5e YVAIN / BOHORT

Tuesday, May 17^th 2011

Newspaper Frontpages

1. 1. 1. Bin Laden was killed two weeks AGO.

      2. Prince William married Kate Middleton 3 weeks ago.

      3. There was an earthquake and a tsunami in Japan two months ago.

      4. Michael Jackson died two years ago.

      5. Spain won the World Cup one year ago.

      6. Obama won the Presidential Election three years ago.

      7. Al Qaeda attacked New York ten years ago.

      8. The Americans walked on the moon forty-two years ago.

→ Pour dire qu'un événement s'est passé IL Y A un certain temps, on utilise: AGO

Ex: I was born ____ years ago.

VOCABULARY

# win (→ won): gagner # lose (→ lost): perdre

# the world cup: la coupe du monde

# there is (→ there was): il y a

# kill: tuer # die: mourir

5e YVAIn / BOHORT

Friday, May 13^th 2011

Julie's Blog

This document is Julie's blog. Her name is Julie Mason. Julie is fourteen (years old).

Julie liveS in Washington D.C., on the east coast. Maybe she is American.

Nine years AGO, Julie lived in Barcelona, in Spain.

Three years AGO, Julie lived in Dublin, in Ireland.

Julie lived in London last year / in 2010 / one year AGO.

→ Pour parler d'un événement qui s'est déroulé IL Y A un certain temps, on utilise:

(Période Ecoulée) + AGO

Ex: In 2009 / 2 years ago, Alexis went to the City Centre School.

3e THESEE

Thursday, May 19^th 2011

In Memory of Rosa Parks

This scene took place in the United States on December 1^st 1955.

A black woman went on a bus, sat down and the driver wanted her to move at the back, but she refused to move.

So the driver called the police and Rosa was arrested. She went to prison / jail.

She was arrested because black people

HAD TO sit at the back of the bus.

They / The African Americans COULD NOT sit at the front of the bus.

Actually / In fact / Basically this document is an example of segregation in America in the 1950s.

VOCABULARY

# refuse: refuser # call: appeler

# several: plusieurs

# in fact = actually: en fait

# basically: en gros, en fait

# drive: conduire # a driver: chauffeur

# arrest: arrêter

→ Pour parler de ce qu'on doit faire, on peut utiliser: HAVE TO + Verbe.

→ Pour parler de ce qu'on DEVAIT faire:

HAD TO + Verbe

→ Pour parler de ce qu'on POUVAIT FAIRE:

COULD + VERBE

Ex: They could not sit at the front of the bus.

4e EURO

Here is the beginning of Team 1's News Bulletin:

6e BASTET

Wednesday, May 11^th 2011

Shrek meets Donkey

Shrek meets Donkey in the forest.

Shrek is tallER THAN Donkey =

Donkey is smallER THAN Shrek.

Shrek is MORE intelligent THAN Donkey.

→ Pour comparer 2 choses ou 2 personnes, on utilise:

# Si l'adjectif est petit (une ou deux syllables): (ADJECTIF+ER... THAN)

Ex: Shrek is tallER THAN Donkey

# Si l'adjectif est plus long:

MORE (ADJECTIF) THAN

Ex: Shrek is MORE intelligent THAN Donkey