It's Groundhog Day!

Parler en continu : je prends la parole pour raconter ou décrire.
Culture : je prends conscience des différences culturelles.

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?

Listen

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What can the groundhog do?

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Find Punxsutawney on the comic strip… and try to pronounce it!

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Listen to the audio. Then, explain Groundhog day in 60 seconds.

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Design a “10 Reasons for NOT sleeping all winter” poster.

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Quiz time! Team up and answer as quickly as possible...Another name for the groundhog is...

marmot

shark

fox

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Groundhogs live in...

very hot places

cold places

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They sleep all...

winter

summer

spring

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People watch them to guess the end of...

spring

summer

winter

Speak

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What is the title of the film? Can you guess what the man’s job is?

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Does he look happy? Imagine why.

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Look for information about the film.

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Is it fun to be a weatherman?

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If you hear thunder, lightning and rain, there is a .

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When it rains, you can open your .

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If there are no clouds, the sky is .

Watch

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Watch. What did Phil predict?

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What's the weather like today where you are? Use the present Be + V-ing.

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What's your favourite season?

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Tongue twister!
How much ground would a groundhog grind if a groundhog could grind ground?

Use Padlet and imagine that you’re a TV weatherman. It’s February 2, what’s the weather like in the USA?

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.