Catégorie : Anglais PCSI 2023-2024

This Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 4 (MOE = khôlle)

Decide who  will be candidate 1. This candidate has to study the document posted by the examiner on the  padlet.  

• read p 3, 4, 5, 9-11 (MOE Booklet)
• study the text p.12 to train for the MOE
• then study the example (p.13-16)
• To enrich your general knowledge watch the videos posted on the padlet (MOE 4)

Lesson 9 :  UNIT 3 – The Basics of the American Institutions

Activities:

1. RECAP ON MOEs
2. Submission of DM1 + correction; explanations on the follow-up form.
3. Writing: Test : British Quiz
4. Speaking:The British monarch’s power: slideshow
5. The British monarch’s power: submission of a recap worksheet (to be filled in for next time)
6. UNIT 3: Speaking : The Basics of American Institutions : slideshow (knowledge assessment before the study of any document)
7. Reading:p.2 to 5

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 2, p.5-6 + correction, The Translation Booklet, MOE practice

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Revise Irregular verbs part 9 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET page 88). Use the same methodology as for vocabulary lists. You will have a test at some point 😉 to check your memorization.

2/ Read GR 9 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do 2 exercises  in UNIT 38, 39, 40, 41.

3/ Fill in the recap worksheet on the British Monarch’s powers: Correction

4/ Be ready to speak about the American Institutions

5/ TRANSLATION 6 (as mentioned in class)

BRING YOUR MOE BOOKLET, TRANSLATION BOOKLET & UNIT 3 TO EVERY ENGLISH CLASS.

Next Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 4 – PRESS ARTICLE on the British Empire

• Visit the padlet
• read p 3, 4, 5, 9-11 (MOE Booklet)
• study the text p.12 to train for the MOE
• then study the example (p.13-16)
• To enrich your general knowledge watch the videos posted on the padlet (MOE 4)

This Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 3 (MOE = khôlle)

Decide who will be candidate 1. This candidate has to study the document posted by the examiner padlet.  

• read p 3, 4, 5, 9-11 (MOE Booklet)
• study the text p.12 to train for the MOE
• then study the example (p.13-16)
• To enrich your general knowledge watch the videos posted on the padlet (MOE 3)

Lesson 8 :  UNIT 2 – The British Monarchy

Activities:

1. In the news
2. TRANSLATION 5 : correction
3. Submission of Translation 3
4. MOEs: Further explanations: Practice in class
5. Mines -Type assessment: UNIT 2 page 5-6 : correction

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 2, p.5-6 + correction, The Translation Booklet, MOE practice

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Check your answers to exercise 1 & 2 (UNIT 2, Page 8) correction

2/ Revise Irregular verbs part 8 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET page 87). Use the same methodology as for vocabulary lists. You will have a test at some point 😉 to check your memorization.

3/ Read GR 8 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do 2 exercises  in UNIT 42, 43, 44, 45.

4/ VOCABULARY: revise V3& V4 – The British Institutions UNIT 2, p.9 

5/ Study and memorise information on The British institutions –> crash course 

BRING YOUR MOE BOOKLET & UNIT 2 TO EVERY ENGLISH CLASS.

Next Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE  – PRESS ARTICLE on the British Empire

• Visit the padlet
• read p 3, 4, 5, 9-11 (MOE Booklet)
• study the text p.12 to train for the MOE
• then study the example (p.13-16)
• To enrich your general knowledge watch the videos posted on the padlet (MOE 3)

This Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 2 (MOE = khôlle)

Visit the padlet: the three students have to be there the full hour. It is essential to memorize the vocabulary.

Lesson 6 :  UNIT 2 – The British Monarchy

Activities:

• Debrief on MOEs: Bring your MOE booklet, Next week : MOE 3 = Press article on the British Monarchy / The Royal Family / British Institutions
• Submission of the translation
• UNIT 2 : Visual document
• READING & Speaking: UNIT 2, p 4: The Commonwealth
• Video : Watch and take notes. According to Waleed Aly, what are the main assets of a monarchy ? of a republic ? What solution does he suggest to replace the British monarch?
• Discuss about your findings

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 2, p.1-4

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Buy English Grammar in Use with answers , 5th edition, Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University press, 2019, ISBN 978-1-10845765-1 OR the one we have agreed upon.

2/ Subscribe to all the Padlets (MOE / General Knowledge / Pronunciation). Thus, you will know when something new has been added.(You just need to click on the BELL, which you can find on the right hand side of the screen.

3/ Revise Irregular verbs part 6 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET page 87). Use the same methodology as for vocabulary lists. You will have a test at some point 😉 to check your memorization.

4/ Read GR6 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do all the exercises in unit 15 + (finish the two first exercises of unit 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14.)

5/ LINKWORDS: read the list UNIT 2, p.7 and practise p.8

6/ Watch the video again and be ready to speak about the three different systems mentioned by the TV host.

BRING YOUR MOE BOOKLET & UNIT 2 TO EVERY ENGLISH CLASS.

Next Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 3 – PRESS ARTICLE on the British Empire

• Visit the padlet
• read p 3, 4, 5, 9-11 (MOE Booklet)
• study the text p.12 to train for the MOE
• then study the example (p.13-16)
• To enrich your general knowledge watch the videos posted on the padlet (MOE 3)

This Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 2 (MOE = khôlle)

Visit the padlet: the three students have to be there the full hour. 

Lesson 5 :  UNIT 2 – The British Monarchy

Activities:

• Debrief on MOEs: Bring your MOE booklet, after the MOE fill in the charts p.39 to 42.
• Submission of Assessment 1.
• Speaking : What do you know about the British Monarchy? Speak and create a mind map. Pair work.
• In the news
• Translation:  TR4
• UNIT 2 – PRESENTATION
• General knowledge : UNIT 2, p. 2-3: The British Isles, Great Britain, The UK…
• READING & Speaking: UNIT 2, p 4: The Commonwealth
• LINKWORDS: read the list UNIT 2, p.7 and practise p.8

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 2, p.1-4, p7-8

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Buy English Grammar in Use with answers , 5th edition, Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University press, 2019, ISBN 978-1-10845765-1

2/ Subscribe to all the Padlets (MOE / General Knowledge / Pronunciation). Thus, you will know when something new has been added.(You just need to click on the BELL, which you can find on the right hand side of the screen.

3/ Memorize Unit 2, p.2-4.

4/ Revise Irregular verbs part 5 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET page 87). Use the same methodology as for vocabulary lists. You will have a test at some point 😉 to check your memorization.

5/ Read GR5 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do 2 exercises in each unit 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14.

6/ FOR TUESDAY 10th October 2023 : TRANSLATION

BRING YOUR MOE BOOKLET & UNIT 1 TO EVERY ENGLISH CLASS.

THIS SATURDAY’S ASSESSMENT: Revise UNIT 1 (short essays + translation)

– revise V1 V2 V3 + GR1 GR2 GR3 GR4

– revise the documents studied in class : watch the video about Manifest Destiny, read the articles again

– practise making sentences to speak about Manifest Destiny and the conquest of space be it in the 19th century or nowadays.

Next Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 2 DEBATE 

• Visit the padlet

This Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 1 (MOE = khôlle)

Visit the padlet: remember that you need to learn how to analyse a picture. (UNIT 1, M1 p.17- 25) + vocabulary (UNIT 1, p.9-16)

Lesson 4 – Unit 1: Discovering new spaces

• Debrief on MOEs: Bring your MOE booklet, after the MOE fill in the charts p.39 to 42.
• Speaking : Who is Keir Starmer? What is RAAC?
• In the news
• Translation:  TR3
• Reading & memorizing: VOCABULARY 2: select 15 words and memorise them
• Speaking: Debate in groups of 4 using all the words you have selected: The conquest of Space is a reiteration of the conquest of America. The humankind is repeating the same mistakes again.
• Methodology: M3 – CMP Mines
• Reading & Writing: « DM1 »

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 1 – VOCABULARY 2 – M3; DM1

HOMEWORK: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Buy English Grammar in Use with answers , 5th edition, Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University press, 2019, ISBN 978-1-10845765-1

2/ Subscribe to all the Padlets (MOE / General Knowledge / Pronunciation). Thus, you will know when something new has been added.(you just need to click on the BELL, which you can find on the right hand side of the screen.

3/ Keep memorizing V1, V2, V3

4/ Revise Irregular verbs part 4 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET page 86). Use the same methodology as for vocabulary lists.

5/ Read GR4 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do the exercises in the book.

6/ Finish your TEST (DM 1)

FOR TUESDAY 10th October 2023 : TRANSLATION

BRING YOUR MOE BOOKLET & UNIT 1 TO EVERY ENGLISH CLASS.

Next Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 2 DEBATE 

• Visit the padlet

This Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 1 (MOE = khôlle)

• Visit the padlet

Lesson 3 – Discovering new spaces

• Debrief on MOEs
• SPEAKING : Recap what you know about Manifest Destiny
• In the news
• Translation
• SPEAKING & WRITING : Correction of the reading activity (UNIT 1, p. 4-6)
• Speaking and analyzing a picture : Race for the Moon EOI
• Speaking : Play Time’s Up with 3 classmates, EOC

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 1 – Page 4-6

HOMEWORK: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Buy English Grammar in Use with answers , 5th edition, Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University press, 2019, ISBN 978-1-10845765-1

2/ Subscribe to all the Padlets (MOE / General Knowledge / Pronunciation). Thus, you will know when something new has been added.

3/  Keep memorizing V1, V3 part 1. Start memorizing V3 part 2 + the words from UNIT 1, page 6

4/ Revise Irregular verbs part 3 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET page 86). Use the same methodology as for vocabulary lists.

5/ Read GR3 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do the exercises in the book.

6/ Read : « We need to change the way we talk about space (because you will find some arguments for next week’s debate)

7/ SPEAK ENGLISH, READ THE NEWS, HAVE FUN PRACTISING ENGLISH!

BRING YOUR MOE BOOKLET & UNIT 1 TO EVERY ENGLISH CLASS.

This Week’s Mock Oral Exams (MOE = khôlle)

• Visit the padlet
• Attend an MOE (PC or PSI) : bring your MOE booklet and follow page 24 to understand the examiner’s expectations.

Lesson 2 – UNIT 1: Discovering new spaces

• In the news
• Translation
• Methodology 1 : How to study a visual document (UNIT 1, p 17-25)
• Speaking and analyzing a picture : American Progress, John Gast : EOI
• Listening and writing : Video : Watch and take notes using the Timeline (UNIT 1 p. 2)
• Methodology 2 : How to read efficiently (UNIT 1, p. 26)
• Recap

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 1 – Page 2, 4, 5, 17-26 + Manifest Destiny, Script

HOMEWORK: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Buy English Grammar in Use with answers , 5th edition, Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University press, 2019, ISBN 978-1-10845765-1

2/ Subscribe to all the Padlets (MOE / General Knowledge / Pronunciation). Thus, you will know when something new has been added.

3/  Keep memorizing V1(1 repetition), V3 part 1 (4 repetitions),

4/ Revise Irregular verbs part 1 and 2 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET page 86). Use the same methodology as for vocabulary lists.

5/ Read GR2 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do the exercises in the book.

6/ Read the text (Unit 1 p. 4) then do the activities p. 5 to 6)

7/ Memorize the information written on the timeline (if you need more explanations, reread the script)

Mock Oral Exams (MOE = khôlle) : Attend an MOE (PC or PSI) + visit the padlet

Lesson 1 – Get ready for this new year:

• How to find information on my English lessons? : here
• Tools to improve English in class: here
• How to improve English in-between classes?: here
• Explanation on the organisation of a unit
• Explanation on MOEs: padlet
• Writing using V1
• Interacting ! Present yourself to your classmate & ask questions.

Hand-outs : How to improve my English level in-between classes / GRAMMAR BOOKLET / MOE BOOKLET

HOMEWORK:

1/ Buy English Grammar in Use with answers , 5th edition, Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University press, 2019, ISBN 978-1-10845765-1

2/ Subscribe to all the Padlets (MOE / General Knowledge / Pronunciation). Thus, you will know when something new has been added.

3/ Create your vocabulary card box.

4/ Keep memorizing V1(5 repetitions)

5/ Read GR1 + create a revision card + do the exercises in the book

WORKSHOP 1 :  How to memorize more efficiently?

Activities:

1. CO/EOI : Slideshow
2. Work on VOCABULARY 1

You were great! Congrats to all those who spoke English today!

Hand-outs : UNIT 1

HOMEWORK:

1. Watch this video :
2. Vocabulary 1: Create your own VOCABULARY PAPER « Qualities & Faults »
3. Memorise the words.
4. By the way, what is the English word for « un élan » ?