Subject ? What is the story about (symbolically and
concretely) ?
II. Detailed comprehension :
1. Right or Wrong ? Justify
by quoting elements from the document :
a) Frankenstein is the name of the
monster.
R/W :
______________________________
b) When the novel was published,
scientists were creating new techniques.
R/W :
______________________________
c) The novel was scary.
R/W :
______________________________
2. Complete :
The novel "was
________________ to the way __________ related to _______ and to
________________ and to what was _________ and what was not
_________. People were ____________ that we were tinkering with
___________ in a way that was more _______ than _________."
3. Find information about
the novel:
Myth which was an inspiration for the novel ?
Subject of that myth ?
Difference between the myth and the novel ?
Technique used to create the monster ?
4. Complete Rebekah's
interpretation of the novel:
"In Frankenstein, I
think ________ _________ was making a ________ ____________ on
_______________ getting _______ of us, that as we _________ these new
___________, we __________ be ___________ God, we __________ be
_________ of __________ as _________."
5. Conclusion:
When the novel was
published, people feared ________ might ________ an old _______ of
______.
More than a dozen corresponds to
the number of __________________
3 corresponds to the number of
states in which guns do not ______________ any kind of __________
More than 10 is the number of
__________ that you can shoot with an assault weapon.
80 million corresponds to the
number of American _______ ___________.
5 corresponds to the number of
__________ _________ held against Jared Loughner.
II. The situation.
1. Who is Gabriel Giffords ? Where
was she at the time of the report ?
2. Right or Wrong ? Justify
with elements from the document :
a) It is legal to have weapons in the
USA.
R/W :
_____________________________
b) The legislation on fire arms in the
USA is very strict.
R/W :
_____________________________
c) In Arizona, you may not carry a gun
in public places.
R/W :
_____________________________
d) Buying a gun in Arizona is extremely
easy.
R/W :
_____________________________
e) Arizona isn't a state where there is
a lot of violence.
R/W :
_____________________________
f) Before, you couldn't legally have
certain types of assault weapons.
R/W :
_____________________________
3. What type of gun did Jared buy ?
Where and when did he buy it ?
III. Reactions.
1. Tom compares the USA with 3
countries. Name these countries :
He says that the USA is the __________
when it comes to owning guns and buying guns.
2. People who defend the right to have
guns are called gun ___________. They _________ against any type of
_______ which __________ upon the ________ to bear _________.
3. Mohammad thinks we _________ not
__________ American gun owners who _____ absolutely ________ to _____
with this _________, many of whom are _______ to _________ crime from
occurring. They carry fire arms for ______-_____________.
4. Right or Wrong ? Justify
with elements from the document :
a) Paul thinks the USA is the safest
country in the world.
R/W :
_____________________________
b) Jared is accused of murder.
R/W :
_____________________________
c) We know the reasons for his actions.
R/W :
_____________________________
d) It wasn't difficult for him to have
access to a gun.
!!!! This video is
extremely satirical. The historical events are real but exaggerated through irony.
I. Tick the dates
that you hear in the video :
1. □ 1655 □ 1715 □
1755 □ 1775
2. □ 1826 □ 1836 □
1846 □ 1946
3. □ 1751 □ 1851 □
1871 □ 1971
4. □ 1935 □ 1955 □
1965 □ 1975
II. Put the 14 events
in the right chronological order :
A black woman refused to
move to the back of a bus ; Killing the British ; Slave
trade ; The KKK was declared an illegal terrorist organization ;
Pilgrims went to the New World ; Black people began demanding
their rights ; Samuel Colt made fire arms popular ; Native
Americans were massacred ; The Second Amendment was passed ;
The North won the Civil war and the slaves became free ; The
Witch Hunt ; The KKK was formed ; The slaves started
rebelling ; The NRA was founded
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. 8.
9. 10.
11. 12. 13.
14.
III. Associate the
dates (I.) with the corresponding historical events (II.) :
DATE
EVENT
IV. Right or Wrong ?
Circle the correct answer and justify with elements from the video :
1. The Pilgrims went to
the New World because they wanted to be protected.
R/W :
___________________________________
2. They considered the
Indians as civilized people.
R/W :
___________________________________
3. Some settlers (=
colons) thought other settlers were possessed by Satan.
R/W :
___________________________________
4. The Second Amendment
forbids people to carry guns.
R/W :
___________________________________
5. White people had slaves
because they were lazy.
R/W :
___________________________________
6. There were more White
people than Black people in the South of the country.
R/W :
___________________________________
7. A law prevented Black
people from having guns.
R/W :
___________________________________
8. The National Rifle
Association is against guns.
R/W :
___________________________________
9. The Ku Klux Klan is a
terrorist organization.
R/W :
___________________________________
10. White people left for
racially diverse neighborhoods.
1) Where / in what type of vehicle does the scene take place?
2) What is the relationship between the two men?
II. Detailed comprehension:
1) Complete:
Jake: What's _____? Elwood: ______? Jake: This ______? This _________ _____? Where's the _________? The ________ ? Where's the _________? Elwood: The ______? Jake: The ________ we _______ to ______. The Blues_________. Elwood: I _________ it. Jake: You _______ the Blues________ for _____?
Elwood: _____. For a ___________. Jake: A ____________? Okay, I can _____ that. What the ______ is this ? Elwood: This was a __________. I ________ it ____ at the Mount Prospect City ________ auction last _______. It's an ____ Mount Prospect _________ _____. They were practically ________ them _______. Jake: Well, ______ you, pal. The ______ I _____ out of _________, my own _______ ______ me ____ in a __________ _____. Elwood: You _____ _____ it? Jake: ____. I ______ _____ it.
2) Right or Wrong? Justify with elements from the script.
a) Jake likes the vehicle.
R/W: _____________________________
b) Jake and Elwood have never had a different car.
R/W: _____________________________
c) The vehicle was expensive.
R/W: _____________________________
3) Why is today special for Jake?
4) What does he blame Elwood for?
5) What is the effect?□ absurdity □ humour □ suspense □ irony
________________, an American author,
wrote a novel entitled _______________________. This novel deals with
_____________ coming from the mid-_______ on their way to
_______________ in search of a better _______.
5.
For the United States, this road is one of the ______ _________.
Justification:
“Love ______ _____ _____. Only my ____ ________ _____ do that.”
g) Complete the dialogue:
"(...) You're
a _______ person, ______ do this."
"I ______
_____ you the way I ______ my _______. I'm _________ more ____________
than any Jedi has ever __________ of. And I'm ________ it for _____. To
_________ you."
Part II.
a) What information do we learn about Padme? What does she want to
do? Pick out keywords:
"We _______ ______ to _____ away anymore. I have ________ peace
to the __________. I am more __________ than the Chancelor. I can __________ him. And
_________, you and I can _______ the galaxy, make _______ the way we _______ them to ____."
"I don't ________ what I ___ _______. Obi-Wan was _______.
You've __________."
"I don't want to
_______ anymore about Obi-Wan. The Jedi ________ _______ me. Don't
you ________ _______ me."
"I don't know you
anymore. Anakin, you're ___________ my _________. You're _______ down
a path I can't _________."
c) Find the equivalents in the text above: (in the order of the
dialogue):
English expression
Equivalent
Needn't
To kill and replace someone
To govern
To oppose someone
A road
d) What
does Anakin blame Padme for? Pick out and rephrase his words:
He blames her for
being a _______ and for __________ Obi-Wan here to _______ him.
e) What does Anakin
blame Obi-wan for?
He blames him for
________ Padme ________ him and for ________ her from him.
f) Pick out 3
expressions to show that Obi-Wan blames Anakin:
Part III.
a) Complete the dialogue:
"You have
_________ this ______ lord to ______ your mind until now, you have ________ the
very thing you _______ to __________."
"Don't
________ me, Obi-Wan. I see _______ the _______ of the Jedi. I do not ______ the dark
_____ as you ______. I have _________ ________, ___________, ___________ and
_________ to my new __________."
b) Find the equivalents in the text above: (in the order of the dialogue)
English expression
Equivalent
To permit
To corrupt someone
To promise
To give someone a lesson
To perceive
Untruth
To be scared of
Liberty
c) What
political party and value does Obi-Wan stand up for
(= defend)?
What about Anakin?
Obi-Wan
Anakin
Political party
Values
d)
Pick
out expressions suggesting that the two characters are about to
fight:
C. Right or Wrong ? Circle the
correct answer and justify with an element from the recording.
1. On Thursday, the weather was sunny.
R/W :
_____________________________
2.
In the streets, people in their cars couldn't move.
R/W :
_____________________________
3.
No one was in danger.
R/W :
_____________________________
4.
A woman almost died.
R/W :
_____________________________
PART TWO:
D. What is the passerby's probable
origin? ____________________
E. His actions (tick the correct
answers):
□ He made a video with his cellphone
and sent it out over Youtube.
□ He just called 911 to say, "There's
a woman drowning. You ought to get over here."
□ He stripped off
his clothes and dove (= plongea)
into the water.
□ He brought Bernice
Clark out of the car and saved her life.
PART THREE:
F. What
did the passerby do after that? Fill in the blanks with words from
the recording (one blank = one word).
And then, the man went
________________. He didn't stay around to receive ________________, or join Bernice Clark and
her great-grandson for some hot ________________, and receive their tearful ________________ for
saving their ________________.
G. Right
or Wrong ? Circle the correct answer and justify with an element
from the recording.
1.
The passerby left the scene immediately.
R/W :
_____________________________
2.
Maybe he was a legal immigrant.
R/W :
_____________________________
3.
Maybe he came from Central or South America.
R/W :
_____________________________
4.
He feared the police might have demanded his papers.
R/W :
_____________________________
PART FOUR:
H. The
reporter's conclusion. Fill in the blanks with words from the
recording (one blank = one word).
When he saw someone in
_____________________ and _____________________, he _____________________
his life to _____________________ them. He was a _____________________. He was a _____________________ citizen.
Type of document : □
interview □ news report □ debate
It deals with a man who □ is a
hero in real life □ pretends to be a superhero
Nickname (= surnom) of this man :
_____________
Real name of this man :
_________________
His mission is to _______ a bit of
______ to those who ______ it the _______.
II. Details about the
man :
1. Name one object this man distributes
in the street : ___________
2. He gives these objects to people □
who build homes □ who have no home.
3. Pick out elements to describe his
equipement :
on his face :
________________
in his bag :
________________________
4.
Right or Wrong ? Circle the correct answer and
justify with keywords :
All of the items the man gives to people are donated.
R/W :
_______________________________
For him, charity is necessary.
R/W :
_______________________________
He grew up in New York.
R/W :
_______________________________
He is Jewish (= juif).
R/W :
_______________________________
For him, if you don't look like
other people, it's not a problem.
R/W :
_______________________________
5. Information about the man :
age range (= tranche d'âge) :
___________
neighborhood (= quartier) where he
lives : _______________
occupation : co-_________ of
Superheroes ____________
his association takes __________
into their _______ _________.
III. Actions :
1. Right or Wrong ? Circle
the correct answer and justify with keywords :
The man presented in the document
works alone.
R/W :
_______________________________
He fights aggressions in the
streets.
R/W :
_______________________________
His actions are perfectly safe.
R/W :
_______________________________
His actions have no impact.
R/W :
_______________________________
2. Complete the man's hopes for the
future :
"I would ________ it if
everybody _______ some sort of _______ of the ____-______ superheroes
or _______ something __________ that __________ them that they ______
the ________ to do __________ and then ________ out and ______ some
________ work in the __________.
“We
are not here because we are □ lawbreakers □ lawmakers. We are
here in our efforts to become □ lawbreakers □ lawmakers.”
2.
Who
said this sentence? _________________
3.
Who does “we”
refer to (= fait
référence à) in
this sentence? We refers to __________ in general.
B.
A woman's struggle.
1.
Right or Wrong ?
Circle the correct answer and justify with keywords.
This
document deals with women and American politics.
R/W :
____________________________________
Emmeline
Pankhurst was married.
R/W :
____________________________________
She
had no children.
R/W :
____________________________________
2.
Tick
what you hear.
She
was a political □ activist □ pacifist
She
led a women's □ suffrage □ suffragette movement
Without
her, ideas of political □ equality □ inequality for women would
have remained theoretical (= seraient
restées théoriques)
3.
Complete :
"No
women would ______ been ______ to ________, let alone _________ some
of the _____est political offices in our ___________. She _________ a
___________ of _________ for __________.
4.
Tick
what you hear:
She
repeatedly risked her □ health (= santé)
□ wealth (= richesse)
She
risked her □ responsability □ respectability
She
risked her life □ because of □ for the cause of votes for women
5.
Complete:
"Many
are quick to _______ the less ________ and more ___________ methods
of the __________, but we should ___________ that as with many
__________ movements against ____________ the _________ over
throughout _________, ___________ was simply ______ available (=
accessible)
to those __________."
6.
Tick
what you hear:
Emmeline
Pankhurst transgressed the □ ephemeral □ traditional role of
wife and mother
She
paved the way (= le
chemin)
for future □ feminists □ activists
She
contravened the limits of □ political □ conventional gender
roles (= les
rôles de chaque sexe).
She
gave the women of □ Brittany □ Britain the first political □ voice □
choice of their own
She
changed our understanding of a woman's □ face □ place forever.
