ACTION 1
a) Listen and enjoy!
Did you recognize the tune ?
b) Listen and sing the Karaoke!
"Aul Lang Syne" is a traditional song that British people sing at midnight on December 31; but most people don't know that it is a Scottish poem written in 1788 by Robert Burns and later set to the music of a folk song.
The song's (Scots) title may be translated from old Scottish dialect into English literally as "old long since", or more idiomatically, "long long ago" or "days gone by".
http://fr.enlizza.com/hogmanay-ou-le-nouvel-an-en-ecosse/
This is the karaoke version of 'Chant des Adieux' the French equivalent of Auld Lang Syne and is sung to the same tune, ou 'Le Joyeux au revoir scout', ou encore 'Ce n'est qu'un au revoir'.
ACTION 2
Read and understand.
The Scots celebrate their bard!
Look at the document below
and answer the questions.
1° Which type of document can you see?
2° Which event is it about?
3° When is this event?
4° In which country is this event?
5° In which place and at which address
will this event be celebrated?
6° What time will it be celebrated?
7° What is the menu?
8° Which food is typical and is praized
by a poet?
a) Revise your ordinals to say the date!
b) Practise these ordinals and the date!ACTION 3
Describe and react!
Observe the cartoon
and answer the questions below.
ACTION 4
What are your New Year's Resolutions?
a) Relax and enjoy first!
Rock the New Year!Here is a parody of the Beatles' Revolution!
b) Read and comment.
c) Listen and tell about Tassa's New Year's Resolutions.
Then answer her question!
http://www.henry4school.fr/Celebrations/new_year/resolutions.htm
ACTION +forthe Bold and the Adventurous!
People usually make New Years resolutions at this time of the year and so does Adrian, a fictional British teenager who records his misadventures in his personal diary!
His author is Sue Townsend who started writing a series of books at 15 and did it for 20 years until her death in April 2014.
The book has been issued in 1982and it starts at 1st January...
a) First,let's have a look at the first edition book coverand answer the questions below.
1° How do you know it is a book cover?
2° What is striking at first sight
on this book cover?
3° How is the illustration related to the book title?
4°From the word "diary", what kind of writing can you expect?
5° From the title and the illustration, what can you say about the tone of the book and the main character of the book?
b) Listen to this song from the musical adapted from the book to check your first impession.
What did you learn about this teenager?
(his personality/his state of mind/his worries)
Do you identify with any of his problems?
Which one(s)?
c) Now look at a montage of just some of
the Secret Diary of Adrian Mole book covers over the 30 years by Sue Townsend.
Which one is the most appealing to you ? Why?
d) Here is an extract from that first teenage diary.
Read it and then answer the questions.
Thursday, January 1
BANK HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES
These are my New Year’s resolutions:
I will help the blind across the road.
I will hang my trousers up.
I will put the sleeves back on my records.
I will not start smoking.
I will stop squeezing my spots.
I will be kind to the dog.
I will help the poor and ignorant.
After hearing the disgusting noises from downstairs last night, I have also vowed never to drink alcohol.
My father got the dog drunk on cherry brandy at the party last night. If the RSPCA hear about it he could get done. Eight days have gone by since Christmas Day but my mother still hasn’t worn the green lurex apron I bought her for Christmas! She will get bathcubes next year.
Just my luck, I’ve got a spot on my chin for the first day of the New Year!
1° When does this extract take place? 2° Where does it take place? What is the other name given to these 4 countries together? 3° Make a glossary of these words:
These are my New Year’s resolutions:
I will help the blind across the road.
I will hang my trousers up.
I will put the sleeves back on my records.
I will not start smoking.
I will stop squeezing my spots.
I will be kind to the dog.
I will help the poor and ignorant.
After hearing the disgusting noises from downstairs last night, I have also vowed never to drink alcohol.
My father got the dog drunk on cherry brandy at the party last night. If the RSPCA hear about it he could get done. Eight days have gone by since Christmas Day but my mother still hasn’t worn the green lurex apron I bought her for Christmas! She will get bathcubes next year.
Just my luck, I’ve got a spot on my chin for the first day
Bank holiday
The blind
hang up
the sleeves
spots
RSPCA
apron
4° What is the entry of this diary extract?
5° What are the topics spoken in this extract?
6° Which one is the longest, the funniest,the most hilarious, the most disgusting, the most generous, the most unexpected, the most disappointing, the most mysterious, the most boring and the healthiest?
7° Look at the dictionary entry on 'diary'.
Answer the questions.
1° What is a diary?
2° Have you ever kept a diary?
3° Why do you think teenagersvery often keep one?
4° If you became famous, would you be happy for your diary to be published? Why or why not?
5° What do you know about diary characteristics and style?
5° What do you know about diary characteristics and style?
ACTION +
Now your turn!
Imagine you are Adrian Mole.
Write a diary entry for Monday, January 15th.
Need some tips?
-The event concerns your father, your dog and one neighbour.
-It can be funny or surprising or unexpected.
-It happens a few days after Jan. 1st at home.
-It involves the RSPCA members.
-You have to use the vocabulary you know and the Future tense.
-To conclude, you will explain the impact of this particular event.
ACTION 1
Read and understand.
Read and understand.
What is the event?
Click on the link below the newspaper front page
and find other headlines related to the same topic.
https://leavevote.blogspot.com/2020/01/310120-newspaper-headlines-will-brexit.html
ACTION 2
Read and understand.
Read and understand.
When was the referendum
on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU?
ACTION 3
Watch, listen and understand.
Watch, listen and understand.
Who is speaking?
Who is he speaking to?
Why is addressing this person?
How do you feel about this special address?
STARTER
Look, read and explain.
What was introduced in Europe in 2002?
ACTION 1
Watch, read and understand.
Watch, read and understand.
How was the Euro currency born?
(Choose your video level.)
For the Explorers
ACTION 2
Watch, read and understand.
Watch, read and understand.
How many states are part of the EU?
Read and understand.
What are the other important historical landmarks on Jan 1?
[Give the year and explain the event.]
STARTER
Look, read and explain.
What is the event about?
Do you like Science fiction books or films?
What do you like about science fiction?
Who is your favourite science fiction writer?
What is your favourite science fiction book?
What is your favourite science fiction film?
Do yo believe in Extra-terrestrial life?
The date of January 2 was chosen
for National Science Fiction Day
because Isaac Asimov,
one of the most famous science fiction writers, was born on January 2, 1920.
ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.
What do you learn about Science Fiction?
Watch, listen and understand.
What do you learn about Science Fiction?
ACTION 2
Watch, listen and understand.
What do you learn about Asimov's world?
ACTION 3
Watch and discover.
Have you already seen that film?
If yes,
what is the story about?
If not,
would you like to see it after watching the trailer?
STARTER
Look, read and locate.
STEP 1
Look, describe and explain.
Whose US state flag is it?
***
Learn about facts...
On that day, in 1959,
Alaska
became the 49th state of the United States.
STEP 2
Compare first ...
...then learn about facts.
ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.
Watch, listen and understand.
What do you learn?
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ACTION 2
Discover the place.ACTION 3
Have you ever been there or nearby?
Would you like to visit the area?
Why or why not?
ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.
What and who is the Day about?
ACTION 2
Watch, listen and understand.
What is Braille?
STARTER
Look and describe.
What do
the star and the 3 crown symbolize?
a) What is Epiphany?
b) How is it celebrated
in French culture?
STEP 1
How is it celebrated
in the world?
https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/epiphany.shtml
STEP 2
Let's recap about
Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Yule...
https://trinitychurchmilton.org/the-churchs-liturgical-year/
https://www.slideshare.net/Nines/advent-christmas-epiphany-and-yule-explained
... and much more!
What do the calendars below correspond to? (Secular or Religious?)
http://alhijraacademy.com/2020-2021-school-year-calendar-revised-sep-5/
https://bethyam.org/worship/holidays-2/
ACTION+
Cook your Epiphany cake!
Watch, listen and do or...
...read and do!
ENGLISH RECIPE
https://bonjourparis.com/recipes/recipe-galette-rois-epiphany-cake/
FRENCH RECIPE
http://www.momes.net/Fetes/Epiphanie/Recettes-de-galettes-des-rois
1 YEAR AGO...
Royal Family Rift
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EaGS_Jpb9/?hl=fr
ACTION 1
Look, read and discover.
ACTION 2
Watch and explain.
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ACTION 3
Discover the outcome of what tabloids called
"Megxit"!
LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND
READ AND UNDERSTAND
jan 8
birth of stephen hawkins
STARTER
Watch, read and explain.
ACTION 1
Watch, listen and play.
Which game is held in a university
on this occasion?
Can you answer the questions?
Mahatma Gandhi
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Do you speak Hindi?
Find someone who can tell you the story
in English or French!
STARTER
Look at the 10 clues below to find out
the icon born on that day...
Develop your ideas.
1929-1968
https://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/28547/king-martyr-or-just-a-dreamer.html
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ACTION 2
Watch and report.
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
ACTION 3
Discover the man who had a dream
and the spirit behind it.
a) Scrutinize his words...
For the Explorers and the Bold
I have a dream that one day this .............. will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be ........................................., that all men are created .............”
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of ..............., the sons of former ............... and the sons of former ................ owners will be able to sit down ...................... at the table of ...................................
I have a dream that one day even the state of ........................, a state sweltering with the heat of .......................... sweltering with the heat of ................................, will be transformed into an oasis of .................. and ..................
I have a dream that my four little ...................... will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the ..................... of their ..................... but by the content of their ....................................
I have a dream ..........................
do
I have a dream today!
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."
This is our ................, and this is the ...................... that I go back to the ................ with.
With this ........................, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of ..................... a stone of ................... With this ....................., we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of ..................... With this faith, we will be able to ..................... together, to ................. together, to .................... together, to go to ............... together, to .............. ....... for ................. together, knowing that we will be ................. one day.
b) Watch and listen.
For Everyone
Freedm Fighters
ACTION+
Be inspired by MLK...
Either write a speech for Peace and Harmony
(with a slogan on a banner)
or a Rap song
(with the outfit of your choice).
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
ACTION+
Be inspired by MLK...
Either write a speech for Peace and Harmony
(with a slogan on a banner)
or a Rap song
(with the outfit of your choice).
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20
ACTION++
Imagine you are a journalist
and
you have decided
to make an interview of
one of MLK's kids.
https://time.com/5221075/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination-legacy-children/
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
Imagine you are a journalist
and
you have decided
to make an interview of
one of MLK's kids.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20
Aaliyah's last live performance
Artists'Special Tribute
2002
***
Enjoy!
STARTER
Look and say what you think you know!
Benjamin Franklin
(Jan. 17, 1706-April 17, 1790)
ACTION 1
Look and describe.
ACTION 2
Watch and understand.
FOR THE AVENTURERS
FOR THE EXPLORERS
FOR THE BOLD AND THE EXPERTS
ACTION 3
Show your knowledge.
Do you know other great inventors?
Fill in a data sheet about
one inventor of your choice.
one inventor of your choice.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20
Break Time for Help and for the Best!
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STARTER
Look, read and discover.
What do these different documents represent?
(Which are short stories and which are poems?)
Which impressions do they give?
Pick up some key words.
Which topic do they correspond to?
Do you like this universe?
Who is the author?
Have you ever heard of him?
DOC 1
DOC 2
DOC 3
DOC 4
DOC 5
DOC 6
DOC 7
DOC 8
DOC 9
DOC 10
ACTION 1
Discover
a Detective Story writer
and Master of the Macabre.
For the Explorers
https://prezi.com/stglmyhp4g7q/edgar-allan-poe-timeline-of-events/
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Watch and collect
the elements of "Gothic".
***
***
STARTER
Tell about the event.
Death of George Orwell
ACTION 1
Watch and discover.
Do you know this story?
What is the message behind this story?
Who wrote it?
Do you feel like reading this story
in French? Why or why not?
ACTION 2
Discover the author.
What are the most relevant pieces of information?
For the Adventurers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 3
Discover a vision of the world.
What do you understand of this vision?
Do you share it? Why or why not?
STARTER
Read and react.
Have you heard of Nelson Mandela?
If yes,
why do you think he said this quotation.
ACTION 1
Read and react.
Which event is celebrated?
Have you heard of Malala Yousafzai?
If yes, what do you know about her?
Why does she feel particularly concerned by the issue of Education?
***
Story recap
https://prezi.com/hkgxalpgbba6/i-am-malala-summary-and-timeline/
***
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https://www.france24.com/en/20131012-usa-pakistan-malala-yousafzai-meets-obama-white-house-nobel
ACTION 2
Read and understand.
***
***
Powerful quotes
https://www.movemequotes.com/i-am-malala/
Magic Pencil
https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/children/2017/5-empowering-messages-from-malala-s-magic-pencil/
STARTER
Look and describe.
Which country is concerned
and how is it represented?
ACTION 1
Discover the event.
ACTION 2
Discover History behind the event.
https://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/india_history_timeline.php
***
***
Go to the following Blog page!
https://destael-room102-year2019.blogspot.com/2019/11/enjoy-civilizationand-traveling-in-world.html
***
NBA BASKETBALL LEGEND
DIED
IN HELICOPTER CRASH...
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Black%20Mamba
***
... WITH HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER GIANNA,
A RISING BASKETBALL STAR!
***
Play it,
Live it,
Like Gianna.
Follow your dreams!
DIED
IN HELICOPTER CRASH...
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Black%20Mamba
***
... WITH HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER GIANNA,
Play it,
Live it,
Like Gianna.
Follow your dreams!
Kobe Bryant 81 Points Game Highlights
Kobe Bryant 60 Points
in Final Game vs Utah Jazz
STARTER
Meet a great novelist.
Birth of Lewis Carroll
The man who gave generations
a magical childhood!
Which famous children's book
is he famous for and has been adapted at the theatres and in animated films
like Disney?
ACTION 1
Discover more about the genius!
***
For the Explorers
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/lewis-carroll-6.php
For the Bold and the Experts
***
ACTION 2
Discover his works...
***
Jabberwock Poem in Alice
Jabberwocky Poem
***
Copy the poem and say what is the story about in French or in English.
***
ACTION+
Recite
Lewis Carrol's Jabberwocky poem.
***
STARTER
Meet a great composer.
Symphony number 40 -1st Movement
Jan. 27, 1758 -Dec. 5, 1791
ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.
For the Adventurers
https://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/composer_profile.php?id=46
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Speak for yourself!
STARTER
Discover
a 19th century woman's masterpiece
-a novel of manners.
You may better know it under the French tittle of 'Orgueil et Préjugés'!
Have you heard of it...
***
with UK actress Keira Knightley?
***
***
Best movie quotes
http://prideandprejudice05.blogspot.com/2015/09/top-10-favorite-pride-prejudice-movie_21.html
ACTION 1
Listen and understand.
Learn more about the author...
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
Gender and Morality
Class and Marriage
The Novel and Social Realism
Forunner of Feminism
***
ACTION 2
Learn more about an era...
Travel to Georgian Era!
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STARTER
Discover the event.
Do you recognize this British king
who married 6 times
and died on Jan. 28, 1547?
https://spartacus-educational.com/ExTEU8.htm
Forunner of Feminism
***
ACTION 2
Learn more about an era...
Travel to Georgian Era!
***
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STARTER
Discover the event.
Do you recognize this British king
who married 6 times
and died on Jan. 28, 1547?
https://spartacus-educational.com/ExTEU8.htm
***
ACTION 1
Listen or read and understand.
For the Adventurers
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Discover the 6 wives!
Who was the most/the least fortunate, the most/least beloved, the most/the least beautiful?
***
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
***
ACTION 1
Listen or read and understand.
For the Adventurers
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
ACTION 2
Discover the 6 wives!
Who was the most/the least fortunate, the most/least beloved, the most/the least beautiful?
***
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
***
Let's recap!
Divorced? Beheaded? Died? Survived?
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STARTER
Look and react.
Do you recognize
the 32nd President of the USA
who was born on Jan.31, 1882 and was nicknamed 'The Father of the New Deal' after the Great Depression of 1929 ?
STARTER
Look and react.
Do you recognize
this Indian Peace Fighter
who was assassinated on Jan. 30, 1948?
ACTION 1
Listen and understand.
***
ACTION 2
Read and understand.
STARTER
Discover a US game.
***
***
ACTION 1
Discover a US athlete.
Jackie Robinson was an American professional baseball player. He was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
He broke the baseball color line when he started to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
ACTION 2
Listen and understand.
For the Adventurers
For the Explorers
***
1 YEAR AGO...
***
Farewell Union Jack!
Divorced? Beheaded? Died? Survived?
***
***
***
Look and react.
Do you recognize
the 32nd President of the USA
who was born on Jan.31, 1882 and was nicknamed 'The Father of the New Deal' after the Great Depression of 1929 ?
ACTION 1
Listen and understand.
For the Adventurers
For the Explorers
ACTION 2
Read and understand.
For the Explorers
For the Bold and the Experts
STARTER
Look and react.
Do you recognize
this Indian Peace Fighter
who was assassinated on Jan. 30, 1948?
ACTION 1
Listen and understand.
***
ACTION 2
Read and understand.
STARTER
Discover a US game.
***
***
ACTION 1
Discover a US athlete.
Jackie Robinson was an American professional baseball player. He was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
He broke the baseball color line when he started to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
ACTION 2
Listen and understand.
For the Adventurers
For the Explorers
***
1 YEAR AGO...
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Farewell UK *MEPs!
*Member of European Parliament.***
Farewell Union Jack!
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