cours ter 17

LESSON
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER THE 30TH
TER 17
WORD OF THE DAY : ascertain (affirmer)
win with flying colours (gagner haut la main)
hang out (with your friends )
wild (sauvage)
cancelation (annulation)
run for president (SE PRESENTER )
THE DESCRIPTION OF A PICTURE
This is a montage which includes the picture of a former American president.
He was called JFK
In fact= indeed= as a matter of fact
died ( die = mourir/be dead = être mort)
assassinated= murdered= killed= shot
This document was made by an unknown author.
It occured in the 60's
The topic of the document is politics (politics with politicians/polocy = the policy of a business)
he seems to be cold-headed = he looks LIKE A cold-headed MAN
he looks thoughtful = he looks LIKE A thoughtful MAN
A target is drawn around his face and more precisely on his neck
his eyes are focused (focus on= centrer)
the purpose/goal of the author is to deal with the death of a president and maybe to indicate that being a president is a dangerous job.

THE AMERICAN ELECTORAL PROCESS
1)Reading the paper and translating
Remember = the winner-take-all system
the electoral votes (les grands élécteurs)

A MEMORY GAME : the different steps of the election

HOMEWORK:
FINISH YOUR DESCRIPTION
 A CROSSWORD ON POLITICS
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