames tonight.

3e THESEE

 

Tuesday, January 4^th 2011

Our Resolutions

Ms Dufour WILL stop eating Ferrero Rocher

Mr Leclercq WILL come to boxing practice more often.

Mr Lagarde thinks Marseille WILL win the Champions League.

Mr Ait Si Ali WILL stop / give up eating cheeseburgers (because he is addicted to burgers...)

Mr Henrard WILL pass his « brevet »

('GCSE' in England, 'Standard Grades' in Scotland)

 

VOCABULARY

# forget (→ forgot): oublier

# find (→ found): trouver

# break up (→ broke up): se séparer, rompre

# dump a person: larguer qq'un

# go out with: sortir avec

# more / less: plus / moins

# take an exam: passer un examen

# pass an exam: réussir un examen

# stay the same: rester le/la même

# study / learn: étudier / apprendre

3e ICARE

 

3e THESEE

 

Thursday, December 16^th 2010

BIG TEST 3: CORRECTION

ACTIVITY 4

Ruth Helen Perry

305, Rhode Island Av.

Washington D.C.

 

Dear Mr. El Youzghi,

I am writing this letter because Mrs Perry would like to work for you as an environment correspondant.

Her name is Ruth Perry. She is thirty-two years old. She is from New Orleans and she lives in Washington D.C. (She was born October 24^th 1978).

Her dream is to work for the Washington Post because she thinks it is the best newspaper in America.

She has been a member of Greenpeace since 1998, so she knows a lot about the environment.

She has travelled 3 times in Africa, 5 times in Europe, so she can speak languages, like French or Spanish.

She has been President of the Washington Environment Society since 2000.

I think you should accept her for the job / accept her application because she has got a lot of experience / she is very qualified for this job.

 

Yours sincerely, / Regards,

Signature.

 

VOCAB ULARY

# fair / unfair: juste / injuste

# trust: faire confiance à

# believe: croire

Ex: I believe I can fly!

# dear: cher, chère

# deer: un renne

# know: savoir

# so: donc

# consequently: par conséquent

# therefore: donc, par conséquent

# tell (→ told): dire à

3e THESEE

3e ICARE

 

Tuesday, December 14^th 2010

PROJECT PREPARATION SESSION

# important = essential = vital

# because of: à cause de

# in fact = actually: en fait

# instead of: au lieu de

# whereas: alors que

# « I went to a conference on global warming »: Je suis allé(e) à une conférence sur le réchauffement climatique

# If: si

Ex: If I don't do it myself...: Si je ne le fais pas moi-même

# « I decided that I wanted to change » = « I decided to change »

# full of: plein de

# empty: vide

# then: puis, ensuite

# Since: depuis

# throw: jeter

Ex: You shouldn't throw rubbish / trash on the floor

# « the clock is ticking! »: « l'heure tourne! »

# Time is NOT on our side: le temps n'est pas de notre côté

# my habits: mes habitudes

# we: nous # us: nous (COD)

# change: changer

Ex: We should all change: Nous devrions tous changer

# stay: rester

3e THESEE

 

Friday, December 10^th 2010

PROJECT PREPARATION SESSION

 

# need: avoir besoin de

# until: jusque

Ex: until one day I realized: jusqu'un jour j'ai réalisé..

# a sheep: un mouton

# a goat: une chèvre

# a bus driver: une chauffeur de bus.

# before / after: avant / après

# care about: se soucier de

# quit a job: démissioner d'un travail

# our children: nos enfants

# pollute: poluer

Ex: I used to have a Hummer. It polluted a lot.

# take care of: prendre soin

Ex: I wanted to take care of the environment

# to talk nonsense: parler pour ne rien dire

# to change my mind: changer d'avis

# dedicate: dédier

Ex: I wanted to dedicate my time to: Je voulais dédier mon temps à

# too: aussi (en fin de phrase)

# also: aussi

Ex: You too: Vous aussi!

# a green activist: un activiste « vert ».

# together: ensemble

 

# in fact = actually: en fait

# indeed: en effet

# really: vraiment

# Well...: eh bien...

# Honestly...: Honnêtement

# To be honest with you: Pour être honnête avec vous

# save: sauver, sauvegarder, économiser

Ex: We must save energy!

3e ICARE

 

Wednesday, December 8^th 2010

GILLIAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Gillian spoke about the environment.

She DIDN'T USE TO care about the environment.

She DIDN'T USE TO recycle.

She USED TO take her car to go everywhere.

She USED TO take long baths.

She USED TO leave the lights on all the time.

One day she decided to change her life and care about the environment.

Now she takes showers INSTEAD OF baths.

She takes the train and the bus INSTEAD OF the car.

 

RAPPEL/ Pour parler d'une habitude passée qui n'est plus d'actualité, on utilise

USED TO + VERBE

Ex: I used to smoke. Not now.

→ Pour parler de qqc qui n'était pas une habitude mais qui en est une maintenant:

DIDN'T USE TO + Verbe

Ex: I didn't use to recycle. Now I do!

3e THESEE / ICARE

Here is Gillian's speech about Global Warming. Audio Only!

3e ICARE / THESEE

 

Tuesday, December 7^th 2010

THE NO-IMPACT MAN

This document is a newspaper article from the New York Times about the environment.

David Edelstein wrote this article in New York in May 2009.

This article speaks about Collin Beavan. He has got a wife, 2 kids, he lives in New York City. He works in an office, so he is like everybody, he is a normal man...

He decided to change his life to protect the planet.

He used to produce a lot of trash.

He used to drive a car.

He used to take taxis and the subway.

He used to have a TV...

→ Pour parler d'une action qui se déroulait auparavant et qui n'est plus vraie aujourd'hui, on utilise:

Sujet USED TO Verbe

Ex: I used to wear nappies. Not anymore.

 

VOCABULARY

# a nappy: une couche culotte

# not anymore: plus maintenant

 

THE NO-IMPACT MAN (Part 2)

Collin USED TO use electricity.

He USED TO have the air conditioning.

He USED TO have a SUV / 4x4.

He USED TO pollute.

In 2008 he made a decision: he wanted to change his life and protect the planet.

SINCE 2008:

# He HAS CREATED a website

# He HAS PUBLISHED a book = He HAS WRITTEN a book

# He HAS MADE a film

# He HAS INFLUENCED a lot of people

→ SO, in the past he USED TO pollute WHEREAS

now he protects the planet.

→ RAPPEL/ Pour faire un bilan, récapituler ce qui s'est passé entre un moment passé et le présent, on utilise le PRESENT PERFECT (Passé → Présent)

HAVE + PARTICIPE PASSE

→ Participe Passé:

# Soit verbe+ ED: Ex: I have finished my book.

# Soit Verbe irrégulier: 3e colonne

Ex: I have bought new jeans.

 

VOCABULARY : whereas: alors que

3e THESEE

Tuesday, November 23^rd 2010

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

The hurricanes HAVE DESTROYED the buildings in Los Angeles.

The tornadoes have broken / shredded the Hollywood Sign.

The hurricanes HAVE CRUSHED the man and his car.

The tornadoes HAVE KILLED the journalist.

Los Angeles HAS DISAPPEARED.

The hurricanes HAVE DEVASTATED L.A. / the City of Angels.

 

VOCABULARY

# a tornado = a hurricane

# break (→ broke / broken): casser

# crush = squash: écraser

# kill: tuer # die: mourir

# devastate = annihilate : dévaster

# destroy

# guilty / innocent: coupable / innocent

# write (→ wrote / written): écrire

# shred: émietter, réduire en miettes

3e THESEE / YVAIN

This week, we're going to work on "The Day After Tomorrow" as well as "Animals Save the Planet":

3e THESEE

 

Thursday, November 18^th 2010

SAVE THE PLANET

This document is a radio interview in Washington D.C.

The title of this show is « Save the Planet ».

The interview is with a British journalist, Paul Brown.

He HAS LIVED in Africa.

He HAS TRAVELLED the planet / the world.

He HAS BEEN interested in the environment for 50 years.

He HAS WORKED for the Guardian since 1990.

He thinks everybody must protect the planet.

→ Pour parler d'expériences, faire un BILAN (parler d'actions commencées dans le passé et toujours d'actualité dans le présent), on utilise le PRESENT PERFECT.

HAVE + Participe Passé

Le Participe Passé, c'est:

# Soit: Verbe + ED

# Soit: verbe irrégulier → 3e colonne!

Ex: I have been in Jacques Brel for 4 years.

Since 2006.

→ Pour dire depuis combien de temps on fait quelque chose:

# SINCE + date

# FOR + durée.

 

 

Friday, November 19^th 2010

GLOBAL WARMING

Since 1960s the CO2 levels HAVE increasED.

The factories HAVE pollutED the planet.

The snow on the mountains HAS disappeared.

(The snow HAS meltED)

The temperatures and the CO2 HAVE increasED.

The CO2 HAS killed a lot of people.

Lake Chad HAS evaporated

It has dried up BECAUSE OF the climate change.

 

VOCABULARY

# increase / decrease: augmenter / diminuer

# disappear: disparaître

# melt: fondre

# pollute: polluer

# evaporate = dry up: évaporer = s'assécher

3e ICARE / BASTET

Here is the Trailer and 4 extracts from "The Inconvenient Truth", a documentary about Climate Change: