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Séquence 12 · A trip to Edinburgh

How can I tell the story of a trip to Edinburgh in the past?

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Les mots importants

Irregular verbs: went, saw, ateQuestions about a trip: didA postcard from Scotland

Ressources de la séquence

Les notions, les repères et les pistes pour aller plus loin, utiles pour toutes les séances.

Les notions à maîtriser

Irregular verbs: went, saw, ate
Some verbs are irregular in the past simple: go → went, see → saw, eat → ate, have → had, take → took, buy → bought. The negative is the same as regular verbs: didn't + verb: We didn't go.
Questions about a trip: did
Questions in the past: Did + subject + verb: Did you like it? With a question word: Where did you go?
A postcard from Scotland
A postcard starts with Dear… or Hi…, says where you are, what you did (past simple), what you think (It's amazing!) and ends with See you soon or Love,…

Repères culturels

DateÉvénement
1947First Edinburgh International Festival and birth of the Fringe.
1995Edinburgh's Old and New Towns become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1999The Scottish Parliament meets again in Edinburgh.

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Sources et bibliographie

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Séance 1 · Irregular verbs: went, saw, ate

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I use common irregular verbs in the past simple?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Irregular verbs: went, saw, ate

Some verbs are irregular in the past simple: go → went, see → saw, eat → ate, have → had, take → took, buy → bought. The negative is the same as regular verbs: didn't + verb: We didn't go.

Document 1 · A day in Edinburgh

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Last spring, the hotel class went to Edinburgh for three days. We took the train from London. On the first day, we saw the castle and we ate fish and chips. On the second day, we visited a big hotel kitchen. I bought a small present for my sister. We didn't see the sun once!

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

went, took, saw, ate, bought = irregular verbs. visited = regular (-ed). didn't see = didn't + verb.

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (Irregular verbs: went, saw, ate)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Write the verb in the past simple.

  1. We ___ to Edinburgh. (go)
  2. They ___ the castle. (see)
  3. I ___ fish and chips. (eat)
  4. She ___ a present. (buy)
  5. We ___ (didn't see / didn't saw / not saw) the sun.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (writing)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Imagine a school trip to an English-speaking city. Write 5 sentences with irregular verbs. Sentence starters: Last year, we went to… · On the first day, we saw… · We didn't…

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

didn'tirregularwent

Some verbs are _________ in the past simple: go → ______, see → saw, eat → ate, have → had, take → took, buy → bought. The negative is the same as regular verbs: ______ + verb: We didn't go.

Séance 2 · Questions about a trip: did

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I ask and answer questions in the past?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Questions about a trip: did

Questions in the past: Did + subject + verb: Did you like it? With a question word: Where did you go? What did you see? Short answers: Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Document 1 · Questions about the trip

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Amy. Did you enjoy your trip to Edinburgh? Karim. Yes, I did! It was great. Amy. What did you visit? Karim. We visited the castle and a hotel kitchen. Amy. Did you try haggis? Karim. No, I didn't. I had a vegetable soup!

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

Did you enjoy…? What did you visit? After did, the verb has no -ed: Did you try (not tried).

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (Questions about a trip: did)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Complete the questions and answers.

  1. ___ you like the trip?
  2. Where did you ___ (go / went / goes)?
  3. Yes, I ___.
  4. What did you ___ (see / saw / seen)?
  5. No, I ___.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (speaking)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Record 5 questions to ask a classmate about a trip, then answer them for an invented traveller. Sentence starters: Did you…? · Where did you…? · What did you…?

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

Diddiddidn't

Questions in the past: ______ + subject + verb: Did you like it? With a question word: Where did you go? What ______ you see? Short answers: Yes, I did. / No, I ______.

Séance 3 · A postcard from Scotland

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I write a short postcard about a trip?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · A postcard from Scotland

A postcard starts with Dear… or Hi…, says where you are, what you did (past simple), what you think (It's amazing!) and ends with See you soon or Love,…

Document 1 · A postcard

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Hi Lou, Greetings from Edinburgh! Yesterday we climbed Arthur's Seat, a small mountain in the city. The view was amazing. In the evening, we ate in a little restaurant on the Royal Mile. Today it's raining, so we're visiting a museum. See you soon! Love, Inès

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

Greeting (Hi Lou) → place (Edinburgh) → past (climbed, ate) → now (it's raining) → ending (See you soon, Love).

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (A postcard from Scotland)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Read the postcard. Complete.

  1. Inès is in ___.
  2. Yesterday, they climbed Arthur's ___.
  3. The view was ___.
  4. Today, it's ___ (raining / sunny / snowing).
  5. The postcard ends with See you ___.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (writing)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Write a postcard (60 words) from an English-speaking city you choose, as an invented traveller. Sentence starters: Hi…, greetings from… · Yesterday, we… · See you soon! Love,…

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

DearIt'sLove

A postcard starts with ______… or Hi…, says where you are, what you did (past simple), what you think (______ amazing!) and ends with See you soon or ______,…

Fiche à trous · je complète

Complète le texte avec les mots de la banque (sur papier ou dans le document de l'ENT).

DearDidirregularIt'sLovewent

Some verbs are _________ in the past simple: go → ______, see → saw, eat → ate, have → had, take → took, buy → bought.

Questions in the past: ______ + subject + verb: Did you like it?

A postcard starts with ______… or Hi…, says where you are, what you did (past simple), what you think (______ amazing!) and ends with See you soon or ______,…

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