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Séquence 12 · A trip to Edinburgh

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

Repères pour le professeur

Voie · niveauLycée professionnel (Bac Pro) · Seconde
DisciplineAnglais
Programme officielProgramme de langues vivantes des classes préparant au CAP et au baccalauréat professionnel, BO spécial n°5 du 11 avril 2019 : situations de la vie quotidienne, sociale et citoyenne, et de la vie professionnelle ; progression A2 → B1.
Place dans le programmeProgramme de langues vivantes de la voie professionnelle (BO spécial n°5 du 11 avril 2019) : raconter des événements passés : voyage et découverte d'une ville anglophone · A2
Durée totale3 séances + 1 évaluation ≈ 3 h 55
ModalitéEnseignement à distance : classe virtuelle + travail autonome + rendu sur l'ENT

Objectifs et capacités

Objectifs

Capacités travaillées (BO)

Notions, lexique et grammaire

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

Repères culturels

Ressources de la séquence

Ancrage dans le programme, notions, repères, débats, bibliographie et différenciation, communs à toutes les séances.

Ancrage dans le programme officiel

Programme (Programme de langues vivantes de la voie professionnelle (BO spécial n°5 du 11 avril 2019)) : « Selon le double principe d'apprentissage par l'action et par la simulation, la langue est utilisée pour effectuer des tâches et mener à bien des projets proches de celles et ceux que l'on peut réaliser dans la vie courante. »

Interculturel : « La dimension interculturelle est fondamentale dans l'apprentissage d'une langue vivante. »

Situation de la séquence : Telling past events: travel and discovery of an English-speaking city (A2). Objectif de la semaine : By Friday, you can tell a short trip story in the past.

Niveaux : « À la fin du cursus menant au baccalauréat professionnel, les niveaux attendus sont les suivants : le niveau B1+ (« utilisateur indépendant de niveau seuil avancé ») pour la langue vivante A ».

Notions : définitions rigoureuses

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.

Didactique et recherche

Les verbes irréguliers les plus fréquents (went, saw, ate, had) sont appris en contexte narratif. La question avec did ramène le verbe à la base (Did you see…?), point systématiquement travaillé.

Pour aller plus loin

Sources et bibliographie

Différenciation : un rythme de travail différent

Déroulé d'ensemble

SéanceTitreDuréeObjectif
Séance 1Irregular verbs: went, saw, ate60 minuse common irregular verbs in the past simple
Séance 2Questions about a trip: did60 minask and answer questions in the past
Séance 3A postcard from Scotland60 minwrite a short postcard about a trip
ÉvaluationÉvaluation de fin de séquence (/20)55 minVérifier les acquis : connaissances, capacités, rédaction

Chaque séance dure environ 55 minutes à distance : lancement en classe virtuelle ou par message sur l'ENT, activités en autonomie (écoute, lecture, exercices, production orale enregistrée ou écrite), mise en commun et trace écrite. Les élèves renvoient la fiche à trous et leurs productions par l'ENT, en fichier audio ou en photo.

Séance 1 · Irregular verbs: went, saw, ate

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes, corrigés et barème.

Problématique de la séance

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

Déroulé minuté à distance

Le cours développé (récit du professeur) · 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.

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)?
    ✔ Corrigé :

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

Critère de réussitePoints
Understanding5
Total de l'activité5

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Write the verb in the past simple.

  1. We ___ to Edinburgh. (go)
    ✔ Corrigé :

    We went to Edinburgh. (go)

  2. They ___ the castle. (see)
    ✔ Corrigé :

    They saw the castle. (see)

  3. I ___ fish and chips. (eat)
    ✔ Corrigé :

    I ate fish and chips. (eat)

  4. She ___ a present. (buy)
    ✔ Corrigé :

    She bought a present. (buy)

  5. We ___ (didn't see / didn't saw / not saw) the sun.
    ✔ Corrigé :

    We didn't see the sun.

Critère de réussitePoints
Exercise (points shared equally)7
Total de l'activité7

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…

✔ Corrigé rédigé :

Criteria: Task completed (length, content), structures of the lesson reused correctly, careful spelling and punctuation.

Critère de réussitePoints
Production8
Total de l'activité8

Trace écrite (à faire recopier ou à déposer sur l'ENT)

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.

Barème récapitulatif des activités notées

ActivitéPoints
Activité 1 · Understand5
Activité 2 · Practise7
Activité 3 · Produce (writing)8
Total20 / 20

Séance 2 · Questions about a trip: did

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes, corrigés et barème.

Problématique de la séance

How can I ask and answer questions in the past?

Déroulé minuté à distance

Le cours développé (récit du professeur) · 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.

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)?
    ✔ Corrigé :

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

Critère de réussitePoints
Understanding5
Total de l'activité5

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Complete the questions and answers.

  1. ___ you like the trip?
    ✔ Corrigé :

    Did you like the trip?

  2. Where did you ___ (go / went / goes)?
    ✔ Corrigé :

    Where did you go?

  3. Yes, I ___.
    ✔ Corrigé :

    Yes, I did.

  4. What did you ___ (see / saw / seen)?
    ✔ Corrigé :

    What did you see?

  5. No, I ___.
    ✔ Corrigé :

    No, I didn't.

Critère de réussitePoints
Exercise (points shared equally)7
Total de l'activité7

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…?

✔ Corrigé rédigé :

Criteria: Clear voice, complete sentences, structures of the lesson reused, steady pace; do not read a fully written text.

Critère de réussitePoints
Production8
Total de l'activité8

Trace écrite (à faire recopier ou à déposer sur l'ENT)

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.

Barème récapitulatif des activités notées

ActivitéPoints
Activité 1 · Understand5
Activité 2 · Practise7
Activité 3 · Produce (speaking)8
Total20 / 20

Séance 3 · A postcard from Scotland

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes, corrigés et barème.

Problématique de la séance

How can I write a short postcard about a trip?

Déroulé minuté à distance

Le cours développé (récit du professeur) · 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.

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)?
    ✔ Corrigé :

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

Critère de réussitePoints
Understanding5
Total de l'activité5

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Read the postcard. Complete.

  1. Inès is in ___.
    ✔ Corrigé :

    Inès is in Edinburgh.

  2. Yesterday, they climbed Arthur's ___.
    ✔ Corrigé :

    Yesterday, they climbed Arthur's Seat.

  3. The view was ___.
    ✔ Corrigé :

    The view was amazing.

  4. Today, it's ___ (raining / sunny / snowing).
    ✔ Corrigé :

    Today, it's raining.

  5. The postcard ends with See you ___.
    ✔ Corrigé :

    The postcard ends with See you soon.

Critère de réussitePoints
Exercise (points shared equally)7
Total de l'activité7

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,…

✔ Corrigé rédigé :

Criteria: Task completed (length, content), structures of the lesson reused correctly, careful spelling and punctuation.

Critère de réussitePoints
Production8
Total de l'activité8

Trace écrite (à faire recopier ou à déposer sur l'ENT)

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,…

Barème récapitulatif des activités notées

ActivitéPoints
Activité 1 · Understand5
Activité 2 · Practise7
Activité 3 · Produce (writing)8
Total20 / 20

Fiche à trous · corrigé

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

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

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,…

La version élève contient la même fiche avec une banque de mots (papier ou ENT).

Évaluation de fin de séquence (/20) · barème et corrigé

Évaluation sur 20 à faire en temps limité (55 min) sur l'ENT ou sur papier ; les productions orales sont enregistrées et déposées sur l'ENT. Le corrigé et les critères servent aussi pour l'autoévaluation.

N°QuestionBarèmeCorrigé et critères
1Reading: read document 1 of lesson 1 again (Irregular verbs: went, saw, ate). Explain the key point in two sentences.5 ptswent, took, saw, ate, bought = irregular verbs. visited = regular (-ed). didn't see = didn't + verb.
2Language: do the exercise of lesson 2 again without help (Questions about a trip: did).7 ptsDid you like the trip? ; Where did you go? ; Yes, I did. ; What did you see? ; No, I didn't.
3Writing: 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,…8 ptsTask completed, structures of the sequence reused, clear organisation, correct spelling and punctuation.
Total20 pts

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