May 3 2009
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This is your homework for Thursday, May 7th : write
Roald DAHL's biography :
Roald Dahl in 1954 (wikipedia)
1)
Roald Dahl (be born) on September 13th, 1916 in Wales.
2) His parents (be) Norwegian.
3) He (be) a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter.
4) He (serve) in the Royal Air Force as a pilot.
5) He (marry) an American actress in 1953 and they (not have) 1 child but they (have) 5 children.
6) He (write)
Charlie and the chocolate Factory in 1964 and
Matilda in 1988.
7) He (become) one of the world's bestselling authors in the 1940's.
8) When ____ he (die)?
9) He (die) in November 1990 at the age of 74.
Original book cover of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (wikipedia)
Well done,
Lauren. You've got
an A+.
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May 2 2009
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If you're still not so sure about
the passive voice, here's a
link to an exercise.
Don't forget to have a look at my previous article entitled
THE PASSIVE VOICE.
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May 2 2009
6
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17:00
Who is who? brother? nephew? uncle?
If you want to revise family relationship, click here (
link)
You can try these matching exercises :
link 
http://720lignes.blog.lemonde.fr
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May 1 2009
5
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The Big Challenge was created in 2001. So it has existed for 8 years now.
This year 67 pupils have taken up THE challenge at Louis de Broglie High School.
So don't miss the Big Challenge on
Thursday, May 7th at
4 o'clock.
Meanwhile you can visit the
official website and train.
The
answers will be on line on
Friday, May 8th.
The results will be published
on
Tuesday, June 2nd for
year7-pupils,
on
Thursday, June 4th for
year-8 pupils and finally on
Friday, June 5th for
year-9 and year-10 pupils.
Best of luck ! 
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April 26 2009
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17:18
Here's a
new pic and a
new challenge!
http://en.wikipedia.org
What is it and where is it ?
http://mondomix.com
Any ideas? Send your answers!
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April 26 2009
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April 25 2009
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Why not
revise a bit of
vocabulary and do a few exercises with pictures ?
link Then, why don't you
test your knowledge with this
quiz (= 5 questions prepared by Isabel Pérez, a teacher from Montpellier):
link
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April 25 2009
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08:02
English people love talking about the weather.
"Lovely day, isn't it ?"
What's the weather like ? Click on these
link ;
link to revise.
Let's revise some vocabulary !
link 
"It's raining, it's pouring
The old man is snoring
He went to bed and he
Bumped his head
And he couldn't get up in the morning."
(freekidsmusic.com)
This is another famous
song, which we talked about (year 8) : suggestions for a rainy day
"Why not borrow your dad's umbrella, go out and sing and dance in the rain ?"
I'm singin' in the rain by Gene KELLY
And remember, you can have
an extra point on your English papers
if the date is written correctly.
What does the expression "I'm feeling under the weather" means ? You still haven't answered the riddle
(see IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS) Who said
" Rain Rain Go Away Come Again Another Day" ?
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April 23 2009
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If you need to revise the date, here's a link to practise !
And test your knowledge on the days of the week by clicking on this link
And don't forget, you can have an extra point if you write the date correctly on your tests !
What day is supposed to be lucky for some, and unlucky for others ?
You're right! It is Friday 13th!
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April 23 2009
4
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If you need to
revise the time or if you'd like to
practise, here are a few exercises :
Start with this matching exercise :
link Then go on with this one :
link And finally, visit this really good website :
link Have fun !
By the way, can you say "
it's twelve (o'clock)" differently ?
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