Catégorie : Anglais PC 2023-2024

Thursday 11th April 2024

Lesson 25: REVISIONS

Activities:

  1. Reading and writing activities: Punctuation, Since / For / during, Vocabulary in context
  2. Create a chart recapping the new phrases

Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET, UNIT 1 to 7, Improve Your Writing

Before D-DAY

Follow the tips given here.

Friday 5th April 2024

Lesson 24: REVISIONS

Activities:

  1. Translation 20
  2. Correction of the trivia test
  3. Activities to revise all the units
  4. Create theme cards using this padlet 

Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET, UNIT 1 to 7, « Get ready for the next Trivia test »

HOMEWORK: A bit of English every day.

  1. Watch the video on line
  2. Prepare your revision cards
  3. Bring your index cards + all your lessons
  4. Bring all your tests

Friday 29th March 2024

Lesson 23: UNIT 7 – CLIMATE CHANGE IN AUSTRALIA?

Activities:

  1. TEST ON GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
  2. Translation 19 – Text
  3. Vocabulary in context

Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET, UNIT 7 pages 4-7

HOMEWORK: A bit of English every day.

  1. Watch the video on line
  2. Bring your index cards + all your lessons
  3. Bring all your tests

Friday 22nd March 2024

Lesson 22: UNIT 7 – CLIMATE CHANGE IN AUSTRALIA?

Activities:

  1. In the News
  2. Translation 18
  3. Synthesis

Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET, UNIT 7 pages 4-7

HOMEWORK: A bit of English every day.

  1. Revise ALL the pages entitled « General Knowledge » + « In the news » –> TEST
  2. Streamglish is still your friend;)
  3. There are still some Vocable magazines that can be borrowed from the school library
  4. Instead of trying to work on new syntheses, revise the corpora studied so far.
  • Next week: MOE 11 – AUDIO DOCUMENT- Australia / free theme
    • visit the padlet
    • read page 2 to 7
    • Watch the video(s) on line
    • You may also practise using the audio uploaded by the examiners (even if you are not candidate 1)
    • BRING YOUR EAR PHONES (they will have to be wired ones if you do not have a good Internet connection)

Friday 15th March 2024

Lesson 20: UNIT 7 – CLIMATE CHANGE IN AUSTRALIA?

Activities:

  1. Translation 17
  2. UNIT 7 – Teaser
  3. Reading & synthesising: UNIT 7, Pages 4-7: Introduction + detailed outline

Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET, UNIT 7 pages 4-7

HOMEWORK: A bit of English every day.

  1. LVA CCINP: finish writing your introduction and your outline
  2. LVB CCINP: English Mock exam (pages 1 to 5)
  3. Read page 2 and 3 and prepare  5 questions to quizz your classmates
  • Next week: MOE 11 – AUDIO DOCUMENT- Australia / free theme
    • visit the padlet
    • read page 2 to 7
    • Watch the video(s) on line
    • You may also practise using the audio uploaded by the examiners (even if you are not candidate 1)
    • BRING YOUR EAR PHONES (they will have to be wired ones if you do not have a good Internet connection)

Tuesday 12th February 2024

Lesson 19: UNIT 6 – THE NHS + Improving synthesis

Activities:

  1. Translation 16
  2. Introductions CCINP, CENTRALE
  3. Link words
  4. Role Play
  5. Visual Document

Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET,

HOMEWORK: A bit of English every day.

  1. Use Streamglish (useful to improve your General Knowledge, your pronunciation, your listening skills, your vocabulary…)
  2. Revise General knowledge and « in the news ». You will have a quiz to assess your memorization.
  • The week : MOE 10 – AUDIO DOCUMENT- Ireland / the United Kingdom / Health
    • visit the padlet
    • revise V6 + UNIT 1 from The Big Picture
    • revise your lessons
    • Watch the video(s) on line
    • You may also practise using the audio uploaded by the examiners (even if you are not candidate 1)
    • BRING YOUR EAR PHONES (they will have to be wired ones if you do not have a good Internet connection)

Friday 16th February 2024

Lesson 18: UNIT 6 – The National Health Service

Activities:

  1. Translation 15
  2. Feedback on assignments
  3. The + ADJ : exercise + speaking activity
  4. Comparisons of key issues and outlines

Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET, UNIT 6, page 1, 3-8.

HOMEWORK: A bit of English every day.

  1. Use Streamglish (useful to improve your General Knowledge, your pronunciation, your listening skills, your vocabulary…)
  2. Preparation for CCINP: read this if you haven’t already done so. It is not on the exam paper I gave you but it will still enable you to better grasp what is expected from you.
  3. Optional : write a synthesis following the outline given in class.
  4. CORRECT YOUR PAPER using all the feedback (after having practised grammar in the English Grammar in Use)

FOR YOUR HOLIDAY:

  1. Use Streamglish (useful to improve your General Knowledge, your pronunciation, your listening skills, your vocabulary…)
  2. Choose at least one exam paper to prepare for : CCINP LVA CCINP LVB / ENAC / Centrale / X-ENS / Mines  
  3. Speak English everyday
  4. Borrow Vocable from the school library before leaving!
  5. Create your theme cards, if you have not done so, and add more elements to them.
  • After the holiday MOE 10 – AUDIO DOCUMENT- Ireland / the United Kingdom / Health
    • visit the padlet
    • revise V6 + UNIT 1 from The Big Picture
    • revise your lessons
    • Watch the video(s) on line
    • You may also practise using the audio uploaded by the examiners (even if you are not candidate 1)
    • BRING YOUR EAR PHONES (they will have to be wired ones if you do not have a good Internet connection)

Friday 9th February 2024

Lesson 17 : UNIT 6 – The National Health Service

Activities:

  1. In the News
  2. Translation 14
  3. What did you learn on the NHS by watching the videos?
  4. In groups of 4: read one document each and get ready to explain it to your teammates.

Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET, UNIT 6, page 3-8.

HOMEWORK: A bit of English every day.

  1. Use Streamglish (useful to improve your General Knowledge, your pronunciation, your listening skills, your vocabulary…)
  2. Memorise information from Today’s « In the News »
  3. Watch this video again and record yourselves explaining what you understood.
  4. Identify a key issue and draft a detailed outline for the dossier under scrutiny.
  5. Preparation for X-ENS: read this and take notes making sure you understand the mistakes that you should avoid.
  6. Preparation for Centrale: read this if you haven’t already done so. It is not on the exam paper I gave you but it will still enable you to better grasp what is expected from you)
  • NEXT WEEK: MOE 9 – AUDIO DOCUMENT- Ireland / the United Kingdom / Health
    • visit the padlet
    • revise V6 + UNIT 1 from The Big Picture
    • revise your lessons
    • Watch the video(s) on line
    • You may also practise using the audio uploaded by the examiners (even if you are not candidate 1)
    • BRING YOUR EAR PHONES (they will have to be wired ones if you do not have a good Internet connection)

Monday 5th February 2024

Workshops

Activities:

  1. Workshop 1: practise answering questions during an interview
  2. Workshop 2: Phrasal verbs
  3. Workshop 3: determiners
  4. Workshop 4 : present perfect

HOMEWORK: see underneath (Lesson 15)

  • NEXT WEEK: MOE 9 – AUDIO DOCUMENT- IRELAND / The UK / HEALTH FULL PRESENTATION

    • visit the padlet
    • revise UNIT 1
    • Watch the video(s) on line
    • You may also practise using the audio uploaded by the examiners (even if you are not candidate 1)
    • BRING YOUR EAR PHONES (they will have to be wired ones if you do not have a good Internet connection)

Tuesday 30th January 2024

Lesson 16 : UNIT 6 – THE NHS

Activities:

  1. Translation 13
  2. Speak and write: THE NHS – Recap key elements showing the NHS exploits
  3. Read and write : THE NHS Challenges: using Vocabulary 6, study page 2 and rephrase key sentences.
  4. Read and write: page 3. List arguments for and against NHS strike.

Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET, UNIT 6, page 1-3 + Vocabulary 6

HOMEWORK: A bit of English every day.

  1. Use Streamglish (useful to improve your General Knowledge, your pronunciation, your listening skills, your vocabulary…)
  2. Memorise Vocabulary 6
  3. Watch this video, practise shadowing(i.e. repeating some chunks of sentences exactly like if you were Mr Sunak) and get ready to present the video.
  • NEXT WEEK: MOE 9 – AUDIO DOCUMENT- Ireland / the United Kingdom / Health
    • visit the padlet
    • revise V6 + UNIT 1 (The Big Picture)
    • revise your lessons
    • Watch the video(s) on line
    • You may also practise using the audio uploaded by the examiners (even if you are not candidate 1)
    • BRING YOUR EAR PHONES (they will have to be wired ones if you do not have a good Internet connection)