David Cameron ‘s first speech
“HER Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted.
Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed.
Compared with a decade ago this country is more open at home and more compassionate abroad and that is something we should all be grateful for.
On behalf of the whole country I would like to pay tribute to the outgoing Prime Minister for his long record of dedicated public service.
In terms of the future, our country has a hung parliament where no party has an overall majority.
And we have some deep and pressing problems, a huge deficit, deep social problems and a political system in need of reform.
For those reasons I aim to form a proper and full coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
I believe that is the right way to provide this country with the strong, the stable, the good and decent government that I think we need so badly.
Nick Clegg and I are both political leaders who want to put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and for the national interest.
I believe that is the best way to get the strong government that we need, decisive government that we need today.
I came into politics because I love this country, I think its best days still lie ahead and I believe deeply in public service.
And I think the service our country needs right now is to face up to our really big challenges, to confront our problems, to take difficult decisions, to lead people through those difficult decisions so that together we can reach better times ahead.
One of the tasks that we clearly have is to rebuild trust in our political system.
Yes, that’s about cleaning up expenses. Yes, that’s about reforming Parliament and yes, it’s about making sure people are in control.
And that the politicians are always their servants and never their masters. But I believe it’s also something else. It’s about being honest about what government can achieve.
Real change is not what government can do on its own.
Real change is when everyone pulls together, comes together, works together, when we all exercise our responsibilities to ourselves, to our families, to our communities and to others.
And I want to help try and build a more responsible society here in Britain, one where we don’t just ask, ‘What are my entitlements?’ but, ‘What are my responsibilities?’.
Where we don’t ask, ‘What am I just owed?’ but more, ‘What can I give?’
And a guide for that society that those who can, should – and those who can’t, we will always help.
I want to make sure that my government always look after the elderly, the frail, the poorest in our country.
We must take everyone through with us on some of the difficult decisions that we have ahead.
Above all it will be a government that is built on some clear values, values of freedom, values of fairness and values of responsibility.
I want us to build an economy that rewards work. I want us to build a society with stronger families and stronger communities.
And I want a political system that people can trust and look up to once again.
This is going to be hard and difficult work – a coalition will throw up all sorts of challenges.
But I believe together we can provide that strong and stable government that our country needs based on those values, rebuilding family, rebuilding community, above all rebuilding responsibility in our country.
Those are the things I care about, those are the things that this government will now start work on doing. Thank you very much.
Reading comprehension: en caractères gras, les accents à l’intérieur des mots en des phrases.
David Cameron was asked by the Queen to become Britain’s First Prime Minsiter after the recent election. He is delivering his first speech in front of 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister. He is taking over Gordon Brown (Labour Party= parti travailliste) who resigned.
En écoutant ce dialogue je repère les formes verbales ?
Que peut-on en déduire?
Tuesday, May 18th
David Cameron was elected Prime Minister.
forme passive: Il a été élu premier ministre.
Queen Elizabeth I (the first)
The Queen is Head of the Church and Head of the State.
There is no separation between the State and the Church in
the United Kingdom whereas there is a separation in France (1905)
whereas marque le contraste entre deux affirmations ou deux remarques
What has Her Majesty the Queen asked David Cameron to do ?
“HER Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted.
Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed.
Compared with a decade ago this country is more open at home and more compassionate abroad and that is something we should all be grateful for.
On behalf of the whole country (au nom du pays tout entier) I would like to pay tribute to the outgoing Prime Minister for his long record of dedicated public service.
In terms of the future, our country has a hung parliament where no party has an overall majority. (to hang -hung -hung= pendre suspendre, rester en l’air ici cela veut dire qu’il s’agit d’une coalition politque, donc de composantes politiques différentes et non d’une majorité politique)
And we have some deep and pressing problems, a huge deficit, deep social problems and a political system in need of reform.
For those reasons I aim to form a proper and full coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
I believe that is the right way to provide this country with the strong, the stable, the good and decent government that I think we need so badly.
Nick Clegg and I are both political leaders who want to put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and for the national interest.
I believe that is the best way to get the strong government that we need, decisive government that we need today.
I came into politics because I love this country, I think its best days still lie ahead and I believe deeply in public service.
And I think the service our country needs right now is to face up to our really big challenges, to confront our problems, to take difficult decisions, to lead people through those difficult decisions so that together we can reach better times ahead.
One of the tasks that we clearly have is to rebuild trust in our political system.
Yes, that’s about cleaning up expenses. Yes, that’s about reforming Parliament and yes, it’s about making sure people are in control.
And that the politicians are always their servants and never their masters. But I believe it’s also something else. It’s about being honest about what government can achieve.
Real change is not what government can do on its own.
Real change is when everyone pulls together, comes together, works together, when we all exercise our responsibilities to ourselves, to our families, to our communities and to others.
And I want to help try and build a more responsible society here in Britain, one where we don’t just ask, ‘What are my entitlements?’ but, ‘What are my responsibilities?’.
Where we don’t ask, ‘What am I just owed?’ (qu’est- ce que j’ai le droit d’avoir?)
but more, ‘What can I give?’ (qu’est-ce que je peux donner?)
And a guide for that society that those who can, should – and those who can’t, we will always help.
I want to make sure that my government always look after the elderly, the frail, the poorest in our country.
We must take everyone through with us on some of the difficult decisions that we have ahead.
Above all it will be a government that is built on some clear values, values of freedom, values of fairness and values of responsibility.
I want us to build an economy that rewards work. I want us to build a society with stronger families and stronger communities.
And I want a political system that people can trust and look up to once again.
What does he want ?
When were people looked after during the election ?
This is going to be hard and difficult work – a coalition will throw up all sorts of challenges.
But I believe together we can provide that strong and stable government that our country needs based on those values, rebuilding family, rebuilding community, above all rebuilding responsibility in our country.
Those are the things I care about, those are the things that this government will now start work on doing. Thank you very much.
on cyberspace
Three friends are chatting on the internet:
http://www.safesurfingkids.com/quiz/safe_internet_kids_quiz.htm
-Fiona: Hello (Hi!) Are you in cyberspace today?
-Alex:Hi! Yes, I’m here. So what’s up?
-Cindy Yes, I’m here. I haven’t got much time to spend with you, folks!
– Fiona: I ‘ve just sent you the latest version of Sexion d’ Assaut
and I will send you my favourite film ASAP
( together): We thought you had forgotten us,
you are such a busy man! JK
Fiona: Hold on a minute, please!
There ‘s someone at the door. BRB
Ten minutes later:
-Fiona: You won’t ever guess who it was. It was the girl I met last week.
– Alex: Oh! Who is she? Is she friendly?
– Cindy:What is her name? Where does she live? Do we know each other?
-Fiona: Yes, she seems very friendly and pretty cool! She said she would come back when she is free.
-Alex: Sorry, I should go shopping for my parents. I will be back in the evening.
– Cindy: CU then.
– Fiona: She is called Sarah and she lives in the same district as mine.
-Cindy: Ok, I think I know her, she is a very friendly girl. Be kind with her!
-Fiona: CU then. We’ll meet next week for an outing.
ASAP: as soon as possible
BRB: be right back JK: Just kidding! Just a joke!
CU: See you LOL: lots of love XXX:Hugs and kisses
and what about Katla?
Could another Icelandic volcano erupt soon?
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By Victoria Gill
Science reporter, BBC News |
As scientists and air travellers alike keep a close eye on Iceland’s ongoing volcanic eruption, some reports suggest that another, much bigger, volcano could stir in the near future.
Katla is Eyjafjallajokull’s more active neighbour, and scientists believe that there may be a link between the two volcanoes.
This link has not been physically proven, explains Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson a geophysicist from the University of Iceland. A circumstantial, historical connection “is putting people’s eyes on Katla,” he says.
“We know of four Eyjafjallajokull eruptions in the past [dating back to AD 500] and in three out of these four cases, there has been a Katla eruption either at the same time or shortly after.
“By shortly, I mean timescales of months to a year.
“We consider that the probability of Katla erupting in the near future has increased since Eyjafjallajokull went.”
Kathryn Goodenough from the British Geological Survey points out that, as yet, there is no physical explanation for this apparent link.
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 It seems that when Eyjafjallajokull goes off, Katla tends to follow. Kathryn Goodenough
British Geological Survey |
“Scientists don’t yet know what the connection is,” she says.
“But we know there are fissures running between the two volcanoes. And they’re quite close to each other.
“They’re also being subjected to the same tectonic forces. So the chances are that if magma can find a pathway to rise beneath one of them, it can find its way to rise beneath the other.”
Researchers do know that the two volcanoes have separate magma chambers, but many suspect that these chambers are physically linked in some way, deep beneath the surface of the Earth.
“But this is only speculative,” says Dr Goodenough. “We don’t have geophysical evidence that makes that clear.”
Overdue eruption
Katla’s last eruption was in 1918. It lasted for three weeks and up to a cubic kilometre of material exploded through its vent.
“It’s a much more active volcano than Eyjafjallajokull – it has had about 20 eruptions in the last 1,000 years, so it erupts about once every 50 years on average,” says Professor Gudmundsson.
The combination of ice and magma makes for an explosive eruption
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“At first glance people would say it’s now long overdue. But the larger the eruption, the longer the pause (in) time that follows it, and that 1918 eruption was large.”
At the moment, there is no seismic activity detectable underneath Katla that would indicate that magma is moving upward underneath it.
Scientists from the Icelandic Meteorological Office are looking at such signals and updating their website regularly with the seismic data that is being produced.
But Dr Goodenough points out that, with Eyjafjallajokull “we only had a few hours warning”.
“Seismic monitoring does not necessarily give you advance notice of an eruption.”
But it remains a case of watch, wait and look for signs of activity, because it is almost impossible to draw clear conclusions from the historical record, which is simply too short.
While both volcanoes have been repeatedly erupting for millions of years, the earliest eruptions on scientists’ records occurred less than 2,000 years ago.
“We haven’t established any physical link [between the volcanoes] – we only have this circumstantial evidence,” says Professor Gudmundsson. “And we simply don’t have enough data to be able to work out what the probability of a Katla eruption is.”
Flooding concern
Katla is much larger than Eyjafjallajokull, with a magma chamber about 10 times the size.
If and when it does go off, the combination of the magma and the large ice sheet covering the volcano could lead to explosive activity for a long time, says Dr Goodenough.
It is the explosive nature of the current volcanic eruption, which caused an ash plume to be sent high into the atmosphere and affect flights in the UK and Europe.
More worryingly for the people of Iceland, an eruption at Katla would probably cause major flooding. The volcano’s ice sheet is 600-700m thick and all of this ice would quickly melt on to the surrounding area, which is primarily agricultural land.
But Professor Gudmundsson says there are “no signs yet” of an impending eruption. “Our eyes are not glued to Katla, we are thinking about the eruption that is happening now.”
But Dr Goodenough adds that “substantial amounts of magma” are rising underneath both volcanoes.
“And it seems that when Eyjafjallajokull goes off, Katla tends to follow.”
colors adapted by 6°7
Yellow like the sun
Black for a dark night
Green like green grass
Brown like wood
Blue like the sea
Red like ripe tomatoes
Green like plants
White reminds me of clouds
Black like blackbirds
Purple like flowers
Blue like the sky in summer
Green like plants in spring
Red like strawberries
Chestnut like the earth in autumn… and white like snow.
European anthem
Hymne à la joie. Hymne européen
Joie ! Joie ! Belle étincelle divine,
Fille de l’Elysée,
Nous entrons l’âme enivrée
Dans ton temple glorieux.
Ton magique attrait resserre
Ce que la mode en vain détruit ;
Tous les hommes deviennent frères
Où ton aile nous conduit.
Si le sort comblant ton âme,
D’un ami t’a fait l’ami,
Si tu as conquis l’amour d’une noble femme,
Mêle ton exultation à la nôtre!
Viens, même si tu n’aimas qu’une heure
Qu’un seul être sous les cieux !
Mais vous que nul amour n’effleure,
En pleurant, quittez ce choeur !
Tous les êtres boivent la joie,
En pressant le sein de la nature
Tous, bons et méchants,
Suivent les roses sur ses traces,
Elle nous donne baisers et vendanges,
Et nous offre l’ami à l’épreuve de la mort,
L’ivresse s’empare du vermisseau,
Et le chérubin apparaît devant Dieu.
Heureux,
tels les soleils qui volent
Dans le plan resplendissant des cieux,
Parcourez, frères, votre course,
Joyeux comme un héros volant à la victoire!
Qu’ils s’enlacent tous les êtres !
Ce baiser au monde entier !
Frères, au-dessus de la tente céleste
Doit régner un tendre père.
Vous prosternez-vous millions d’êtres ?
Pressens-tu ce créateur, Monde ?
Cherche-le au-dessus de la tente céleste,
Au-delà des étoiles il demeure nécessairement.
Texte Allemand
Freude, schöner Götterfunken
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
Deine Zauber binden wieder
Was die Mode streng geteilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
Wem der große Wurf gelungen,
Eines Freundes Freund zu sein;
Wer ein holdes Weib errungen,
Mische seinen Jubel ein!
Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele
Sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund!
Und wer’s nie gekonnt, der stehle
Weinend sich aus diesem Bund!
Freude trinken alle Wesen
An den Brüsten der Natur;
Alle Guten, alle Bösen
Folgen ihrer Rosenspur.
Küsse gab sie uns und Reben,
Einen Freund, geprüft im Tod;
Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben,
und der Cherub steht vor Gott.
Froh,
wie seine Sonnen fliegen
Durch des Himmels prächt’gen Plan,
Laufet, Brüder, eure Bahn,
Freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen.
Seid umschlungen, Millionen!
Diesen Kuß der ganzen Welt!
Brüder, über’m Sternenzelt
Muß ein lieber Vater wohnen.
Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen?
Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt?
Such’ ihn über’m Sternenzelt!
Über Sternen muß er wohnen.
