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Common elements in gothic novels

In most gothic novels, the story ……………………………. at night. The atmosphere is usually ……………………… and …………………../ ………………………………. The weather is often cloudy, rainy, …………………… or even ……………………………  A lot of gothic stories take place in remote places like …………………………………………………., in a………………………………………………… or in a ………………………………………… Most of the time, the main characters are …………………….. , …………………………. and sometimes …………………………

gloomy  -  stormy  -  lonely  -  ruined castle  -  unfolds  -  evil -  foggy -  weird -  in the middle of the woods – creepy – graveyard/cemetery – mysterious

4) Three different people are interviewed in this text:

- Clémence, a mother of a French family

- Dr. F. L’Hermitte, a nutritionist

- R. Robe, a chef

5) Clémence says that, in order to stay slim, we shouldn’t have too much fizzy drinks, sweets or sugared food. According to her, we should mostly eat vegetables.

The nutritionist says that we should follow her advice; that is to say eat three times a day at regular intervals without snacking.

Finally, the chef advises us to eat small portions if we want to lose weight or to keep fit.

Look closely at the 4 photographs from the book “Hungry Planet” and compare the different families:

1) Compare the family members (number, looks, weight)

2) Compare the families standards of living (wealth/budget on food)

3) Compare the type of food they have and their diet (balanced diet? good for health?)

To compare:

- Similarities:    ……………. similar to + n.

                        Like + n., ………

- Differences: …………….. different from + n.

                      Unlike + n., ……/ Contrary to + n., ……

                       On the contrary, ……………  

                       whereas/while = alors que, tandis que

Copy in your copybook, situation 1:

Fast food versus traditional food

On the first picture, there is a man giving some Mc Donald”s drinks to children. They look smiling because they must be fond of junk food.

On the second photograph, people are having home-made food during a family meal. They will probably spend a long time together.

My favourite type of food is definitely fast food even though it may cause severe diseases if we eat it too often as it is fat and greasy. It’s bad for our health.

Personnally, I can’t stand fast food because it is chemical food. I prefer traditional meals because they are much tastier.