Nessie is the Loch Ness monster.
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 o’ clock.
Who was the person?
The person was D Mackenzie.
What was his or her name?
What did he see?
He saw a boat.
Was it slow or fast?
It was fast.
• Second part
When was it?
It was in eighteen eighty-five.
Who was the person?
What was his or her name?
The person was Roderick Matheson.
What did he or she see?
He saw a horse.
What did it look like?
It looked like a horse.
• Third part When was it?
It was in eighteen-eighty eight.
What time was it?
It was in the morning.
Who was the person?
What was his or her name?
The person was Alexander Macdonald.
What did he or she see?
He saw a creature.
What did it look like?
It looked like a salamander.
Hi folks ! My name's Nessie and I live in Loch Ness, Scotland. I'm an elusive creature, I manage to keep my appearances to a minimum. My favourite spot is Urquhart Bay, just beside the castle.
elusive : insaisissable
Why is Nessie an elusive creature?
Nessie is an elusive creature because it doesn’t exist.
What do you know about Scotland?
Scotland is a contry of the United Kingdom.
It’s in north of england.
Try to find a map of Scotland and some information about Scotland.
What language do people in Scotland speak?
In Scotland the people speak English.
Is it the only language spoken there? [Only : seul, seulement]
No, it isn’t.
What other language is spoken in Scotland?
The other language spoken in Scotland is Gaelic.
Find out where Gaelic is spoken in the world.
Gaelic is spoken in Scotland , Ireland ,Isle of man and Wales.
Find out what the six big cities are. Write their names. Find two adjectives to characterize the cities.
Edinburgh , Glasgow , Dundee , Aberdeen , Stirling and Inverness are all modern and dynamic.
How far is Glasgow from London?(Write the answer in letters!)
There is six hundreds forty-two from London.
How long does it take to go from London to Glasgow by car?
There is six hours and twenty five minutes.
How long does it take to drive to Inverness?
There is nine hours and five minutes.
Does it take longer to drive to Aberdeen or to Edinburgh? Why? (Comparative of "far" is "farther")
Numbers
Ecris les nombres et dates en toutes lettres.
2001 :two thousand 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 meter ninety-eight tall.
How tall are you?
I’m one meter sixty-eight tall.
How much does he weigh?
He weighs ninety-nine point eight kilos.
How much do you weigh?
I weigh sixty-three kilos.
His life
When was he born?
He was born on the twenty-third of January, nineteen seventy-eight.
When were you born?
I was born in 1990, on January the twenty-seventh.
Where was he born?
He was born in Pensylvania.
Where were you born?
I was born in Paris.
His personal life
Lis les cinq phrases et choisis si les phrases suivantes sont vraies (True) ou fausses (False).
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. T
• 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. T
• 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 adventure films.
Sport and me
Write a list of ten different sports.
Match the sport and where you play that sport.
basketball inside
windsurfing at the sea
water polo in a swimming pool
rock climbing in a gymnasium
snorkelling (nage avec tuba) underwater
badminton on a court
skiing in a mountain
tennis outside
Essay
Write a short text – about 80 words – about sport. Speak about the sports you are keen on, when you practise sport …
I practise rugby , I practise it on Wednesday and on Saturday. I need special shoes, shorts and a jersey to play rugby. My favorite sportman in rugby is Jonah Lomu , he is one meter ninety-six tall, he weighs one hundred and twenty-five kilos. He can run the one hundred meters in ten point eight seconds. I can run the one hundred meters in eighteen point three seconds. My favorite sportman is Zinedine Zidane, he is a footballer and he plays for Real Madrid.
Find out (trouve) what the letters U.S.A. stand for (=represent).
The letters U.S.A. stand for the United States of America.
· Find out how many continents there are in the world.
There are five continents in the world.
· Find out where the United States is situated.
The United States is situated in North America.
· What is the country situated south of the United States?
The country situated south of the United States is Mexico.
· What is the country situated north of the United States?
The country situated north of the United States is Canada.
· What is the ocean situated west of the United States?
The ocean situated west of the United States is the Pacific Ocean.
· What is the ocean situated east of the United States?
The Ocean situated east of the United States is the Atlantic Ocean.
· Find out how many states (états) there are in the United States.
There are fifty states in the United States.
· Find out how many states are between Canada and Mexico.
There are forty - eight states between Canada and Mexico.
· 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 America is Alaska.
· Find out where Hawaii is situated. Look at the two maps.Write two sentences to explain where it is.
Hawaii is situated in the Pacific Ocean west of North America.
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 Georges Washington, who was the first President of the United States .
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 states in the United States.
There are fifty stars in the flag. Yes it’s logical.
· Find out what the 13 original colonies were.
The thirteen original colonies were situated in the east of the United States.