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Welcome to Mrs Monnier’s English class. I wish you all the best for this new school year!
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We talked about your baccalauréat exam and the 4 notions you’ll have to study this year:
-mythes et héros (myths and heroes)
-espaces et échanges (space and reciprocities/exchanges)
-lieux et formes de pouvoir (places and forms of power)
-l’idée de progrès (the idea of progress)
We started with SPACE AND EXCHANGES
SPACE AND EXCHANGE : our world has never seemed smaller;
POSITIVE REASONS for
travelling :
We travel to work/ to study
Many exchanges : of goods (biens ) , of
people, of cultures…)
To go on a trip= journey/ to go
on holiday
Social network: easy to communicate
For fun : because we like it
TODAY IT IS EASY TO TRAVEL (Quicker
means of transportation )
To go on a school exchange
To discover new cultures, new
ways of life
To practice foreign languages
NEGATIVE REASONS:
We are sometimes forced to
change jobs
Some people must escape
poverty or persecutions
Some travel beause there is a
war in their country
Homework :fill in your identity form and learn lesson + voc ( down to “location”)
See you !!
Wednesday September 18th COURS POUR LES ABSENTS
We started with a little game to revise your vocabulary then you did a recap of the previous lesson.
We practiced for the oral understanding exam (entrainement à la CO) : you listened to a recording
and had to say all you could understand : we then watched the video: it was an extract from the film
THE SPANISH INN (or SPANISH FLAT = auberge espagnole)
HERE IS WHAT WE WROTE IN THE LESSON
SPACE AND EXCHANGE
THE QUESTION RAISED :(la problématique) = WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS OF TRAVELLING AROUND
THE WORLD WHEN YOU ARE A STUDENT?
Document 1 : THE SPANISH FLAT (pour voir le trailer du film aller dans TERM STMG TOPICS)
It is about a French student –Xavier- who is looking for (cherche ) a flat and who would like to rent a
flat/ to share a flat. He is interviewed by other students (an English girl/ a Spanish girl/ an Italian
boy/ a Danish boy/ a German boy ) : they want to know him better to see if he can become their
flatmate ( = colocataire)
The scene takes place in Spain in Barcelona; Xavier studies in Spain (he studies economy) thanks to (
grace à ) the Erasmus programme
ERASMUS?
European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students
ERASMUS = it is a programme for European students to help them study in another country
European region action scheme for the mobility of university students
IT STARTED IN 1987
33 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATE IN THE EXCHANGE
CONDITIONS TO PARTICIPATE
-
You must finish your first year in a French university
-
You must study in a European country for minimum 3 months
You don’t need to pay extra tuition fees (you pay in France only)
Your degree = diploma is recognized in France
The Erasmus social network helps you to find an accomodation
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF FLAT SHARING?
-
-
It is less expensive =cheaper than renting a flat alone
It’s more convivial/ communal atmosphere/ it enables you to (cela vous permet de ) make
new friends You don’t feel lonely and miserable
It’s easier when you arrive abroad/ in a foreign country: you can meet people it allows you
to (cela vous permet de ) discover the place with someone who knows it already/ easier to
find your way through the town and avoid tourist traps (éviter les pièges à tourists)/ other
room mates can show the place around and act as guides
You can share the rent (le loyer), the food but also the household chores ! (les tâches
ménagères)
Homework : →Friday 20th
learn the lesson + the second part of the vocabulary list ( 2ème partie de la liste de voc ) + do the
exercise PERSONALITY (voir ci dessous: il faut faire correspondre les adjectifs en italiques avec ceux
qui sont en dessous; vous aurez peut être besoin d’un dictionnaire ; voir dictionnaire en ligne sur ce
site)
Answer the questions : what qualities must you have to share a flat? What failings shouldn’t you
have? (failings = defaults)
TALKING ABOUT CHARACTERS’ PERSONALITIES
TRES UTILE POUR LE BAC
Here is a list of adjectives, match each of them with their synonyms below :
Curious- indifferent – easily vexed - clever- lively - egoistic- caring- generous- helpful- authoritative- reservedsympathetic- irritable- well-balanced- grumpy- cruel- conceited- talkative – kind – sociable -fussy- prejudicedself-assured
Chatty
→
Self-confident →
Nosy
→
Bossy
→
Cheerful
→
Insensitive
→
Fast-thinking
→
Selfish
→
Biased
→
Finicky
→
Touchy
→
Shy
→
Level-headed →
Friendly
→
Moody
→
Loving
→
Reliable
→
Pretentious
→
Compassionate →
Outgoing
→
Big-hearted
→
Ruthless
→
Bad-tempered →
th
Friday September 20
First I tested you with a little game to see if you had learnt your vocabulary
Then we corrected the exercise
HOW TO WRITE ABOUT A CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY
Chatty
→
Self-confident →
talkative
self-assured
Nosy
→
snoopy ( nosy and snoopy are negative words : fouineur)/ curious
Bossy
→
authoritative
Cheerful
→
lively (enjoué)
Insensitive
→
indifferent
Fast-thinking
→
clever/ intelligent / smart
Selfish
→
egoistic/ self-centered
Biased
→
to be biased= to be prejudiced against someone ( avoir des prejudges)
Finicky
→
fussy ( faire des histories pour tout./ être maniaque)
Touchy
→
easily vexed
Shy
→
timid= reserved
Level-headed
→
well-balanced ( équilibré)
Friendly
→
kind ( friendly = sympathique)
Moody
→
irritable ( moody = lunatique)
Loving
→
caring ( who cares about people/ who is nice and generous)
Reliable
→
to rely on someone = compter sur/ reliable = helpful
Pretentious
→
conceited = vain = haughty ( hautain)
Compassionate →
sympathetic ( faux ami= compatissant) / to sympathize with = compatir
Outgoing
→
sociable (outgoing= ouvert)
Big-hearted
→
generous
Ruthless
→
cruel
Bad-tempered →
grumpy ( = grognon)
We discussed the qualities you should have to share a flat and the failings you shouldn’t have :
-
You should be sociable, friendly, tolerant = broad-minded≠ narrow-minded/ prejudiced/
biased, a little talkative
You should not be too nosy= inquisitive/ you shouldn’t snoop ( to intrude on people’s private
life) / you shouldn’t be ruthless, grumpy, too touchy
I introduced the role play you had to start writing your role
ROLE PLAY : FLAT SHARING
terminale STMG
ROLE 1: you have decided to share your flat.
ROLE2: you are looking for a flat and have
You get ready for the interview of a new flat
answered a small ad.You get ready for the
mate and prepare a series of questions starting
interview…Create your identity + find 3
with…
questions to ask the other flatmates
HOW OLD…
WHERE…
NAME/AGE/OCCUPATION ( = job)
WHY…
REASON FOR BEING IN THIS COUNTRY/TOWN
HOW LONG…
REASON FOR SHARING A FLAT
ARE YOU READY TO…
YOUR LIKES/ DISLIKES/EXPECTATIONS (= ce que
DO YOU MIND IF…(est-ce que cela t’ennuie si…)
vous aimez/ n’aimez pas/ vos attentes)
ARE YOU KEEN ON…(= are you fond of = do you
YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
love…)
(I plan to…/ I would like to …./ I want to …)
WOULD YOU LIKE TO….( aimeriez vous…)
You can also find questions of your own…
+ GET READY TO ANSWER THE POTENTIAL NEW
+ FIND 3 QUESTIONS TO ASK TO THE OTHER
FLAT MATE’S QUESTIONS
FLATMATES
AFTER THE INTERVIEW: CHOOSE YOUR
FAVOURITE FLATMATE AND JUSTIFY YOUR
CHOICE
Useful vocabulary:
To expect something from someone : s’attendre à
To expect someone to do: attendre de quelqu’un qu’il
To be willing to= to be determined to / to plan to = avoir pour projet de….
To be able to V= to be capable of VING= être capable de…
PART II Lessons and activities
HILDA YOU WILL PREPARE
PREPARE ROLE 1
JOHANNA YOU WILL PREPARE ROLE 2
HW →Wednesday September 25th :learn your lessons + vocabulary + prepare your roles
Wednesday September 25th
1- correction of your roles in the lesson :
INTERVIEWING A FUTURE FLATMATE:
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
I am 21years old
I am in my early twenties(21 22)
I am in my mid twenties (24 25 )
I am in my late twenties (28 29)
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
WHERE DO YOU WORK?
I am A student/ I am a teacher ( A + JOB)
HOW LONG WILL YOU STAY ?
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY?
ARE YOU READY TO SHARE THE HOUSEHOLD
CHORES?
I have been in this country for 2 months/ since
July (for + durée/since + date)
Yes I am/ No I am not
DO YOU MIND IF YOU SHARE YOUR ROOM WITH
A BOY?
Yes I do, No I don’t
ARE YOU KEEN ON SPORTS?
ARE YOU KEEN ON PRACTISING SPORTS
ARE YOU FOND OF STUDYING ECONOMY?
yesI am keen on = am fond of =love +VING (I
love travelling)
no I hate= I can’t bear = I can’t stand working
(+VING)
You acted your roles and gave your opinion
OPINION PENSEZ A UTILISER LA FICHE GIVING YOUR OPINION AUSSI SOUVENT QUE POSSIBLE
HOMEWORK→Friday 27th September do the WRITING (voir questions si dessous) USE GIVING YOUR
OPINION(link words; cette fiche se trouve dans TERM STMG TOPICS)
Voice les questions auxquelles vous devez repondre sur feuille (travail note) pour vendredi: lisez
bien les conseils ci dessous (advice) avant de commencer
DO YOU BELIEVE SHARING A FLAT IS THE BEST WAY TO START A NEW LIFE ABROAD WHEN YOU ARE
A STUDENT? DO YOU THINK THERE CAN BE DRAWBACKS *TO SHARING A FLAT?WHAT WOULD YOUR
IDEAL FLATMATE BE LIKE? (the answer to this last question can be humorous !! ) 150 words
*drawback≠advantage
abcd-
e-
TIPS ( = advice !)
Before starting this work : read and learn your lesson
On a paper , write down all the elements you can use from the lesson as well as the useful
vocabulary
Don’t forget to use the photocopy ‘GIVING YOUR OPINION’ and LINK WORDS
Be careful for the last question “what would you ideal flatmate be like?” use the
PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES + the following structure : I would like my ideal flat mate to be…/
to have…/ to +V….
Please, don’t forget to skip lines (sauter des lignes)
nd
→Wednesday 2 October TEST (30 minutes) ! revise SPACE AND EXCHANGES (INTRO) + ERASMUS+
ADVANTAGES OF FLATSHARING + VOC SPACE AND EXCHANGES (list) + VOC PERSONALITY
TH
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27
LES ELEVES QUI N’ONT PAS RENDU LEUR TRAVAIL CE JOUR DOIVENT LE REMETTRE SANS FAUTE DANS MON
CASIER LUNDI 30 SEPTEMBRE
1- Reprise orale
2- VOICI POUR LES ABSENTS CE QUE NOUS AVONS NOTE DANS LE COURS
3- Gap years
To take a gap year is to take a year off/ to have a break for one year (but sometimes less or more)
= une année sabbatique
You take a gap year to escape the stress of your daily life/ to escape your daily routine
A person who takes a gap year is called a gapper.
Gap years are more and more popular in England and the US.
→ Comprehension orale type bac CORRECTION A METTRE DANS LE COURS :
THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAPYEARS
There are different types of gap years : you can go backpacking (adventure gap year)
You can become a volunteer (work in an orphanage =un orphelinat/ participate in a
charity)
You can simply relax and go on holiday
you can find a work placement ( un stage)
WHEN ; you can take a gap year after your A levels (baccalaureat) or after university (= uni)
WHERE : the most popular destinations for British students are NEWS ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
HOW MUCH: it can cost around 3,000 pounds (1 pound = 1.2 euro) sometimes !
What do you pay for ? sometimes you must pay a gapyear company to organize your trip+ the
flight+ sometimes you have to pay for the food and accommodation
HOW CAN YOU FINANCE? By working(in a pub for example)
FAMOUS GAPPER :Prince Harry -the Queen’s grandson ( Elizabeth’s grandson) took a gap year : he
looked after children in Africa in an orphanage in 2004
J’AI ENSUITE DISTRIBUE LA FICHE METHODO POUR LA CO QUE J’AI COMMENTEE
Vous avez écouté un exemple de CO type bac et mercredi –après votre test- vous vous entrainerez à
faire un compte rendu en français comme pour le bac
nd
→Wednesday 2 October TEST (30 minutes) ! revise SPACE AND EXCHANGES INTRO + ERASMUS+
ADVANTAGES OF FLATSHARING + VOC SPACE AND EXCHANGES (list) + VOC PERSONALITY
See you !!
nd
Wednesday October 2
ENGLISH TEST + CORRECTION OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS
TRAINING FOR THE ORAL COMPREHENSION EXAM CO GAP YEAR IN INDIA
CORRECTION SUMMING UP THE MAIN FACTS IN ENGLISH
PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP WORK
HOMEWORK LEARN THE LESSONS ON GAP YEARS + COMPLETE THE GRID WITH YOUR GAP YEAR
EXPERIENCE
Wednesday October 9th
3 pupils were absent today ; here is what we did
1-
I explained to you how to do your memo and you started doing your memo in your tests ( you have to finish
your memo for Friday)
Here is what I gave you
ERREURS RECURRENT A EVITER ( à coller dans la partie TESTS de vos classeurs). Ces erreurs devront être
évitées dans vos prochains travaux : relire vos copies attentivement pour les repérer et les corriger .
1-ADJECTIF INVARIABLE ET AVANT LE NOM : messages very importants → very important messages
2-RELATIFS: the man who / the object , the idea which → who pour les personnes/ which pour les
objets
3-People ne prend pas d’s mais il est pluriel → people are/ people were/ people have (≠ peopleS=
les peuples)
4-MODAUX : Les modaux sont suivis de la base verbale : you can to listen to him → you can Ø listen
to him / on ne peut jamais avoir deux modaux à la suite: will can → will be able to
5- ARTICLES : Pas d’article devant les noms de famille ou les prénoms : the John’s car→ Ø John’s car
Pas d’article devant les notions abstraites non définies : he defends the Ø freedom mais par contre :
he defends the freedom of his people. ( “the” à cause de “of his people”)
6-IL Y A : il ya un chien dans la rue → there is / il y a des gens → there are
il y a 2 ans : there are 2 years → 2 years ago ( temps : preterit)
7-THIS/ THESE: This + singulier/ these + pluriel
THAT/THOSE: that +singulier/those + pluriel
8-WANT + INFINITIF : I want TO say / WANT + COMPLEMENT + INFINITIF: I want him TO be free (
et pas : I want that he is free)
( idem pour WOULD LIKE ) liste des pronoms compléments=
me/you/him/her/it/us/you/them
9-PLURIELS PARTICULIERS : 1 child / 2 children 1 man/ 2 men 1 woman/2 women
life/ lives
10- ADVERBES: de nombreux adverbes ( parfaitement/ sincèrement/ réellement…) sont formés de
l’adjectif suivi du suffixe “ly” : perfectly/ sincerely/ really
…
PRENDRE UNE COPIE QUE VOUS COMPLETEREZ APRES CHAQUE TRAVAIL ECRIT. RELEVEZ VOS ERREURS ET
LES CORRIGER. EN ROUGE MARQUEZ EN MAJUSCULE CE QUE VOUS DEVEZ RETENIR AVANT LE PROCHAIN
TRAVAIL ET COMPLETER LA FICHE AIDE MEMOIRE JUSQU'A LA FIN DE L’ANNEE POUR EVITER CES ERREURS
AU BAC
VOICI PAR EXEMPLE UNE FICHE AIDE MEMOIRE POUR VOS PREMIERS DEVOIRS
ERREURS
A RETENIR
This makes me thinking of…/ if he lets me to do
TO MAKE SOMEONE + BV / TO LET SOMEONE + BV
I don’t want √ meet people
TO WANT TO + V
It is good for meet new people
Pour dire “pour” on met “for” devant un nom mais
« to » devant un verbe TO + V / FOR + NOM
Les traductions de « pour faire » / « afin de faire »=
To do/ in order to do/ so as to do
Les traductions de “afin que”= so that/ in order that
he show
S / Sharing a flat have many advantages
It is nice to share a flat with new people and to talk
with their
ème
NE PAS OUBLIER S AU PRESENT SIMPLE AVEC 3
PERS. DU SING./ have devient has !!!/ negation he
DOESN’T +BV
Ne pas confondre THEIR + NOM et THEM qui
REMPLACE NOM
Then we got ready for your oral
Here is what we did :
A- WOULD YOU BE READY TO TAKE A GAP YEAR ?
B- AMONG THE 4 GAP YEAR EXPERIENCES WE STUDIES WHICH ONE(s) WOULDN’t YOU LIKE?
WHICH ONE(S) WOULD SUIT YOU BEST?
A- WOULD YOU BE READY TO TAKE A GAP YEAR?
YES
NO I WOULDN’t like to take a gapyear
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A GAPYEAR
THE DRAWBACKS = the CONS OF TAKING A
THE ADVANTAGES = the PROS of TAKING A
GAPYEAR
GAPYEAR
BECAUSE :
I would miss my family : I would feel sad and
Thanks to a gap year you can…
lonely= je me sentirais triste et seul: ma famille
Discover new people/ new cultures/ new
me manquerait
languages
It frightens me = it is a scary experience
You can become a volunteer and help/support
It can be expensive : you have to work to pay for
other people (volunteer gap year)
your flight
You can learn your future job (work placement)
You can explore the world (adventure gap year)
A gap year enables you to …
Open your mind/ broaden your mind “travelling
broadens the mind”
Thanks to a gap year you can…
Become aware of your potential/ your qualities:
am I adaptable?
It enables you to gain in confidence/ become
more self-confident/ more self-assured
It enables you to test yourself
It allows you to get away/ to break away = to
escape from the daily routine, the stress
B- AMONG THE 4 GAP YEAR EXPERIENCES WE STUDIES WHICH ONE(s) WOULDN’t YOU LIKE?
WHICH ONE(S) WOULD SUIT YOU BEST?
Activité orale / 2 élèves sont passées à l’oral et nous avons vu ensemble les points positifs et negatifs
HOMEWORK : for Friday do your memo on the 2 tests/ learn the lesson + use the lesson to prepare
your oral ( réutiliser le cours d’aujourd’hui pour completer ce que vous aviez à faire : 1.30 minute
speech pour choisir votre gap year preferée et celle qui ne vous conviendrait pas)
Friday October 11th
1- Memo : you told me what you had put in your memo
2- Oral presentation : we listened to some of your friends who talked about their favourite gap year
3- Methodology methodologie de la comprehension ecrite
4- Mise en pratique : text TAKE THE COUCH
pour mercredi : lire attentivement la fiche de methodologie de la CE et faire la comprehension
ecrite sur le texte TAKE THE COUCH
Wednesday Ocotber 16th
WHAT IS COUCH SURFING.COM ?
A mettre dans la leçon:
Couchsurfing.com « dot » com : it is a website to connect hosts (people who welcome travelllers at
home ) and guests (travelers) . you register on the site and communicate with people all around the
world. It is a social network for travelers; it enables you to find a place to sleep, a couch = a sofa for
free
It is called couch surfing because “couch” means “sofa”: travelers can find a sofa for one night or
more.And “surfing” because it is a website and people surf on the net to find a host.(un hôte)
CORRECTION CE
COMPREHENSION ECRITE
1- What kind of document is it?
a- a press article
b- an extract from a novel
2- What does it deal with?
a- A new youth hostel
c- an extract from a diary
b- advice about how to take a gap year c- a new website
3- Where is the beginning of the text set ?
a- In Somerville ?
b- In Boston?
c-in Montreal?
d-in Chicago?
4- Right or wrong ? Circle the correct answer and justify by quoting from the text.
a- Jesse Fenton and Eric Benoit are two young people who are welcoming travellers . R/W
“the hosts” line 2
b- The travellers and their hosts have already met. R/W
Line 4/5 “but their only contact with their hosts has been through computer screens.”
c- The people who live together in the flat are in their twenties. R/W
Line 6 “in their twenties” line
d- The travellers will stay 3 months. R/W
“More than one month” line 3
e- The travellers will pay to share a flat. R/W
“ free” line 7
5- How are Jesse Fenton ,Erin Benoit and Casey Fenton related?
Casey is Jesse’s brother/ Jesse and Casey live together= they are flatmates
What do they offer?
Their couch = sofa or a bed
They offer their kitchen, their car: their share a flat
Who created it ?
Casey Fenton ,a n AMERICAN ,: he wanted to go to Iceland so he sent an email to students of the
university of Iceland : he received 50 answers. It gave him the idea of the website. He started the
website to connect people: hosts and guests are connected all around the world
COMPREHENSION ORALE; voice la CORRECTION:
WHAT ARE THE BEST WAYS OF TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD WHEN YOU ARE A STUDENT?
COUCH SURFING.com (practicing for the oral comprehension exam)
Todd: So, Jonathan, I thought we would talk a bit about your travels and this new
thing called couch surfing. Can you explain what couch surfing is?
Jonathan: Couch surfing is a fairly new website, and what it does is it
__allows___________ travelers from different parts of the world _______to meet
people___________ in the destinations they're going to. People offer a
__couch_______in their home or perhaps __space on their floor______________,
and in return you’re excopected in your own hometown to offer the same kind of
things to people who might ____visit you_________.
Todd: So basically, people __sign up = register_____________, and if they find
somebody that has, you know, a _couch_________ in some city, they can go and
stay with that person _for free__________?
Jonathan: Yes, it is ____for free______, but people aren't expected to
___abuse__________it. It's not for people who are _____cheap_________and want
to ______save money_____________. It is for people who are like-minded and want
to perhaps __share____________ their experiences and meet someone from the
local ____culture_________. You're not going to have a good experience if you show
up and just expect to freeload ( to take advantage of the system)
Todd: What about security? I mean aren’t people a little bit ___worried_________
about safety and security with this?
Jonathan: I think some people do ___worry_________ but couch surfing has a
system where you can vouch for people that you have stayed with. You can leave
references and you can become verified as a host or a couch surfer by registering
through the system. So if there's someone that you're a little bit
____suspicious______ of, you don't need to offer them a couch. It's not necessary.
HOW DOES THE WEBSITE WORK?
1- You register = sign up to offer a couch or to find a couch
2- You email the host and start chatting
3- You meet the host at his place , you can sleep at his place and visit the town
4- The host can vouch you* ( leave a comment on you and say if you are a good couch
surfer) and you can vouch the host (say if your stay was good or not) : you leave
comments and references on the website so it is safe; the website is not for freeloaders = people who only want to save money (ce n’est pas pour les “profiteurs”)
*To vouch = se porter garant : attester de votre fiabilité
Homework→ FOR FRIDAY
LEARN THE LESSON AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS :
1- What are the advantages of couchsurfing for the hosts? For the guests?
2- Would you like to register on this website?
ATTENTION CETTE PARTIE SUR COUCHSURFING EST LA DERNIERE DU THEME
Friday Ocotber 18th
ADVANTAGES FOR THE HOSTS
They can meet people from all over the world
without moving from their homes
They can learn foreign languages without
travelling
They can have the same service in return; if they
want to travel they can travel for free in return
ADVANTAGES FOR THE GUESTS
They can have a free couch
A free kitchen,A free car
The hosts can show them around : it enables
travelers to avoid tourist traps
ADVANTAGES FOR THE HOSTS AND THE GUESTS:
Thanks to couch surfing you learn to trust Ø= have confidence in other
people; you become less prejudiced = less biased = more open-minded
Ex : in the text TAKE THE COUCH Vincent learnt that all Americans are not as
the media depict them : all of them don’t carry guns !!
You are not afraid of foreigners: you understand their culture better
Couch surfing is a good ways of making friends : you can start a life long
friendship
→ distribu^on de la méthodologie de l’oral et du plan concernant la notion SPACE AND
EXCHANGES
→COMPREHENSION ORALE NOTEE
HOMEWORK LE MERCREDI 6 NOVEMBRE NOUS IRONS EN SALLE MULTIMEDIA VOUS DEVREZ
AVOIR REVU TOUTE LA NOTION SPACE AND EXCHANGES CAR VOUS PASSEREZ VOTRE ORAL
ET DEVREZ VOUS ENREGISTRER.MERCI D’APPORTER LE MATERIEL ET EVENTUELLEMENT LE
CABLE NECESSAIRE POUR QUE VOUS VOUS ENREGISTRIEZ ET QUE JE PUISSE RECUPERER LES
ENREGISTREMENTS ( tous les postes de la salle multimedia ne fonctionnent pas ; merci donc
à ceux qui ont des lecteur enregistreur mp3 ou autres matériel d’enregistrement
(t éléphones )de les apporter)
CE JOUR LA VOUS AUREZ 10 MINUTES DE PREPARATION COMME AU BAC ET 5 MINUTES
POUR VOUS ENREGISTRER CE TRAVAIL SERA NOTE
IL SERAIT BON DE TESTER VOTRE MATERIEL D’ENREGISTREMENT AVANT ET LES CABLES SI CE
MATERIEL NE PERMET PAS DE M’ENVOYER DIRECTEMENT L’ENREGISTREMENT PAR MAIL
JE VOUS PROPOSE DONC PENDANT LES VACANCES DE FAIRE UN TEST/ ENREGISTREZ PAR
EXEMPLE UNE PHRASE AVEC VOTRE NOM ET PRENOM ET FAITE MOI PARVENIR
LENREGISTREMENT PAR MAIL AFIN DE VERIFIER SI CELA FONCTIONNE AVANT LE JOUR J !!!
Bonnes vacances à tous
Wednesday November 5th
-Enregistrement en salle multimedia (les absents passeront vendredi)
-Introduction à la nouvelle notion MYTHS AND HEROES : par groupe vous deviez repérer 4
héros à l’aide des photos données
-Johanna voici les photos données à ton groupe
Groupe 3 : Johanna
MYTHS AND HEROES
1-Read the vocabulary list carefully.( you will have to learn it by heart !)
Speaking
2Look at these 4 pictures and identify each character. Talk together about the
types of heroes they represent.
3- WRITING For each hero, use some words from the vocabulary list to write a sentence to talk
about him or her . You will have to present him/her to the class.
1
2
3
4
VOCABULAIRE
A hero/ 2 heroes/ a heroine/heroism [izem]
Courage = bravery
To be courageous= brave= fearless ≠ fearlul= cowardly
To dare = oser
Amazing = incredible = unbelievable
To be the greatest/ the strongest/ the most courageous …
To break a record = battre un record
Strength= power ≠weakness (to be strong≠weak)
To participate in a charity ( association caritative)/ to be a volunteer
To support = to help the poor/the underprivileged/ the disabled (handicapés)
To manage to V= to succeed in +VING = réussir à ≠to fail
To be successful / a success≠ a failure
To achieve one’s goal = to reach one’s goal = atteindre son but
To take up a challenge = relever un défi
To accomplish a feat = accomplir un exploit/ a good deed = une bonne action
To go beyond one’s limits : dépasser ses limites
To save = to rescue/ a rescuer( ex: a fire fighter)
to overcome = surmonter/ hardships = des difficultés
To risk one’s life/ to sacrifice one’s life
To be selfless = désintéressé/ to be helpful = utile/serviable commitment = engagement/ to be committed =
être engagé
an activist= un militant
To champion = to advocate a cause/ a right= defendre une cause/un droit
To demonstrate = manifester/ to protest
To stand up for/ against = lutter pour/ contre
To fulfil a dream = réaliser un rêve
To be awarded a prize (ex : Nobel Peace prize)
An icon [aikon]
To set an example = montrer l’exemple
To respect someone/ a respectful person (que l’on respecte)
To embody= incarner
inspirational = qui inspire/ influential : who influences the others
To fall from grace = tomber en disgrace
Greek/ Roman mythology : semi God (born from a God and from a human being, a mortal)
a self-made man/ an entrepreneur/ a pioneer
fictitional : de fiction/ legendary
To be on a quest : to be on a mission
POUR VENDREDI : apprendre le voc ci dessus ET l’utiliser au maximum pour dire qui sont
les personnages de s 4 photos et dire en quoi ce sont des héros
Friday NOvember 8th
1- You completed your self assessment for your oral participation
2- You worked by groups about the various heroes /Each group had to explain who
their heroes were.
POUR LES ABSENTS VOICI CE QU’ON PEUT DIRE SUR CHAQUE HEROS. IL FAUDRA POUR
MERCREDI CLASSER CES 16 HEROS EN 4 OU 5 CATEGORIES DE HEROS.DONNER UN NOM A
CHAQUE TYPE DE HEROS ET EXPLIQUER AVEC L’AIDE DE LA LISTE DE VOCABULAIRE LES
CARACTERISTIQUES DE CES DIFFERENTS TYPES DE HEROS (FAIRE UNE OU DEUX PHRASES
POUR EXPLIQUER CHAQUE CATEGORIE DE HEROS)+ APPRENDRE LA LISTE DE VOCABULAIRE
(ci-dessus)
→Ex : the sportsmen (Usain Bolt, Oscar Pistorius) : they break records and take up
challenges ; they set examples thanks to their courage .
LES MOTS EN ROUGE FONT PARTIE DE LA LISTE DE MOTS A UTILISER
1-Hercules : he was a semi God (half human , half God) of the Greek mythology; known for
his strength
and for his courage
2-Osar Pistorius : A South African runner : he is handicapped (= disabled) : he goes beyond
his limits and participated in the Olympic Games despite (malgré) his handicap : he fell from
grace in 2013 : he was accused of the murder of his girlfriend
3-Nelson Mandela : he risked his life to stand up against segregation( APARTHEID) in South
Africa: he was imprisoned for 26 years ; he received the nobel prize for peace in 1991
4-The Pussy riots ; a group of women who are activists : they stand up for freedom against
Vladimir Putin
5-Angelina Jolie : she participates in many charities: she works in refugee camps and she
fights against poverty and famine in Africa: she supports the underprivileged
6-Gandhi : he advocated non violence in India and is an inspirational character
7-Lara Croft : she is a fictional character of a video game : she embodies courage: she is an
adventurer
8- Mark Zuckerberg : he created Facebook : he is a self-made man he is a pioneer and a very
young entrepreneur
9-Wonderwoman : a super heroine she is fearless and takes risks to save other people’s lives
10-Rosa Parks : she refused to give up her seat in a bus at a time (the 1950’s) when black
people and white people were segregated in the USA : she didn’t give her seat to a white
man and was arrested: she dared to resist
11-Usain Bolt : goes beyond his limits : the biggest athlete ever!
12-firefighters : they risked their lives during the TWIN TOWERS attack to save people: their
embody courage
13-Martin Luther King : he championed equality for black and white people: he is famous for
his speech “I have a dream”: he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace
14- the knights of the Round table : they are fearless legendary characters who are on a
quest : the quest of the Holy Grail
15- Indiana Jones : he is a fictional adventurer on a quest
16-Steve Jobs he created Apple : he became very rich and his a pioneer in modern
technology: some entrepreneurs set him as an example
Wednesday November 13th
1-interro orale de voc
COURS POUR LEA
1- WHAT IS A HERO ?
THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEROES :
LEGENDARY
HEROES AND
FICTIONAL
HEROES
-
from
mythology
ex :
Hercules a
semi god
hero
EVERYDAY LIFE
HEROES
Contribute to our well
being , happiness
-
Rescuers : fire
fighters they
accomplish
good deeds :
they saved
many people
and risked
their lives
during the
9/11 attempts
against the
Twin Towers
semi god
heroes :
one of
their
parents
was a god :
they are
above the
- Volunteers
“common
People who
man”
participate in
charities; people who
- from
support the poor and
famous
underprivileged
legends :
People who are
the legend committed in the
of the
fight against famine,
knights of
poverty
the round
table
Ex: Angelina Jolie
these heroes are
on a quest for the
holy grail
-
from
ACTIVISTS :
historical
heroes
Contribute to
the progress of
history
they champion
a cause or
stand up
against an
injustice or
against a lobby
/ they have
changed
people’s lives =
historical
heroes who
have
contributed to
the
advancement
of history
Gandhi
Martin Luther
King or
Mandela: were
awarded the
Nobel Prize for
Peace
Martin Luther
King ?
Thanks to his
fight and the
march to
Washington he
MODERN DAY HEROES
Set up examples for
younger generations
-
sportsmen,
they break records and go
beyond their limits
- entrepreneurs=
self made men
they take up challenges
Mark Zuckerberg, Steve
Jobs they embody
business initiative, they
appear as role models for
young people= they set up
examples = they are
pioneers
They embody success
stories
novels,
comics or
movies
organized in
1963
Black people
obtained the
right to vote
and segregation
became illegal
He became a
leader after
Rosa Parks
refused to give
up her seat in
the bus: he was
the leader of a
bus boycott
that lasted 1
year
His famous
speech : I HAVE
A DREAM is still
very famous
ex : Indiana Jones,
Lara Croft,
Wonderwoman
They are supposed
to save the planet
to protect citizens
from natural
disasters or villains
They are famous
for their strength
+ courage
?
Mandela ?
Spent 26 years
in prison
2- COMPREHENSION ORALE ENTRAINEMENT
Homework : pour vendredi
1-learn the list of vocabulary
2-learn the lesson about the 4 types of heroes
3- Find the common qualities between these 4 types of heroes
Wednesday November 27th
Cours pour Alan
EVERY DAY LIFE UNDER THE TALIBAN’S RULES
Interdictions
obligations
punishment
Women are not allowed to go
out without the presence of a
male relative
They have to wear a long veil
If people don’t respect = obey
these strict laws they can be
whipped= lashed , stoned,
From head to toe
They are not allowed to work
outside home
beaten
Schools are burnt down or
turned into religious
seminaries
It is forbidden for women to
be treated by male doctor
It is banned for women to
have sex outside marriage
They can’t ride a motorbike
or bike
Listening to music and
watching tv is prohibited
WHAT WAS MALALA’S LIFE LIKE WHEN SHE STARTED HER BLOG IN 2009?
QUESTION AU PASSE DONC REPONSE AU PASSE
EVERY DAY THREAT
A threat = a menace
To threaten = to menace
The Taliban threatened to throw acid at girls’s
faces if they went to school
They threatened to turn schools into religious
seminaries
They beheadED people
She lived in a war zone
She heard the noise of helicopters and guns
She went to school in plain clothes because she
feared the punishment of the Taliban
She went to school alone not to be seen by the
Taliban
HOW TO WRITE A DIARY
●Start with the date ex : for Malala’s diary : Wednesday, October 26th 2009
●Write about your experience : what happened to you/ how you feel. BE CAREFUL: THE
TENSES (temps) YOU USE DEPEND ON WHEN YOU WRITE AND WHAT YOU REFER TO
Exemples of tenses you can use :
-
TODAY, I have seen my friends/ I haven’t been to school PRESENT PERFECT (have +participle
passé). On utilise le PRESENT PERFECT car la journée n’est pas encore finie
-
THIS MORNING, I went /played/ I didn’t go to school PRETERIT (Si on est le soir : le matin est
terminé , on utilise le passé)
-
TONIGHT , I feel , I am ….PRESENT SIMPLE ou I am writing this diary PRESENT EN BE + ING
(parce qu’on écrit en ce moment)
-
YESTERDAY/ LAST WEEK/ 2 DAYS AGO I saw/ bought/ I accepted/I didn’t see/buy/accept
PRETERIT SIMPLE ( parce qu’on parle du passé)
Ou bien : I was sleeping PRETERIT EN BE + ING (j’étais en train de )when I saw/ I was
playing when I heard a strange noise (j’étais en train de jouer quand j’ai entendu)PRETERIT
EN BE + ING pour décrire une action longue interrompue par une autre action courte au
passé
-
TOMORROW , Iwill go/ I am going to go/ I would like to V/ I intend to V/ I plan to V (on
exprime des projets = plans)
●FEELINGS : when someone writes a diary it is to express his or her feeling so you must know
how to express different feelings( see photocopy) + the verb : to feel / felt (preterit)/ felt
(participe passé)
EN VOUS AIDANT DE LA FICHE CI DESSOUS VOUS AVEZ COMMENCE A ECRIRE LE JOURNAL
INTIME DE MALALA A FINIR POUR VENDREDI + FAIRE SON MEMO SUR LE TEST DE LECON
ALAN TU DOIS FAIRE CE TRAVAIL SUR FEUILLE EN 120 MOTS MINIMUM
Friday NOvember 28TH
Correction du devoir. POUR JULIE CINDY JOHANNA ET HILDA
Voici ce que vous devez inscrire dans le cours et qui vous servira pour votre oral sur Malala
1- The fighter
-
Malala is regarded as a heroine and a role model because she is a fighter :
she never gives up (= abandoner)
she is brave : she supports the others (when Malala was treated in an English hospital after
the attack , she phoned Ayesha, a victim of the Taliban to support her !)
she fights for compulsory (obligatoire) education for girls
she fights against the Taliban ‘s strict rules
but she also had to fight to survive (she almost died and spent a lot of time in rehabilitation
(=réeducation)
2- MALALA AND HER FATHER
When she was only 11 Malala made a speech against the Taliban: she reproached them
with taking away her education : it was very dangerous to do that but her father let her do it
(l’a laissé faire)
So some people blame her father for putting his daughter in danger
He is an activist and wanted his daughter to become an activist too : he wants her to
become a politician while her dream was to become a doctor…
3- MALALA FROM AN ACTIVIST TO A MARTYR AND A SYMBOL
She was an activist but she has become a symbol.WHY? The Taliban didn’t manage to silence
her: she has become a martyr so she is all the more powerful: she has become a role model
for many people;thanks to this attack by the Taliban her voice has been heard all over the
world : she has become popular and her cause =”education for all children” has become
popular too.
HOMEWORK : pour mercredi apprendre le cours/ revoir tous les cours sur Malala et les
Taliban + le voc des sentiments : VENDREDI 6 DECEMBRE vous aurez une production écrite
notée en classe; vous aurez aussi avant les vacances une comprehension orale notée mais
pour cela, rien à reviser simplement connaitre la méthodologie
POUR LE VENDREDI 13 VOUS DEVEZ PREPARER UN DISCOURS DE UNE A DEUX MINUTES SUR
UN HEROS DE VOTRE CHOIX
Voir sujet ci-dessous ATTENTION VOUS N’AUREZ PAS DROIT DE LIRE UN TEXTE VOUS
N’AUREZ DROIT QU’A DES NOTES
Final task: You are in a newly-built school. A name for this school has to be found. Each
member of the community has to suggest a hero’s name, and justify his or her choice by making a
speech to present his/her hero/heroine. Get ready for this speech. (1-2 minute speech)
Bien entendu ce travail vous servira comme dernière partie pour votre oral du bac: “if I had to
choose one hero/ one heroine I would choose XXX. Indeed,…. »
YOUR WORK :
1- Start by defining the word « hero » for you.
2- Say who you would choose. Justify by referring to his/her life/ to what he/ she did.Talk about
his/ her qualities. Say if he/ she was awarded a prize.
TIPS ( = recommendations )
-YOUR WORK MUST BE PERSONAL!!! YOU CAN USE THE NET TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT
YOUR HERO/HEROINE BUT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COPY DOWN THE TEXT !!!!
-USE LINK WORDS AND THE PHOTOCOPY GIVING YOUR OPINION
- USE THE VOCABULARY FROM YOUR LESSON + MIND THE TENSES !!
Wednesday December 4th
We started with a recap of the previous lesson: I wrote 10 key words on the white board
that you had to use to speak about Malala and the Taliban
Then I explained the speech you have to prepare for Friday 13 th
We then practiced your oral understanding (CO)
Pour les 2 absentes une grande partie de ce cours a été consacré à la comprehension orale
et à l’entrainement pour le bac en particulier pour la comprehension des nombres
Voici ce que nous avons écrit dans le cours et qui servira pour l’oral du bac
MALALA DAY
Malala day : The United Nations declared her birthday July 12th as Malala day : it is a day to
celebrate Malala’s commitment and her fight for the freedom of every child to go to school
According to Unicef 57 million children are not in school, more than half of them are girls
The reasons why some many children don’t go to school: they don’t go to school because of/due to
( à cause de) :
-poverty
-natural disasters
-cultural and extremist attitudes
- early marriage
- early pregnancy : girls have children very early
- wars : some children are soldiers
- work: some children have to work
- disability = handicap; some children are disabled and they can’t go to school
Malala ‘s slogan “One child one teacher one book and one pen can change the world”
RAPPEL:
Vendredi 6 devoir de production ecrite revoir tous les cours sur ce thème MALALA+ TALIBAN +
revoir le vocabulaire : FEELINGS
Mercredi 11 nous ferons une CO
Pour vendredi 13 préparer votre discours (travail évalué)
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU DEAR PUPILS !!!
Wednesday January 8th
NOTION n°3 : idea of progress
THE QUESTION RAISED :should we change our consumption habits to make our lives and our world
better ?
PROGRESS MEANS TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
INTRODUCTION
When we think of progress we think of scientific progress in the medical field for example some
scientists have created an artificial heart or we think of progress in society with social improvements
such as new laws in favour of homosexual marriage or women’s rights; we also think of new
technologies with new computers or cell phones which are smaller but more efficient
But progress can also be negative when the cult of novelty leads to excess
TODAY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT OUR CONSUMPTION HABITS HAVE NEGATIVE
CONSEQUENCES ON OUR WORLD AND OUR LIVES SO WE CAN WONDER IF WE SHOULD CHANGE OUR
CONSUMPTION HABITS
First we studied a sculpture by Duane Hanson denouncing the consumer society : a society based on
materialistic values where people buy more and more even things they don’t need.
I) THE CONSUMER SOCIETY
A- DUANE HANSON the supermarket lady .
This is a sculpture by Duane Hanson an American who wanted to denounce overconsumption in the
1970’s: it was the beginning of big supermarkets : it shows the stereotype of the American consumer
:she is a bit fat, her cart is filled with industrial products : she is buying too much and eating too much
: Duana Hanson wanted to denounce overconsumption : people buy too many things , they buy
things they don’t need : he denounces the consumer society
People tend to consume more and more
The consumer society is a society based on materialistic values
People are used to spending more and more (ont l’habitude) : they keep consuming (= they spend
their time consuming
B Adverts are everywhere
We are used to seeing adverts in magazines, on billboards, on TV
But in the US there are adverts on school buses in schools. Channel 1 offers equipment for some
schools and in returns pupils must watch tv for 10 minutes each day.
C- Shops are bigger and bigger
In the US the Mall of America in MINNESOTA is one of the biggest malls
It opened in 1992 the fourth largest mall in the USA.
There are 520 stores
27 rides and attractions : a funpark
50 restaurants
An aquarium !!!
Today we practiced reading striking figures about this mall, we’ll go on on Friday
Homework : learn the vocabulary list down to “endetter” and learn today’s lesson
FRIDAY JANUARY 10TH
Entrainement lecture des nombres et comprehension des nombres
A few striking figures about MALL OF AMERICA :
7 Yankee Stadiums can fit inside the Mall
32 Boeing 747s could fit inside the Mall
65 semi-trucks were needed to transport trees to the theme
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•
•
park
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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86 hours is the length of time it would take to complete your
visit to the Mall if you were to spend just 10 minutes in each store
100+ pounds of food are fed daily to animals at SEA LIFE
Minnesota Aquarium - plus 90 extra pounds on the days the
sharks are fed
258 Statues of Liberty could lie inside the Mall
400+ events are held at Mall of America each year
520+ stores are located in Mall of America
5,000+ weddings have been performed at Mall of America
11,000 year-round employees at Mall of America (13,000
during peak periods)
30,000+ live plants and 400 live trees climbing as high as 35
feet tall in Nickelodeon Universe
32,000+ tons of trash recycled each year
40 million visitors annually which is more than the combined
populations of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa...and Canada
•
•
$650+ million cost to build
Nearly $2 billion Mall of America generates in economic
activity annual for the state of Minnesota
Choisissez 3 chiffres qui vous semblent le + frappant que vous pourrez utiliser pour votre
oral
Ex : we could put two hundred and fifty eight Statues of liberty in the mall
Five thousand weddings are celebrated every year in the mall
Eleven thousand employees work in this mall
APART FROM STORES AND MALLS WHERE ELSE CAN YOU SHOP?
You can shop on the phone (each day telemarketers phone to sell items)
You can order products from magazines
you can shop on TV thanks to teleshopping programmes (in the US some channels are
devoted to teleshopping programmes all day long)
You can shop on the NET for example on ebay
WHAT FOR YOU THE ADVANTAGES AND DRAWBACKS OF SHOPPING ON THE NET?
ADVANTAGES PROS
You don’t have to move from your home= you
needn’t move
There is a large variety of choice
There are bargains (=less expensive= cheaper)
DRAWBACKS CONS
It is more difficult to get an exchange and to be
refunded ( paid back)
You don’t see what you buy=purchase
You can’t try on the clothes you buy
You need a credit card
You must be over 18
You can easily get into debts =in the red
You can become a shopping addict
SUJET TYPE BAC “shopping on the net is better than shopping in “real” shops. Do you
agree?”HOMEWORK POUR MERCREDI APPRENDRE LA LECON ET TOUTE LA LISTE DE
VOCABULAIRE +PREPARER SUR UN BROUILLON UNE INTRO POUR LE SUJET CI-DESSUS LA
TRANSITION ENTRE LES DEUX PARTIES (avantages et inconvénients) et UNE CONCLUSION
Wednesday February 19th
Wednesday February 19th
Conseils pour le bac (voir photocopie distribuée ce jour)
NOTION 4 PLACES AND FORMS OF POWER
To exercise power is to influence other people, to control them
There are different types of powers; powers that influence our every day life
like the power of the media (the 4th power) , the power of advertising (adverts incite us to buy more
and more), the power of economy (our lives are influenced by the crisis), the power of books, of art
(this power influences our feelings, out behaviours), religious power (think of the power of the
Taliban: their rules are very strict see lesson on Malala)
in some countries the power of nature and natural disasters can influence people’s every day life….
But there are also institutional powers:
The 3 branches of power are
The executive power : the power of the president/ of the government: they are in charge of
governing the country;they decide a policy for their country; in the US the president is elected for 4
years and he is the army chief; he can veto laws
The judicial power that is exercised in courts (in the US there is the Supreme court)
The legislative power : it is responsible for passing laws; Congress (in the Capitol) can impeach the
president
When there are powers there are also counter powers
-movements that resist power ex: freegans/ adbuster organisation resist the power of advertising
and resist overconsumption
-lobbies : influential groups that try and influence politicians, laws
In class we raised the question : what is the power of guns and gun lobbies in the US? To what extent
can President Obama exercise his power against gun lobbies?
PART 1 FACTS AND FIGURES
Doc 1 : a commercial for a gun rack (un support pour ranger son arme près de son lit!!)
If there is a threat = une menace for example a robber = a burglar (cambrioleur) , a rapist (violeur) , a
mugger (agresseur) you can easily take your weapon thanks to the gun rack ; it is on the side of your
bed so you just need to take your gun and shoot !!
The gunrack is not expensive
It is very handy (pratique !!!) but of course very risky for children
In the US people are allowed to carry a gun : it is part of the Constitution of the US (2nd amendment)
There are 320 million inhabitants and it is estimated there are 200 million guns in circulation !!
there are more gun dealers than Mac Donald restaurants or supermarkets!!
On Black Friday 54 000 guns were sold !!!
Correction activité de groupe
AIM to use 3 DOCUMENTS to introduce our topic about the power guns and gun lobbies
in the USA. READ THE DOCUMENTS ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF
PAPER
a-How many people are killed by guns in the US every day?
32
b-How many mass shootings have there been in the US in the last 30 years?
62
Wednesday March 19th
1-Interro orale vocabulaire et reprise lecon précédente
SUITE PART 1 FACTS AND FIGURES
-What are the 3 types of weapons referred to in the documents above? What are the laws
concerning these 3 types of weapons ? Under which President was an important law in
favour of gun control voted?
-shotguns or rifles : there are almost no laws to restrict the use of shotguns: you don’t need
to be registered in most states + you don’t need a permit
-handguns : the rules are stricter ; in 38 states you need a permit to carry a handgun
-semi automatic weapons : there are very few restrictions
Under Bill Clinton , the Brady law was voted ( James Brady was shot after an attempt to
assassinate Reagan, was severely injured ; since this event he has championed gun control : he
started the Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence);
This law was voted in 1993 to require a background check (verification des antecedents ) of anyone
who wants to buy a gun (there is a five day waiting period during which your background is checked
to see if you are not a criminal); problem: it applied to only 60 %of gun sales but it does not apply to
guns you buy on the net or in a gun show
d-Is President Obama in favour or against gun control?
In 2012 there was a mass shooting in a school in Newtown Connecticut : a gunman killed
27 people : 20 pupils + 1 teacher + his mother
After the mass shooting Obama made proposals :
He is in favour of gun control he wanted to pass a law to have background checks for all
weapons and to ban assault weapons it is very difficult because the laws vary in each state + his
proposals were rejected by the Senate.
Today what has changed in many schools?
After Columbine High school mass shooting in 1999 (it took place in Colorado 2 students killed 12
other students ) metal detectors were installed in schools to prevent criminals from entering schools
WHICH FILM DENOUNCED THE SHOOTING?
Michael Moore is a film director who wants to sensitize people to the problem of guns and gun
lobbies.He denounced the problem of guns in his film BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE
Michael Moore is a whistle blower = lanceur d’alerte : he wants to change things and ban guns
In 2011 32 thousand people were killed by guns and 40 % households (ménages) own a gun
Homework : revoir la lecon en entier et le voc
Faire les questions sur les 4 documents
Friday March 21st
Cours pour les absents
PART 2 : WHY IS THERE A GUN CULTURE IN THE USA?
THE HISTORICAL EXPLANATION : why did people start using guns?
THE USA is a nation of gun fighters
- It is part of their culture because they carried guns to protect themselves against
wild animals, Native Americans, thieves= bandits
- During the conquest of the west they needed a gun to fight against a “wild world”
They passed the 2ND AMENDMENT in 1791: the 2nd amendment says that all
AMERICANS have the right to carry a gun
What qualities are associated with guns?
Guns still symbolize power, courage, strength, manhood (virilité) like in westerns and
other movies; to carry a gun is to be strong
In movies, heroes often have a gun as a sign of their manhoood
THE SOCIAL EXPLANATION : why do people use guns? What makes some young people
violent?
poor people live in inner cities = ghettoes and violence prevails (règne) there; they
own guns to feel powerful and to feel safer (for examples in places where there are a
lot of gangs )+ many people are influenced by what they see on TV; children want to
imitate their heroes; it is said video games are also a cause for violence
THE POLITICAL EXPLANATION what are the NRA and the HCI? What is the link between the
NRA and political parties
-the NRA= NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION (4 million members) subsidizes (
subentionne) the Republican party and is extremely powerful and influential in the
US; it spent almost 6 million dollars against Obama; politicians don’t want to fight
against the NRA because they need their money
It organizes annual meetings and sponsors education programmes: it is very influential
It organizes gun shows where you can buy guns
It organizes youth days: children can become free members of the NRA
The slogan of the NRA is “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”
It means that only mad people kill the others for no reason
But normal people must have the right to carry a gun to defend themselves
They don’t understand that the 2nd amendment dates back to 1871 , a time when guns were
needed
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THE HCI = HANDGUN CONTROL INCORPORATION
It has fewer members only 150,000 it is in favour of gun control but not as powerful as the
NRA; they can’t really fight against the NRA
Does Obama question the 2nd AMENDMENT?
No he knows he can’t change the constitution but he would like to limit the right to carry
guns
Homework : for Wednesday , learn your lesson + the vocabulary list + do the questions on
document 1 PARADOXICAL AMERICA ( ce document est en pièce jointe, sur pronote)