Initial situation of the Once-Ler’s story
Thursday, May 20th (the twentieth)
Initial situation of the Once-Ler’s story
A long time ago, … / Once upon a time, … /
Way back in the days, … / First …
A long time ago, when the Once-Ler was* young, the grass was* green. The pond was* wet. The fish splashed around. The bears played under the trees and they ate* fruit.
The Once-Ler arrived in this paradise and he first saw* the trees. He wanted to touch the silk of the trees. So, he unloaded his cart.
Differences movie / text
Monday, May 10th
What are the differences between
the text and the movie?
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In the text, the Once-Ler has yellow eyes while in the movie he has blue eyes.
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In the movie, there is a trap whereas in the text, there isn’t.
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In the movie, the Once-Ler has green gloves whereas in the text he has green hands and hairs.
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Unlike in the text, in the movie Ted rings the doorbell.
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Contrary to the text, in the movie shows the price.
Vocabulary:
ring ‡ knock
show ‡ toss
The contrast between the granny and the mother
Friday, May 7th (the seventh)
The contrast between the granny and the mother
1- Contrary to the mother, the grand-mother has little glasses.
2- The grand-mother is old whereas the mother is young.
3- The grand-mother has a pink dress while the mother has a purple dress.
4- Unlike the grand-mother, the mother is skinny.
‡ fat
How to make contrast
Thursday, May 6th
How to make contrast
Question of the teacher:
Can you compare…. (electronic trees and real trees) ?
1- Electronic trees are messy and dirty while real trees are tidy and clean.
2- Real trees can change colours just in Autumn whereas electronic trees can change colours with a remote.
3- Contrary to electronic trees, real trees have a lot of leaves.