At the tower!

1. In 2016, Sadiq Khan became the Mayor of London. Right. Wrong.
2. Anne Hidalgo is a British mayor. Right. Wrong.
3. Is a mayor an old person or the head / chairman of a city?

A bear at the Tower

1

Put the mixed-up words in order to identify the document.

This is the front (C / E / R / O / V) of a children’s (O / K / O / B). It’s (O / T / U / B / A) a funny little (R / E / B / A) called Paddington.

2

Match the words to describe the picture.

3

Use the verbs in box 1, and the people and objects in box 2 to imagine parts of the story. You can add your own ideas.

It was so cool!

1

Listen to the audio and fill in with the correct answer(s).


a) Who is visiting the Tower of London? (Mark / Jenny / Mrs Pembroke).
b) What parts of the Tower does he like? (The impressive tower / The amazing jewels / The spooky corridors / The massive doors).

2

Concentrate on the guide’s words. Pick all the keywords you hear.

×

Doors

×

Coronation

Poor

×

Prisoners

×

Tower

Guards

×

Castle

×

Museum

×

Kings

Flowers

×

Crown jewels

Huge

3

Match the two parts of the sentences to find out more about the Tower of London.

4

After the tour, Mark is interviewed. Imagine his answers.

The journalist: Did you enjoy your visit?
Mark: Yes, I .
The journalist: What did you like most?
Mark: Well, .

An amazing view

1

Go online to find out more about The Shard and fill in this ID card.

 

Name: The Shard
Type of building: 
Architect: 
Style: 
Height: metres
Opening year: 

2

Watch the video and number these sights in the order you see them.

GeoBeats/Youtube/DR

3

Now, watch the video again and fill with the correct answer.

4

Here is Jenny’s description of her favourite monument. Put the verbs in the past tense.

a) I really like St Paul’s Cathedral.

b) It is a beautiful place.

c) There are lots of tourists,
.
d) … but it is not too noisy.

Les phrases exclamatives

Listen: What an impressive tower! How great!

Réfléchis : Les phrases ci-dessus sont des phrases . Leur intonation est-elle montante ou descendante ?


Répète : How big! What an amazing day!

Le passé

Observe : The Tower of London was a castle. There were prisoners. Many people visited it. Many kings lived there.

Réfléchis : Concentre-toi sur les verbes. Que remarques-tu pour l’auxiliaire BE ?
Que constates-tu pour les deux autres verbes ?
Tous ces verbes renvoient-ils à des actions présentes, passées ou futures ?

Conclus : Pour parler au en anglais, on ajoute à la fin des verbes. Attention, l’auxiliaire est irrégulier !

Mission 2

1

Your second mission is...

to send a live message.

to publish a blog.

to write an article.

2

Sending a live message means...

you are typing a message.

you are talking to people right now.

×

you are recording a message.

3

Choose your level:

A1+

A2

A1