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Kobe Bryant
Ecris les nombres et dates en toutes lettres
2001 : two thousand and one
25 :twenty-five
5.5 :five point five
1978 : nineteen seventy-eight
210 :two hundred and ten
95.3 : ninety-five point three
Height and weight (Taille et poids)
How tall is he?
He is one metre ninety-eight tall
How tall are you?
I’m one metre sixty-two tall I’m one metre fifty-eight tall
How much does he weigh?
He weighs ninety-nine point eight kilos
How much do you weigh?
I weigh forty-three kilos I weigh fifty-eight kilos
20 :twenty
30 :thirty
40 :forty
50 :fifty
60 :sixty
70 :seventy
80 :eighty
90 :ninety
15 :fifteen
His life
When was he born?
He was born on the twenty-third of August nineteen seventy-eight.
When were you born?
I was born on the third of May nineteen eighty-nine.
Where was he born?
He was born in Pennsylvania.
Where were you born?
I was born in Toulouse.
His personal life
1. His parents named him after a type of steak (kobe) seen on a restaurant
menu before he was born.
2. Spent eight years of his childhood in Italy and is fluent in Italian.
3. Has two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya.
4. His father, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, averaged 8.7 points per game in 606
career games in the NBA.
5. Lists "Star Wars" as his all-time favorite movie.
True / False
• His name comes from Italy. / F
• His name comes from Japan. / F
• His name is the name of a restaurant. F /
• His name is the name of a steak. T /
• He lived in Italy before he was born. / F
• He lived in Italy when he was very young. T /
• He is Italian that’s why he speaks Italian. F /
• He doesn’t speak Italian. / F
• He is keen on science fiction. T /
• He loves “Star Wars”. T /
• His father played basketball when he was young. T /
What sort of films do you like?
I like detective films.
Sport and me
Write a list of ten different sports. Match the sport and where you play that
sport.
basketball in a gymnasium
windsurfing at the sea
water polo in a swimming pool
rock climbing in the mountains
snorkelling (nage avec tuba) underwater
badminton inside
skiing outside tennis on a court
Essay
Write a short text – about 80 words – about sport. Speak about the sports you are keen on, when you practise sport …
I like swimming , I like oriental dancing. I practise dancing on Monday from 7.15 pm to 8.30 pm. I need pants , socks and a scarf. I like singing.
Who is Nessie?
It is a monster that lives in a lake.
Observer: D Mackenzie
Time: 1200 Date:
October 1871
Motion: Slow, then moved off at speed
Description: Log like, then up-turned boat
First part
When was it?
It was in October eighteen seventy-one.
What time was it?
It was twelve.
Who was the person? What was his or her name?
The person was an observer. His name was D.Mackenzie.
What did he see?
He saw the Loch Ness monster .
Was it slow or fast?
It was slow.
Observer: Roderick Matheson
Time: Unknown Date: 1885
Motion: Forward
Description: Described as the biggest thing I ever saw in my Life, neck like
a horse with a mane.
• Second part When was it?
It was in eighteen eighty-five
. What time was it?
It was unknown.
Who was the person? What was his or her name?
The person was an oberver. His name was Roderick Matheson.
What did he or she see?
He saw a monster.
What did it look like?
It looked like a horse.
erver: Alexander Macdonald
Time: Early morning
Date: 1888
Motion:
Description: He called it salamander-like.
• Third part When was it?
IT was in eighteen eighty-eight.
What time was it?
It was in early morning.
Who was the person?
What was his or her name?
The person was an oberver.His name was Alexander Macdonald .
What did he or she see?
He saw a monster.
What did it look like?
It looked like a salamander.
Vocabulary
slow:Lent
fast:rapide
Forward:en avant
horse:Cheval
called:appeller
look like:ressembler à
salamander:salamandre
Now write the translation in your Word documenrt
Elusive:insaisissable
Why is Nessie an elusive creature?
Because it is a monster and it is fast
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SCOTLAND
What do you know about Scotland?
Scotland it is country in the north of Great Britain
What language do people in Scotland speak?
People speak English in Scotland.
Is it the only language spoken there? [Only : seul,
seulement]
No,he is .
What other language is spoken in Scotland?
Other language are spoken in Scotland,Ireland,the Isle of Man,Wales,Cornwall
and Brittany in France.
Find out where Gaelic is spoken in the world.
Find out what the six big cities are. Write their names.
Find two adjectives to characterize the cities.
She six big cities her names is City of glasgo,City of Edinburgh,City of Aberdeen,City
of dundee,City of Stirling,City of Inverness.
How far is Glasgow from London? (Write the answer in
letters!)
Is Glasgow six hudreen forty-two km in London.
How long does it take to go from London to Glasgow by car?
How long does it take to drive to Inverness?
Does it take longer to drive to Aberdeen or to Edinburgh? Why? (Comparative of "far" is "farther")
Find out (trouve) what the letters U.S.A. stand for (=represent).
U:United
S:States
A:America
Find out how many continents there are in the world.
North America
Europe
Africa South
America Australia
Find out where the United States is situated.
United States is situated in the North america.
What is the country situated south of the United States?
Is the country south of United States is Mexico.
What is the country situated north of the United States?
Is the country north of United satates is Canada.
What is the ocean situated west of the United States?
Ocean situated wes of the United States the Ocean Picific
What is the ocean situated east of the United States?
Ocean situated east of United States the Ocean Atlantic
Find out how many states (états) there are in the United States.
There are fifty states.
Find out how many states are between Canada and Mexico.
There are forteen-eight.
Find out the name of the state situated north west of Canada.Look at the map
if you don't know.
The name of the state situated north west of Canada it is Alaska.
Find out where Hawaii is situated.Look at the two maps.Write two sentences
to explain where it is.
Hawaii is situated south west and in the ocean pacific.
Copy the text in your Word document and fill in the blanks. (Complète les
phrases).
Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States. The capital of a country
is the place where the government makes important decisions, where the president
lives and where Congress meets.
The name Washington D.C. comes from the name of the George Washington.
Washington D.C. became the capital of the United States at the beginning of
the
Nineteenth century.
Do you remember how many states there are in the United States? So how many stars are there in the flag?Logical, isn't it? There are fifty. There are fifty. Yes is it.