Your selfie, your story!

Parler en continu : je prends la parole pour raconter, décrire, expliquer.

Robert Cornelius, an American photographer, took a selfie in… 1839! And before selfies, there were self-portraits. Rembrandt made more than 90, Van Gogh painted himself more than 43 times.  Do you take selfies? How often? Why?

Exercice 1 : Selfie challenge

1

Describe this epic selfie. Why are some people taking pictures?

2

If you could take a selfie with a celebrity, who would you choose?

3

Find information about selfie challenges.

4

Do you like the idea of selfie challenges?

5

Write ideas for a summer photo challenge!

Exotic holiday adventures!

Exotic holiday adventures!

Exercice 2 : Exotic holiday adventures!

1

Listen. Identify who’s speaking.

2

List places and activities.

3

Concentrate on Jamala’s tone. How does she sound? Why?

4

Do you approve of Amir’s attitude?

5

What do the selfies reveal about Amir’s personality?

Exercice 3 : Selfie assignment

1

What did Talya and Jenny do during their holidays?

2

Write captions for their selfies. Check your guesses in your workbook.

3

What do you think of their selfies?

4

Ask your neighbour what he/she did while on holiday.

Emphasise a word

Look at my selfies!
Look at my selfies, not his.


Scream: That’s so dangerous! That’s so dangerous! That’s so dangerous!

Simple past questions

Observe: Where did you go? Did you take pictures?

Think: Which word suggests a past action? Where do you put it?

Practise: Ask your teacher questions about his/her holidays.

I went to India.

Use Google slides and make a slideshow to tell your classmates about your holidays.

A2 I can list events in the past and add some details.
A2+ I can link my sentences together.
Vers B1 I can address my audience directly to sound more interesting.