Catégorie : Anglais

Thursday, May 6th

Differences between the mother and the granny

Question of the teacher =>

What are the differences between…… and ……?

Contrary to the mother, the grand-mother has small glasses.

Unlike the mother, the grand-mother is crazy.

The mother has big glasses whereas the granny has small ones.

The grand-mother has a pink dress while the mother has a purple outfit.

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In the story, the Once-Ler looks like a monster.

He has yellow eyes and green hands.

He peeks out the shutters like a spy.

You must put the price of the story in a tin pail.

-> 15 cents / a snail / a nail

Tuesday, May 4th (the fourth)

How to contrast ideas

• … while / whereas …
• Contrary to ….. ,Unlike ………….,

Real trees ‡ Electronic trees

The mother ‡ The grand-mother

Ted ‡ His mother

1- Real trees are messy while electronic trees are tidy.

2- Real trees have a lot of leaves whereas electronic trees don’t.

3- Unlike the grand-mother, the mother doesn’t believe in real trees.

4- Contrary to his mother, Ted wants to see a real tree.

Hello!

Aujourd’hui, nous avons encore parlé de contraste, puis vous avez découvert l’histoire du Once-ler en lisant un texte ! Vous avez fait du bon travail !

The story of The Once-Ler

The Once-Ler is old and scary. He is green and he has yellow eyes. He has gloves.

He lives outside of the city.

He knows the story of the Lorax and of the real trees.

You must pay 15 cents, a nail and the shell of a great great grandfather’s snail and he will speak.

You will not see the Once-Ler because he peeks out of the shutters.

You must toss in the three elements in a pail at the end of a rope.

Homework for Thursday 6th:

être capable de présenter le Once-Ler

Hello,

Aujourd’hui, nous avons continué à lire l’histoire du Once-Ler quand il était jeune et qu’il est arrivé dans un endroit qui ressemblait au paradis.

A long time ago…

A long time ago, when the Once-Ler was young, the grass was green and the pond was wet.

The Once-Ler came to Paradise.

First, he saw the Truffula-trees.

Next, he saw cute brown bears.

After that, he saw and heard fish singing in the pond.

The Truffula-trees were soft like silk and they had the smell of butterfly milk.

Finally, he unloaded his cart because he was very happy.

Homework for Monday 10th:

– être capable de raconter l’histoire du Once-Ler