Welcome to Mrs Monnier’s English class. I wish you all the best for this new school year!
☺ 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
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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? -
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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 →
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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
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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)
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→Wednesday 2 October TEST (30 minutes) ! revise SPACE AND EXCHANGES (INTRO) + ERASMUS+ ADVANTAGES OF FLATSHARING + VOC SPACE AND EXCHANGES (list) + VOC PERSONALITY
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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
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→Wednesday 2 October TEST (30 minutes) ! revise SPACE AND EXCHANGES INTRO + ERASMUS+ ADVANTAGES OF FLATSHARING + VOC SPACE AND EXCHANGES (list) + VOC PERSONALITY
See you !!
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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
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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.
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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
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from mythology ex : Hercules a semi god hero
EVERYDAY LIFE HEROES Contribute to our well being , happiness
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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 -
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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
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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 :
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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
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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)
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TONIGHT , I feel , I am ….PRESENT SIMPLE ou I am writing this diary PRESENT EN BE + ING (parce qu’on écrit en ce moment)
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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
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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
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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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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
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$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)
