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Thursday, May 5^th 2011

Before D-Day

June 6^th 1944: the Americans landed in France.

In 1939, the Germans HAD INVADED France. France HAD SURRENDERED in 1940.

German planes HAD ATTACKED London in 1940. The British population HAD RESISTED.

In 1941 Japan HAD ATTACKED the US in Pearl Harbor, so the USA HAD DECLARED war on Japan.

In 1941 the Germans HAD ATTACKED Russia, but Russia HAD RESISTED and finally Russia HAD DEFEATED Germany in Stalingrad in 1943.

 

→ Pour parler d'événements passés s'étant déroulés avant un autre événement passé (ici, juin 44), on utilise:

HAD + Participe Passé

Le Participe Passé, c'est:

# Soit verbe+ED (verbes réguliers)

# Soit 3e colonne des verbes irréguliers.

 

VOCABULARY

# fight (→ fought): se battre

# invade: envahir # resist: résister

# land: débarquer # surrender: se rendre

# die: mourir # declare war: déclarer la guerre

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Tuesday, May 3^rd 2011

Before Hiroshima

The United States dropped an atomic bomb in Hiroshima on August 9^th 1945.

In 1941 the Japanese HAD ATTACKED the USA in Pearl Harbor.

In 1942 Oppenheimer HAD BECOME the director of the Manhattan Project to make an atomic bomb.

In April 1945, President Roosevelt HAD DIED and Harry Truman HAD SUCCEEDED him / HAD BECOME President.

Before Hiroshima the USA HAD ASKED the Japanese to surrender.

VOCABULARY

# surrender: se rendre

# give up: abandonner

# become (→ became/become): devenir

# drop: larguer, faire tomber

# otherwise: sinon

# die: mourir # dead: mort, morte

# ask: demander # answer: répondre

→ Pour parler de qqc qui s'est déroulé AVANT un événément passé (passé du passé)

HAD + Participe Passé

NB: Participe Passé: on ajoute ED ou verbe

ou s'il est irrégulier, 3e colonne.

 

 

Tuesday, May 3^rd 2011

Before Hiroshima

In August 1945 the Americans dropped an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, in Japan.

Before Hiroshima, in 1941, the Japanese HAD ATTACKED Pearl Harbor by surprise.

In 1942, Oppenheimer HAD BECOME director of the « Manhattan Project » to make an atomic bomb.

In 1945 President Roosevelt HAD DIED and Truman HAD BECOME President.

In July 1945, the USA HAD TESTED the first atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert.

→ Pour parler d'un événement passé ayant lieu avant un autre événement passé (« Passé du passé »), on utilise:

HAD + Participe Passé

Rappel/ Le participe Passé, c'est:

# Soit Verbe+ED

# Soit Verbe Irrégulier, 3e colonne.

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Wednesday, April 6^th 2011

Before D-Day

On D-Day the USA landed in France because they wanted to help France.

In 1939 Germany HAD INVADED France and France HAD SURRENDERED / GIVEN UP.

In 1940 the Germans HAD BOMBED London during the Blitz and the British population HAD RESISTED.

In 1941 the Japanese HAD ATTACKED the US in Pearl Harbor and the USA HAD DECLARED war on Japan.

In 1941 Germany HAD INVADED Russia and in 1943 Russia HAD DEFEATED the German army.

→ Pour parler de ce qui s'est passé avant un autre événement passé, on utilise le PluPerfect:

HAD + Participe Passé.

Ex: The Japanese army had attacked the US in Pearl Harbor

Rappel/ Participe Passé, c'est

# Soit Régulier: Verbe+ED

# Soit Irrégulier: 3e colonne

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Tuesday, April 5^th 2011

WHAT WERE YOU DOING...?

Today at 7.30:

# Mario WAS EATING & DRINKING

# Nabil WAS SLEEPING in his bed

Yesterday at 11pm:

# Zakaria WAS WATCHING TV and Mohamed WAS PLAYING on his computer

# Djahida, Amel, Siham and Dounia WERE GOING TO a club / disco

On Wednesday March 16^th at 4pm:

# Djohar WAS PLAYING football

# Abir WAS PLAYING handball

# Daoud WAS SCORING a goal

# Amel and the other pupils WERE VISITING the Arsenal stadium.

→ Pour raconter une histoire au passé, on utilise le Prétérit: Soit on ajoute ED au verbe, soit le verbe est irrégulier.

→ Pour parler de ce qui ETAIT EN TRAIN DE SE PASSER à un moment précis du passé (« arrêt sur image au passé »)

(BE au passé) + VerbeING

Ex: Yesterday at 11 Mr Cheikh was watching TV.

 

 

Tuesday, April 5^th 2011

What were you doing...?

This morning at 7.30:

# Olivia WAS GOING to school

# Kamel WAS RUNNING to catch the bus but he missed his bus!

Yesterday at 11pm:

# Marie WAS WATCHING TV

# Frederic WAS PLAYING on the internet

On March 16^th at 4pm:

# Medhy WAS VISITING the Emirates stadium

# Mohamed WAS PLAYING on the computer

# Sherazade WAS SPEAKING in a microphone in the conference room.

→ Pour parler de ce qui ETAIT EN TRAIN DE se passer à un moment précis du passé:

(BE au passé) + VerbeING

Ex: Yesterday at 11pm I was sleeping

→ Pour raconter une histoire au passé: PRETERIT: Soit on ajoute -ED au verbe, soit le verbe est irrégulier (on l'apprend!)

Ex: this morning Kamel ran, but missed his bus.

VOCABULARY

# beg: supplier Ex: I beg your pardon

# ask: demander, poser une question

# answer: répondre

# do (→ did): faire

# make (→ made): faire, fabriquer

# sleep (→ slept): dormir

Ex: Mohamed is tired because he didn't sleep enough yesterday

# enough: assez

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PEARL HARBOR (2)

This scene from Pearl Harbor DEALS WITH the Japanese attack on Hawaii.

When the Japanese planes attacked:

# The Lieutenant WAS PLAYING chess

# The Admiral WAS PLAYING golf

# The Marines WERE SLEEPING

# Some children WERE PLAYING baseball when the Japanese planes flew by

# Two little boys WERE PEEING on the hill...

→ Pour parler de ce que quelqu'un ETAIT EN TRAIN DE FAIRE à un moment précis du passé:

PRETERIT BE+ING

(BE au passé) + VerbeING

Ex: Yesterday at 9pm, Sofia WAS WATCHING « Glee ».

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Wednesday, March 23^rd 2011

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

This document is a scene from the film « Pearl Harbour ».

The USA were attacked in Hawaii by Japanese planes on December 7^th 1941. The US were taken by surprise!

The American ships were bombed and destroyed.

Marines were attacked: some Marines were killed and others were injured.

The Hawaian people panicked, escaped and the marines defended themselves.

VOCABULARY

# take (→ took / taken): prendre

# give (→ gave/given): donner

# a ship: un bateau

# a shelter: un abri

# graft: greffer

# a plane: un avion

 

Tuesday, March 29^th 2011

Americans were taken by surprise in Pearl Harbor

This is a scene from a film.

The scene took place in the morning, on a Sunday, in December 1941 (during the second world war).

Americans WERE ATTACKED by Japanese planes in Hawaii.

American ships and submarines WERE BOMBED and DESTROYED.

A lot of soldiers WERE KILLED or INJURED.

The Americans WERE TAKEN by surprise by the Japanese.

→ Pour mettre en valeur la position de victime de qq'un / qqc, on utilise la voix passive:

(Sujet qui subit l'action) BE + Participe Passé

→ RAPPEL/ Le participe passé, c'est:

# Soit: Verbe+ED

# Soit: Verbe Irrégulier (3e colonne)

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Friday, March 25^th 2011

Thomas's letter

This document is a letter from Thomas to his mummy. Thomas was a child who was evacuated during the war.

Thomas was sad because his family was horrible and he was punched bullied by the other children.

His village was bombed but his home was not bombed. Ten people were killed by the German bombs.

Thomas slept in the basement.

Thomas was squashed on the train, he couldn't go to the bathroom, so he wet himself.

He received a letter from his dad.

 

 

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Thomas's letter: a difficult new life

This document is a letter from Thomas to his mummy. Ms El Rhrib thinks he was sent to the countryside with other children. Maybe he was from London or Manchester...

He hated his house because he slept in the basement and his family was horrible.

Thomas was bullied and punched by a child of the family.

The town was bombed and 10 people were killed, so he couldn't go out.

During the journey on the train he wet himself because he was squashed and he couldn't go to the toilet...

VOCABULARY

# a goal: un but # a child (→ children): enfant

# try (→ tried): essayer

# a journey: un trajet, un voyage

# bully: maltraiter

# can (→ could): pouvoir

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Thomas's letter: a difficult new life

This document is a letter from Thomas to his mummy. Ms El Rhrib thinks he was sent to the countryside with other children. Maybe he was from London or Manchester...

He hated his house because he slept in the basement and his family was horrible.

Thomas was bullied and punched by a child of the family.

The town was bombed and 10 people were killed, so he couldn't go out.

During the journey on the train he wet himself because he was squashed and he couldn't go to the toilet...

VOCABULARY

# a goal: un but # a child (→ children): enfant

# try (→ tried): essayer

# a journey: un trajet, un voyage

# bully: maltraiter

# can (→ could): pouvoir

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Tuesday, March 22^nd 2011

London during the « Blitzkrieg »

This document is a film / a documentary / a newsreel about the Battle of London.

The German Luftwaffe attacked London during World War 2.

London WAS BOMBED by the Germans in the Blitzkrieg.

A lot of buildings and houses WERE DESTROYED.

A lot of people WERE KILLED or WERE INJURED by the German bombings.

The survivors WERE NOT INTIMIDATED.

They WERE EVACUATED to the Underground / Metro.

The children WERE EVACUATED out of London. They WERE SENT to the countryside.

→ Quand on veut mettre en avant la victime, celui/celle qui subit l'action, on utilise la VOIX PASSIVE:

(Sujet qui subit l'action) + BE + Verbe Participe Passé

Ex: The mouse was eaten by the cat.

RAPPEL/ Participe Passé:

# Soit: Verbe+ED # Soit 3e colonne.

VOCABULARY

# leave (→ left/left): partir

# bomb: bombe, bombarder

# injure: blesser

# survive: survivre

# evacuate: évacuer

# send (→ sent/sent): envoyer

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Here is the Japanese attack scene from the Pearl Harbor film, which we'll use soon in class: