Everyday English

Give £1 a week...
1. Look at the illustrations. What type of document
do you think they come from?
a. a magazine, b. a TV documentary,
c. a school text-book, d. a TV commercial.
2. Listen to the recording. What atmosphere does
the music create? What does the speaker want
the listeners to do? How can they contact the
organisation?
3. What kind of world does he describe at the
beginning? Which illustration corresponds to this
world? Which one presents the world he
describes at the end?
Just £ a week
4. Listen again and complete these sentences.
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Say which pictures are described:
a. “Your £1 a week could help Third World
Aid provide equipment so villagers can build
wells …”
b. “or buy … so farmers can feed …”
5. What group of countries is mentioned? What
different problems do they have? Do they just
want money?
6. In your opinion, which continent is presented
here? Name some of the countries or some
regions which suffer from the particular
problems described here. Do you think the
document presents a good solution?
buys seeds and tools
provides clean water
Everyday English
Hello, is that O-eight hundred, double three, double
eight, double three?
Could I speak to… ?
Hold on, please. I’ll try to put you through.
I’m afraid she isn’t in today. Can I take a message?
Why not leave a message on the answering machine?
Has she got a mobile / a cell-phone / a fax number?
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How can I get in touch with her?
Okay, I’ll ring back later.
Why don’t you leave your name and number, and
she’ll get back to you?
South Africa in a few dates...
1652
First Dutch settlers arrived, followed by French
Huguenots and black slaves from Angola.
1795 The British occupied Cape Town.
1800s Zulu wars & Boer wars.
1909 Became a self-governing dominion within the British Empire.
1931 Independence of South Africa.
1948 Apartheid (separate development of races) became official.
1964 Nelson Mandela imprisoned.
1976 Rioting in Soweto, a black township near Johannesburg.
1990 Mandela released. Talks on majority rule began.
1994 First democratic elections with “one man, one vote”.
Mandela elected president.
1999 Thabo Mbeki replaced Mandela as president.
2000s South Africa, though still economically strong,
is suffering from violent crime and a widespread AIDS epidemic
Cartoon illustrating first democratic
elections in 1994.
affecting more than 10% of the population.
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1. Using suitable words from the list, complete
the sentences about the drawing:
cloaks, death, figures, hoods, scythe, shadows
There are two ... dressed in black ... with ..., and
they are each holding a ...,
symbolizing ... . They are both casting
long ... across “the dark continent”, Africa.
2. What does the drawing suggest?
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society – money – crime - war – famine - torture - tolerance
Ces noms appartiennent-ils à la catégorie du dénombrable ou de l’indénombrable?
Quel déterminant est alors utilisé ?
direct help - public life - British life - natural beauty - capital punishment
Les noms help, life, beauty appartiennent à la même catégorie que précédemment.
Quelle est la nature des mots qui les précèdent ?
Quelle précision apporte-t-on à l’aide de ces mots ?
Quel déterminant est de nouveau utilisé ?
charity work - amateur participation
Quel est le mot principal de chacun de ces noms composés ?
Quelle est la nature du mot qui précède work et participation ?
Quelle information apporte-t-on en associant charity à work ?
Comparez avec les adjectifs des exemples précédents.
Quel déterminant est à nouveau utilisé ?
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“amateurs” - an association of residents
Les noms amateurs et residents appartiennent-ils à la catégorie du dénombrable ? Justifiez votre
réponse.
Les mots amateurs et residents désignent des catégories de personnes. Quel est le déterminant
utilisé dans ce cas ?
rescuing children
Children regroupe une catégorie de personnes en fonction de leur âge. Citez d’autres catégories.
Quel est le déterminant utilisé en anglais ? Quel est le déterminant correspondant en français ?
prisoners of conscience
Que désigne-t-on en ajoutant of conscience ?
Quel déterminant est utilisé dans ce cas ? Quel article est utilisé en français ?
Justifiez l’emploi de l’article Ø devant : Neighbourhood Watch schemes - developing countries historic buildings - countryside areas of natural beauty - disaster areas
De la même façon, que désigne-t-on en faisant précéder ces noms au pluriel d’un adjectif ou d’un
nom ?
Quel est le déterminant utilisé en français ?
Promote tolerance of people suffering from HIV / AIDS
people who are suffering because of war, famine or natural disaster.
Que désigne-t-on en ajoutant suffering from HIV / AIDS ou who are suffering from … ?
Quel déterminant est également utilisé dans ce cas ?
Translate the following sentences:
1. La vie quotidienne est bien difficile dans les pays du Tiers-Monde (Third World).
2. Les gens souffrent et essaient d’échapper à (escape from) la pauvreté et l’injustice.
3. Ils dépendent de la nourriture distribuée par les associations caritatives.
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Ah, but your land is
beautiful!
(Title of a novel by Alan Paton, published in 1981)
Cape Town
African sun, Table Mountain, magnificent beaches...
and widespread problems of health and violence...
PROJECT WORK
a. Explain the title of Alan Paton’s novel, especially the first two words, “Ah, but”.
b. Find out more about Cape Town by consulting www.cape-town.org, www.capetown.net or other sites or encyclopedia sources.
c. Collect and organise your findings.
d. Prepare a short oral presentation in class... underlining, in particular, the contrast
between the unspoilt beauty of the region and its tumultuous history.
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