TOPIC: `English-Speaking Countries`

List of words (with meanings in brackets)
LEVELS 7 + 8 (6e et 5e )
TOPIC: ‘English-Speaking Countries’
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ABORIGINES
(the native population of Australia)
AFTERNOON
(part of the day)
ALABAMA
(one of the American states)
ALL BLACKS
(the New-Zealand rugby players)
ALWAYS
(a frequency adverb)
AUCKLAND
(a New Zealand city)
AUSTRALIA
(a country in the southern hemisphere)
BAGPIPE
(a Scottish musical instrument)
BARACK
(President Obama’s first name)
BASKETBALL
(a popular American sport )
BATHROOM
(part of a house)
BEATLES
(the famous English band)
BEAVER
(an animal, typical in Canada)
BEHIND
(a preposition of location)
BIRTHDAY
(a personal celebration)
BOBBIES
(the policemen’s nickname in London)
BOOMERANG
(an Australian object)
BOWLER HAT
(what the English often wear on their heads)
BREAKFAST
(the morning meal )
BRITISH
(from Great-Britain)
CANADIAN
(someone who lives in Canada)
CANBERRA
(the Australian capital)
CHEWING-GUM (a sweet that the Americans love)
CHIPS
(a thin piece of fried potatoes, the American call them fries)
CINCINNATI
(an American city)
CLOUDY
(when there are clouds in the sky)
COW-BOY
(an American farmer on a horse)
CRICKET
(a British sport)
CRUMBLE
( a British dessert)
CUPCAKE
(a British cake)
DARWIN
(an Australian city and an English naturalist)
DINNER
(the evening meal)
EASTER
(a celebration in April)
EDINBURGH
(the capital of Scotland)
ENGLAND
(a country, part of Great-Britain)
ENGLISHMAN
(someone who lives in England)
FIREWORKS
(used for celebrations)
FISH AND CHIPS (an English dish)
GENTLEMAN
(a well-educated man)
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GOODBYE
(what you say when you leave)
GREAT-BRITAIN (England + Scotland + Wales)
GREENWICH
(where the Meridiem Time is)
GUY FAWKES
(Guy Fawkes Day, an English celebration)
HAGGIS
(a Scottish dish)
HALLOWEEN
(a celebration on October 31st)
HAMBURGER
(an American dish)
HARRY POTTER (the hero of JK Rawlings’ books)
HAWAII
(one of the American states)
HOCKEY
(an English sport, ice-hockey in Canada)
HOGWARTS
(Harry Potter’s school)
HOLLYWOOD
(an American neighbourhood)
IRELAND
(an English-speaking country)
JAMES COOK
(he discovered Australia)
JELLY
(an English dessert)
KANGAROO
(Australian animal)
KENTUCKY
(one of the American states)
KINGDOM
(the United Kingdom)
KIWI
(New Zealand symbol and bird)
LEPRECHAUN
(an Irish legend)
LIVERPOOL
(the Beatles’ native city in England)
LOCH NESS
(a lake in Scotland)
LYRICS
(the words in a song)
MOOSE
(a typical animal in Canada)
MUFFIN
(an American cake)
NESSIE
(the Loch Ness monster’s nickname)
NEW-MEXICO
(one of the American states)
NOTTING HILL
(a borough in London)
OHIO
(one of the American states)
PANCAKES
(an American dish)
PUDDING
(a British dessert)
PUMPKIN
(a vegetable ,symbol for Halloween)
QUEEN ELIZABETH (the British queen)
QUIDDITCH
(Harry Potter’s sport)
ROYALTY
(monarchs and their families)
RUGBY
(a sport, very popular in Wales)
SCONES
(a British light bread)
SCOTLAND
(a country, part of Great-Britain)
SHAKESPEARE
(the most famous English writer)
Information & Rules
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SOCCER
(the word for football in American)
STONEHENGE
(a famous site in the South of England)
SURFING
(very popular sport in Australia)
THANKSGIVING
(an American celebration in November)
THRILLER
(a type of movie)
THURSDAY
(a day of the week)
TOAST
(a slice of bread for an English breakfast)
TOGETHER
(collectively)
TOMORROW
(the day after today)
TRICK OR TREAT
(a Halloween sentence)
TUESDAY
(a day of the week)
TURKEY
(a dish for Christmas and Thanksgiving)
UMBRELLA
(a protection from the rain)
UNITED KINGDOM (England +Scotland +Wales +Northern Ireland)
USUALLY
(a frequency adverb)
WALES
(a country part of Great-Britain)
WEDNESDAY
(a day of the week)
WELLINGTON
(the capital of New-Zealand )
WELSH
(from Wales)
WHEREAS
(a conjunction to express opposition)
YESTERDAY
(the day before today)
ZEALAND
(New-Zealand, a country in the southern hemisphere)
PUBLIC CONCERNE :
 Les 5 classes de 5e de manière obligatoire
 Toutes les autres classes du collège de manière facultative
OBJECTIFS : Compétences et stratégies visées :
 Maîtriser la phonologie de l’alphabet en anglais et savoir épeler.
 Acquérir et mémoriser une liste de vocabulaire commune (apport lexical,
culturel, géographique et historique)
 Initier les élèves à une tradition américaine : le Spelling Bee Contest, qui
est un concours oral d’orthographe de mots épélés
DEROULEMENT
 Distribution de la liste 15 jours avant pour entraînement
 Une liste commune pour 6e-5e et une autre pour 4e-3e
 Les volontaires de 6e, 4e et 3e sont invités à s’inscrire pour le concours
du lundi 21 avril à 13h (nombre de places limité !)
 Lecture et acquisition du lexique au sein du cours d’anglais en 5e
 Organisation d’éliminatoires en 5e lundi 20 ou mardi 21 en cours
Finale des 5e le mercredi 22 avril à 8h
REGLES: le / la candidat(e) doit:
 Répéter à l’oral le mot tiré au sort et dit par le jury
 Epeler à l’oral ce mot , puis le répéter à nouveau
Le / la candidat(e) a le droit de demander
 à faire répéter ce mot: ‘can you repeat, please?’
 une définition du mot: ‘can you give a definition, please?’
 un exemple de phrase: ‘can you give a sample sentence, please?’
pour les curieux! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoGZ7rhZNHo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sf4Lwxg6lQ
Good Luck !
DEROULEMENT DU CONCOURS.
Le jury proposera 3 mots tirés au sort à chaque candidat(e).
Pour faire partie des gagnants, le/la candidat(e) ne devra pas faire plus d’une
erreur sous peine d’être éliminé(e)
Pour départager les meilleurs, le jury proposera 1 mot de la liste à chacun à
tour de rôle, chaque erreur étant éliminatoire, .
En cas d’égalité chaque élève se verra proposer deux mots hors liste.
A NOTER: pour tous les participants : un diplôme
pour les 3premiers : un diplôme + un lot