LESSON SECONDE EURO GROUP 1 WEDNESDAY THE 5 TH OF NOVEMBER

 LESSON SECONDE EURO GROUP 1 WEDNESDAY THE 5 TH OF NOVEMBER

 

WORDS OF THE DAY

I CONCUR = i agree = i see eye to eye with you = i side with you

CONTRAIREMENT A

Contrary to =as opposed to = unlike +nom

Whereas = while + sentence

On the one hand … on the other hand

Extra vocabulary :

 Let’s get cracking = let’s do so without furtherado

Are we done here ? = have we finished ?

Meanwhile (pendant que )

However = nonetheless = nevertheless

We have no choice in the matter

 

 

STEP 1 presenting our partner in Romania 

STEP 2 COMPARING EXTRA EXPRESSIONS

CONTRAST:

1)On the one hand...on the other hand.

Ex:On the one hand, he is handsome.On the other hand, he is lazy.

(les deux expressions peuvent etre employees seules.)

 

2)Contrary to+GN=As opposed to+GN=Unlike+GN

Ex:Contrary to England, France is a big country.

 

3)On the contrary,proposition=Conversely,proposition.

Ex:He is lazy.On the contrary, his brother is studious.

 

4)Proposition+ whereas/while +proposition

Ex:He is lazy while his brother is studious.

 

5)....but..

Ex:He is lazy but his brother is studious.

 

6)By comparison,proposition=when compared with,proposition.

Ex:GB is a small country.By comparison,we may say that France is a large country.

 

7)What differs is+GN

Ex:What differs is the number of people.

 

8)Compared to+GN,proposition

ex:Compared to virginia,mark is far too small.

 

SIMILARITY:

1)As+proposition

Ex:Do as i do.

 

2)Like+GN.

Ex:He works as a slave to pass his exam.

 

3)As +GN

Ex:He worked as a slave in Egypt ans thus he was beaten up by his masters.

 

4)Similarly= in a similar way =likewise+proposition.

Ex:Likewise, the United States may be considered as a great country.

 

Same as

Both ( les deux)

STEP 3 PRACTISE ON THE TWO PICTURES

3. PRACTISE AMONG YOU : find something that you have in common

 

STEP 3 PRACTISE MAKING HYPOTHESIS

1.     NEW EXPRESSIONS

A° LES MODAUX

 

 

B°  HYPOTHESE PORTANT SUR  LE PASSE

 

 

 

C° OTHER EXPRESSIONS

 

 

 

 

Correction :

1.h

2.b

3.a

4.f

5.g

6.d

7.c

8.e

 

(to) look like + GN

(to) seem + adjective

(to) seem to be + adj

As if ( comme si )

 

 HOMEWORK 

1. révisez les expressions d opinion 

2. apprendre les élements en rouge dans la leçon d aujourdhui .