Are you ready for a job in Silicon Valley?

 

Context 

You have an opportunity to work in the Silicon Valley but you want more information before making your decision. You ask your friends to help you do some research.

 Task

1) Watch the video assigned to you.

2) Identify the pros and/or cons of living in Silicon Valley / California.

3) Take notes in the grid below.

4) Be ready to present your findings orally to the class.

 

Video 1: Welcome to Silicon Valley (video below)

Video 2: Housing in Silicon Valley (video below)

Video 3: Weather in California (video below)

 Vocabulary 

the pros and cons = les pours et les contres

a perk = un avantage

to afford = avoir les moyens financiers (ex: to afford a house = pouvoir se permettre d’acheter une maison) > affordable = abordable

IT (pronounce [ai ti]) = informatique

(high) tech

homelessness = le problème des sans abri > to be homeless = être sans abri

flood (pronounce [flad]) = inondation

RV (pronounce [ar vi]) = camping car

Video 1: Welcome to Silicon Valley

Video 2: Housing in Silicon Valley

Video 3: Weather in California

1e STMG - Fraternities and Sororities

Watch this second video on fraternities and sororities.
Again, answer the questions in your QuiZiniere exercise.

1e STMG - History of Greek Life in American Universities

Watch this video on the history of Greek life and fraternities / sororities in the USA.

Then answer the questions on the QuiZiniere exercise.

606 - Mrs G - Homework for Monday 20 April

Homework for Monday 20 April.

Task 1:
Listen to these sentences and repeat them with your best pronunciation and energy.

Task 2:
Record an audio and send it to me following the instructions below.

You have just visited the National Restaurant Association Show about the future of restaurants in the USA. In it, you’ve learnt about Food Ink and future restaurant trends. You are being interviewed outside of the exhibition by a local radio. 

1) Watch the 2 videos below to learn about Food Ink and future restaurant trends.

2) Record an audio in which you will explain what you have learnt (as if you explained it to a friend). Give your opinion on the trends and also answer the following question: If such a restaurant opens in France, will you go? Why (not)?

3) Speak for at least 2mn!

Use rich vocabulary from the lesson and try to include the sentences from task 1 + one or more IF structures (IF + present, WILL + V) and intensifiers (so / such a / very / absolutely, etc.)

1e spé LLCE - Mrs G - Manifold Influences of Gothic

Dear pupils,
Please find below my "lesson" on the manifold influences of gothic.
Enjoy!

1e LLCE - Mrs G - Homework for 31 March

Good morning dear pupils! Here is the work to do for Tuesday 31 March. 

It is important that you do it in the order given below to keep the logic of it.

1) Word challenge: "No pain, no gain."

Find its meaning here: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/no+pain%2c+no+gain

Try to use it in the work or e-mails you will send me.

2) Gothic legacy. Who is the most gothic director of all times?

Think it through before you open the picture “21 Filmography” sent to you by mail.

Look at all the movie posters in the document and identify the elements that pertain to the gothic genre.

Read more about the director: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/exploring-the-gothic-horror-of-tim-burton/

((You have plenty of time to watch one or more of his movies. My personal favourites? Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow and Big Fish.))

3) Watch the video below.

Fill in the worksheet sent to you by mail page 1. (doc "23 Vincent - TB")

THEN (and only then) check the correction and read the script. (doc "23 Vincent - TB CORRECTION)

Of course, go and check the unknown words online.

4) Who was Vincent Price? Do a quick web search to learn about him: Who was he? What was he most famous for?

5) Read the text “24 Reading Comprehension” and answer the questions. Send the answers back to me for correction.

6) What is the link between Vincent Prince and Michael Jackson? Do a quick web search.

7) Karaoke Time!

Go to YouTube to watch the whole “Thriller” music video once to get a good feel of the atmosphere.

Watch the video below. Your goal will be to KARAOKE on it!

Record your karaoke in sync with the music video. Work on pronunciation and intonation!!!

8) Enter the karaoke competition by sending me your audio!

1e LLCE - Mrs G - Homework for Tuesday 24 March

1) WORD CHALLENGE of the day: "Food For Thought"
Find the explanation of the idiom here: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/food+for+thought
Try to use it in your work for bonus points!

2) Record an AUDIO that will explain the keywords you have used in your poster. Do this without notes! Imagine that you are explaining your poster to your schoolmates in class (as you would have done without this darn covid!). The audio must be at least 2mn but do not speak for 15mn either!
I have chosen this keyword because...
I have picked that keyword since...
I think the best keywords to talk about the manifold influences of gothic are... as...
What you have to know about the influences of gothic is that...

I will listen to them and send you back the best ones as correction for the work.

3) Read the ARTICLE entitled "Types and Influences of Gothic Literature" (sent by mail) and watch the VIDEO below.
Take notes of everything you understand.

4) Create a TIMELINE on the gothic genre using these notes and everything we have done in class since the beginning of the unit.
In this timeline, I want to see the main works of fiction (title, date, author) AS WELL AS what was happening in the society at that time (type of era, type of society, changes, specific events, general events, galvanism, spiritualism, capitalism, etc.)
The goal is to create a timeline that will show how literature and society are connected.
This timeline must look good!
You can create an online interactive timeline or draw one. => illustrate it with book covers, pictures, drawings, videos, etc.

You can use this free online tool (or any other tool that you know) and send me the link or the address if you want:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/

If you can collaborate with your friends remotely and create 1 timeline for 2, it's perfectly ok for me.