Lesson 14 : UNIT 5 – THE BASICS OF AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS
Activities:
- IN THE NEWS
- TRANSLATION BOOKLET : Translation 12
- Speaking activity in class: What is Federalism? Could you define The American Dream?
- Speaking activity in pairs: study a cartoon for 1mn then explain it and react to it. Cartoon 1 Cartoon 2
- Reading and speaking: page 6 (20 mins + 20mns + 20mns)
Hand-outs : We have used the TRANSLATION BOOKLET, UNIT 5 p.1, 6-8.
HOMEWORK: A bit of English every day.
- Compare your presentation of the text « Why Can’t American Lawmakers pass gun control? » with page 12.
- Revise GR 12 & 18
- To get ready for the 27th: Revise the methodology + read the exam official instructions + the Jury reports for X-ENS, Centrale and / or CCINP
- NEXT WEEK: MOE 8 – AUDIO DOCUMENT- Guns / Individual freedom / 2nd amendment / American Institution or Free Theme.
- visit the padlet
- revise V5 + UNIT 24 (The Big Picture)
- revise your lessons
- Watch the video(s) on line
- You may also practise using the audio uploaded by the examiners (even if you are not candidate 1)
- BRING YOUR EAR PHONES (they will have to be wired ones if you do not have a good Internet connection)