This blog is designed for French highschool students -from Louis de Broglie school in Ancemont OR from anywhere else- who want to improve their English.
Here is a very good lesson about the Passive Voice which we are working on in class now. This is an introduction to the passive in two parts. Jennifer, ESL teacher, talks about what the passive is, how it's formed, and why it's used. State a sentence...
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Here's the link to the webquest on buffaloes and Native Americans. Click on this link ! This is Karl Bodmer's painting ( New Live 3e , page 52) http://commons.wikimedia.org
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If you can't remember how to pronounce a word, or even a sentence, type your word, sentence or even text, then choose an accent (English, Irish, Scottish or American...) and Emily, Moira, Fiona or Tom will say it for you. It is a very interesting tool...
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My blog has gone green on Saint Patrick's day (for one day only )!... On March 17th, Irish people and descendents of Irish immigrants in the English-speaking world celebrate Saint Patrick's day. Saint Patrick's Day (in Irish : Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile...
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1) What do you call a fake stone in Ireland? 2) Why do frogs like St. Patrick's Day? 3) When is an Irish Potato not an Irish Potato? 4) What is a "nuahcerpel" ? You can answer one or more of these riddles. OK, I get the picture. I cannot beat the web....
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There is a special event coming up this week. What is it ? And when ? It is Saint Patrick's day, of course ! Well done Juliana !
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LE PRINTEMPS DES POETES Here is a new challenge sponsored by Madame MONIN : As it is "le printemps des poètes" at school at the moment, write your own poem or choose a poem which you like... Grégory (10C) sent me his poem earlier on by e-mail. Here it...
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Red Nose Day is coming soon, this year it is on Friday March 13th ! But What is Red Nose Day ? Red Nose Day is a big charity event. The Comic Relief team takes some fantastic fund-raising in schools, offices and homes across the United Kingdom, mixes...
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First, Michael Blake wrote a book called Dances with wolves in 1988. Then, in 1990 Kevin Costner, the famous American actor, turned the film into a huge cinema hit. Dances with wolves is an epic film which tells the story of a United States Army lieutenant,...
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At Grégory's request, here is the fourth picture. As 10C-pupils have soooo much free time this afternoon, here's to keep you busy... What is a typical English breakfast composed of ? Have a good look at thie picture and list 12 different items. A full...
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