dimanche 9 juin 2013

You can do it - Video 2

1) Match:

a ballet dancer
  • attentionné
opulent, luxurious
  • timide
cozy, comfortable
  • opulent, luxueux
deaf-and-mute
  • une danseuse de ballet
sign language
  • mépriser ; méprisant
loving, caring, affectionate
  • sourd(e) et muet(e)
a hearing aid device
  • échouer
shy
  • confortable
self-conscious
  • paniquer
to stare at
  • gêné(e), embarrassé(e)
to despise, to scorn ; sornful
  • un appareil auditif
to fall (fell / fallen)
  • le langage des signes
embarassed
  • complexé(e)
to audition
  • prendre sa respiration
to freak out, to panic
  • dévisager, fixer du regard
to fail
  • impressionner, étonner
to get (my, your...) act together
  • épater, en mettre plein la vue à qq1
to focus on
  • tomber
to breathe in
  • se concentrer sur
to impress, to amaze
  • passer une audition
to blow someone's mind away
  • se ressaisir

2) Use your vocabulary to give general information about:
  • the girl's life
  • her relationship with her father
  • her relationship with other people
3) Use your vocabulary to tell her story in the past tense.


samedi 8 juin 2013

You can do it - Video 1

Match :

at the beginning
  • mourir
to sleep (slept / slept)
  • célibataire
on the floor
  • loin
to wake up
  • dormir
single
  • s'entraîner ;1entraînement
to die
  • sortir la poubelle
to crook
  • au début
far away
  • par terre
to shout / to scream
  • des voyous
to kiss
  • un gymnase, salle de sport
to take out the trash
  • réveiller, se réveiller
to drink alcohol / booze
  • arnaquer
thugs
  • crier, hurler
to beat up
  • s'enfuir
to run away
  • mettre K.O.
to fight (fought / fought) ; a fight
  • tabasser
to train ; training
  • embrasser, faire la bise
a coach
  • boire de l'alcool
a gym
  • gagner
to lift weights
  • un champion
to knock out
  • 1 entraîneur
to win (won / won)
  • soulever des altères
a champion
  • combattre, se battre ; un combat
2) Use your vocabulary to give general information about:
  • the boy's life conditions
  • his (possible) family situation
  • his relationship with his mother 

3) Use the words from the list to tell the story in the past tense: training – kiss – woke – beat him up – drinking alcohol – lazy – knocked out – saw – take out the trash – attacked – fought – sleeping – champion – running – gym – street – lifted weights – leaving – coach – won – competition – thugs – run away

At the beginning, the boy was _________________ when suddenly his mother _________________ him. She blamed him (= elle lui a reproché) for being _________________. Then (= ensuite), he was _________________ the house when suddenly his mother _________________. The boy had to (= il a été obligé de) _________________ his mother. He had to _________________.

Later (= plus tard), the boy was _________________ in the _________________ when suddenly a group of _________________ attacked him. They were _________________ when suddenly they _________________ the boy and _________________. The boy had to _________________.

At the _________________, he started his _________________, for example he _________________. His _________________ supported him (= l'a soutenu).

At the end, during a _________________, the boy _________________. He _________________ his opponent (= son adversaire), _________________ the match and became a _________________.

You can do it - Vocabulary

Mission : talk about what you dream of becoming (= ce que vous rêvez de devenir).

1) Match each adjective with its contrary :

adaptable, flexible
  • hopeless
ambitious
  • lenient
daring, courageous
  • hardworking
healthy
  • stubborn, inflexible, determined
hopeful
  • cowardly
shy
  • luxurious
lazy
  • apathetic, inactive
bossy, authoritative
  • handicapped
poor, destitute
  • outgoing
shabby
  • rich, wealthy, well-off

2) Match each expression with its equivalent :

to be willing to+ V
  • craindre
to cope with
  • réussir, avoir du succès
to do (my, your, his...) best
  • être prêt à
to face hardships
  • surmonter des obstacles
to fear
  • faire de son mieux
to hope
  • faire face à
to make a dream come true
  • relever un défi
to manage to + V
  • atteindre un but
to overcome obstacles
  • affronter des obstacles
to reach a goal
  • réussir, parvenir à
to succeed
  • espérer
to take up a challenge
  • réaliser un rêve


Facebook - a definition

I. Introduction : listen and complete with words from the document

Type of document : _________________.

The two speakers are _________________ and _________________.

They talk about Facebook, a _________________.

One of the speakers is already a _________________ of Facebook.

II. Definition : listen and complete with words from the document

"It's more like a _________________ with people from all over the _________________.

You see, you can _________________ onto Facebook the same way you go onto your

_________________, on _________________, on _________________, and then you 

can _________________ your friends, you can _________________ for your friends, and 

you can also make _________________ friends."

"So basically, it's a way of _________________ in _________________ with people."

III. Facts and figures: concentrate on numbers.

1) 6 represents _____________________________________________________________


2) 250 represents ___________________________________________________________


3) 1/4 represents ____________________________________________________________

mardi 5 février 2013

Living Together



GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ROSE'S FAMILY :

FATHER : There is a ______________. We are _______________.

ROSE : ____, ______. We are in _______________. We're _________________.

FATHER: We are Le____________ _______________. It's _________________ to _______ it, Rose.

ROSE'S OPINION ABOUT HER FAMILY :

ROSE : Le_______ ___________ can ______ pretty old-___________, eh ?

THE CONVERSATION :

ROSE :
" __________? "

DAD :
" __________. '_________ in' would be better than 'yeah'. "

ROSE :
" __________, ___________ Dad. "

DAD :
" So ________ did your ________________ go ? "

ROSE :
"About ________ an _______ ago. "

DAD :
" So ______ is your __________________ ... "

ROSE :
" I _______ _________, Dad. Don't _______ me _______________ like that. "

DAD :
"You are ______ to _______ him anymore. "

ROSE :
" ________? "

DAD :
" I won't _________ your intelligence. Don't __________ mine.

______ is ______ one of ______. I don't ________ you to _______ _______ anymore.

ROSE :
" How ______ am I, Dad ? "

DAD :
" That's got nothing to do with it, you ______ my ___________. "

ROSE :
" You _______ be __________. "

DAD :
" Rose, I _________ ____________. "

ROSE :
" You don't even know what _____ is _______. "

DAD :
"I don't ________ to. I know that he wouldn't be ____________ in our _______________. Now it's to ____________, right ? "

ROSE :
" ______ ? ____________ he's ___________ ? "

DAD :
" _____. But that doesn't make it any better. "

ROSE :
" This _______ _______. Jack's just ______ _____. "

DAD :
" _____, he's ______ ______ you, Rose. Now don't __________ ______. " 


GUIDELINES : 

1) Find an expression to show (= trouvez une expression pour montrer que) Rose is respectful :

  • __________________________________

2) Find an expression to show Jack is not present :

  • __________________________________

3) Find two expressions to show Rose is embarassed :

  • __________________________________

4) Find 5 expressions to show Rose's father is bossy.

  • __________________________________
5) Find 3 expressions to show Jack is different, according to (= selon) Rose's father.

  • __________________________________
6) Find 2 expressions to show Rose is outraged :

  • __________________________________

7) Find 2 expressions to show Rose is caring and protective of Jack :
  • __________________________________

vendredi 31 août 2012

Summaries.

If you would like to submit your summary for any of the documents on this site to check your comprehension, please send your productions to rubylycee@gmail.com. Detailed summaries and references are also available upon request if you would like to dig deeper into the themes.

lundi 13 août 2012

Australia and the traumas of the past

I. General comprehension :

1. Type of document: □ interview   □ speech   □ report   □ debate

2. Tick the correct answer and justify with an element from the document :

a) The main speaker is : 
□ a regular citizen 
□ a secretary (= ministre) in the government 
□ the leader of the government
Justification :

He addresses : 
□ some Australian citizens 
□ every Australian citizen
Justification :

3. This document deals with a certain historical phenomenon. Name that phenomenon and say when it ended.

4. Concentrate on numbers and dates :
  • 10 to 30 corresponds to the percentages of ___________ who were forcibly ________ from their __________ and ___________ between 19__ and 19__
  • 50,000 corresponds to the number of ___________ who were forcibly ________ from their __________
  • 1932 is the year when _____________ was _______ years old.

II. Detailed comprehension :

1. At the beginning, pick out expressions to explain the speaker's intentions, and rephrase.

2. A woman is mentioned. Pick out information about her :

Community ?


Approximate age ?


Name ?


Details about her childhood environment ?






Details about her feelings when she was a child ?




1932 : problem ? feelings ? consequences ?







3. Right or Wrong ? Circle the correct answer and justify with keywords :

a) The historical phenomenon described in this document constitutes a crime against humanity.
R/W : ______________________________________________

b) The victims of this phenomenon aren't equal to the rest of the population.
R/W : ______________________________________________

c) This phenomenon was legal
R/W : ______________________________________________

d) The speaker wants to unite the population.
R/W : ______________________________________________

e) He doesn't consider himself or the Australian government responsible.
R/W : ______________________________________________

f) He fosters (= encourage) equality and appreciation between communities.
R/W : ______________________________________________