It's Groundhog Day!
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Cultural spots
It's Groundhog Day!
Compétence
Parler en continu : je prends la parole pour raconter ou décrire.
Culture : je prends conscience des différences culturelles.
Culture : je prends conscience des différences culturelles.
Did you know?
Candlemas, or Chandeleur in French, is around the time when bears stop hibernating. Superstition says that if bears go back to sleep, winter is not over. Would you like to sleep all winter? Or predict the weather?
Groundhog Day
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How much ground would a groundhog grind if a groundhog could grind ground?
In Europe, people used to watch hibernating animals to predict the end of winter. When German immigrants arrived in Pennsylvania in the 1850s, they watched groundhogs. Today, Phil, the most famous groundhog, predicts the weather live on TV. Don’t miss his predictions!
It’s cloudy in New York City!
TV weatherman
Use Padlet and imagine that you’re a TV weatherman. It’s February 2, what’s the weather like in the USA?
How far can you go?
A1 I can use greetings but my sentences aren’t complete.
A1+ I can use greetings, give the weather in 2 or 3 cities and repeat when necessary.
A2 I can use greetings, give the weather in 5 cities and be original.
A1+ I can use greetings, give the weather in 2 or 3 cities and repeat when necessary.
A2 I can use greetings, give the weather in 5 cities and be original.