New York

New York, New York

Why is NYC a major inspiration for artists?

LESSONS

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Homework

Collège Sainte Apolline

Project

welcome to New York

Mission: Find the link between the documents

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Collège Sainte Apolline

Identify the building

Lesson 2

Buzz in when you recognize the image

Lunch atop a skyscraper

Observe and comment What do you see? What are your impressions?

Mission: present the photo to the class

Watch the video and complete the worksheet

Discuss with your group

Do you like the picture? What is your opinion?

Explore the different films and complete your worksheet.

What comes to your mind when you hear : "New York and music"? Discuss with your group. Note your ideas and key words.

Singing New York

Singing in New York

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Why should I worry (1988)

Billy JoeL

What makes this song a typical "New York Song"? Listen and discuss with your group.

The New York Song

1) Listen to the songs. 2) compare the lyrics.3)In groups, define the New York Song.

"If I can make it thereI can make it anywhere"

New York, New York

Explain this sentence

Musical theatre - Broadway

Click on the images

Watch the different extracts. Find the common points and define "Musical Theatre"

The BEST !!!

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Introduire le mot de passe

Lesson 3

NYC: the city of extremes

01

Read the quote by Edna Ferber. Click on her portrait to discover who she was.

02

On your worksheet, underline the nouns and the adjectives.

03

Observe the adjectives. What do you notice?

Grammaire

La comparaison en anglais

Exprimer la supériorité

Exprimer l'infériorité

Adjectif long ou court

Adjectif court (1 syllabe, 2 syllabes en -y, -ow, -le)

adj -ER (+ THAN)

less + adj (+ than)

One World Trade Center is taller than the Chrysler Building. The sky is bluer

The Chrysler Building is less modern than One World Trade Center. One World Trade Center is so high! The Chrysler Building is less impressive.

Attention aux modifications d'orthographe:easy -> easier big -> bigger

A retenir !

good => better bad => worse

Adjectif long (+ de 2 syllabes)

more + adj (+THAN)

Exercice

One World Trade Center is more modern than the Chrysler Building.

West side story

Watch the two trailers and compare them. Which one do you prefer? Discuss with your group.

Click on the images

Compare the two photos of Ellis Island.

Toolbox

Immigrants: people coming from another country Overcrowded: with lots of people Tourists - museum - visitors

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Introduire le mot de passe

Photos

The City that never sleeps

Building buildings

NighthawksEdward hopper (1942)

Lunch atop a skyscraper, Charles ebbets (1930s)

Falling Man, Don DeLillo (2007)

The Falling Man, Richard Drew (2001)

ElLis Island

Philippe Petit walking across the world Trade Center (1974)

A construction worker in New York (1930s)

Immigrant family1930s

Alfred Eisenstaedt, V-J Day in Times Square, 1945

Why is NYC always destroyed in movies?

Movies

Immigration

A love letter to NYC

New York for kids

disaster movies

Musical theatre - Broadway

Watch the different extracts. Find the common points and define "Musical Theatre"

The BEST !!!