CompteurDoes her husband arrive late everyday? Justify /3
What does Mary do to get ready for when her husband arrives? /3
Is mary in a normal condition? /1
Can you say Mary is very clever? Justify your answer. /3
Give the English for: /8
un témoin / une condamnation / des circonstances atténuantes / un jury / la prison (2 traductions) / un procésROLE PLAY
Mary Maloney on trial for the murder of her husband.
People:
The Judge may suspend the audience for counsel in Chambers.
The Barristers can say “objection it may be accepted or rejected by the Judge. The Judge must justify the rejection by saying:
“The question is relevant to the case, The question is irrelevant to the case.”
Precedent / people are presumed innocent= presumption of innocence.
You summon a witness, the accused.
At the end the jury will retire to state beyond reasonable doubts whether the accused is guilty or not.
The sentenceis given by the jury to life imprisonment or a compulsion order to undergo treatment in a mental home.
The defense
Monday, April 6th
Lamb to the Slaughter
Climax part of a story / tragedy
Maybe a man of habits, somewhat dull plain.
He used to be a man of habits and then his wife killed him when he wanted to change.
Mary is warm hearted or cold. She is waiting eagerly for her husband. She is resentful.
Homework:
Faire page 2 et 3
Friday March27th
We read the short story,and talked about the short story then we worked on the vocabulary on the website:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/absolutenglish-972/notes/mysteries/page1.htm
then we are going to work on the text itself:
We plan to either write a short story or a film synopsis in the same style.
LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER Roald DAHL
After reading this short story you would divide it into :
two parts
three parts
four parts
Give a title to each part:
Part 1 :
P.2 :
P.3 :
P.4 if any :
SHORT STORY STUDY
1 THE SETTING
Time of day :
Day of week :
Place :
2 THE CHARACTERS
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Family name |
first name |
job |
role in the story |
Other details
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Mr Maloney |
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Mary |
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sergeant |
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Mr O’Mailey |
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Sam |
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The detective team is composed of :
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d)
e)
3 MRS MALONEY’S STATES OF MIND THROUGH THE SHORT STORY
Put in chronological order :
manipulating the grocer/ all of a sudden her mind became clear/ totally devoted to her husband/ trying to do everything right and natural/ manipulating her husband’s colleagues/ rehearsed several times/ pretending she herself had imagined the whole thing.
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Lines 1 to 5 : Find 4 details that show that the room is cosy comfortable and tidy:
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Lines 6 to 13 : What words or expressions are used to describe Mrs Maloney’s
state of mind while she’s waiting for her husband ?
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-What feeling does it confer to the reader ? Answer :
-What painting does this description make you think of ? Who painted it ?
A :
What details do the two works have in common ?
Lines 14 to 40 : What sentences or parts of sentences show that Mary
Maloney knows her husband by heart ?
1)
2)
3)”
Pages 104-105 :” A well-planned life “ :justify with the text (4 ideas):
1)
2)
3)
4)
Lines :76 to 101
A/According to you, what did Patrick Maloney confess his wife ?
Answer :
B/Imagine some possible reasons for doing so .
A :
C/Lines . 103 to 126: Give a title to this passage :A :
D/What do the enumerations on lines 136-147 show ?A :
E/The killing was :
a murder
a manslaughter
Justify with the number of the line :
F/What words provoked it ? A :
G/What line(s) show(s) the change in Mrs Maloney’s attitude ? A :
6 THE WEAPON OF THE SLAUGHTER
Right / wrong –JUSTIFY EXERCISE :
1.This weapon is frequently used in slaughters.
Justification :
2.It disappeared in the bushes :
J :
3.Last but one line :this line is tragic.
J :
4.Mrs Maloney is upset because the detective team didn’t find the weapon.
J :
7 THE TITLE
Why is it a « play on words » ?Explain in 50 words .
LANGUAGE SKILLS
l.185-186 : “when…smiling “
The two verbs in this sentence are : and
What tense is the first one ? A :
the second one ? A :
Are the two actions consecutive or simultaneous ?A :
Which action had begun first ? A :
Which action is inserted in ? A :
En conclusion, quand deux actions simultanées sont au passé, on met
l’action qui était en train de se dérouler au
et l’action qui vient s’insérer au______________________________.
Exercice : Mettre au passé qui convient :
While I ( to do ) my shopping, I (to see) Mary.
She (to sew ) when he ( to come) back home.
l.276 : « were persuaded »
A quel temps est ce verbe ? R :
Quel est son sujet ? R :
Le sujet fait l’action
subit l’action
Il est donc passif
actif
Le verbe est à la voix passive
la voix active
UN VERBE A LA VOIX PASSIVE SE COMPOSE DE
1°
2°
Met ce même verbe au présent simple :
au présent continu :
au futur :
au preterit continu :
CONCLUSION : un verbe______________ peut se conjuguer
à________________________________________ .
Traduis en anglais : « ils seront convaincus par Mary de prendre une petite
gorgée »
R _______________________________________________________________
Quelle est la fonction de « Mary » ? R :
Par quoi est-il introduit ?
De quel verbe français vient le mot « agent » ? R :
Pourquoi appelle-t-on ainsi le « complément d’agent » ?R :
l.309 : “she wants us to finish it”
A quel temps est le deuxième verbe ? R :
Quel est son sujet ? R:
Quelles sont la nature et la fonction de « us » ? R :
« us » est donc à la fois _______________ de______________ et ______________
de________________________
Quel est l’ordre des mots après le verbe WANT ?
R: WANT +_________________+___________________
On appelle cette structure :LA PROPOSITION INFINITIVE
Cherche dans la partie « grammaire » de ton livre les autres verbes qui sont
suivis d’une proposition infinitive :
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Exercices: Met ces mots dans l’ordre pour former une phrase correcte :
-To/ me/ they/ run/ told .
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-Bread/ she/ to/ buy/ will/ him/ ask .
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Traduis en anglais :
-Ma mère veut que je sois poli.
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-Ma mère veut que ma soeur soit polie.
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REMARQUE :
l.69-72-151-173-282-309
Toutes ces lignes ont un point commun. Lequel ? R :
Pourquoi à ton avis ? R :
Thursday, March 26th
The lady is tranquil she is devoted to her husband.
She killed him with a leg of lamb.
Why?
Maybe her husband told her he fell in love with her best friend
her sister.
Maybe he is a CIA agent and she is a KGB agent.
Maybe he inherited money and she wants his money.
Maybe she was bored that her husband came back from his work
in a bad mood.
The husband drinks a lot of whisky and maybe it has become too
expensive for them.
What will she do?
Maybe she will burry the body of her husband in the garden without
making a grave. Then she will kill the neighbours who may have seen her.
She will say to the FBI that she did not kill her husband.
She will hide the body under the bed.
Exercises on the photocopies.
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