KEY FOR DAY 27

ORAL COMPREHENSION :

WATCH THIS VIDEO (click on the link)

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS  (from the start up to 3:25):

1 It’s about a TV shows that is on Friday nights

2 This is a show about  stars from all over the world

3 There is also European music

4 The TV channel is BBC 1

5 The man  has been on TV for 20 years.

6 He is appreciated for :

a/his wit, moistness, warmth and talent

7 The stars say he is quick, kind, funny, crazy, magnificent, …naughty

8 Nicole Kidman, Ben Affleck, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise say « welcome to the Graham Norton show »

9 People from Hollywood enjoy the sense of mirth and freedom on the show.(1:41)

10 He makes people feel relaxed, even when they are exhausted.(1:51)

11 Matt Damon says  » it’s the best time I have ever had on a talk show ».

12 Judy Dench says « I have never ever been to a club in my life« 2:16

13 It is  false. 2:22

14 Will Smith compares this talk show to ….. a tennis match.

15 Will Smith says Graham Norton sets the table for you to … win

16 Will Smith sings a chorus that goes :

how I became Prince of a town called Bel Air

17 Ed Sheeran says Graham Norton  is…..   b/ a nice guy

GRAMMAR EXERCISES  : USE THE PRESENT PERFECT

1 Utilisez le present perfect, avec for et since, comme dans l’exemple :

ex: Your English teacher still lives in Angers. She moved here 28 years ago.
Your English teacher has lived in Angers for 28 years, since 1992.

1 You are still a student at David d’Angers. You started there 4 years ago.

I’ve been a student at D d’A for 4 years, since 2016.

2 President Macron is the President of France. He was elected in 2017. He’s been the President for 3 years, since 2017.

3 Friends is still on T.V. It was first broadcast in  1994. Friends has been on TV for 26 years, since 1994.

4 Collège David d’Angers is still a school. Male students studied there  in 1806. D d’A has been a school for 214 years, since 1906/ Students have attendes D d’A for 214 years.

5  Your Maths teacher works at David d’Angers. They arrived a few years ago. He/She has taught at D d’A for a few years. ( we can’t say how long ago exactly, so we can’t use since)

2 ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

a/ How long have you known your best friend ? I have known my best friend for 28 years and she is actually an English teacher !

b/ How long have you lived in your current house/flat? I’ve lived in my house for 26 years.

c/ How long have your parents lived in Angers / their current place ? My parents have lives in Angers for (+durée), since (+ date)

d/ When did you last cook something ? I last cooked for the last meal. (simple past, avec last)

Day 28

1

Watch this video and say whether these are RIGHT or WRONG : regardez la vidéo et dites si ces affirmations sont vraies ou fausses.

Paul Bettany is the blond man on the left. Johnny Depp is the man in the middle, Gwyneth paltrow is the woman with long blond hair on the right and Ellen de Generes is the TV host on the right.

1 Gwyneth Paltrow has never been to a nude beach
2 Johnny Depp has been arrested.

3 Nobody has ever had a tattoo that they regret.

4 Paul Bettany has joined the Mile High Club.

5 Gwyneth Paltrow has lied to get a job

6 Johnny Depp has never taken advantage of his celebrity to avoid a speeding ticket.

7 Nobody has ever forgotten the name of a date.

8 They have all seen their co-stars naked.

9 J. Depp has lied on a talk show

10 Paul Bettany has said a baby was cute when it was ugly

Vocabulary :

1 aller sur une plage nudiste /2 se faire arrêter par la police /3 avoir  un tatouage qu’il/elle regrette /4 faire partie du Mile High Club/ 5 mentir pour obtenir un job/ 6 profiter de sa notoriété pour échapper à une amende pour vitesse/ 7 oublier le nom de la personne avec qui on sort /8 voir les acteurs avec qui l’on tourne nus /9 mentir lors d’ un show/ 10 dire qu’un bébé est mignon alors qu’il est moche.

2 PLAY NEVER HAVE I EVER : jouez à ce jeu, et écrivez les 10 choses qui ne vous sont pas arrivées à vous. Trouvez  5 choses qui  me sont arrivées à moi  (Mrs Chauveau) et envoyez-moi vos réponses.  ex : you have…

1. 1. Never have I ever been chased by a cat.
   2. Never have I ever done something I thought I would never do.
   3. Never have I ever given someone a black eye.
   4. Never have I ever woken up someone with my snoring.
   5. Never have I ever pranked my parents.
   6. Never have I ever been trapped in an elevator.
   7. Never have I ever sang at karaoke.
   8. Never have I ever dropped my phone in the toilet.
   9. Never have I ever dyed my hair the wrong color!
   10. Never have I ever kissed a stranger.
   11. Never have I ever spilled pen ink in my pocket
   12. Never have I ever peed in a pool.
   13. Never have I ever challenged an animal to a fight.
   14. Never have I ever tried guessing someone’s password.
   15. Never have I ever lost someone and followed the wrong person in a crowd.
   16. Never have I ever sang out loud in a friends shower.
   17. Never have I ever worn Crocs.
   18. Never have I ever been chased by a dog.
   19. Never have I ever pulled a push door.
   20. Never have I ever kissed an animal.