Part 1 · 6e
Let's have a party!
Comparing activities and creating an end-of-year invitation
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Détails
Objectifs
Documents
- Image : trois activités pour la fin de l'année (parc d'attractions, safari, soirée déguisée)
- Audio + script : Will, Steve et Maya choisissent une activité
- Article culturel : The Cool School Mag — Notting Hill Carnival
Contenu
- Séance 1 : Activities & opinions
- Séance 2 : Planning the party
- Séance 3 : Compare & invite
- Séance 4 : Évaluation
Séance 1: Activities & opinions
- Objectif : donner son opinion sur des activités de loisir
- Activités : découverte du vocabulaire des activités estivales et des adjectifs d'opinion, expression orale en continu et en interaction, traduction de phrases courtes
- À retenir : la structure I think + activity + is + adjective et sa forme négative I don't think it's…
let's party!
Vocabulary Kit - Activities and opinions
Opinions
- amazing = génial
- great = super
- exciting = passionnant
- interesting = intéressant
- not very interesting = pas très intéressant
- boring = ennuyeux
Activities
- going to an amusement park = aller dans un parc d'attractions
- going to a zoo = aller au zoo
- having a fancy dress party = faire une soirée déguisée
Document: End-of-year activities
going to an amusement park
going to a zoo
having a fancy dress party
Talk to your partner
Look at the photos. Ask your partner what they think of each activity. Use What do you think of …? and I think it's …
Regarde les photos. Demande à ton/ta camarade ce qu'il/elle pense de chaque activité. Utilise What do you think of …? et I think it's …
going to an amusement park
going to a zoo
having a fancy dress party
Positive
amazing – great – exciting – interesting
Negative
not very interesting – boring
Examples
What do you think of going to a zoo? — I think it's interesting.
What do you think of having a fancy dress party? — I think it's amazing!
What do you think of going to an amusement park? — I think it's boring.
Translate: Activities and opinions
Build the sentence in English
Clique sur une flèche pour lancer la roulette.
Your sentence
Word bank
Séance 2: Planning the party
- Objectif : comprendre un dialogue audio sur le choix des costumes pour la fête de Maya
- Activités : découverte du vocabulaire des costumes (superhero, pirate, baker, mechanic…), compréhension orale d’un dialogue entre Will, Steve et Maya, et traduction de phrases courtes pour décrire un déguisement
- À retenir : savoir nommer un costume en anglais, identifier qui porte quoi dans un dialogue audio et donner son opinion sur un déguisement
Vocabulary Kit: Costumes
Fancy dress
- football player = footballeur
- Indian = Indien
- pirate = pirate
- superhero = super-héros
- baker = boulanger
- butcher = boucher
- cook = cuisinier
- mechanic = mécanicien
- knight = chevalier
- sorcerer = sorcier
- devil = diable
- demon slayer = pourfendeur de démons
Document: Maya, Will and Steve
July — the end of the school year. Maya, Will and Steve are looking for an idea to celebrate. They talk about different attractions before deciding to throw a fancy dress party.
Juillet — la fin de l’année scolaire. Maya, Will et Steve cherchent une idée pour fêter ça. Ils parlent de différentes attractions avant de décider de faire un bal costumé.
Script
Maya:
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It’s July already.
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What can we do to celebrate the end of the school year?
Will:
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We can go to the amusement park.
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You know, Gulliver’s World, it’s great.
Steve:
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Or to the zoo.
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Knowsley Safari Park isn’t very far and I think it’s more interesting.
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I went to Gulliver’s World last year and it wasn’t very funny.
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I went on a roller-coaster and I was as sick as a dog.
Will:
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Perhaps, but the amusement park is more exciting.
Maya:
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In my opinion, the amusement park is as boring as the zoo.
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You can go there this summer.
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Oh, look at this shop window, they’ve got beautiful costumes, really.
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I know, let’s have a party!
Steve:
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Having a party isn’t as funny as going to the zoo.
Will:
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Or to the amusement park.
Maya:
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Come on!
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We can wear costumes and have a fancy dress party.
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That’s fun.
Steve:
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Why not?
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I want to be a football player.
Will:
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And I can be a pirate like Jack Sparrow or an Indian.
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I love Indians.
Maya:
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You are as imaginative as my grandfather.
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Why not a butcher, a baker or a mechanic?
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Come on, be original!
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I want to be a superhero.
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Beware, here comes… Super Maya!
Will:
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OK, then I am… Supercook!
Maya:
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Hilarious!
Steve:
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And I am… Super football player!
Will and Maya:
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Oh Steve!
Character’s opinions
1.
Listen and pick out the characters’ opinions about each attraction.
Écoute et relève l’opinion de chaque personnage sur chaque attraction.
amusement park
zoo
fancy dress party
Will
great, exciting
Steve
funny
interesting
funny
Maya
boring
boring
fun
Costumes for the party
2.
Write down the names of the costumes they choose for the party.
Note les noms des costumes qu’ils choisissent pour la soirée.
ordinary costumes
superhero costumes
Steve
football player
Super Football Player
Will
pirate, Indian
Super Cook
Maya
Super Maya
Translate: Costumes and opinions
Build the sentence in English
Clique sur une flèche pour lancer la roulette.
Your sentence
Word bank
Séance 3: Compare & invite
- Objectif : apprendre à comparer deux costumes en anglais et rédiger une invitation pour une fête costumée
- Activités : découverte des adjectifs courts et longs (cool, scary, fashionable, ridiculous…), point de grammaire sur le comparatif d’égalité (as … as) et de supériorité (-er than / more … than), mini-tâche d’écriture d’une invitation et découverte du carnaval de Notting Hill
- À retenir : savoir comparer deux costumes avec aussi … que et plus … que, rédiger une invitation simple en anglais et connaître l’une des grandes fêtes culturelles britanniques
Vocabulary Kit: Comparison adjectives
Short adjectives
- cool = cool
- strange = étrange
- flashy = tape-à-l’œil
- funny = drôle
- scary = effrayant
Long adjectives
- boring = ennuyeux
- colourful = coloré
- exotic = exotique
- fashionable = à la mode
- ridiculous = ridicule
Compare the costumes
Choose two costumes and compare them with your partner. Use as … as, -er than, or more … than.
Choisis deux costumes et compare-les avec ton voisin. Utilise as … as, -er than ou more … than.
devil
sorcerer
demon
Goku
demon slayer
knight
Short
cool – strange – flashy – funny – scary
Long
colourful – exotic – fashionable – ridiculous
Examples
The devil costume is as scary as the demon costume.
Goku is cooler than the knight.
The sorcerer costume is more colourful than the knight costume.
Trucs & Astuces
Pour rédiger une invitation
Quand tu rédiges une invitation pour une fête, précise la date, l’heure et ce que les invités doivent apporter (nourriture, boissons…).
Mini-task: An invitation for Maya
The task
Create a colourful invitation for Maya’s fancy dress party. Use adjectives to describe the costumes the guests must wear.
Rédige une invitation colorée pour la fête costumée de Maya. Utilise des adjectifs pour décrire les costumes que les invités doivent porter.
40 – 60 mots
Hints
Pour commencer
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Try a structure like: Come to Maya’s place on Saturday at 4 pm.
Then add the food and drinks: Food: pizza, cake. Drinks: orange juice, water.
Then add the food and drinks: Food: pizza, cake. Drinks: orange juice, water.
Adjectifs utiles
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Short: cool – funny – scary – flashy – strange.
Long: colourful – exotic – fashionable – ridiculous.
Long: colourful – exotic – fashionable – ridiculous.
Décrire les costumes
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Tell guests what to wear: Wear a colourful pirate costume.
You can compare two ideas: A superhero costume is more exciting than a baker costume.
You can compare two ideas: A superhero costume is more exciting than a baker costume.
Pour finir
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Close the invitation with: See you on Saturday! or Don’t be late!
Your invitation
Culture Box - Notting Hill Carnival
Every August, the streets of London come alive for the Notting Hill Carnival — one of the biggest street festivals in the world.
Chaque mois d’août, les rues de Londres s’animent pour le Notting Hill Carnival — l’une des plus grandes fêtes de rue au monde.
When and where
The Notting Hill Carnival takes place every August in three areas of west London: Notting Hill, Chelsea and Portobello. It is the most famous carnival in Britain.
Three days of celebration
The carnival lasts three days. People dance and listen to non-stop music in the streets, and dancers parade in colourful, exotic costumes.
The sound of steelbands
A steelband is a musical group that plays on metal drums called steel drums. Steelbands are one of the most popular attractions of the carnival.
A family weekend
On Sunday, the first day of the carnival, the streets are reserved for children and families. Everyone can enjoy the music and the parade safely.
Translate: Comparing costumes
Build the sentence in English
Clique sur une flèche pour lancer la roulette.
Your sentence
Word bank
Séance 4: Evaluation
- Type d’évaluation : QCM (20 questions à choix unique)
- Axe : Personnes et personnages — Masques et costumes
- Compétences : Compréhension de l’oral + lexique des costumes et opinions + comparatif
- Coefficient : à confirmer
EVALUATION — Let's have a party!
Questions à choix unique
1.
In the dialogue, what does Maya finally suggest to celebrate the end of the school year?
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Why doesn't Steve like Gulliver's World?
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Which costume does Will say he wants to wear?
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Where does the Notting Hill Carnival take place every year?
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How long does the Notting Hill Carnival last?
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What is special about Sunday at the Notting Hill Carnival?
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Which sentence uses the comparative of equality correctly?
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Which sentence uses a short-adjective comparative correctly?
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Which sentence uses a long-adjective comparative correctly?
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Which is the comparative of "good"?
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Choose the correct sentence.
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When you write a party invitation, what must you include?
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In the dialogue, what does Maya think of the fancy dress party?
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Will says the amusement park is…
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"boulanger" means…
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"mécanicien" means…
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"exotique" means…
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"à la mode" means…
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"effrayant" means…
20.
"ridicule" means…