WELCOME TO THE USA

USA What I think of when I hear USA..

American icons

Start

What do you already know about the United States of America? Say all the words that come to mind when you hear "USA". . . . . .

5ème

Welcome To the usa

7. Revisions and Final Tests

GRAMMAR POINTS

WORKSHOPS

5- OBJECT PRONOUNS

4- THE PRETERIT

6. Ellis Island

5. Famous Immigrants

4. Meet the 49ers

3- BIG NUMBERS

2- PRONOMS POSSESSIFS

1- THE COMPARATIVE

3. California vs Florida

2. The Golden State

1. How many States ?

INDEX

In groups of 4 look at the map and memorize the States: Group A: The Northeast Group B: The Midwest Group C: The West Grop D: The South You have One minute!

How well do you know the states?

In groups of 4 look at the map and memorize the States: Group A: The Northeast Group B: The Midwest Group C: The West Grop D: The South You have One minute!

How well do you know the states?

01:00

How many States are there anyhow?

Listen and find out more about the states and the flag

How many states are there anyhow?

PRACTICE

a bridge

I- The Golden State

WORDBOX

Look at the postcard and try to guess where Addison is.

- With your group list as many words as you can from the postcard: -what I see -activities -weather -places Where do you think she is? Can you link the postcard to a State? Why this State?

What did you find?

In groups, read one paragraph of the article. Look for key words to understand. Then recap your article with a few sentences.

In your opinion, why do we call California "The Golden State"?

Listen to part 1 and choose the correct answers:

- Addison is in: -This afternoon she is going to: -What is she going to do there?

Listen to part 2 and write down the information about her new life in California:

- weather -clothes -home

Addison compares California her new/previous home to Scotland. Now she lives in .............................................................. . She thinks the weather is better/worse in California than in Scotland. She also thinks the weather is warmer/colder in California. She's wearing summer clothes : ........................................................ and ........................................................ . Her new house is different too : it is ....................................................... than hers and her garden is ........................................................ exotic than hers too.

Cross out the wrong options and complete the missing words.

POSSESSIVES

More practice

Let's check! Make sentencesto speak about Addison's new life

A state : ............................................... A grizzly bear : ............................................... A beach : ............................................... A cliff : ............................................... A cable car : ............................................... A tank top : ...............................................

BONUS : Do you know the meaning of those sentences ? I miss you ! : I can't wait ! :

Look at the picture and find out the french translation of the new vocabulary !

Vocabulary !

TOOLBOX dry = wet hot = cold new = old big = small

1- Observe et déduis : American cars are bigger than English cars. Plants are more exotic in California. Les mots soulignés servent à : comparer / expliquer 2- Repère - He's taller than his brother and he's lazier than his sister. - They have a better life now. - Their house is larger than ours. - His life is more difficult but he is more famous. - They have a bigger car.

GRAMMAR POINT : Le comparatif de supériorité

LES ADJECTIFS COURTS Les adjectifs soulignés sont des adjectifs courts car ils ont .......................................... ou .......................................... syllabes (se terminant par -y ou -ow). - taller = tall + -er - lazier = .......................................... + -er : le .......................................... de lazy s'est transformé en ..................................... quand on a ajouté -er. - larger : .......................................... +-er : le .......................................... de large a disparu quand on a ajouté -er. bigger : .......................................... + -er : on a doublé la consonne finale quand on a jouté -er.

Cas particulier : Better est le comparatif irrégulier de big / good Worse est le comparatif irrégulier de bad / beautiful LES ADJECTIFS LONGS more exotic more famous Pour former un comparatif avec des adjectifs longs il faut ajouter ............................ devant l'adjectif. Pour introduire l'élément de comparaison, il faut ajouter .......................................... entre le comparatif et l'élément.

homework

more practice

LET'S PRACTICE Entoure en rouge les adjectifs courts et en vert les adjectifs longs : nice - fast - interesting - rich - modern - big - dangerous - old - bad - clever - young - famous - strange - expensive - dry - hot - cold - good - elegant - pretty Ecris leur forme au comparatif : ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Scotland or California ? Write 3 sentences and make your partner guess which place you are talking about. EX :

CHALLENGE

It's California !

It's hotter and sunny.

Can you find California and Florida on the map?

II- California versus Florida

Practice

1- find 5 Questions to ask another group 2- Compare the two states 3- Find 3 reasons why people love Florida

questions

comparing

big numbers

With your group:

What does the document represent?

Understanding The Sport

Look at the photos: Who are the 49ers? What sport are they playing? Who is the man in a hat?

IIII- Meet the 49ers

Look at this postage stamp. Who are these people? What are they doing? What are they looking for? Can you see a link with the previous picture?

Listen to David speaking about his visit to the 49er's Stadium and take notes:

1. Did David enjoy his trip ? yes No Explain your answer :..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2. Is Juan happy ? Yes No Explain your answer :..................................................................................................................................................................................... TIme to check ! David's ................................................... to California was ...................................................! He went to ................................................... . He enjoyed the match because he is crazy about ................................................... . ................................................... and the ................................................... were really impressive ! The first 49ers were ................................................... who came to California in ................................................... to find ................................................... . The period was called the ................................................... ................................................... .

Circle and complete :

The gold rush part 1

QUESTIONS : 1. Quel évènement a déclenché le début de la ruée vers l'or en Californie? .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2. D'où les chercheurs d'or venaient-ils ? .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3. Qu'est-ce qui s'est beaucoup développé pour répondre aux besoins des 49ers? ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

The gold rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. While most of the newly arrived were Americans, the gold rush attracted thousands from Latin America, Europe, Australia, and China. Agriculture and ranching expanded throughout the state to meet the needs of the settlers.

Read and answer the questions :

QUESTIONS : 1. Quel évènement a déclenché le début de la ruée vers l'or en Californie? .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2. D'où les chercheurs d'or venaient-ils ? .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3. Qu'est-ce qui s'est beaucoup développé pour répondre aux besoins des 49ers? ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

The gold rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. While most of the newly arrived were Americans, the gold rush attracted thousands from Latin America, Europe, Australia, and China. Agriculture and ranching expanded throughout the state to meet the needs of the settlers.

Read and answer the questions :

4. Peux-tu comparer San Francisco en 1846 et en 1852 ? .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5. Y avait-il une loi pour protéger les découvertes d'or? .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6. La quantité d'or trouvée en Californie à cette époque représente quelle somme d'argent ? ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

By 1854, more than 300,000 immigrants had arrived from around the world. San Francisco grew from a small settlement of about 200 residents in 1846 to a boomtown of about 36,000 by 1852. Roads, churches, schools and other towns were built throughout California. At the beginning of the Gold Rush, there was no law regarding property rights in the goldfields and a system of "staking claims" was developed. Prospectors retrieved the gold from streams and riverbeds using simple techniques, such as panning. Gold worth tens of billions of today's US dollars was recovered, which led to great wealth for a few, though many who participated in the California Gold Rush earned little more than they had started with.

7. Les prospecteurs sont-ils tous devenus riches ? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... BONUS (question difficile) 8. Où trouvaient-ils l'or ? ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Today

quiz

The gold rush part 2

underline people in red, dates in green tools in black effects in blue

First read the document

https://kahoot.it/

answer the questions with kahoot

The 49er's Gold Rush inspired a very famous American Folk Song: Clementine. Do you know it?

pourquoi les verbes en gras ont 2 formes?

Homework

Aller sur Wordreference et trouver la traduction des mots suivants : A trip : ...................................... to visit ........................................ ......................................... A stadium : ...................................... awesome= fantastic ........................................... A player : ...................................... A pioneer : ...................................... to be ( was/were) ................................................................... A miner : ...................................... to come (came) ......................................................................... An immigrant : ...................................... to go (went) ..................................................................... gold : ...................................... to see ( saw) .................................................................................... To work : ...................................... to learn ( learnt/ learned) ............................................... To settle : ...................................... to become ( became) .......................................................... To stay : ...................................... to find ( found) .............................................................................

How does it work??

Exactly! It's in the past = the prétérit!!

she

a model

wasn't

didn't

in the USA

die

he

singers

were

talented

they

did

immigrate

they

when

revise

remember

exercises

IV- Famous Immigrants

être né enfance mourir jeune malade déménager réalisateur petits enfants

be (was) born = childhood = die / died= young= ill= move = film director= grandchildren=

Vocabulary

died

1977

born

April 16 1889

an island vient de Irelande ne pouvait pas vivre partir / quitter

Barbados= Irish ancestry= couldn't live = leave ( left) =

Vocabulary

2005

born

commencer à être mannequin actrice commencer une carrière devenir américaine

begin /began modeling= actress (f) = start a career= become / became an American citizen=

Vocabulary

2008

born

grandir peu d'argent parvenu à réussir / a réussi

grow / grew up = little money = managed to make it =

Vocabulary

2003-2011

born

What do these 4 people have in common? These 4 people .... Now do the short quiz!

Read the biographies and solve the riddles. Write down the clues that helped you figure out the solution.

1. I hurt my knee at 18, so I couldn't become a dancer. Who am I ? Clues : ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2. I won the title of mister universe when I was 20. Who am I ? Clues : ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3. I had very blue eyes, but people always thought my eyes were brown in my films. Who am I ? Clues : ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4. My father's ancestors were from Europe and my mother is of African origin. Who am I ? Clues : .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

For the week of languages ( semaine des langues) You must prepare 1- A quiz Who is it? and 2- a poster to describe and present the biography of a celbrity: Pour la semaine des langues Vous devez préparer 1- Un quiz Qui est-ce ? et 2- une affiche pour décrire et présenter la biographie d'une célébrité :

Guess who?He is oldHe has blond hairHe is AmericanHe loves power!He is very rich and famousHe is stubborn and ruthless

example:

Vous devez d'abord préparer un « Who is it » - une description d'une célébrité anglophone afin que les autres puissent deviner de qui il s'agit.

Pick a celebrity and write his or her biography. You can use the internet in order to find information. You need to use the simple past tense. Min 5 lines / Max 15 lines Idea for a celebrity : Micheal Jackson / Leonardo Di Caprio / Ariana Grande / Jennifer Lawrence/ John Lennon / Marilyn Monroe

Pour l'affiche à vous de choisir un personnage, de faire une petite desctiption physique puis une frise chronologique avec des phrases pour présenter la biographie.....

A vous de faire des recherches. Sur votre affiche il faut rédiger des phrases pour raconter la biographie SANS donner le nom( il faut indiquer votre nom ET le nom de célébrité au dos de l'affice. Il faut terminer avec la question Who is it?

more Info

En salle informatique il faut chercher les informations et prendre des notes. Il faut ensuite rendre un brouillon avant de recopier au propre

Solo challenge:

Jack O’Brien was born on June 1st in 1892 in Dublin. He arrived in the USA at Ellis Island in 1902. He had two brothers. Jack became a dancer and an actor. He lived a long life and died at the age of 77 years old. He died on April 15th in 1970 in Boston. 1 point 2 points

Then present your work to the class!

How to work

Pairs challenge- With a parner write the biography of an imaginary ancestor :

Do you know what Ellis Ilsand is ?Where is it located ?

Ellis Island

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EXERCICE 1Le comparatifQuelle est la différence entre les adjectifs courts et longs en anglais? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Quelles sont les deux exceptions concnernant les adjectifs courts?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Quel mot doit impérativement se placer entre le comparatif et l'objet comparé?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Ecris la forme au comparatif des adjectifs suivants : long : cute : expensive : narrow : flexible : angry : bright : boring : lonely :

Révisions !

REVISIONS and TESTS

MANUEL PAGES 120-121

WRITING

SPEAKING

READING

LISTENING

TESTS

1- California is bigger than Florida because it is 423,970 km2 whereas Floriday is 170,304 km2. 2- California is also more populated than Florida: More people live in California than in Florida. 3- The beaches in Florida are safer than in California because in California there are white sharks and big waves so the beaches are more dangerous for surfing. 4-There are more attractions in California than in Florida because there are 27 national parks in California but only 11 national parks in Florida. 5- It is drier in California than in Florida but it is hotter in Florida than in California. In Florida it is much more humid than in California.

One of Califonia's official symbols is the grizzly bear, because a long time ago there were grizzly bears in California!

California's flag

dangerous

easy

Drag the correct word to the pictures

humid

wet

dry

cold

warm

hot

a stadium

a museum

a cliff

a cable car

a beach

a bridge

check

WEBQUEST

Take an interactive tour of Ellis Island Click on PHOTOS and read the texts

practice

check

The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles

a bridge

pages 58 and 59

Disneyland

* * * * *

Why is California called the Golden State?

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

If you roll "6" you can invent new information

With your partner roll the dice and find the matching information :-name and origin -number of children -new occupation -life compared to past

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, that is like an entertainment museum. There are over 2500 stars on the sidewalk. The names of famous entertainers and famous fictional characters are written on the stars. It is a popular tourist attraction, with an estimated 10 million annual visitors in 2010.

Recap

Recap

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2- Describe Addison's house :

Questions 1- What is Addison wearing ?

Recap

San Francisco

Cable cars

She was happier than in Europe.

She didn't sell clothes for pioneers.

She lived in a large house.

She became very rich.

My ancestor looked for gold in California

Cathy visited San Francisco Last summer.

Mike's presentation on Hollywood wasn't boring.

Did the teacher go to Los Angeles last year?

The 49ers found diamonds in California

Cowboys didn't have the first blue jeans.

called

was

became

discovered

settled

Read Toolbox 1 p 60 + do Exercise 1 p 61

Recap

Le comparatif de supériorité On l’utilise pour comparer deux éléments entre eux à l’aide d’un adjectif. Pour le former: - On ajoute -er aux adjectifs courts (une syllabe / deux syllabes finissant en -y ou -er) → warm = warmer → happy = happier (le -y se transforme en -i) - On place more devant tous les autres adjectifs.→ famous = more famous → dangerous = more dangerous - Quand un deuxième élément est exprimé dans la comparaison, on ajoute than:→ A shark is more aggressive than a dolphin. → You are nicer than him.

Les mots "hundred", "thousand", et "million" sont invariables. VRAI / FAUX ................................................ est suivi du mot "and" quand on lui ajoute un nombre ou un chiffre. On place une ........................................ qui ne se ........................................ pas pour séparer les chiffres par groupe de trois en partant de la DROITE / GAUCHE

Repère

DEDUCTION : cent = ................................................. mille = ................................................. million = ............................................

eight million two hundred and four six thousand three hundred four hundred and sixty-five

204 465 6,300 8,000,000

Do you remember? Big numbers

Match the numbers :

A surfer

You can go surfing on the California coast.