ENGLISH FOR FUN....

This work was made by some students from 1bpc.

"We wanted to create a story set in Montaleau School .We did that work for our American penfriends from New Orleans.We had fun making that project. It was funny."
A special thanks to Vincent and Billy who did a great job on the technical side of the project.

• A story imagined and played by Jérôme, Vincent, Billy, Julien,
  Guillaume and Alexis
  1BPC

• THE END
  Thank you to Anna for her participation

Open Day at Montaleau

A report made by students from THC

Montaleau School is a catering school with 500 students who prepare

CAP ,BEP and BAC PRO in cooking and waitering.

It is a small High School in a park.

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1.The chef cooks teach children how to cook and cut vegetables (1).

2.On the photo, the trainee-cook is producing toffee (2).

On the photo, Steeve is preparing the chocolate for the final product (3). It will be some little rectangles of chocolate, like little sweets.(4) Samir is cutting pieces of nougatine in the shape of triangles for the decoration of the centered decoration.(5) Danny is preparing the viennoiseries to bake them in the oven.
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Samir is removing the nougatine from the oven. He must respect the good temperature because nougatine is very fragile (7).
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The students prepared snacks with cherry tomatoes , green olives and cheese.They also prepared some sausage rolls (9).
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10. Some trainees prepare fresh fruit juices for the families.

11. In the dining-room, the waiters flambéed pancakes and carved pineapple to decorate the plates.

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THE WAITER'S RACE

Every year,the Lycée Montaleau organizes a waiter's race . This year , there were sixty participants.The teachers participed too.

(13)Trainee waiters and teachers carry a tray composed of a glass of water and of a bottle of orange juice .

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The race took place in the park around the school and in the city center of Sucy-en Brie (14).

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In these three pictures we can see the winners of the race : the first 3 girls ,the first 3 boys and the first 3 teachers (15).

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This is the final picture with all the winners (16).

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TRAINING FOR THE EXAM !!!! (some students from THB)

Ok? ready, steady, go !!!!

It's almost Spring holidays . The first exams will come very quickly...So it's time to start training for the exams.
Here are some simple examples of dialogues that you will have to make for the professional exams if you pick the first situation, that is to say "accueil du client" and "proposition d'un apéritif".

Good luck !!!

Saint Patrick's Day

17th March

Read about Saint Patrick and learn about Ireland

Love, Love and Love....

What happened on February 14th? ....We all know the answer: it was Valentine's Day. This is traditionally a day for romance and love. Even if you don't need a special day to say "I love you" to someone, Valentine's Day has become very famous all over the world. It's the occasion to offer flowers and gifts to your beloved one or just to send cards to all your dearest friends.


Activity 1: Do our quizzes to learn more about Valentine's Day.

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/games/trivia/vtrivia.htm

http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_245/valentines_day_quiz.html


Activity 2: Read these 2 poems and then write your own poem online
(http://www.eduplace.com/tales/content/wwt_004.html)

Poem 1:

Cabbage always has a heart;
You're such a cute tomato.
You've been the apple of my eye.
You know how much I care.
We'd make a perfect pear.
Don't squash my hopes and dreams now.
Bee my honey now and ever.

Poem 2:

Cupid came the other day,
and now my heart is filled with love,
a love meant just for you.
What can I do? I cannot stop dreaming of your smile,
thinking of your honeyed lips, your magnetic eyes.
I cannot wait to be with you
to hold you in my arms,
to whisper words of love to you.
Yes, Cupid came the other day.
And now, my heart is filled with love,
alove meant just for you.

Writing essay:

Write about 5-6 lines on the subject of your choice:

1) What do you think about celebrating Valentines'Day? Why?

2) What does the word "love" mean to you?

3) Do you think it's better to be single or married? Why?

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 !!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 !!!

New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow.

Do your New Year's resolutions make our top ten list?

1. Spend more time with family and friends
2. Keep fit / do exercise

3. Loose weight
4. Quit smoking
5. Enjoy life more
6. Eat healthier food.

7. Get out of debt / earn pocket money
8. Attend school regularly / get my diploma
9. Help others
10. Find love

Activity 1:

Just for fun....Practise your vocabulary with this activity online:

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/holidays_newyears1.html

Activity 2:

Do this word search online on vocabualy dealing with New Year.

http://www.learnenglish.de/Games/SeekAWord/wordsearchnewyear.html


Writing Essay:

Follow this plan to express yourself on your new year's resolutions:

1. First , list two or three resolutions for your personal improvement.
2. Secondly, list at least two resolutions that have to do with family and friends.
3. Finally, list at least two resolutions about school and the outside world.

US ELECTIONS

• PART 1:

Click on this website link and do the quiz online:

http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/uselections/quiz.htm

• PART 2:

Answer the following 20 questions:

1. What is the capital city of the USA?

2. How many states are there in the USA?

3. What animal symbolises the USA?

4. How many inhabitants are there in the USA?

5. How many US presidents are there?

6. Who was the first president ? When was he elected?

7. Which president was assassinated in the 1960's? Where was he killed?

8. Which president abolished slavery and when?

9. Who was the American president during world war 2?

10. Who is the president today? Was he elected for the first time in 2004?

11. What political party is he from?

12. What are the two main US political parties?

13. Who are the 2 candidates to the presidential elections?

14. Which party do they represent?

15. What female candidate fought against Barack Obama at the primary elections?

16. Why is Obama different from all previous candidates in US history?

17. Do American citizens vote directly to elect their president?

18. When is Election Day?

19. When does the winner of the elections officially become president?

20. How old are the 2 presidential candidates?

• Help!!!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/president

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/presidents_of_the_united_states

• PART 3:

Have some fun....Enjoy this video on the US campaign:

http://www.peteyandpetunia.com/VoteHere/VoteHere.htm

• PART 4: CONCLUSION:

Write your comment on the following topic:

1.The new US president is Barak Obama. Are you happy about it?

2."Do you think it's important to vote?"