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12 mai, 2026
3 PURY: today's work
She says “I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South” because she was born in Louisiana which is a southern state.
She says “cotton fields” because her siblings and her parents were former slaves who worked in cotton fields.
She says “I was promoted to the washtub” because she first worked as a washerwoman.
She says “I was promoted to the cook kitchen” because she then worked in a kitchen.
3 GIRAUD: connectors!
Connectors: click and practice!
ATTENTION!
"when" reprend un MOMENT
- the time WHEN I realised I had succeeded....
(le moment où j'ai réalisé que j'avais réussi...)
"where" reprend un LIEU
- the place WHERE I grew up ...
( l'endroit où j'ai grandi...)
11 mai, 2026
05 mai, 2026
6 DANUBE: exercises!
Remets les mots dans l'ordre.
1. has / she / blue / dungarees
She has blue dungarees.
2. a / skirt / wearing / red / is / girl / the
The girl is wearing a red skirt.
3. has / dress / white / long / a / she
She has a long white dress.
4. wearing / I / shirt / a / yellow / am
I am wearing a yellow shirt.
5. green / trousers / has / he
He has green trousers.
6. he / has / sneakers / comfortable
He has comfortable sneakers.
7. wearing / a / black / cap / is / boy / the
The boy is wearing a black cap.
8. beanie / a / wearing / am / I / brown
I am wearing a brown beanie.
9. belt / she / nice / a / has
She has a nice belt.
10. necklace / the / same / my / have / friends
My friends have the same necklace.
Recopie les phrases suivantes en plaçant l’adjectif donné au bon endroit.
1. She has earrings. (silver)
She has silver earrings
2. I always wear a jacket on Mondays. (red)
I always wear a red jacket on Mondays
3. Her tee-shirt is beautiful. (blue)
Her blue tee-shirt is beautiful.
4. He has shoes. (new)
He has new shoes.
5. My skirt is long. (green)
My green skirt is long
6. I like your dress. (yellow)
I like your yellow dress
7. We love your hat. (funny)
We love your funny hat.
30 avril, 2026
29 avril, 2026
3 GIRAUD: today's lesson
A self-made millionnaire
She suffered from a scalp disease SO she was losing her hair.
THEREFORE, she created home-made beauty products for her hair to stop falling AND it worked! Her beauty products were efficient.
SO, she started a business AND created a line of beauty products THANKS TO her experiments WHICH were a success.
She employed only black women to sell her line of beauty products door-to-door.
She had success AND she made money SO she became rich.
Before she became a businesswoman, she had moved to Denver WHERE she had married Charles J.Walker, THEREFORE she had become Madam CJ Walker.
NOWADAYS, she is famous because she is the first African American woman to become a millionaire.







