Topic recap sheet n°1 : Stereotypes, the Single Story, and Reading
Topic recap sheet n°1 : Stereotypes, the Single Story, and Reading ... Picture(s) (description & meaning). Vocabulary. English. French. English ... The second one is a chart representing the eBook and printed book sales through the years.
Topic recap sheet n°1 : Stereotypes, the Single Story, and Reading Content/ Documents : Pictures : chart / print v. e-book sales Texts: Chess Queen of Africa Translation : e-books surpassing print in the US Videos: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie : the danger of a single story (Ted Conference) Banned books list (CBS report) Civilization / culture : why is reading fiction good for you?(expression questions)/ top ten best-sellers
Picture(s) (description & meaning) Description : 1. A child reading Harry Potter in his bed while his parents are in the background. And the father says to the mother “The only REAL magic is the he’s voluntarily reading a book”. 2. The second one is a chart representing the eBook and printed book sales through the years (2008 to 2017). Meaning : 1. The meaning of the cartoon is that this is not Harry Potter that is magic (even if it is the story of a magician) but the fact that this is the child will to read it. (There is a play on word on the word “magic”). 2. The chart shows that in 2017, there were more eBook sales than printed book sales. It shows that through the year eBooks tend to be preferred to printed books.
Vocabulary English Slum To collapse Dilapidated Shack To be robbed of A sprawling city
French
Scant Sanitation To drown To flood A single mother To keep track of
Faible / Peu Hygiène Se noyer Inonder Une mère célibataire Accorder une importance à Oser Repérer Piquer (de la nourriture)
To dare To spot To scrounge (for food) A flare-up
Bidonville S’effondrer Délabré Cabane Se faire voler Une ville tentaculaire / étendue
Une recrudescence
English To play barefoot Wondrous A little To figure out Recklessly To learn through trial and error To beg A boarding school A lush valley Earnings To hit a ceiling She is gap-toothed A grin A chart A huge chunks of our lives To be moved
French Jouer pieds nus Merveilleux Un peu Comprendre / Deviner Insouciamment Apprendre de ses erreurs Supplier Un internat Une vallée luxuriante Bénéfices Atteindre un plafond Elle a les dents du bonheur Sourire / Rictus Un graphique Une grande part de nos vies S’émouvoir / être ému
Recent events, historical & cultural references mentioned in the documents, questions raised by the topic, debates: -The best-selling books ever in the world are the following: *Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes with 500 million sales *A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens with 200 million sales *The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien with 140,6 milliion sales -Phiona Mutesi who was born in Katwe (a slum in Uganda) went to Suden and Russia for chess tournaments and aims to become a grandmaster. A Disney film named Queen of Katwe telling her story was released in 2016.
Key expressions (grammar, syntax, translation difficulties) -A play on word = a pun = un jeu de mot -My heart is pure = honni soit qui mal y pense -To be in a time trial : être dans une course contre la montre -The more time goes by, the more… = plus le temps passe, plus… -It was long believed that / It is thought that -To give someone the middle finger (very rude) -An olympic medal / the Olympics -45% of the athletes were women -It’s less and less male dominated -The 800 metres / the 800 metre track event -In the 50s -The would often be insulted = the were often insulted -They are headed back to = ils retournent à -From rags to riches = l’ascension sociale (litt. des haillons à l’affluence) -unable to see them as anything else but poor : incapable de les considerer autrement que comme des gens pauvres -She was subjected to sex testing -To be that happy : être heureux à ce point -She learned through trial and error -It was the first time she had slept in her own bed (the first time + Have + Ppassé) -She dreams of becoming -No coach qualified enough : aucun professeur suffisemment qualifié
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