My yearbook bio!

Écrire et réagir à l'écrit : j'écris pour décrire, raconter, rendre compte.

Yearbooks are popular in Britain and Canada too. Students love having a souvenir of their school years. In France, the class photo is another tradition.
Have you ever looked back at your class photos from previous years? How did it feel?

Yearbook club

Yearbook club

Exercice 1 : Yearbook club

1

Anticipate from the illustration.

2

Listen and take notes about Caden.

3

Describe his personality.

4

What are his hopes and dreams?

5

List his achievements. Use superlatives.

6

Why is he special?

Eileen is getting her yearbook profile ready but she hasn’t completed the information form yet. Can you help her?

Name: Eileen O’Hara
Age:
Grade: 10^th grade
Family:

Favourite class:
Favourite place in school:
Likes:
Dislikes:

Achievements:
Hopes, dreams and intentions:

Exercice 2 : Writing a profile

1

One of you reads Eileen’s description. The other one asks questions to fill in this form.

2

Classify her hobbies and describe her personality.

3

What does she say about her future?

4

Fill in your information form.

Exercice 3 : A time to remember

1

Describe the documents.

2

Guess what “achievement” means. List your own achievements!

3

Who buys yearbooks? Why?

4

Create a quiz on yearbooks.

Superlatives

Observe: He’s the fastest runner in 10^th grade and the nicest guy in our class.

Think: Spot the adjectives. Concentrate on endings and determiners.

Practise: I am the… student in my class.

Pronounce "gh"

I just can’t get enough! Ok, you’re right.


Scream and shout: thought, daughter, laugh, eight.

I am fifteen years old and...

Use Edmodo and write your “past and future me” biography: tell a holiday story, describe your hopes and dreams and list your greatest achievements.

A2 I can describe my personality.
A2+ I can list my greatest achievements.
B1 I can talk about my past and my future with link words.