Correction for DAY 15

• watch this video
• Complete the blanks : complétez les trous en écoutant la vidéo. Les mots sont sous le texte pour vous aider.

Part 1 If we remain united  and resolute, then we will overcome it. I hope   in the years  to come,  everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the Britons of this  generation were as strong as any. The attributes of self-discipline, of quiet good-humoured resolve, and of fellow-feeling still characterise this country. The pride in who we are is not a part of our past, it defines our present and our future.

The moments when the United Kingdom has come together to applaud its carers and essential workers will be remembered as an expression  of our national spirit, and its symbol will be the rainbows drawn by children.

Part 2   Across the Commonwealth and around the world, we have seen heart-warming stories of people coming together to help others, be it through delivering food parcels and medicines, checking on neighbours, or  converting  businesses to help the relief effort. And though self-isolating may at times be hard, many people of all faiths and of none, are discovering that it presents an opportunity to slow down, pause and reflect in prayer or meditation. It reminds me of the very first broadcast I made in 1940 helped by my sister. We as children spoke from here at Windsor, to children who had been evacuated from their homes and sent away for their own safety. Today, once again, many feel a painful sense of separation from their loved ones. But now as then, we know deep down that it is the right thing to do.

While we have faced challenges before, this one is different. this time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavour, using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal.

We will succeed, and that success will belong to every one of us. We should take comfort, that while we may still have more to endure, better days will return.(…) We will meet again.

DAY 16 

• PRACTICE YOUR PRONOUNCIATION WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II : LISTEN TO THE VIDEO AND REPEAT AFTER HER. YOU SHOULD TRY TO MAKE YOUR PRONOUNCIATION AS CLOSE TO HERS AS POSSIBLE. Entraînez-vous à bien prononcer avec la reine Elizabeth : écoutez la vidéo et répétez après elle. Essayez de prononcer le mieux possible, elle est le standard mondial en matière de prononciation. (On parle de RP = Received Pronunciation, ou du Queen’s English) 

I’M GOING TO STOP POSTING ON THE BLOG FOR ONE WEEK, AND THEN I WILL POST A FEW IDEAS FOR WORK- OR FOR FUN – IN ENGLISH DURING THE SECOND WEEK. YOU CAN STILL  SEND ME YOUR WORK, BUT I WILL PROBABLY NOT REPLY….  I’M LEAVING FOR THE VACATION – IN MY OWN HOUSE ! TAKE CARE (OF YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES !)
Je vais arrêter de poster sur le blog pendant une semaine, puis je posterai des pistes de travail – et d’amusement – en anglais la 2ème semaine. Vous pouvez continuer à m’envoyer votre travail, mais je ne répondrai pas forcément… je pars en vacances dans ma propre maison 😉 Prenez soin de vous et de vos proches.