5ème
ENGLISH CLASS. PRESENTATION
Contact
You can reach me on my email: helene.thiercy@lfb.es
If you need something or forgot something, ask before class starts.
When you’re absent you’re expected to catch up on homework (PRONOTE will be daily updated). We will use the class website, itsLearning/ENT and Google Classroom for digital activities [and if you're confined at home].
You need a notebook, a folder or a display book (=cahier, classeur, porte-vues), whichever you prefer, where you’ll keep track of the vocabulary, grammar lessons and activities we do in class – each chapter needs to be kept in your folder until the final evaluation. Have paper to write on, keep your notes clean and organized. I’ll collect them from time to time and check how you organize yourself. Don’t hesitate to ask if you need help or have any doubt.
Seating in class : You will be assigned a seat in class. You are expected to seat there – except during group activities. Seating will change periodically throughout the year. Don’t hesitate to say if you need to be in the front (i.e. to see the board better).
Oral Participation and Homework
Participate as much as possible in the written and oral activities. Don’t hesitate to use the school library to read, watch and listen to documents in English. Use the Internet or any other resources to be as much as possible in contact with the English language.
At the end of each term you’ll get a ‘note de vie de classe’ which evaluates your progress (participation to the class activities, homework, oral tests conducted at the beginning of a class to check that you’ve done personal work).
Syllabus
Introduction. ‘Robots’
Presentation; classroom rules and good work habits
How to talk about rules and describe the future (with modal auxiliaries: will/won’t; can/can’t; should/shouldn’t will be able to; comparison; vocabulary: school, robots, technology)
final task: describe your ideal school in the future (EE/EO)
Project 1. ‘That's Me’ : how to… introduce someone, talk about someone’s tastes and hobbies, read a poem or a diary, get to know someone (vocabulary: personality, hobbies, physical appearance, tastes, friendship)
final task: design the cover and interview of a magazine featuring you as a teen star (EE group work)
Project 2. ‘Scary Stories’: how to… understand a story about the past, talk about events in the past, learn about American history, read and write scary stories (vocabulary: Halloween, scary stories, the house, celebrations)
final task: write and present a spooky story to the class (EE-EO)
+ Reading:
The Canterville Ghost (Oxford Bookworms Library level 2 ISBN: 978-0-19-478699-7)
or/and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (MacMillan Readers ISBN 9781405076548)
Project 3: ‘The Brilliant World of Tom Gates’
reading and writing; write out a letter of excuse to the principal (EE)
Project 4. ‘Kids of New York’: how to…describe a place, comment on a scene, look for something and explain what it is, tell what’s going on, ask someone what’s going on, express possession and comparisons (vocabulary: action verbs, cities, tourism, means of transport, travel)
final task: (individual or group work) oral presentation on a NYC landmark (EO)
Project 5. The Great Fire of London: how to… about fictional and historical heroes, use the past continuous, use spatial prepositions, (vocabulary: British currency, British history)
Final task: write an imaginary story happening during the Great Fire
Project 6. Hiking: exploring the Great Canyon
Revision overall grammar and preparing a trip!
Classroom rules
Classroom Expectations
YOUR RIGHTS
- You can speak as much as anybody else in the class.
- You can listen to the teacher without being bothered.
- You can express your concerns and worries, ask questions.
- You can ask for extension for papers or tests if you have a valid reason (if you’re sick, if you have a family obligation) or a lot of tests at the same time (more than 2 a day)
- You can ask for permission to go to the bathroom at the beginning of class if we’re not late - not when the class has started.
- You can ask for an explanation outside of class time ; it’s also possible for you to make an appointment.
- You can ask for your notebook to be checked by the teacher if you have any doubts.
- you will have access to Pronote and some documents online (cahier de textes ; website)
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- I must attend class every day and arrive on time.
If I am late, I will go to the Vie scolaire and get a late slip.…
- I must be polite in class, with my teacher but also with my schoolmates.
If I am rude, I must apologize and the teacher will write a note to my parents. …
- To speak, I must raise my hand and wait for my turn.
The 3 rd time I speak out of turn, the teacher will give me an essay (or lines) in English to write. If I continue, my parents will be notified.
- I can’t speak with my classmates except in group activities.
The 3rd time I am told to be quiet,
…I will be separated from my classmate(s). If I continue, I will either sit on a chair at the door or write an essay (or lines) for the teacher….
- To improve, I must do my homework. Pronote is updated daily to help me.
The 3 rd time I don’t do my homework, my teacher will write a note to my parents, the sixth time I will have an hour of detention.
- To improve, I must learn my lesson from one class to the next.
The 3 rd time I don’t learn my lesson, my teacher will write a note to my parents, the sixth time I will have an hour of detention.
- I understand that the teacher needs my papers/tests/homework in due time so everybody has the same time to complete them.
If I don’t turn in my work on time, I will lose one point for each English class I am late.
If I don’t turn in my work at all, I will get a zero.
- I understand that any correspondence with my parents should be signed/presented in time.
If I don’t return the correspondence with my parents on time,
You have two other chances and then the teacher will email my parents.…
- I mustn’t cheat in class or at home for tests or homework.
If I do, …my grade will be divided by two.
- I should be careful when I do research on the Internet and explain where I found the document.
If I pretend someone’s work is mine, it’s plagiarism and will be
penalized with points removed off my grade, and I will do it over.………..
Any repeated violation of these basic rules will lead to an increase in the sanction.