On the road!

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

US cities are imagining ways to stop climate change. Austin, Texas has planned on being carbon-neutral by 2020 and Chicago, Illinois has been planting trees on its roofs for a decade now. What about your city? Can you suggest one action to preserve the environment?

June 4, 2016

Dear parents, dear followers,

Our plane has finally landed in JFK airport, NYC. We thought we would never make it! Let me tell you what happened right from the start at London Heathrow airport: Elijah was waiting to pass through the security check when he realised he did not have his passport.

Now, that was horrible! We couldn’t leave without him! But it was impossible not to leave either, even without him. He ran back to his mum, who looked everywhere ‒ in his luggage, his backpack... nothing. She asked him when he had last seen his passport… He said: “I was packing yesterday evening when I saw it on my bedside table... Oh, now I remember! I put it in the drawer to keep it safe.”

Finally, his mom had to go back home in a rush. She eventually found the passport and brought it all the way back to the airport. There, a chain of helpful parents took the precious, long-awaited document to Elijah and he was able to board the plane just seconds before the doors closed. Phew! We are so relieved. Elijah, you are so absent‑minded! Parents, don’t hesitate to write comments! The kids love them!

Mrs Pembroke

Exercice 1 : Long is the road

1

Look at the photograph and describe it.

2

Read the blog post. Identify the problem.

3

What was the group doing while Elijah was waiting for his passport?

4

Imagine the parents’ comments.

Exercice 2 : An intense day!

1

Concentrate on the photo. What is it? Where is it?

2

Listen. What has happened to the road-trippers? List their adventures.

3

What was the most emotional moment of the day?

4

Write the teens’ blog posts for the day.

Exercice 3 : What’s next?

1

Where is the group going after New York?

2

Imagine the eco-friendly activities the teenagers will do there.

3

Pick a state and look for its national flower, animal and motto!

HAVE + V-en

Observe: We have been in New York for only one day, but we’ve had many adventures already.

Think: Are they in New York now? Are they having adventures now?

Practise: Write blog posts about the teens: “They’ve been in NYC for… . They’ve met…”.

Us vs UK "aw"

It was awesome!


Roar: It wasn’t awful or awkward at all.

Use Google slides and write articles for your road trip blog. Talk about the US states you have visited, the green actions you have taken, minor incidents and tomorrow’s plans.

A2 I can say what was happening at a precise time in the past.
A2+ I can also share my future plans.
Vers B1 I have talked about the result of past actions.