Once upon a time at GS...in Room B1

vendredi 17 mars 2017

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

For

the 6th Graders

Discover Saint Patrick's vocabulary
https://learningapps.org/watch?v=pcstx68mt17
http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/patrick/index.html
[pp. 1-9]

ACTION 1
Watch and learn

ACTION 2
Look, listen and repeat

ACTION 3
Learn more about Saint Patrick...

http://www.coindespetits.com/stpatrick/stpatrick.html

http://lamalle-a-mamyline.pagesperso-orange.fr/Html/CHRONIQUE/St%20patrick.htm

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/patrick/index.html
[pp. 12-15]

ACTION 4
Have fun!

https://www.quia.com/rr/745951.html

https://www.guide-irlande.com/culture/molly-malone/

For

the 8th Graders

ACTION 1
a) Watch and learn.

b) Make an ID card of the religious icon.

ACTION 3
Read and do the activities.

Leprechauns are the most well-known elves (fairies) of Ireland. They live in the large green hills, wild areas and in the forests of County Antrim. The leprechaun is an ugly little creature with pointed ears and is about 40 centimetres tall. He likes being alone and avoids contact with humans or any other leprechauns or fairies. His job is to make shoes for the other faires and he is famous as a fairy shoemaker. Because they are a kind of fairy, leprechauns are often invisible. When they are not invisible, you can recognise a leprechaun because he has a shoe in one hand and a hammer in the other. He also likes to smoke a pipe of tobacco which smells horrible!

Leprechauns are naughty, they like to cause mischief. They like to hide in trees and although they are small, they can usually move very fast and are nearly impossible for a human to catch!

They usually dress in grey or green colored coats, red trousers, leather apron and a red or green wide hat. They carry two leather bags, in one he carries a silver shilling and in the other, a gold coin to buy his way out of a difficult situation. They like to drink a very strong Irish drink called poteen and can be found in an intoxicated state a lot of the time.

Leprechauns like to ‘adopt’ families and move in with them. When a Leprechaun has moved in the first sign is that things start to disappear, or appear again in unexpected places. Furniture may be moved around the room, and the whiskey or milk will be found to have gone down overnight, and then to have been replaced with water ( especially the whiskey! ). If all this begins to happen, the family involved will know they must start leaving out presents of food and drink to keep the cheeky little fairy happy. Then, the leprechaun will go round the house at night finishing the jobs that the people have no time to do.

Leprechauns guard the fairies' treasures as they must prevent humans from stealing it. They hide the treasures in a 4-leaf clover garden called Lucky Charm garden. According to myth, Leprechauns hate the rainbow, because it will show where the gold is hidden. As the saying goes "A pot of gold can be found at the end of a rainbow" and when a rainbow appears this causes the leprechauns great anxiety. Even if he moves his pot of gold quickly, he can never escape from rainbows. Since it rains a lot in Ireland, there are a lot of rainbows!
If a human ever catches a leprechaun (which is very difficult) and demands his treasure, he will give it to the human if the human sets him free. If you can ever catch a Leprechaun he'll tell you where his pot of gold is hidden if you let him go, but he'd prefer to give you three magical wishes if you'll leave his gold alone. Choose your wishes carefully as he will try to trick you!

QUESTIONS

1) What clothes do leprechauns wear?

) Why is it difficult to meet a leprechaun?

3) What is the leprechaun´s job?

4) What is the first sign that a leprechaun has adopted a family?

5)    If the family give him food and drink, what will he do to help them?
6)    Where does the lepreachaun hide the fairies´treasure?
7)    What can be found at the end of the rainbow?
8)    Do leprechauns like rainbows?
9)    If a human catches a leprechaun, what will he give the human in exchange for his freedom?

10) Why must you be careful what you wish for if a leprechaun gives you three wishes?

wAnT mOrE rEsOuRcEs for your file?
http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/patrick/index.html
http://www.memovoc.com/stpatrick.htm

For

the 9th Graders

ACTION 1

http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/videos/stpatrick/stpatrick.htm

ACTION 2

Watch and react!

dimanche 5 mars 2017

Women of Importance ... and influence!

ACTION 1

Look at this film poster.

a) What is striking at first sight?

b) What is the film going to be about?

c) What is the point / the issue ?

ACTION 2

Watch the trailer and develop.

For the 8th/9th Graders Graders

ACTION 3

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1° What is the video about? Why?
2° Who is it addressed to?
3° Who has been represented on the 20 dollar bill so far?
4° Who speaks in this video?
5° Who is the winner of this civic action?

Learn more about this action!

http://www.mtv.com/news/2158405/harriet-tubman-women-on-20s/

For the 8th Graders

ACTION 4

Investigate into the lives of the 4 women selected by the public
in order to prepare an imaginary interview.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/launch_gms_womens_rights.shtml

ACTION 5

Let's brainstorm

BOYS / GIRLS

You may use

adjectives and actions verbs

the present simple

comparatives.

ACTION 6

Watch the video and react.
Say what the topic is actually about and find out a definition.

ACTION +

Find an original idea...

OPTION 1

...to support women's heritage.

OPTION 2

...to bring to light a girl or woman of importance in today's society.

For the 9th Graders

ACTION 4

Investigate into the lives of the 4 women.

1° Listen to the recording once.

http://blog.esllibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/Womens-Day.mp3

2° Listen to the recording again and take notes of key-words
by classifying them:
Women's actions / Key dates / Working conditions
/ Women's demands / Types of celebrations
3° Make a timeline and recap the information you gathered.

ACTION 5

Watch the following video and react.

Say what the topic is actually about and find out a definition.

ACTION 6

Listen to the following song

and complete the activities.

Listen to the song and write the correct word.

Unjumble the words.

This is a man's world, this is a man's ........................ (DORLW)

But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a ........................... (MOWNA) or a girl

You see, man made the .................... (SCRA) to take us over the road

Man made the ........................ (SINTRA) to carry heavy loads

Man made electric .......................... (TLHGI) to take us out of the dark

Man made the ............................ (TABO) for the water, like Noah made the ark

This is a man's, a man's, a man's world

But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl

Man thinks about a little ............................... (YABB) girls and a baby boys

Man makes then happy 'cause man makes them ............................. (YTSO)

And after .......................... (NAM) has made everything, everything he can

You know that man makes ....................... (EYOMN) to buy from other man

This is a man's world

But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl

He's lost in the widerness.
He's lost in bitterness.

ACTION +

Find an original idea...

OPTION 1

...to support women's heritage.

OPTION 2

...to bring to light a girl or woman of importance in today's society.

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/celebrating-womens-history/9716

vendredi 17 février 2017

A story of presidents

For the 6th Graders

ACTION 1
Look at the document above.
1) What can you see?
2) Do you recognize anyone? If yes, who?
3) Why do you think these faces have been carved into stone?

ACTION 2
Click and investigate.
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-mount-rushmore
1) What's the name of this art work?
2) Where is it located?
3) When was it sculpted?
4) Who sculpted it?
5) Who are the faces sculpted? Why?

ACTION 3
Learn more about the men behind the faces!

ACTION 4
Investigate and write their biographies in a creative way !
http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/key-facts/
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/thomasjefferson.php
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/theodoreroosevelt.php

For the 8th Graders

ACTION 1
Describe what you see and react!

ACTION 2
Answer the questions below.

a) Where is this place located ?

http://www.mtrushmore.info/where-is-mt-rushmore/

b) Who created this monument ?
http://www.mtrushmore.info/where-is-mt-rushmore/

c) What can you say about its construction ?
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/mount-rushmore

ACTION 3
Investigate!

a) Can people visit the place and see the monument closer ?
b) What does the place offer to do ?
https://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm

ACTION +
Imagine a campaign for an extra face on the Mount !
Who would you choose and why?

For the 9th Graders

ACTION 1
Do a quiz first. http://puzzles.about.com/od/trivia/l/bl_presidentsdayquiz.htm

ACTION 2
Did you know?

ACTION 3
If you were president game!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/electiongame/game.asp

mardi 14 février 2017

Happy Saint Valentine's Day!

Saint Valentine's Day is considered as

the Day for Loversin many countries,

but it is also the Day for Friendship!

Listen to and enjoy

Nat King Cole 's "Love" song!

Your turn now! Let's karaoke!

HAPPY SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY
TO
THE 6TH GRADERS!

ACTION 1

LOOK, LISTEN AND REVISE YOUR COLOURS!

! Go further !

http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/powerpoints/colours.swf

ACTION 2
LOOK, LISTEN AND REVISE YOUR NUMBERS!

ACTION 3 A FRIENDLY SONG

ACTION 4

FIND YOUR SAINT VALENTINE'S VOCABULARY

ACTION 5 LOOK, LISTEN AND PRACTISE YOUR SAINT VALENTINE'S VOCABULARY

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/valentines-day

ACTION 6

ACTION 7
HAVE FUN!

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/valentines-day.html

HAPPY SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY
TO
THE 8TH GRADERS!

ACTION 1
WHAT DO YOU LIKE, LOVE, HATE?

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/hobbies/index.html

ACTION 2

LEARN

YOUR SAINT VALENTINE'S VOCABULARY

ACTION3

LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SAINT VALENTINE

Read while listening and rewrite the story in the Past.

ACTION 4

TRAIN YOUR EARS AND GET FURTHER!

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/valentine/index.html

ACTION5
TALK IN THE PAST

http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/pastsimple/index.html

HAPPY SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY
TO
THE 9TH GRADERS!

ACTION 1
LOOK, LISTEN AND SING !

ACTION 2

DO THE ACTIVITIES

https://www.quia.com/cz/305649.html

(click on "Play this game" to start the activities)

ACTION 3

DISCOVER THE PART OF THE STORYOF
SAINT VALENTINE YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT!

ACTION 4

ANSWER A WEBQUEST ABOUT FAMOUS COUPLES!

http://www.michellehenry.fr/writewq.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW553FGW8ew http://fr.ze-questionnaire.com/

Celebrate Friendship on Saint Valentine!

mercredi 1 février 2017

February: Black history month in the US

Look and react!

ACTION +
Watch and react.

ACTION ++
Find out more about
these prominent African-American people
and make an interactive book
(Calameo).

ACTION +++
Discover what shaped US history.