W8 DAY 22

CORRECTION FOR DAY 21 

1  THE PRESENT PERFECT : HELP

a- Have you logged on Pronote recently ? I HAVE LOGGED IN…

b- Have you tried to get any help for technology? RECENTLY. I LOGGED IN YESTERDAY (ON PASSE AU SIMPLE PAST S’IL YA UN COMPLÉMENT DE TEMPS, UNE DATE)

c- Have you had any trouble (=problems) with apps / your computer/any website ? I’VE HAD TROUBLE WITH….

d- Have you asked any help from your family lately ?I’VE ASKED…. TO HELP ME WITH…

e- How long have we been in quarantine now ? WE’VE BEEN IN QUARANTINE FOR… WEEKS (DURÉE)/SINCE MARCH 14TH (DATE)

f- Have you seen any people besides your parents ? (besides= à part) I HAVEN’T SEEN ANYONE/I HAVE SEEN NOONE/ I HAVE SEEN MY GRANDMOTHER

g- Have you enjoyed any specific elements in the quarantine ? I HAVE ENJOYED ….GETTING UP LATE

h- Have you learned to do anything new in this situation ? I’VE LEARNED TO…

i- How long haven’t you seen your friends ? I HAVEN’T SEEN MY FRIENDS FOR (+ DURÉE)/ SINCE (THE BEGINNING, DATE)

j- Have you been in touch with any friends, any teachers ? (to be in touch = être en contact) I’VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH…SOME

k- Have you learnt how to send an email in English ? I’VE LEARNT HOW TO…

l- Do you think you will meet your friends eventually ? I’M SURE WE WILL (ONE DAY)

2 LIST THE WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS ABOUT TIME.

HOW LONG ?/EVENTUALLY = FINALEMENT, À LA FIN/RECENTLY/LATELY/NOW
3 PRESENT PERFECT : quelles sont les règles : quand l’utilise-t-on ? comment est-il formé ?

Comme on le voit grâce aux indicateurs de temps : how long (depuis combien de temps)

recently, lately, now ( dernièrement, maintenant)

le PRESENT PERFECT est un temps du présent. Il indique que quelque chose vient juste de se passer (cela touche le présent, parce que c’est proche en temps), quelque chose bouge, change ou influence le présent.
I’ve learnt how to = donc maintenant je sais

I’ve been in touch with= donc j’ai des nouvelles maintenant

I’ve enjoyed = telle chose m’a plu et continue à me plaire, je trouve cela agréable

We’ve been in quarantine for…8 weeks/ since 14th March…cette situation toujours vraie dure depuis…. tant de temps (FOR)

…  telle date (SINCE)

FORMATION : AUXILIAIRE have au présent/ I , you, we, they HAVE +past participle

He, she HAS

DAY 22

EXERCISE 1 FOR or SINCE ? (complétez avec for ou since, voir règles plus haut)

a- I’ve lived in Angers………. I was born.

b- I’ve lived in the same flat …. 5 years

c- My family has known my best friend’s family …. we were in primary school.

d- I haven’t gotten a present ….. my birthday.

e- We haven’t been able to go to the seaside … a few weeks now.

f-You usually work… one or two hours everyday, don’t you ?

EXERCISE 2 ANY/SOME/NO…. AND CO : transformez les phrases en utilisant la bonne forme du mot. RAPPEL : les mots en any -sont utilisés dans les phrases négatives ou interrogatives. Les mots en some- sont utilisés dans les phrases affirmatives.
Exception : on utilise some dans une question polie, pour offrir quelque chose. No- est utilisé quand le sens est négatif, mais le verbe ne porte pas la forme négative.

Les mots avec some/any/no peuvent être composés avec – thing (quelque chose)/-one ou -body (quelqu’un)/-where (quelque part).
a- I will definitely go ……where far when this quarantine is finished.

b- Did you see …one yesterday ?

c- No, I didn’t see …one. I saw….one.

d- Have you ever done …thing special for your birthday ?

e- Have you done…thing really interesting lately ?

f- We will try to organise ..thing special when we meet again.

EXERCISE 3 : READING.
READ THIS TEXT FROM THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS :

Valued Customer: Sincerest apologies, but our organically fed, hundred-per-cent pasture-raised chicken breasts are no longer available. As a substitute, please accept this bag of heavily processed, fifty-per-cent meat, fifty-per-cent miscellaneous chicken-nugget-like product.

Dear Sir or Madam: We wanted to let you know that, though you ordered a single ergonomic desk chair for your two-hundred-square-foot apartment, we have inexplicably sent you three. Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns at this time.

Dear Parent: Sadly, the regular sources of entertainment and child care required for you to maintain your sanity are unavailable. Instead, we will be sending you a wine glass that will never seem big enough. Note: it is as fragile as your rare moments of peace.

Attention, Hospital Staff: We’re so sorry, but we no longer have protective gloves in stock. Please take these oven mitts covered in garbage bags.

Dear Essential Worker: We regret to inform you that the sense of humanity and empathy you have requested from Jared Kushner is currently on back order. While he rolls around in his national stockpile of masks, why not try a bandanna?

Greetings, Once-Enthusiastic Recipient of Letters and Packages: We are sorry to say that the United States Postal Service is no longer functioning, owing to underfunding. As such, we cannot deliver that birthday check from your grandma.

Dear Environment: We sincerely apologize for the mixed messages. We know that your air has been uncharacteristically light on pollution lately, but, please, don’t get used to it.

Hello, Mr. McConnell: Regrettably, the two hundred and fifty-six rolls of toilet paper you ordered are temporarily out of stock. Please be assured that we plan to replenish our supply soon so that you do not resort to wiping your ass with the Constitution.

Dear Human Deserving of Basic Rights: Much to our dismay, we remain unable to fulfill your order for universal health care. Might we kindly suggest that you turn back time and move to Canada?

Valued Citizen: The competent leader you requested is no longer in the White House. Please accept this impatient, uninformed, delusional ratings-chaser as an inadequate replacement. Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns at this time.

Deepest Apologies, America: Your democracy has been discontinued. With enough November preorders, however, we hope to offer this product to you again in 2021.

QUESTIONS

1 Etablissez la liste des façons de s’adresser aux différents groupes de personnes de cet article.

2 Cherchez dans la liste les groupes ou personnes suivants :

  • les utilisateurs des services postaux
  • un homme politique Américain
  • les consommateurs de nourriture bio ou de bonne qualité
  • les soignants
  • un citoyen ordinaire
  • un ou une client(e) classique
  • la nature
  • les USA
  • un employé au rôle  social essentiel
  • un être humain
  • un parent

3 Associez les produits ou services manquants aux différents groupes, ou personnes de la question 2 :

  • rouleaux de papier toilette
  • la démocratie
  • l’accès aux soins pour tous
  • la poste
  • un message clair
  • blancs de poulet bio, élevés en plein air
  • humanité et empathie
  • des gants de protection
  • un fauteuil de bureau ergonomique (= adapté au corps et à ses mouvements)
  • la distraction et la garde
  • un responsable compétent

4 Quelles sont les solutions de remplacement proposées à chaque fois ?

Vous emploierez instead of+ V-ing pour donner ces solutions. Exemple : Instead of going to the seaside, we will spend next weekend in Angers (= au lieu d’aller au bord de la mer, nous passerons le weekend à Angers).

 

 

W8 DAY 21

correction for day 20

Day 20

1 Listen to this song  : écoutez la chanson

2 The right answers : 

a- The boy would like to : get in touch with someone to get some help with remote work

b- He has tried  6 times to get some help.

c- His father is baffled because :  he doesn’t understand the situation (baffled means he is surprised and doesn’t understand)

d- The boy wants to : participate in zoom class meetings

e- They have spent : 3 weeks on  quarantine

f- The boy has only seen  his parents.

g- He has not enjoyed the situation

h- He has not even brushed : his hair

i- He hasn’t seen his friends in a long time, which means : he misses them

j- He has sent   photos of his screen to the administrators.

k- His dad is a true computer nerd, which means he is an expert in IT (information technology)

l- Zoom has kept the boy excluded for a long time/ Zoom is keeping the boy out now (both)

m- The boy has finally called his friends on the phone

n- The boy is confident he will see his class eventually.

DAY 21 Vous devez m’envoyer vos réponses par mail.

1 ANSWER THESES QUESTIONS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT : Répondez à ces questions au present perfect.

a- Have you logged on Pronote recently ?

b- Have you tried to get any help for technology?

c- Have you had any trouble (=problems) with apps / your computer/any website ?

d- Have you asked any help from your family lately ?

e- How long have we been in quarantine now ?

f- Have you seen any people besides your parents ? (besides= à part)

g- Have you enjoyed any specific elements in the quarantine ?

h- Have you learned to do anything new in this situation ?

i- How long haven’t you seen your friends ?

j- Have you been in touch with any friends, any teachers ? (to be in touch = être en contact)

k- Have you learnt how to send an email in English ?

l- Do you think you will meet your friends eventually ?

2 LIST THE WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS ABOUT TIME. Relevez les mots qui sont des indicateurs de temps dans les questions ci-dessus.
3 PRESENT PERFECT : quelles sont les règles : quand l’utilise-t-on ? comment est-il formé ?

Week 8 day 20

Correction for day 19

Répondez aux questions ci-dessous en observant la construction des phrases :

a Le mot qui est nécessaire pour exprimer la condition est : IF (si en français)

b Quand je pense au présent, la condition est au présent, et la suite de la phrase contient l’auxiliaire will

c Quand j’imagine un passé différent, la condition est au simple past, et la suite de la phrase contient would + past perfect

d Quand j’imagine le futur, si je pense que c’est possible et que ça a des chances d’arriver : la condition est au simple present, et la suite est au futur

e Quand j’imagine le futur, si je pense que cela n’a pas trop de  chances d’arriver : la condition est au  simple past, et la suite est au  conditionnel avec would 

 Complete the sentences : ce ne sont que des exemples

a If my parents hadn’t met…I would not exist

b If my father could, he …would travel to India/ build a new house

c If I could change something in my life,… (could = si je pouvais) I wouldn’t change anything/I would be taller

d If I could change something about me, …I would be good at sports

e If I am free in august, I will go to the seaside or to Corsica

f if I was rich,… ( on peut aussi dire if I were rich, cela souligne que c’est de l’imagination), I would share my money more

 

Day 20

1 Listen to this song  : écoutez la chanson

2 Pick the right answer : choisissez la bonne réponse

a- the boy would like to : make a secret code/get in touch with someone to get some help with remote work/create a code

b- he has tried 4/5/ 6 times to get some help.

c- his father is baffled because : he understands the situation/ he doesn’t understand the situation/ the computer is screaming

d- the boy wants to : participate in zoom class meetings/ log in a game/ log in a bank app.

e- they have spent : 3 weeks on  quarantine/ 3 weeks at school/ 3 weeks on vacations

f- the boy has only seen his parents and brothers and sisters/ his parents and teacher/ his parents.

g- he has : enjoyed the situation/ not enjoyed the situation/ worked a lot

h- he has not even brushed :  his teeth/his dog/his hair

i- he hasn’t seen his friends in a long time, which means : he misses them/ his friends miss him/ he misses the teacher ( I know, it’s only a joke)

j- he has sent : messages/letters/ photos of his screen to the administrators.

k- his dad is a true computer nerd, which means he is an expert in IT (information technology)/ he is stupid/ he is ridiculous

l- Zoom has kept the boy excluded for a long time/ Zoom is keeping the boy out now/ Zoom has finally accepted the boy.

m- The boy has finally met his friends/ called his friends on the phone/texted his friends

n- The boy is confident he will see his class eventually/ he will never see his class again/ he will sing again.

W7 day 19

Please send me the exercices for day 18 on my professional message service.

1 LET’S USE IMAGINATION ! IMAGINE THE PAST…. THE PRESENT… THE FUTURE…

Read these examples : If I could, I would go outside and walk and walk and walk… If I was free, I would live at the seaside. If I didn’t have a cat, I would adopt a dog. (I’m imagining a different present because I can’t go outside now, I live in Angers, and i have a cat).

If I had lived in the 1950s, I would have worn large skirts like the ones Christian Dior invented, I would probably not have a car. If i had been a boy, I would have been given a horrible name. (I’m imagining a different past, because I live in the 2020s and I was born a girl.)

If I can, I will travel to Corsica next summer (I’m imagining the future.. if it’s possible)

If I could, I would travel to Corsica next summer (I’m imagining the future, but I’m not sure it’s possible)

2 Lisez les exemples en couleurs ci-dessus et répondez aux questions ci-dessous en observant la construction des phrases :

a Le mot qui est nécessaire pour exprimer la condition est :____ (si en français)

b Quand je pense au présent, la condition est au présent/futur/ simple past, et la suite de la phrase contient l’auxiliaire be/have/will/would (entourez la/les bonne(s) réponse(s))

c Quand j’imagine un passé différent, la condition est au simple past/present perfect/past perfect, et la suite de la phrase contient would + past perfect/ will + simple past/ would+ present perfect  (entourez la/les bonne(s) réponse(s))

d Quand j’imagine le futur, si je pense que c’est possible et que ça a des chances d’arriver : la condition est au simple present/futur/ simple past, et la suite est au simple présent/futur/ simple past (entourez la/les bonne(s) réponse(s))

e Quand j’imagine le futur, si je pense que cela n’a pas trop de  chances d’arriver : la condition est au simple present/futur/ simple past, et la suite est au simple présent/futur/ simple past/ conditionnel avec would (entourez la/les bonne(s) réponse(s))

2 Complete the sentences :

a If my parents hadn’t met…

b If my father could, he …

c If I could change something in my life,… (could = si je pouvais)

d If I could change something about me, …

e If I am free in august,

f if I was rich,… ( on peut aussi dire if I were rich, cela souligne que c’est de l’imagination)

 

3 Look at the message on this door :

 Personally, I would choose George Clooney, because he must be fun to talk too (and I think he is good-looking ), and Barack Obama, Robert Badinter (who abolished the death penalty in France) and Margaret Atwood (who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale) to have interesting conversations. I would also resurrect Roy Buchanan, who is my guitar hero. Who would you choose ?

 

 

W7 DAY 18

Correction for Day 17

1 Vocabulary in English :

chassez-le par votre vote: vote him away

puissant(e): mighty

menteur : liar

auto-centré(e) /narcissique : self-obsessed

chut : hush

obsédés de science : science nerds

sondages : ratings

plafond, toit : roof

se faire tester : to get a test

grippe : flu

mensonge : a hoax

la gauche (politique) : the left wing

coup d’état : a coup

masques chirurgicaux : PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

vide : bare (= nu)

faute : fault

dollar : buck (familier)

pays : country

infirmiers(ères) : nurses

vide de sens : full- of -shite (version polie 😉

 

4 Transformez chaque proposition en l’accordant au conditionnel, sur les modèles suivants (ils suivent les temps du document) :

If Donald Trump had captained the Titanic, there WOULD BE no problem. There WOULD BE no iceberg.

 »            »               »                                   the ship WOULDN’T SINK. They WOULDN’T HIT an iceberg.

 »            »               »                                 his radar WOULD HAVE WORKED. He WOULD HAVE KNOWN it was an iceberg before anyone else.

 

 »            »               »                                  he WOULD HAVE NAMED who created it. Nobody WOULD HAVE KNOWN  icebergs better.

 »            »               »                                  people COULD NOT HAVE KNOWN about icebergs. No one COULD HAVE PREDICTED the iceberg

 »            »               »                                  the USA COULD NOT accept the iceberg. The US COULD NOT ALLOW an iceberg to stop the ship.

 »            »               »                                  everybody WOULD BE LYING about icebergs. The crew WOULD BE SPREADING fake news about icebergs.

 »            »               »                                some people WOULD HAVE TO DIE. Penguins WOULD HAVE BROUGHT the iceberg. Some people WOULD HAVE TO DROWN.

5 Complétez le tableau de concordance des temps ci-dessous en observant les phrases ci-dessus :

Présent  simple I am I would be
Futur I will be I would be
Simple past I was I would have been
Present perfect I have been I would have been
Présent continu I am being I would be being
Possibilité, présent I can be I could be

DAY 18

En vous servant du tableau de conversion de concordance des temps, complétez les phrases ci-dessous. Vous pourrez vous aider des exemples que je vous donne également.Vous devez m’envoyer cet exercice par mail

If  I was at school today,…

If I had been free to travel for the holidays,

If I could change my birth date and my birth place,

If I could go out,

If I met the Prime Minister,

If I could change something in the world,

If I had enough money,

If it snowed today,

If I was sick,

Here is what I would write :

If I was at school today, I would teach classes.

If I had been free to travel for the holidays, I would have flown to Corsica

If I could change my birth date and my birth place, I would have lived in the 1960s in Tahiti.

If I could go out, I would meet my friends.

If I met the Prime Minister, I would ask him to give masks and protections to everybody.

If I could change something in the world, I would supply food, water and schooling to everyone.

If I had enough money, I would travel around the world for one year.

If it snowed today, I would make a fire.

If I was sick, I would lie in bed.

 

W7 day 17

Hello dear Students, and welcome back to « school ». I hope you could relax in pleasant conditions, and I am looking forward to meeting you again.

Bonjour à tous. J’espère que vous avez pu vous reposer dans des conditions agréables, et j’ai hâte de vous retrouver bientôt.

1 Watch this video

2 Look at the words in the video, and look for the following vocabulary en English :

chassez-le par votre vote/puissant(e)/menteur/auto-centré(e), narcissique/chut/obsédés de science/sondages/ plafond, toit/

se faire tester/grippe/mensonge/la gauche (politique)/ coup d’état/ masques chirurgicaux/vide/faute/dollar/pays/infirmiers(ères)/vide de sens/

3 Look at this picture :

4 Transformez chaque proposition en l’accordant au conditionnel, sur les modèles suivants (ils suivent les temps du document) :

If Donald Trump had captained the Titanic, there WOULD BE no problem.

 »            »               »                                   the ship WOULDN’T SINK

 »            »               »                                 his radar WOULD HAVE WORKED

 »            »               »                                  he WOULD HAVE NAMED who created it

 »            »               »                                  people COULD NOT HAVE KNOWN about icebergs.

 »            »               »                                  the USA COULD NOT accept the iceberg

 »            »               »                                  everybody WOULD BE LYING about icebergs

 »            »               »                                some people WOULD HAVE TO DIE

5 Complétez le tableau de concordance des temps ci-dessous en observant les phrases ci-dessus :

Présent  simple I am I would be
Futur I will be
Simple past I was
Present perfect I have been
Présent continu I am being
Possibilité, présent I can be

 

 

W4 DAY 16

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 sisterWe 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.

 

W4 Day 15

Correction for DAY 14

1 Video of Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth II addressed the nation in a speech on the occasion of cover 19

She said the nation would  be fine. « we will succeed »

She wants to thank everyone on the National Health Service Frontline and care-workers.

She speaks of  care-workers who work *selflessly and do their *day-to-day duties.

She thanks  all the people who carry out their jobs. She speaks of their hard work. She also thanks the people who stay at home to protect the vulnerable.

Together, the British nation is tackling this disease.

The british should remain united and resolute.

They will *overcome the disease. Better days will return. We will be with our friends and families again. We will meet again.

The Queen has addressed the country four times only on exceptional occasions.

2 Vocabulary :

Trouvez les mots de la video, (à l’oral ou à l’écrit) qui font partie du :

champ lexical de la gratitude : thank/*appreciate=apprécier un effort/*praise= féliciter

champ lexical de la réussite : *overcome= surmonter/*succeed: réussir/success= réussite/resolve = volonté

champ lexical de la résistance, de la lutte et de l’héroïsme :

*tackle=s’attaquer à un problème/ *frontline= le front/*hard work= les efforts, le dur labeur/ protect/ *spare= épargner/resolve *duties= devoirs/*support=aider, soutenir/help/ *selflessly= généreusement

DAY 15

  • Find a slogan for the coronavirus crisis. You can get your inspiration from the Queen’s speech.
  • 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 _______________and resolute, then we will ________________ it. I _______________in the _______ to come,______________ will be able to take pride in how they _______________ to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the Britons of this_______________ were as strong as any. The attributes of self-____________, of quiet good-humoured _____________, and fo fellow-_________________ still characterise this ______________. The pride in who we are is not a part of our ______________, it defines our _______________ and our ________________.

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

WORD BANK : united/responded/overcome/hope/years/discipline/everybody/generation/country/feeling/resolve/future/past/present/ expression/United Kingdom.

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

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

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

WORD BANK : World/effort/meditation/food/stories/opportunity/ Commonwealth/children/sister/ homes/reminds/today/ separation/before/globe/should/right/science/will/succeed

Princess Elizabeth was 14 when she gave her first address to the British nation. Here she is sitting next to her sister Princess Margaret.

 

W4 DAY 14

Correction for Day 13 :

The question is  : Is this document propaganda or caricature ?

This is  a wartime poster. It was glued on walls for people to see in the streets.The main colour is yellow, and  it is globally very colourful.There is a slogan in a bubble at the top.We cannot see the artist’s name, which means we do not know who made it. Posters were supposed to be seen by people in the streets. During World War II, the war effort in Great-Britain was enormous, and the population largely participated in it. We can see the top half of a woman. She is wearing a blue jumpsuit and a red scarf with white polka dots to protect her hair. She is showing her muscle and getting ready to work.

  •  The slogan  at the top reads : « we can do it ! ». It is written in large bold white letters.This is not a caricature, since caricatures exaggerate features and there is no exaggeration here. The most important element is  the slogan. There is an exclamation mark , which means it is motivational, to encourage people to act. Propaganda is supposed to manipulate people into changing their opinion or acting. This poster ‘s goal is to ask people to work for American industry. It is especially aimed at women who worked in factories for the military effort. During World War II, governments expected workers to join in  the war effort. As a conclusion,  the American government created propaganda to motivate women to work in factories. It is interesting to note that although the woman on the poster is wearing a blue worker’s jump-suit, she is also wearing make up. This was not exactly the usual image of a factory worker, and women got more power after the war because they had worked in factories like men.

DAY 14

1 WATCH THIS video of Elizabeth II. YOU CAN ALSO READ WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE VIDEO TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS :

What did Queen Elizabeth II do to the British nation on the occasion of covid19 ?

What is her *promise  for the future ?

What does she want to say to care-workers ?

What adjectives correspond to a/ care-workers   b/their work ?

*Who else does she thank for their effort ? and what effort is this ?

What is the British nation doing together to the disease ?

How should the British stand to succeed in this difficult time ?

Find the four promises the Queen makes.

How many times has the Queen addressed the country on exceptional occasions during her reign ?

2 Vocabulary :

Trouvez les mots de la video, (à l’oral ou à l’écrit) qui font partie du :

champ lexical de la gratitude : thanks / thank/gratitude/grateful/appreciate/praise

champ lexical de la réussite : overcome/failure/battle/succeed/success/win

champ lexical de la résistance, de la lutte et de l’héroïsme :

tackle/ frontline/hard work/ protect/ spare/resolve/ duties/support/help/ selflessly/war

Week 4 DAY 13

  • Look at this document :
  • COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE RIGHT WORDS or EXPRESSIONS : complétez avec les bonnes expressions ou mots (ils sont sous le texte, et divisés en deux parties- comme le texte- pour vous faciliter le travail.) Relisez le commentaire du jour 12 avant de commencer, vous retrouverez des mots.
  • The _________________ : ___________ this document propaganda or caricature ?________________ a wartime ____________. It was glued on walls _______________ in the streets.The ____________ colour is yellow, and  it is globally very colourful._________________ a slogan in a bubble at ________________.We cannot see the artist’s name,__________________ we do not know who made it. Posters _____________ to be seen by people in the streets. _____________ World War II, the war effort in Great-Britain was enormous, and the population largely participated in it. ______________ the top half of a woman. She ____________ a blue jumpsuit and a red scarf with white polka dots to protect her hair. She _____________ her muscle and getting ready to work.
  •  The slogan  at the top reads : « we can do it ! ». ____________ in large bold white letters.This is _________ a caricature, ___________ caricatures ______________ features and there is no exaggeration here. ___________________ the slogan. There is an ________________ , which____________ it is motivational,_______ encourage people to act. Propaganda is supposed _________ manipulate people into ___________ their opinion or acting. This poster ‘s _________ is to ask people to work for American industry. It is especially aimed at ____________ who worked in factories for the military effort. ____________World War II, governments expected workers to __________in the war effort._______________ the American government created propaganda to motivate women to work in factories. It is interesting to note that _______________ the woman on the poster is wearing a blue worker’s jump-suit, she is also wearing make up. This was not exactly the usual image of a factory worker, and women got more power after the war because they had worked in factories like men.
  • Vocabulary : during/document is/this is/There is /which means/question is/is/for people to see/is showing/main/is wearing/ we can see/were supposed/at the top
  • It is written/since/means/ exaggerate/not/the most important element is / exclamation mark/to/changing/to/goal/during/as a conclusion /women/join/although