Students See World During `Gap Year`

Students See World During 'Gap Year'
Video Time
Introduce the video.
Vocabulary
In the order of the text, find the English for:
a.
une pause…
b.
la routine universitaire / scolaire…
c.
etre/sortir diplômé de…
d.
saisir une chance…
e.
entrer en relation/contact (se rapprocher de)…
f.
vivre à la dure…
g.
se battre pour s’en sortir…
h.
payer l’addition…
i.
indépendant, capable de subvenir à ses besoins…
j.
faire un stage...
k.
fossé…
In the order of the text, find a synonym for:
1.
going away…
2.
to shut oneself into …
3.
anticipation…
4.
autumn (gb)…
5.
to relax…
6.
curriculum vitae…
7.
gap year…
2 - Right or Wrong?- Justify by quoting from the text. / 8
A - Right † / Wrong † - Clark had been accepted by several universities among the best.
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B - Right † / Wrong † - Clark went straight to study at the university that had been his “first choice”.
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C - Right † / Wrong † - Clark is unsure about his decision.
.
Questions
Gilles Grosdoit-Artur – English – IUT, Troyes – Academic year 2008-2009
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1 – Explain in your own words: “a self-described perfectionist”
2 – What does “many” (l.10) refer to?
3 – What are the solutions evoked in the article that may help finance a gap year?
4 – What are the concerns some people have about gap years?
Translation
Translate into English
Un jeune musicien autodidacte qui était sur le point d’entrer dans l’une des meilleures universités de la Côte Est à décidé de prendre une
année sabbatique afin de travailler pour un festival de musique baroque en Europe de l’Est.” Actuellement, il travaille pour une compagnie
aérienne, afin de mettre de l’argent de côté. Il se demande parfois s’il a fait le bon choix, mais il finit toujours par penser que ce sera une
expérience unique et il est fermement décidé à saisir cette opportunité.
Translate into French
"There's this chasm between the kids who have everything and get every possibility as they prepare for their college years, and those who
are working every summer as cashiers just to get to college" - "We want to be really sure to make it as easy for them, as for anyone else,
to experience something as transformative as the bridge year.”
Gilles Grosdoit-Artur – English – IUT, Troyes – Academic year 2008-2009
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