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1ES1 - Captain America, much more than a super soldier !

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Today we watched an extract of Captain America : the first avenger in class to understand what symbol he used to represent for American readers in the 1940s. Write the recap in your copybook. 

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1ES1 - Michelle Obama's final speech at the White House

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Watch Michelle Obama's speech, event it isn't exactly the same passage as the one I gave you on the worksheet. Practice delivering the speech.

  • Remember to be convincing
  • Be convinced yourself : believe in what you're saying
  • Don't read the whole text
  • Don't speak either too fast or too slowly : sound as natural as possible

 


1ES1 - Who should be chosen Person of the Year 2016 ?

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According to you, various people deserved the title of Person of the Year 2016 due to the impact they had in the world:

  • Beyoncé
  • Donald Trump
  • Leonardo di Caprio
  • Empire's leading actress
  • Amazon CEO
  • Hillary Clinton
  • Adele
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Simone Biles
  • Usain Bolt
  • Michelle Obama
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Angelina Jolie

But also groups of people:

  • The White Helmet soldiers
  • Black Lives Matter activists

Or events:

  • Brexit

You did a great job. Well done !


1SE1 - The US elections and the media

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  • In class, we described and compared these 2 frontpages :
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  • Then we had a look at two different ways to deal with a similar piece of news, that is Kim Kardashian's robbery.
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1ES1 - how to write about a piece of news

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1ES1 - 2016 Summer review

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It's time to recap what we know about the events of the Summer review we worked on in class.

  • Each pair will work on one piece of news.
  • Use the memo your teacher will give you.
  • Write a paragraph on Padlet.
  • Give as many details as possible.

Here is the padlet.

Also you might want to have a look at the slideshow we worked on in class. Here it is :


1ES1 - Let's meet up !

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