mardi 12 mai 2026

lesson tuesday the 12 th of may premiere euro

 

PROJECT THE EUROPEAN UNION PREMIERE 2026

FINAL TASK : you will become a member of one of the political party that constitutes the european parliament and you will participate to the european elections by making a speech about your program

But first you have to know a little better about the EU.

So ………………………………………..SESSION 1

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE EU ?

WORDS OF THE DAY :

there is a light at the end of the tunnel = there is always some hope

ðeər ɪz ə laɪt æt ði ɛnd ɒv ðə ˈtʌnl = ðeər ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz sʌm həʊp



the proof of the pudding is in the eating ( il faut le voir pour le croire) 

ðə pruːf ɒv ðə ˈpʊdɪŋ ɪz ɪn ði ˈiːtɪŋ ( ɪl faut le voir pɔː le croire) 



(to) mitigate = (to) attenuate 

(tuː) ˈmɪtɪgeɪt = (tuː) əˈtɛnjʊɪt 



mitigating circumstances ( des circonstances atténuantes)

ˈmɪtɪgeɪtɪŋ ˈsɜːkəmstənsɪz ( des circonstances atténuantes)

the underlying problem is … ( le problem sous jacent …)

a constraint ( une contrainte)

it is sheer nonsense ( c’est du pure non sens)

 

STEP 1 DISCOVER THE EU 

https://view.genial.ly/606c3227ef944e0d1ffe977f/interactive-content-european-union-escape-game

STEP 2 OTHER GENERAL QUIZ

a)     A fun quiz

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20200624STO81902/quiz-test-your-eu-knowledge

 

b)     Locate the main countries

https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3387

 STEP 3 COMPETITION TIME  NOW QUIZ EACH OTHER

a)    Make a list of the things you have learnt today

b)   Then ask questions to your classmates

 STEP 4 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE EUROPEAN FOR YOU ? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lundi 11 mai 2026

lesson monday the 11 th of may

 

 

 

LESSON MONDAY THE 11 TH OF MAY

Food and your origins

 

Words of the day

 Savoury

A new comer

A home made dish

ANTICIPATION :

what is your favourite food ?

who cooks in your family ?

do you like vegetables ? 

do you believe that tastes come from your family or from ads and influencers ?

VOCABULARY SHEET

FOOD

(to) feed oneself ( se nourrir)

Eating habits = eating patterns ( les habitudes alimentaires)

A daily intake ( une consommation quotidienne) ex :a fruit intake

Wieght ( le poids)

 (to) weigh ( peser)

To) put on weight ( grossir) = to gain weight // to lose weight

(to) be overweight ( être trop gros)

Childhood obesity

Plump ( grassouillet)

A paunch ( une bedaine)

To binge on ( se goinfrer de )

Binge eating

 Binge drinking

(to) resist temptation = (to) give in to temptation

Processed food ( les aliments préparés/ industriels)

Fatty food

Starch/ starchy food ( les féculents)

Thin/ skinny/ bony

(to) be lean and muscular (être mince et musclé)

(to) be diagnosed with anorexia

To) go on a diet

A slimming diet

A healthy diet (un régime alimentaire sain) = a balanced diet ( un régime équilibré)

Diet foods

A dietetician

A fitness fanatic = a fitness freak

(to work out ( faire de la musculation)

 



SESSION 6

FOOD FROM ABROAD

AXE 2 VIVRE ENTRE GENERATION

SESSION 6

FOOD FROM ABROAD

 

VOCABULARY SHEET

FOOD

 

STEP 3 hunger

THE ARTICLE

In the twenty-first century, hunger and a lack of food still kill six million children a year. This is according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Another depressing fact from the report is that in sub-Saharan Africa, there are more children dying from starvation today than in the 1990s. Hunger and malnutrition are the main reasons for poverty, illiteracy, disease and deaths in developing countries. The report says the developed world has not provided enough aid to the hungry. Many children die every day from easily preventable diseases such as diarrhea, malaria and measles.

The UN food agency said it is unlikely to meet its goal of cutting in half the number of hungry people in the world by 2015. This target was made by the World Food Summit in 1996 and boosted by the Millennium Development Goals in 2000. Countries that joined these programs have been slow to deliver on their promises of aid. The only bright spot in the gloomy report was for South America. Asia too has a good chance of reaching targets. Agency boss Jacques Diouf stated: “Most, if not all of the ... targets can be reached, but only if efforts are redoubled and refocused and priority given to agriculture.”

Source: http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/1000151/index.html

1. TRUE / FALSE:

a.

Hunger is responsible for killing six million children a year.

T / F

b.

There are fewer starving children today than ten years ago.

T / F

c.

War and corruption are the biggest reasons for poverty and illiteracy.

T / F

d.

The developed world is always quick to provide aid to the poor.

T / F

e.

There are goals to cut world hunger by 50 percent by 2015.

T / F

f.

Many countries have been slow to deliver on promises of aid.

T / F

g.

South America and Asia have no chance of reaching targets.

T / F

h.

The UN said a focus on agriculture is the most important thing.

T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a.

hunger

pledges

b.

depressing

given

c.

provided

avoidable

d.

aid

expanded

e.

preventable

halving

f.

meet

starvation

g.

cutting in half

help

h.

boosted

farming

i.

promises

reach

j.

agriculture

sad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOMEWORK 

 learn the word upset and read the blog here :  https://echodesdeviennes.blogspot.com/2026/04/lesson-seconde-1-thursday-9-th-of-april.html

 for an audio understanding test  

the winning book

 zeynep's book was voted the best book and thus had 2 extra points 

well done zeynep  

dimanche 10 mai 2026

MONDAY THE 11 TH OF MAY FINAL TASK SELLING MY ECO FRIENDLY OBJECT

 MONDAY THE 11 TH OF MAY 

 WORDS OF THE DAY :

a scam = a smoke screen ( une arnaque) 

(to) be in need = (to) be in dire straits ( etre dans le besoin) 

 

STEP 1 THE SUSTAINABLE MARKETING STRATEGY 

 

STEP 7 SO WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES THAT YOU CAN ADOPT TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE MARKETING CAMPAIGN ?

MARKETING STRATEGY

EXAMPLES OF TRADITIONAL MARKETING

SUSTAINABLE MARKETING

PRINCIPLES

Mission marketing = green product

 

‘Produce the most comfortable sneakers.’

Produce quality sneakers that leave a green footprint

aims at adapting mission to fit broad social terms instead of narrow product terms. Every company should try to find a suitable social mission that will give better direction to its employees.

Societal marketing

= good for society

 

Buy our product

It is made of local products

Aims at benefiting the community and the society

Customer-value marketing

= good for the customer

 

Our product is the cheapest

Our product is good for the environment but will also last ( durer) longer

Aims at creating  value for your customers. Product value is resembled in product quality, features and solutions, and convenience for the users.

Innovative marketing

A petrol car

An electric car

aims at convincing the customers that they are using the last innovations to become sustainable

 

IN WHICH  CATEGORY DO THE FOLLOWING BELONGS ?

1.    Using recycled materials

 + MISSIONS MAKETING 

2.    Helping those in need= SOCIETAL MARKETING 

 

3.    Organic products= CONSUMER VALUE MARKETING + INNOVATIVE MARKETING 

 

4.    Good for your health

 CONSUMER VALUE MARKETING 

5.    Customer engagement : making customers get involved

 CONSUMER VALUE MARKETING 

 

 

 STEP 2 PRESENTATING AN ECO FRIENDLY COMPANY 

 

 

 ORAL A PREPARER POUR LE MERCREDI 21 MAI ( + 2 POINTS ) OU LE MERCREDI 27 MAI 

SELLING MY ECO FRIENDLY OBJECT

FINAL TASK

CREATING AN ECOFRIENDLY OBJECT AND PROMOTING IT

1.Choose an eco friendly object. It can be either a product that already exists OR A BRAND NEW ONE THAT YOU HAVE CREATED based on a brand new idea or on a recycled object.

IT CAN ALSO BE A GREENWASHING CAMPAIGN : you choose an object that is not ecofriendly BUT you organise a campaign to pretend that it is green cf lesson on greenwashing 

4.Create a poster . remember the use the Greenwashing technics studied previously  if you want to DO A GREENWASHING CAMPAIGN OR THE TECHNICS USED TO DO A SUSTAINABLE MARKETING CAMPAIGN

5.Then write your presentation :

a) explain why you have decided to create an eco friendly object  or what is your eco friendly object

b) explain what are the positive things about your object .here are some adjectives you could use :

my object is …………

Awesome

 

Tip top =  Top-notch

 

 

Fabulous/ fab

 

First-rate ( de première qualité)

 

Super duper

 

Brilliant

 

 

6.Then conclude by stating WHY  they SHOULD buy it

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ECOFRIENDLY OBJECT YOU CAN SEE INSPIRATION HERE :

https://land8.com/top-10-eco-friendly-products/

https://theworldpursuit.com/list-of-eco-friendly-products/

 

 

 VOTRE PRESENTATION DOIT COMPORTER UNE PUBLICITE SOUS FORME DE POSTER A PRESENTER EN MEME TEMPS QUE VOTRE PRODUIT 

 

DESIGNING THE AD

ADVERTISING

AIM CREATING YOUR OWN AD

 

STEP ONE : CHOOSE YOUR PRODUCT

Design or choose a product . This can be either something entirely new or an existing product . You can decide on making a spoof ad ( une contrefaçon) as well.

 

STEP TWO Read these pieces of  advice

1.     Decide on your target audience

Do you want to adress your message to KIDS orADULTS ,Rich People or not?

You have to adapt your visual and your language  to your audience .

2. Decide on your format

Is it going to be a poster or a commercial?

3. The visual

Choose your viual  Choose Attractive and eye catching graphics

4. The catchphrase /slogan

v Base your catchphrase on one of the techniques studied in class. Choose a memorable slogan

v HERE IS A LIST OF ADVICE :

v 1)Keep it simple Use as few words as possible. Ideally, your slogan will include one short sentence.

v Use humor
If it’s relevant for your brand, make your slogan even more memorable by adding humor to it.

v Be honest and don’t overpraise the product

v Think about your target audience :who will be your customers : young or old people, women or men ?

v Think about what makes your brand special

v Rhythm and rhyme
A slogan with rhythm and rhyme is always a good idea. Once potential clients see it on your signboard or hear it on the radio, they’re sure to instantly memorize it.

 

5. The copy

Are you going to accompany your ad with a small text or not?

v If so, write a clear and persuasive copy- remember you have only a small space to put your point so every word counts.

 

8. The logo

Choose your logo

 

8. Some mistakes to avoid (éviter)

AVOID

-        visual clutter (pagaïe).

-        A message difficult to understand so try it on other people before presenting it.

 

 

STEP THREE : DESIGN THE ADVERT

v .

 

GOOD LUCK !

 HOMEWORK 

 

 1. VOTRE PRESENTATION DOIT DURER 2 MINUTES 

2. VOUS DEVEZ PRESENTER UN OBJET ECOLOGIQUE QUI EXISTE OU QUE VOUS AVEZ CREE OU UN OBJET QUI N EST PAS ECOLOGIQUE ET POUR LEQUEL VOUS ALLEZ ORGANISER UNE CAMPAGNE DE GREENWASHING 

3.VOTRE PLAN :

comme pour le travail de ce lundi vous devez inclure dans votre presentation :

 

1.   the name of the company

2.    Tell us what they do to be sustainable

3.    Tell us why their strategy works and to which category they belong

 en remployant les strategies vues en cours ce jour.