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Welcome to your English class! Year 8

Pauline Lechevalier

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Welcome to your English class! Year 8

Start

Inspired by Miss Mathieu

Mrs Lechevalier
Greetings
Good morning / afternoon class!
Good morning / afternoon Miss!
You can sit down.
Let's check our timetable!
School supplies
> Your folder
> A 4 colour-pen
(or 4 pens)

In English class you must have...

> Highlighters
> A pair of scissors
> A glue stick
Homework
Lesson (very important!)
80% of your progress in English class is when you listen and participate in class
The 20% left is learning your lessons.
EcoleDirecte
> Check your homework.
> Find the documents

(if you were absent or lost them)

> Find the online activities
Class Rules
N°1 Respect
Your teacher & her rules
Your classmates & friends
The school rules
The classroom
Yourself!
Class Rules
L'apprentissage de l'anglais suppose:
1. d'être à l'écoute: j'écoute mes camarades et mon professeur en silence, je pose des questions si nécessaire. Je suis respectueux de tous.
2. d'avoir mon matériel et de respecter les consignes: j'ai toujours mon matériel. Je fais le travail demandé et je corrige en vert pour pouvoir m'améliorer.
3. de bien tenir mon classeur: je copie soigneusement les leçons en utilisant les mêmes couleurs que mon professeur. Je colle ou range soigneusement toutes les feuilles.
4. de travailler à la maison: j'apprends les leçons au fur et à mesure même si mon professeur n'a pas précisé de le faire. Je fais consciencieusement tous les exercices demandés.
5. je me tiens à jour en cas d'absence: je rattrape les cours manqués en cas d'absence. Je récupère les documents sur EcoleDirecte et auprès de mes camarades.
J'accepte les éventuelles sanctions si j'enfreins les règles ou le règlement intérieur.
Folder's organisation
Cover page
Part 1: Lessons & Activities
Part 2: Vocabulary
Part 3: Grammar
Part 4: Bonus
Part 5: Methodology
Part 6: Tests

Brainstorming

First Day Challenge

Check your knowledge! Five categories, five levels... How many points can you accumulate?

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First day challenge

Add up the points obtained to calculate the final result.
Vocabulary
Grammar
Pronunciation
Culture
Geography
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VOCABULARY

00:45

Tableau

Translate "BOARD" in French.

glad, joyful, cheerful, delighted.

Give 4 synonyms of "HAPPY".

+100 pts

VOCABULARY

01:00

COLD

What is the opposite of hot?

It rains cats and dogs / Let the cat out of the bag / The elephant in the room.

Give 1 idiom with an animal and explain the meaning in French.

+200 pts

VOCABULARY

01:00

SCHOOLBAG

How do you say CARTABLE?

kids – children – youngsters.

Put these words in order from informal to formal: kids – children – youngsters.

+300 pts

VOCABULARY

02:00

CAT/ DOG/ GUINEA PIG/ RABBIT/PARROT

Name 5 pets.

lend. Sentence: I lend my friend a book.

Give the exact opposite of borrow and make a short sentence.

+400 pts

VOCABULARY

02:00

Winter - Autumn/Fall - Spring - Summer

Name 4 seasons

serendipity (heureux hasard), binge-watching (regarder en excès), wanderlust (envie de voyager)

Give one English word that is hard to translate into French .

+500 pts

GRAMMAR

01:00

CHILDREN

What is the plural of CHILDREN?

Her brother isn’t as tall as her.

Rewrite: She is taller than her brother → another comparison.

+100 pts

GRAMMAR

01:30

The black dog.

Translate:

Le chien noir.

Difference → Present perfect continuous = action still happening (I’ve been living here for 5 years = I still live here). Past simple = finished action (I lived here for 5 years = I don’t live there anymore).

In one sentence, explain the difference: I’ve been living here for 5 years / I lived here for 5 years.

+200 pts

01:30

GRAMMAR

I am - You are - He/She/It is - We are - They are

Conjugate BE at the present tense.

He said he would help me the next day.

Change into reported speech: > He said: “I’ll help you tomorrow.”

+300 pts

GRAMMAR

01:30

He doesn't like flowers.

Translate:

Il n'aime pas les fleurs.

If I see him, I will tell him.

Correct the mistake: "If I will see him, I tell him."

+400 pts

GRAMMAR

02:30

Look! He is playing the guitar!

Translate:

Regarde! Il joue de la guitare!

If I had studied harder, I would have a better job now.

Give one example with a mixed conditional

+500 pts

Pronunciation

01:00

Read Out Loud :

Red lorry, yellow lorry

x 2

+100 pts

Pronunciation

01:00

Say it twice (X2): She sells seashells.

x 3

+200 pts

Pronunciation

01:00

Say it 3 times:

x 4

Betty Botter bought some butter.
+300 pts

Pronunciation

01:00

Say it without mistakes:

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
+400 pts

Pronunciation

01:00

Fast challenge:

Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward.

x 2

+500 pts

Culture

01:00

In England

In which country is London?

Guy Fawkes Night, Boxing Day, Easter, May Day.

Name one English holiday or tradition.

+100 pts

01:00

Culture

Queen Elizabeth II

What is the name of the Queen who died in 2022?

Thanksgiving

Which US holiday has turkey as the main dish?

+200 pts

Culture

01:30

Football(US)/Baseball

What is the national sport of the USA?

Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Dickens :Oliver Twist, Mark Twain : Tom Sawyer, J.K. Rowling : Harry Potter.

Match the author with the work: Shakespeare – Dickens – Mark Twain – J.K. Rowling.

+300 pts

Culture

01:30

Shakespeare

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

5th of November → Gunpowder Plot / Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament in 1605.

In one sentence, explain what is remembered on the 5th of November in the UK.

+400 pts

Culture

02:30

England + Scotland + Wales+ Northern Ireland.

Name the four countries of the United Kingdom.

US: grades 1–12, prom, SATs UK: GCSEs, A-levels, uniforms

Give one main difference between British and American schools.

+500 pts

Geography

01:00

Washington DC

What is the capital of the USA?

Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow.

Name one big British city (not London).

+100 pts

Geography

01:00

The Atlantic Ocean

Which ocean is between Europe and America?

Illinois.

In which state is Chicago?

+200 pts

Geography

02:00

England - Wales - Ireland - Scotland - the USA - Autralia - Kenya ...

Name 5 English-Speaking countries.

Name 5 English-Speaking countries.

Golden Gate Bridge → San Francisco Statue of Liberty → New York City Big Ben → London Tower Bridge → London

Match the monument with the city: Golden Gate Bridge – Statue of Liberty – Big Ben – Tower Bridge.

+300 pts

Geography

02:00

California, Ilinois, Texas, Virginia, Montana

Name 4 states in the USA.

GB vs UK → Great Britain = England + Scotland + Wales. The UK = GB + Northern Ireland.

In one sentence, explain the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

+400 pts

02:30

Geography

New York - Detroit - Washington - Miami - San Francisco

Name 5 cities in the USA.

New York – Statue of Liberty Los Angeles – Hollywood Las Vegas – Casinos

Name 3 US cities and one tourist activity for each (just one keyword per city).

+500 pts