Monday, June 7th
Differences between the US and the UK
In the UK, they say: « chips » whereas in the US, they say: « French fries« . There are 2 different words.
There are two different spellings for some words. For example: « favorite » (US) and « favourite » / donut (US) and « doughnut » (UK)
Hi guys,
today we first revised the lesson about the Once-Ler and your week-end activities.
Then we corrected the pronunciation maze /t/
Finally, we started a new lesson about « American Diners ».
Here is the menu and what we said about it (not in the copybooks yet):
The document is a menu from an American diner (/restaurant).
It is appetizing because there are many American specialties (donuts, bacon, brownies, …).
I love hot dog and cheese. So I think the « cheese dog » is a good combination.
Route 66 is the longest road in the USA from Chicago to Los Angeles. It is the most famous and the most popular route in the country.
In this restaurant, you must pay in dollars; so it is in the United States.
There are many categories: favorite dishes, typical American breakfast, desserts, beverages, …
Thursday, May 27th
The story of the Once-Ler in paradise
01 = A long time ago, the Once-Ler came* to paradise.
02 = He was* moved because it was* beautiful so he cried.
03 = He met* the fish and they sang*: « welcome« .
04 = The bears played, jumped and ate* fruits in the trees.
05 = The baby bird woke* up.
06 = His mama flew* in the forest and over the river.
07 = The fish danced and sang* again.
08 = They swam* in the pond.
09 = The Once-Ler played guitar and he sang*.
10 = Finally, the bears were* curious but they didn’t touch the guitar.
You can do the exercise of pronunciation here again:
Monday, May 10th (the tenth)
Differences between the movie and the text
In the movie, Ted rings at the door whereas he knocks at the door in the text.
In the text, the Once-Ler has yellow eyes while in the movie he has blue eyes.
Unlike in the text, the Once-Ler has green gloves.
Contrary to the text, in the movie Ted doesn’t put the price of the story in the pail. He just shows it.