SPVL 1 : graduation ceremony in the USA
26 April 2009 13:15 pm Culture, ReadingDear students,
Welcome back… before you leave school, we must finish our topic 5 about Education. I would like you to discover a very important day in the life of American students, at the end of each year, it’s called graduation day.
1 ) Look at the 2 pictures and tell us what you can see (who ? what are they wearing ? why are they together ? what are they doing ?)
2 ) Now go to this link. Let’s read extracts from the text, and talk together :
Graduation ceremony – Wikipedia article
P. Couturier
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7 May 2009 à 8:49
I have studied social sciences for 3 years and today is my graduation day.
My parents and my family are here.
They are very happy and proud and me too.
After the ceremony, all my friends and I are going to my home to party.
7 May 2009 à 8:51
I have studied social sciences for 3 years and today is my graduation.
My parents will be happy and proud of me, to the official day they will wear a elegant clothes.
For me it’s the best day of my life.
After the graduation ceremony, I’m going, with my school friends and their parents, to do the party in the capital’s pub.
7 May 2009 à 8:53
I have studied social sciences for 3 years and today is my graduation day .
My parents are very proud of me.I waited this day since for a long time.I’m very happy but is a little sressfull because it’s the most important day for me.
7 May 2009 à 8:54
i have studied social scien as for 3 years ans today is my graduation day.For me this cérémony is stressful.
My parents will be present and my grand parents,my parents are proud of me .
For me the day is unforgetable because i am going receve my degree.
After the ceremony i’m going to do the party with my friends.
7 May 2009 à 8:55
I have studied social sciences for 3 years and today is my graduation day.My parents and I are going to the univercity for the oficial day. My parents are very proud of me. they have wear her beautiful clothes.
at the end together have hat toss.
7 May 2009 à 8:56
I have studied social sciences for 3 years and today is my graduation day.
Im happy to receive my certificate because it means i quit university.
Moroever i’m going to the graduation ceremony with all of my friends and it’s great!After the official day i think we are going in night club to celebrate the end of the studies.
Finally the best is my parents are proud of me and i a few proud of me too !
7 May 2009 à 8:57
I have studied social sciences for 3 years and today is my graduation day. I wake up at 6 a.m to prepare my dress, my day with pride. My parent’s help me because I am stressed and don’t want to be late. The ceremony is in Saint Michel School. This night I doing to the party with my class, before a new school year.
19 May 2009 à 8:41
Today is my gaduation day, I am happy and excited because to my mind it’s very important. My parents,sister, brother and my best friends are present.
After we will dancing.
I feel very proud.
19 May 2009 à 8:42
Today is my graduation day, it’s the best day in a year. Im verry happy because I receive my diploma and I finish my studies. Moreover in the evening I go to the restaurant with my parents and in the night I go to party with my friends.
19 May 2009 à 8:43
Today is my graduation day.
My parents and my friends are going to the university for the special event. I’m very happy and stressed, because it’s more important for me.
After ceremony, I’m going to the party in my home with my friends.
19 May 2009 à 8:45
Today is my graduation day, I am very happy and exciting because every my family and my friends will be present!!
I think, after the ceremony, with my friends, we go to the night club!!
I wwill wear a dress and shoes very chics!!
My family is very proud of me!!
19 May 2009 à 8:45
Today is my graduation day. For my ceremony I am going to invite my friends and my family. It is a day very imporatant it is for me that I want to party every night.
19 May 2009 à 8:46
Today is my graduation day.My parents are very proud of me because I have receive my diploma.It’s a special main event to celebrate with my friends.
I think diploma it’s very important for later
19 May 2009 à 8:46
Today is my graduation day. I am very happy and proud. In the evening, I will go to the restaurant with my mother and my sisters and after, I will go to in the bars with my friends. We will do to party every night.
19 May 2009 à 8:46
Today is my graduation day. I am very happy because I finish shcool and I am proud. After the ceremony my friends,my family and I are going to the party.
19 May 2009 à 8:47
Today is my graduation day.
I’ am very happy because my family is proud of me.
I learnt a lot this years.
The next year, I will go in the best school.
I want to thank my teachers and my friends.
19 May 2009 à 8:48
Todays is my graduation days and I so very excted. i would like a party for the event because it’s fabulous. My parents it’s proud of me but I scared because the college it’s finihsed and i’m not ready yeat.
So I’m ready i want my graduation.
19 May 2009 à 8:50
Today is my graduation day. My family is very happy and proud. My parents orgnazise meals this week end with the family. Moreover I celebrate with my friends next week end.
19 May 2009 à 8:51
Today is my graduation day I am most happy and the proudest. I invit my familly and I don’t want grand mother go in my graduation day because is stressfull and tired. I believe this day is the funniest.
19 May 2009 à 8:51
Today is my graduation day. I’m very excited and impatient! Moreover, all of my family and my friends will be present. It wiil be a one of the biggest event of my life.
I think after the ceremony, we will go at home to celebrate this.
19 May 2009 à 8:52
Today is my graduation day. My parents are going to the university.they are very proud of me. I’m happy to receive my certificate because I want to quit the university.And the evening go to the night club with my friends.
19 May 2009 à 8:52
The day it’s the end of year.
The evening there is a graduation ceremony.My family and my friends will go look at me.The best moment was hat toss and for finish a lot of people will go to the party.