Part 2 · 6ème
School Mascots
Sarah, Louise and the most popular school mascots in the USA
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Information
Détails
Objectifs
Documents
- Audio : My school mascot! — Sarah
- Audio : My school mascot! — Louise
- Texte : 6 Popular Types of School Mascots (article web)
- Audio : Top mascots
- Vidéo : How to make the mascot dice
Contenu
- Séance 1 : Sarah and Louise
- Séance 2 : Top Mascots
- Séance 3 : Évaluation
Séance 1 : Sarah and Louise
- Objectif : Comprendre des témoignages d'élèves américaines sur leurs mascottes scolaires et décrire une mascotte
- Activités : Culture box sur les mascottes aux USA, écoute des témoignages de Sarah et Louise, repérage du type d'animal, des couleurs, des caractéristiques et des activités, cartes de mascottes à compléter (trading cards)
- À retenir : Savoir présenter une mascotte : l'animal, les couleurs de l'école et son rôle dans la vie scolaire
Culture Box: Mascots in the USA
In the USA, schools have mascots — and they have a very important role in school life!
Aux États-Unis, les écoles ont des mascottes — et elles ont un rôle très important dans la vie de l'école !
A school tradition
American schools have mascots. A mascot is a fun character — often an animal — that represents the school.
School colors
Mascots wear the school colors. Every school has its own colors, like black and red, or blue and white.
Their role
Mascots go to games and cheer for the team. They create school spirit — students love them!
Schools vote
How do schools choose their mascots? They vote! Students and teachers choose their favorite.
Document: My School Mascot! — Sarah
Sarah is an American student. Listen to her talk about her school, its mascot, and its colors.
Sarah est une élève américaine. Écoute-la parler de son école, de sa mascotte et de ses couleurs.
Sarah — Greenwich Middle School, Connecticut (audio, 0'13)
Script
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Sarah
Hi!
My name is
Sarah.
I go
to Greenwich Middle School,
our mascot
is
a cardinal,
and our colors
are
black and red.
The mascot
goes
to games
and cheers for
our team.
Sarah's Mascot
Listen to Sarah again and choose the correct option.
Écoute encore Sarah et choisis la bonne option.
- Sarah's mascot is .
- The school colors are .
- The mascot is .
- The mascot .
Document: My School Mascot! — Louise
Now listen to Louise. Use your strategies to find information about her school mascot.
Écoute maintenant Louise. Utilise tes stratégies pour trouver des informations sur la mascotte de son école.
Louise — Old Saybrook Middle School, Connecticut (audio, 0'12)
Script
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Louise
Hi,
I'm Louise
and I go
to Old Saybrook Middle School.
Our school mascot
is the ram,
and he
always
comes
to the big games
and wears
the school colors,
which are
blue and white.
Louise's Mascot
Listen to Louise talk about her mascot.
Écoute Louise parler de sa mascotte.
a.
What animal is Louise's school mascot?
Quel animal est la mascotte de l'école de Louise ?
b.
What are the school colors?
Quelles sont les couleurs de l'école ?
c.
What does the mascot do?
Que fait la mascotte ?
Mascot Trading Cards
Listen again and complete the mascot trading cards.
Écoute encore et complète les cartes des mascottes.
Sam the Ram
Big Red the Cardinal
Type of animal
a ram
a cardinal
School colors
blue and white
black and red
Its activities
He comes to the big games and wears the school colors.
He goes to games and cheers for the team.
Translation Task: My School Mascot!
Build the sentence in English
Clique sur une flèche pour lancer la roulette.
Your sentence
Word bank
Séance 2 : Top Mascots
- Objectif : Comprendre un article sur les mascottes scolaires les plus populaires et relier ses idées logiquement
- Activités : Lecture de l'article « 6 Popular Types of School Mascots », écoute et répétition des noms de mascottes, repérage des adjectifs, association mascotte-qualité, connecteurs and / but / because, mots croisés, jeu du dé des mascottes
- À retenir : Savoir nommer les 6 mascottes populaires, leurs qualités, et relier ses idées avec and, but et because
Astuce : Relie tes idées !
Comment relier tes idées à l'oral
Prends des notes, mémorise les connecteurs, puis relie, oppose et justifie !
- Relier = and — fast and strong
- Opposer = but — big but nice
- Expliquer = because — I prefer dragons because they are unique
I prefer Red Dragons because they are fierce and unique.
Red Cougars look cool, but real cougars are not red!
Document: Top Mascots
6 Popular Types of School Mascots
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1Bulldogs
Bulldogs are tough, and they are certainly more intimidating than a Chihuahua!
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2Eagles
Eagles are impressive and intelligent creatures.
Mascots wear the school colors…
…and cheer for the team at every game.
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3Tigers
School teams often pick the tiger because it is fierce, fast and strong.
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4Lions
Strong and fast, these powerful creatures are the kings of the jungle.
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5Panthers
They are as big as a human, but they are not very friendly, and they cannot be tamed.
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6Knights
The knight represents bravery, strength and determination.
Document: Top Mascots
Listen and repeat.
Écoute et répète.
Top mascots — the six popular types (audio)
Script
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eagles
– panthers
– tigers
– bulldogs
– knights
– lions
Focus on the Mascots
Why are bulldogs the number 1 mascots? Look at the adjectives.
Pourquoi les bouledogues sont-ils les mascottes numéro 1 ? Observe les adjectifs.
Are bulldogs great mascots or not very good mascots? What do you think?
Les bouledogues sont-ils de super mascottes ou pas ? Qu'en penses-tu ?
Find the adjectives that describe the tiger.
Trouve les adjectifs qui décrivent le tigre.
Your Favourite Mascot
What is your favourite mascot on the list? Talk about it with a classmate!
Quelle est ta mascotte préférée de la liste ? Parles-en avec un camarade !
Match the Mascots!
Match each mascot to its main quality. Careful: two qualities are intruders — they match no mascot!
Associe chaque mascotte à sa qualité principale. Attention : deux qualités sont des intrus — elles ne correspondent à aucune mascotte !
Document: The Mascot Dice
Watch and learn how to make the mascot dice for the game!
Regarde et apprends à fabriquer les dés des mascottes pour le jeu !
How to make the mascot dice — video tutorial
Document: Mascot Dice — Cut & Fold
Print this template, then cut it out and fold it to make your own mascot dice!
Imprime ce modèle, puis découpe-le et plie-le pour fabriquer ton propre dé mascotte !
Print at 100% on A4 — cut out, then fold to build your dice.
Mini Task: Play the Mascot Game!
The task
Make the mascot dice. With a partner, take turns rolling the two dice, and describe the new mascots you get!
Fabrique les dés des mascottes. Avec un partenaire, lancez les deux dés à tour de rôle et décrivez les nouvelles mascottes obtenues !
Watch the video first to make the dice. If you get a mascot you like, draw it!
Regarde d'abord la vidéo pour fabriquer les dés. Si tu obtiens une mascotte que tu aimes, dessine-la !
en binôme · plusieurs tours
Hints
How to start
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My school mascot is a… / It is…
The mascots
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a bulldog, a panther, an eagle, a tiger, a knight, a lion
The colours
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yellow, orange, red, blue, green, purple — My school mascot is a yellow bulldog!
Describe it
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It is fierce and strong! / It is big but nice!
Grille d'évaluation — présentation orale
Marking guide — oral presentation
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Content
À chaque tour : la mascotte, la couleur et un adjectif
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Language
Structure cible : My school mascot is a… + adjectifs
… / 5Langue
Fluency
Enchaîne les tours de jeu sans lire ses notes
… / 5Aisance
Accuracy
Prononciation des animaux, des couleurs et des adjectifs
… / 5Correction
Mes notes de préparation
Crossword Task: Top Mascots
Expression mystère :
→ Across
1.« Féroce » in English.
3.« Puissant » — lions are … creatures.
7.It represents bravery, strength and determination.
8.Impressive and intelligent birds.
9.Tough dogs — the number 1 school mascots!
↓ Down
2.Sarah's school mascot — a red bird.
3.They are as big as a human, but they are not very friendly.
4.The king of the jungle.
5.« Courageux » in English.
6.School teams often pick it because it is fierce, fast and strong.
Translation Task: Top Mascots!
Build the sentence in English
Clique sur une flèche pour lancer la roulette.
Your sentence
Word bank
Évaluation : Compréhension de l'oral — School Mascots
- Type d'évaluation : Compréhension de l'oral (questions ouvertes)
- Axe : Axe 1 — Personnes et personnages (Masques et costumes)
- Compétences : A1 — comprendre des descriptions orales de personnes (adjectifs) et un témoignage sur la vie scolaire américaine
- Coefficient : 1
ÉVALUATION — School Mascots (Part 2)
Compréhension de l'oral
Documents audio
Audio A — Sports people (questions 1–4)
Audio B — School life in the USA (questions 5–8)
Questions de compréhension (/ 16)
1.
Sentence 1: What is he like?
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Correction : He is friendly (a good sport).
2.
Sentence 2: What is she like?
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Correction : She is strong. (She can lift 50 kilos.)
3.
Sentence 3: What is she like?
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Correction : She is fast. (She can run 100 meters in 13 seconds.)
4.
Sentence 4: What is he like?
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Correction : He is smart (intelligent). (He thinks of clever strategies.)
5.
Where is school life very cool?
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Correction : In the USA.
6.
What is the best day of the week?
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Correction : Friday.
7.
Where do the students go after school on Fridays?
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Correction : To the gym.
8.
Which team do they watch?
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Correction : The basketball team (they watch it play).
Compréhension générale (/ 4)
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What makes a good sports mascot? Name TWO qualities.
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Correction : Any two of: friendly, strong, fast, smart (intelligent).
10.
Why do American students like their school? Give ONE reason.
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Correction : Any one of: school life is cool; Friday is the best day; after school they go to the gym to watch the basketball team play.