Catégorie : Anglais PCSI 2023-2024

Activities:

1. RECAP ON MOE6 (addiction/prohibition/laws)
2. TRANSLATION 9: correction
   
3. Correction Assessment 2 (Mines Ponts) 
4. Work on synthesis: 1/ Key issue 2/ Outline 3/ Arguments/ideas from each document ->  Correction, advice & useful vocabulary.

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 4, p.3-7, The Translation Booklet + correction of Assessment 2 + Correction of the synthesis.

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Revise ALL THE IRREGULAR VERBS  (GRAMMAR BOOKLET page 86-89). TEST (you will have a chart to fill in + sentences to make)

2/ Read GR 14 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do 2 exercises in UNIT 53 to 68. BRING YOUR BOOK + ALL YOUR REVISION CARDS

3/ Vocabulary : memorize p 9-10 (you will need these words to debate)

4/ Prepare an oral presentation on your favourite scientist (2mns’ long, no notes except for dates and figures)

BRING YOUR MOE BOOKLET, TRANSLATION BOOKLET & UNIT 4 TO EVERY ENGLISH CLASS.

Next Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 6 – PRESS ARTICLE on US Institutions, addiction, prohibition, laws. FULL PRESENTATION

• Visit the padlet
• Read p. 5 & 6, UNIT 3 (lesson) to be able to speak about the prohibition if need be
• 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 (US institutions / US general information)

This Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 6 (MOE = khôlle) Press article on US Institutions, addiction, prohibition, laws. FULL PRESENTATION

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 5) +  UNIT 3
  

Lesson 12 :  UNIT 4 – Robots, a form of power or a threat?

Activities:

1. IN THE NEWS
2. RECAP ON MOEs
3. TRANSLATION 10
4. Practise synthesizing : 1/ the sources  2/ the picture : 3/ the articles  3/ the key issue 4/ the outline : find elements corresponding to each part.

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 4, p.3-7, The Translation Booklet

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Revise Irregular verbs part 12 (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 13 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do 2 exercises  in UNIT 35,39,40 (exercise 3) and 41.

3/ Vocabulary : memorize p 9-10 (you will need those words to debate)

4/ TRANSLATION 9 (if you haven’t already done it)

5/ Read the dossier again and fill in your chart. Try to find a key issue.

 BRING YOUR MOE BOOKLET, TRANSLATION BOOKLET & UNIT 4 TO EVERY ENGLISH CLASS.

NO MOEs (except if you’re catching up MOE3)

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 10 :  UNIT 3 – The Basics of the American Institutions

Activities:

1. RECAP ON MOEs
2. Submission of DS1 + correction; explanations on the follow-up form.
3. TRANSLATION 6
4. UNIT 3: Speaking : The Basics of American Institutions : slideshow test your friend.
5. Presentation of major amendments + memorization : different activities in groups of 3 and in class.

Hand-outs : We have used UNIT 3, p.2-5, The Translation Booklet, MOE practice

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME: A bit of English everyday 🙂

1/ Revise Irregular verbs part 10 (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 10 (GRAMMAR BOOKLET) + create a revision card + do 2 exercises  in UNIT 26 to 34

4/ Be ready to speak about the 10 major amendments studied in class

5/ Memorise the vocabulary (p.9)

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

Next Week’s Mock Oral Exams: MOE 5 – PRESS ARTICLE on US Institutions, addiction, prohibition, laws. 

• Visit the padlet
• Read p. 5& 6, UNIT 3 (lesson) to be able to speak about the prohibition if need be
• 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 (US institutions / US general information)

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)