Unit 1

Lesson 1

• Listen to the recording and then watch the video below.

This year the class will be divided into four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

• Sorting Ceremony

Here is the repartition for this year.

When I call your name you will join your house and discuss the organisation.

• House organisation

In your house, you will have :

-     a prefect (oversees what everybody does, in charge of examples and checking that everybody is doing their job, says "hello" at the beginning of the lessons)

-  someone calling roll (calls out the names and takes care of the computer)

-  someone in charge of paper (deals the worksheet, goes to print them, picks up any homework and checks for the signature if needed)

-     a board master (checks that the classroom is clean, cleans the board and writes the date)

-     the time master (checks the time and alerts the teacher at the end of an activity)

• On your table, there are two papers: one with the calendar of what house is in charge when, and the other where you need to put your names in for the rest of the year.

• Points

To earn points for your house you can:

-     give a good answer, or participate positively

-     be a cutie pie

To lose points :

-     behave badly

-     have a gum in class

Create the first page in your copybook:

• first name
• surname
• class
• classroom number
• ENGLISH COPYBOOK
• Teacher: Ms Genin
• School: ND des Minimes
• School year: 2020-21

• On the same rhythm, create your song for your house.

Lesson 2

• During the year you will have to teach a lesson to your classmates. Here are the dates:

First week of November (Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night))

Last week of November (Thanksgiving)

Last week of Term 2 (Christmas)

3rd week of January (ANZAC Day)

mid-February (Valentine's Day)

mid-March (St Patrick's Day)

mid-April (Easter)

First week of May (May Day (Labour Day))

First week of June (Queen's Birthday)

• Look at the letters below and fill in the table:

Lesson 3

• How to introduce a document? How to read through a document? To help you, fill in the table below:

• Make a list of all the questions in the letter. Then as if you were Harry Potter or yourself, make a list of how you would answer the questions (bullet points)

Before you start writing think about:

-> setting the scene: who was there, where you were, what you did and why you were there

-> the events that occurred in the order they happened

-> an ending comment giving your thoughts about your special day

Be sure to:

-> use the planner below

-> write in the past tense

-> start a new paragraph for each part or event

-> use a logical sequence with your paragraphs

-> use time connective such as "first" "next" "then" "lastly" and "finally"

-> write in the first person

-> check that you've answered the letters correctly

-> check that you have included all the elements to make your assignment a letter

To help you here are some worksheets: 

• Preterit worksheet + Irregular verbs (tests dates!) (Bescherelle: p. 14-15 / 64-65)

• Summer activities

• Now that you're as ready as you'll ever be, start answering your letters. Write only one answering all three. 

Lesson 4

• Hand it your assignment
• Watch the video made in Australia.

• Correction
• Compare and contrast : in the table below, make a list of the similarities and differences (only for the first two schools) and use +/=/- to express your opinion.

Then, read the worksheets on comparative and superlative forms below and write 5 sentences comparing the two schools. (Bescherelle p.70-71)

Lesson 5

Create groups within your house and look at the description of Hogwarts:

• Highlight the words you know
• Draw what is being described
  

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, JK Rowling, Ch. 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pp. 97-102.

The hall was starting to empty as people headed off toward their first lesson. Ron checked his course schedule.

“We’d better go, look, Divination’s at the top of North Tower. It’ll take us ten minutes to get there...”

They finished their breakfasts hastily, said good-bye to Fred and George, and walked back through the hall. […]

The journey through the castle to North Tower was a long one. Two years at Hogwarts hadn’t taught them everything about the castle, and they had never been inside North Tower before.

“There’s — got — to — be — a — shortcut,” Ron panted as they climbed their seventh long staircase and emerged on an unfamiliar landing, where there was nothing but a large painting of a bare stretch of grass hanging on the stone wall.

“I think it’s this way,” said Hermione, peering down the empty passage to the right.

“Can’t be,” said Ron. “That’s south, look, you can see a bit of the lake out of the window . . .”

Harry was watching the painting. […]

They watched in astonishment as the little knight tugged his sword out of its scabbard and began brandishing it violently, hopping up and down in rage. But the sword was too long for him […] 

“Listen,” said Harry, taking advantage of the knight’s exhaustion, “we’re looking for the North Tower. You don’t knowthe way, do you?”

“A quest!” The knight’s rage seemed to vanish instantly. He clanked to his feet and shouted, “Come follow me, dear friends, and we shall find our goal, or else shall perish bravely in the charge!” […] And he ran, clanking loudly, into the left side of the frame and out of sight.

They hurried after him along the corridor, following the sound of his armour. Every now and then they spotted him running through a picture ahead. […]

Puffing loudly, Harry, Ron, and Hermione climbed the tightly spiralling steps, getting dizzier and dizzier, until at last they heard the murmur of voices above them and knew they had reached the classroom. […]

They climbed the last few steps and emerged onto a tiny landing, where most of the class was already assembled. There were no doors off this landing, but Ron nudged Harry and pointed at the ceiling, where there was a circular trapdoor with a brass plaque on it.

“‘Sibyll Trelawney, Divination teacher,’” Harry read. “How’re we supposed to get up there?”

As though in answer to his question, the trapdoor suddenly opened, and a silvery ladder descended right at Harry’s feet. Every- one got quiet.

“After you,” said Ron, grinning, so Harry climbed the ladder first.

He emerged into the strangest-looking classroom he had ever seen. In fact, it didn’t look like a classroom at all, more like a cross between someone’s attic and an old-fashioned tea shop. At least twenty small, circular tables werecrammed inside it, all surrounded by chintz armchairs and fat little poufs. Everything was lit with a dim, crimson light; the curtains at the windows were all closed, and the many lamps were draped with dark red scarves. It was stiflingly warm, and the fire that was burning under the crowded mantelpiece was giving off a heavy, sickly sort of perfume as it heated a large copper kettle. The shelves running around the circular walls were crammed with dusty-looking feathers, stubs of candles, many packs of tattered playing cards, countless silvery crystal balls, and a huge array of teacups.

Check your drawing with the other group(s) and make a list of the vocabulary using the table below

Lesson 6

• Read the document on Hermione's timetable. Try to reconstruct it.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, JK Rowling, Ch. 6, Talons and Tea Leaves, pp. 97-102. 

Hermione was examining her new schedule.

“Ooh, good, we’re starting some new subjects today,” she said happily.

“Hermione,” said Ron, frowning as he looked over her shoulder, “they’ve messed up your schedule. Look — they’vegot you down for about ten subjects a day. There isn’t enough time.”

“I’ll manage. I’ve fixed it all with Professor McGonagall.”

“But look,” said Ron, laughing, “see this morning? Nine o’clock, Divination. And underneath, nine o’clock, Muggle Studies. And” — Ron leaned closer to the schedule, disbelieving — “look — underneath that, Arithmancy, nine o’clock. I mean, I know you’re good, Hermione, but no one’s that good. How’re you supposed to be in three classes at once?”

“Don’t be silly,” said Hermione shortly. “Of course, I won’t be in three classes at once.”

“Well, then —”


“Pass the marmalade,” said Hermione.


“But —”


“Oh, Ron, what’s it to you if my schedule’s a bit full?” Hermione snapped. “I told you, I’ve fixed it all with Professor McGonagall.” Just then, Hagrid entered the Great Hall. […] “All righ’?” he said eagerly, pausing on the way to the staff table. “Yer in my firs’ ever lesson! Right after lunch! Bin up since five gettin’ everythin’ ready. . . . Hope it’s okay. . . . Me, a teacher . . . hones’ly. . . .”

He grinned broadly at them and headed off to the staff table, […].

“Wonder what he’s been getting ready?” said Ron, a note of anxiety in his voice.

• Make a list of the different subjects and explain what they are about

Lesson 7

• Listen to Ryan's timetable and complete the timetable 

• What does he like and dislike?

Fill in the table:

• Compare his timetable and yours

What are different ways of expressing your likes and dislikes?

• Have a look at the vocabulary below. Choose 10 synonyms for "good", "bad", "interesting", "boring", "easy" and "hard" and learn them + have a look at the Quizlet set below and at the Bescherelle p.84-85.

Lesson 8

Divide the class into 8 groups, choose 3 subjects and like Ryan, quizz your classmates: 

Decide on how you are going to organise your timetable and what you are going to tell them about your opinion on the subjects.

• Then, let's organise the classroom: 4 groups are going to be sitting in each corner. The other four groups will have 5 minutes no less no more to fill in their blank timetable and gather the opinion on the subjects. Once the 5 minutes are up, you will switch.

Once you have listened to 4 groups, write a small summary about their opinion on their timetable.

Lesson 9

• As you have seen, Miss Humeniuk has presented her school to you. Now, you have to present Les Minimes to her. 
• Make a list of the places you want to show her class, and write a few descriptive lines for each, telling her if you like it or not. 
• Write a script: small paragraphs for each room.

Lesson 10

• Shoot the videos around the school.
• Wear your badge AT ALL TIMES when filming. Otherwise your phones and video recorders will be confiscated. 

Lesson 11

• In your groups, download your videos onto the computer and open Windows Media Maker. Start putting all your videos together. 
• CAREFUL: before saving, call your teacher.