Séance 1 : Hi! I'm Tom Gates!

  • Objectif : Découvrir Tom Gates, un personnage de dessin animé britannique, et apprendre à comprendre un extrait vidéo grâce à une stratégie d'écoute.
  • Activités : Anticipation à partir d'images, visionnage de la vidéo « Hi! I'm Tom Gates! », repérage de Tom, de son école et de son ami Derek, mise en commun de ce qui a été entendu, puis début du scrapbook de Tom.
  • À retenir : Savoir comprendre une vidéo en observant les images, en écoutant les voix et les sons, en repérant les mots accentués et en dégageant le message.

Vocabulary Kit: Tom Gates

The books
  • an author = un auteur, une autrice
  • to illustrate = illustrer
  • a series = une série
  • a doodle = un gribouillage
  • to win a prize = gagner un prix
  • funny = the funniest = drôle = le plus drôle
The character
  • a schoolboy = un écolier
  • cheeky = effronté, coquin
  • to draw = dessiner
  • an exercise book = un cahier
  • an older sister = une sœur aînée
  • a band = un groupe (de musique)
On screen
  • animated = animé, d'animation
  • an adventure = une aventure
  • to translate = traduire
  • a language = une langue
  • famous = célèbre
  • popular = populaire

How to understand a video

1 · Look at the images

Observe les images.

  • Movements
  • Facial expressions — happy? surprised? sad?
  • Objects
2 · Listen to the sounds

Écoute les sons.

  • People's voices — happy? surprised? sad?
  • Other sounds — e.g. "I heard pupils…"
3 · Listen for stressed words

Repère les mots accentués (les mots importants).

  • "Hi!"
  • "friend"
  • "keyboard"
4 · Think about the message

Réfléchis au message. Et surtout, pas d'inquiétude si tu ne comprends pas tout !

"I saw…"

"I heard…"

"Maybe Derek is…"

Culture Box: Tom Gates

Meet Tom Gates — Britain's most famous doodling schoolboy!
Voici Tom Gates — l'écolier gribouilleur le plus célèbre de Grande-Bretagne !
Tom Gates doodle title splash
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates — full of doodles and funny drawings.
The books

Tom Gates is a series of books written and illustrated by the British author Liz Pichon. The first book came out in 2011 and won a prize for the funniest children's book. Every page is full of doodles.

The character

Tom is a funny 10-year-old schoolboy. He loves music and drawing in his exercise books. He has an older sister, Delia, a best friend, Derek, and a band called DogZombies.

On screen

The books were made into an animated TV series in the United Kingdom, The Brilliant World of Tom Gates. Children can watch Tom's adventures at home and at school.

Why so popular?

Children love Tom because he is funny, cheeky and just like them. His books are read all over the world and translated into many languages.

Who is Tom Gates?

Before the video: who is Tom Gates? What do you think the cartoon is about?
Avant la vidéo : qui est Tom Gates ? De quoi parle le dessin animé, à ton avis ?
Your words will appear here.

Document: Hi! I'm Tom Gates!

Meet Tom and his best friend, Derek!

Fais connaissance avec Tom et son meilleur ami, Derek !

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates — animated series (0'18)

Script
_____ _____ _____
_____ _____ _____
Tom
Hi! I'm Tom Gates.
And THIS is my best friend Derek.
_____
Derek
Hello!
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Tom
We go to the same school but we're not in the same class.
But that's okay because Derek plays keyboard in my band: Dog Zombies!

Who is Tom?

Who is Tom? What does he like doing?
Qui est Tom ? Qu'est-ce qu'il aime faire ?
What do we learn about Tom's school?
Que sait-on de l'école de Tom ?
Who is Tom's best friend? What does he do?
Qui est le meilleur ami de Tom ? Que fait-il ?

Were you right?

Watch again. Were you right? Choose the correct word.
Regarde à nouveau. Avais-tu raison ? Choisis le bon mot.
  • Tom's best friend is (Delia/Derek).
  • Tom and Derek go to (the same school/different schools).
  • They are (in the same class/not in the same class).
  • Derek plays the (guitar/keyboard) in the band DogZombies.

Writing Task: Tom's Scrapbook

The task
Start completing Tom's scrapbook! Fill in his school ID card and write a few words about the people in his world. You can write words or sentences.
Commence à compléter le scrapbook de Tom ! Remplis sa carte d'identité scolaire et écris quelques mots sur les personnes de son univers. Tu peux écrire des mots ou des phrases.
Des mots ou des phrases courtes
Hints
School ID card +
Oakfield Primary School – England. First name: Tom · Surname: Gates · Class: … · Teacher: Mr Fullerman.
Writing about people +
For each person write: their name, a short description, and their relationship to Tom. Example: Derek — Tom's best friend.
Useful words +
best friend, sister, brother, teacher, school, band, keyboard, guitar.
Useful sentences +
This is Derek. He is Tom's best friend. He plays the keyboard in the band DogZombies.
Grille d'évaluation — production écrite
Marking guide — written task
… / 20
Content
ID card complete (name, class, teacher) and at least one person described.
… / 5Contenu
Language
Family/school vocabulary and possessives (his, Tom's) used correctly.
… / 5Langue
Fluency
Clear words or short sentences; ideas easy to follow.
… / 5Aisance
Accuracy
Correct spelling of key names (Tom Gates, Derek) and simple present.
… / 5Correction
My scrapbook notes

Crossword Task: Tom's World

Expression mystère :
→ Across
1.In a bad mood, never happy.
2.A musical instrument with keys. Derek plays the ___.
3.A person who lives next to you. Derek is Tom's ___.
4.Tom's older sister (she is grumpy!).
↓ Down
1.Tom's best friend.
2.The place where you learn and meet your classmates.
3.Tom's smart classmate, ___ Porter.
4.Tom's annoying classmate, ___ Meldrew.
5.Someone you like. Derek is Tom's best ___.
6.A group of musicians. Tom plays in one: DogZombies.

Translation Task: Meet Tom Gates

Build the sentence in English
Clique sur une flèche pour lancer la roulette.

Évaluation : Quiz — l'univers de Tom Gates

  • Type d'évaluation : QCM (questions à choix unique)
  • Axe : Axe 1 — Personnes et personnages (Familles fictives et réelles)
  • Compétences : A1 — restituer des connaissances sur l'univers de Tom Gates (le personnage, ses amis, sa famille)
  • Coefficient : 1
Nom, Prenom :
Classe :
Date :
Note :
Axe : Personnes et personnages — Familles fictives et réelles
CECRL : A1
Activité langagière : Connaissances sur la séquence (QCM)
Compétence : L'univers de Tom Gates
ÉVALUATION — Tom Gates — his world Questions à choix unique
1.
Who created the Tom Gates character?
2.
Tom Gates is…
3.
About how old is Tom?
4.
What does Tom love doing?
5.
Who is Tom's best friend?
6.
Where does Derek live?
7.
Delia is Tom's…
8.
How can you describe Delia?
9.
Tom is a member of a…
10.
Marcus and Amy are Tom's…