'Love at the Bastille'

Week 5^th – 7^th May

Hi again! Another short working week for you! Not for me, I’m afraid!

How are you?

What did we do last week?

We read about Willy Ronis famous photo.

‘It was March 1957 and I was in Paris. One afternoon I went up the Bastille an I saw lovers on a balcony. They were talking. I took the photo and they didn’t hear me. I called it ‘Love at the Bastille…’

30 years later, the photograph had an exhibition in Paris. Suddenly a man came up and said, ‘I know your two lovers. They live near here. I can take you there if you want.’

Then we did the listening to know how the story continued.

You need to practice listening. Try to listen to as much English as you can. First try to understand the general idea. Then, focus on (pay attention to) key words (words that carry important information). And finally, try to get the specific details.

If the question is ‘When did the photographer take the photo?’ you need to focus on a date, month, year…a word that talks about ‘time’.

I know this is the most difficult part for you. And it is a slowly process. So, start listening. This is an interesting link . Podcasts in English

You can also try vocabulary videos from You Tube. Pronunciation is very important. If you don’t pronounce a word correctly, you will never understand real English.

We explained the differences between past simple and past continuous.

Past Simple	Finished / completed actions in the past.	She worked in London for five years.
	Actions that happened one after another.	He opened the door, took off his shoes and sat on the sofa.
Past continuous	To set a story.	The sun was shining and people were happy that spring afternoon.
	An action in progress at some time in the past.	The kids were studying for the exam in the kitchen.

And we finished the week asking and answering questions, to revise.

Bye! See you on Tuesday!