Back to school!

1. In the UK, the school assembly is in the afternoon. Right. Wrong.
2. The “Pledge of Allegiance” is an American tradition. Right. Wrong.
3. During the pledge, pupils look at the school emblem. Right. Wrong.

Happy or not?

1

Match the words to the corresponding part of the picture.

Mother

Comic

Children

Stationery shop

Car

Calculator

Felt tips

2

Drag in the first category the emotions of the children at the begining. Then draggable in the second one the emotions of the children at the end.

3

Fill in the blanks with the adjectives from exercise 2 to sum up the story.

First, the children are because they think they are going to the beach or the zoo. Then, at the stationery shop, they realise they must go back to school soon, so they are .

Ready or not?

1

Concentrate on characters’ expressions. Choose which emoji represents the feelings of the characters (angry, sad, etc.).

2

Now, listen to the audio. Sort out Ayanda’s words from Josh’s.

3

Label the picture with the words below. Then, listen to Ayanda again and colour/customise the school material.
💡 Tip: Where is the photo of a dancer? Where are the chips? 

Is back to school cool?

1

Read the poems and fill in the chart with the rhyming words. 

2

Fill in the mindmap with words from the poems.

3

Choose one of the texts. Fill in the blanks with the right words to describe it.

(Ayanda’s / Josh’s) text is very (positive / negative). (He / She) (loves / hates) going back to school and is really (sad / excited). (He / She) thinks the uniform is (cool / horrible), and says that today is a (bad / good) day.

La prononciation du « s » final

Listen: Friends, shorts, lunchboxes.

Réfléchis : Concentre-toi sur la prononciation du « s » final. Combien de façons y a‑t‑il pour prononcer le « s » final d’un mot ? 1, 2 ou 3 ?


Répète : So many ties, hats and blouses in shops and so many books in the libraries.

Mission 2

1

Your first mission is to...

read a poem.

write an article.

write a poem.

write a letter.

2

It must be about...

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going back to school.

school friends.

letters and colours.

3

Choose your level:

A1

A2

A1+