Monday, September 7th.

Book 1 : Knowing me, knowing you !

Someone who isn't polite is rude.

Someone who is not easily-scared ( facilement effrayé) is bold (courageux).

Someone who is not hard-working is lazy.

easy-going : décontracté (≠ touchy)

caring : attentionné (≠ selfish)

flexible ≠ stubborn (têtu)

Thursday, September 10th.

Les nuances :

not … at all – not very – a bit – quite – extremly – too

ex : Marion is too stubborn.

Adrien is a bit touchy.

Elie is quite hard-working.

Clara is not rude at all.

Sophie is not very bold.

Thibault was extremly shy.

The quiz :

Jeremy is honest, caring and quite easy-going but he can be a bit touchy and he is easily-

scared. He says he is a dog because his friends can count on him. He has loads (beaucoup de)

of friends and fun. He couldn't live without (sans) his music and CDs. He enjoys helping

around the house, cooking, decorating and surfing the net on Saturday.

Friday, September 11th.

Today, it is Patriot Day (14 years ago 3 000 people died in the USA because of four planes

which crashed).

Vocabulary :

as well = also

actually : en réalité

definitely : absolument

hang out : traîner

rush out : se précipiter

Pour hésiter à l'oral, on peut utiliser : « erm », « let's see », « well », «I know»...

Monday, September 14th.

L'accent de mots : les adjectifs :

L'ajout des préfixes im-, ir- ou dis- ne déplace pas l'accent primaire de l'adjectif.

Ex : 'honest- dis'honest, 'patient – im'patient, 'responsible – irres'ponsible.

Les adjectifs composés ont deux accents : accent secondaire puis accent primaire.

Ex : ,easy-'going, ,hard-'working

Exercice 1 page 18 : réécris ces phrases de manière à ce qu'elles soient vraies pour

toi, en te servant des expressions suivantes : not...at all / not very / a bit / quite /

extremly / too

a- I am quite honest. (Cindy)

b- I am not shy at all. (Marion)

c- I am not impatient at all. (Elie)

d- I'm quite easy-going. (Chloé)

Exercice 3 page 18 : Fiona présente son amie Sharon à sa classe puis se présente elle-

même. Complète en conjuguant les verbes entre parenthèses.

Right, let's start with Sharon. She loves (love) helping other people so she is (be) quite

helpful. But she doesn't like (not/like) doing her homework, so she is (be) a bit lazy. She has

(have) loads of friends and she hangs out with them every weekend. Now about me : I am

(be) extremly touchy but I don't think (not/think) I am (be) selfish. I hate (hate) gardening

but I enjoy (enjoy) decorating the house. Sharon and I are (be) best friends and we have

(have) loads of fun.

Thursday, September 17th.

Les verbes de goût :

Après les verbes de goût , le verbe prend un -ing.

Ex : I hate doing my homework.

I love sending texts on my mobile.

I don't like speaking English.

RAPPEL : à la 3ème personne du singulier au présent le verbe prend toujours un -s.

ex : Benjamin loves San Francisco.

Elie doesn't like English.

Questions :

What animal are you ?

What can't you live without ?

What do you like doing on Saturday ?

What sort of music do you like ?

What animal scares you ?

What are you like ?

Exercice 4 page 18 : imagine les questions que Paul a pu poser à Greg. Lis bien les

réponses et sois logique !

Paul : What do you like doing on Saturdays ?

Greg : On Saturday nights ? Well, I enjoy going to the pictures.

Paul : Do you like playing video games ?

Greg : No, not really. I don't like it. It's boring (ennuyant).

Paul : Are you a dove ?

Greg : Oh, no ! I am not. My friends can always count on me.

Paul : With who do you like playing video games ?

Greg : Er... with my best friend Dan, I think. Yes, Dan and I have lots in common.

Paul : What can't you live without ?

Greg : Oh, that's easy. I can't live without music.

Friday, September 18th.

Exercice 2 page 18 : complète ces phrases en parlant de soi :

a- I really enjoy setting the table.

b- At home, I hate doing my homework.

c- I don't really like selfish people / listening to music.

Bilan Book 1 Situation 1 :

les verbes de goût + verbe + -ing

l'accent des adjectifs,

le vocabulaire : adjectifs de personnalité, …

les nuances,

les questions,

le -s de la 3ème personne au présent.