Hello everyone,

Here are the last lessons:

Thursday, February 4^th

(the fourth)

Presentation of a painting

This document is a painting.

It was Harold Copping who created this painting.

This painting is entitled “Oliver asks for more”.

It was made in 1924.

Presentation of a text

This document is a text taken from a novel.

It was Charles Dickens who wrote this novel.

This novel is entitled Oliver Twist.

It was written in 1839.

Presentation of a movie still

This document is a movie still (= screenshot/a photo taken from a film).

It was Roman Polanski who directed this film.

This movie is entitled Oliver Twist.

It was made in 2005.

Description of a painting

The scene takes place in the canteen of an orphanage.

In the background, we can see children (orphans) and the second cook.

In the foreground, we can see Oliver Twist and a cook/the supervisor.

In this scene, Oliver is asking for more food and the other children are waiting and looking at him.

The cooks are very surprised and shocked whereas Oliver looks very brave and a little scared too.

All the orphans are very slim/skinny because they are really hungry/starving.

HOMEWORK: 08/02/2016 (4e7): learn how to present a document.

Monday, February 8^th

(the eighth)

Oliver and the master: let’s compare them

Oliver is small but the master is fat.

Oliver is paralysed with fear whereas the master is paralysed with wonder.

The master is pale [peil] and stupefied while Oliver is alarmed.

Oliver is more desperate than the master but the master is healthier than Oliver.

HOMEWORK: 09/02/2016 4E7

Learn the voc from the lesson (everything that is in colours) 

Hello pupils,

Today, we did a group work.

I divided the class in 6 groups.

In each group, some of you had to present a document, the other pupils had to describe it.

For next time:

- learn the correction (two sentences)

- write two more sentences about your document

Tuesday, February 2^nd

(the second)

Triptych: presentation of the documents

Document 1:

This document is a painting.

It was Harold Copping who created this painting.

HOMEWORK: Thursday 4^th:

Learn the two sentences

+ prepare 2 other sentences (about your document).

Hello everyone,

Last time, we worked on a document and described scenes using the two preterits:

Thursday, January 28^th

(the twenty-eighth)

Les deux “preterits”

-       Le prétérit simple : Il sert à parler d’un événement passé ponctuel qui interrompt l’action en cours.

Construction : verbe régulier [V+ED] ou verbe irrégulier à connaître

-       Le prétérit Be + V-ing : Il sert à parler d’une action en cours de déroulement dans le passé.

Construction : auxiliaire « be » au prétérit [was ou were] + V-ing.

HOMEWORK: For next time (not Monday!): learn example one on your document and revise the grammar lesson.

Hello everyone,

Today, we continued working on the video extract that we watched the other day.

Monday, January 25^th

(the twenty-fifth)

Oliver Twist: Video N°1

Oliver Twist arrived at the orphanage.

At the orphanage, the orphans worked in a factory.

During the night, an orphan was extremely hungry and he wanted to eat his mate.

Oliver drew the straws, lost and he had to ask for more food.

The supervisor became extremely angry and he started screaming.

He ran after Oliver who ran away.

Finally, the supervisor caught him and took him to the dining-room where the boss was.

What was going on during the first scene?

What was going on when Oliver entered the dining-room?

è     Gentlemen were eating when Oliver entered the dining-room.

HOMEWORK: Tuesday 26^th: learn the lesson (questions/rép) + answer the questions.

What was going on when Oliver entered the factory?

What was going on when Oliver asked for more food?

Hello everyone,

I hope you're all fine and not too sad.

Here is a part of the lesson we had yesterday. We'll finish it next time.

Thursday, January 21^st

(the twenty-first)

Oliver Twist, the movie

The scene takes place in an orphanage in England during the nineteenth (19^th) century.

We can see a lot of children/orphans and the main character is a little boy named Oliver Twist.

One day, Oliver drew the straws and lost.

HOMEWORK: 25/01: learn the lesson (important info + voc)