LESSON SECONDE 3

LESSON
Friday THE 12TH OF September 08
SECONDE 3

WORD OF THE DAY :You have all the qualities needed so you are the best suited for the job
Be suited for = être adapté pour
Suit someone = aller à qq. These jeans suit me (c’es jeans me vont bien)
A suit = un costume

TASK : Discovering the American Electoral process

A TEXT
Read the text and put the different steps back in order :

FIRST STEP : The candidate enter the race in each party

SECOND STEP : Each party organises primary elections in each state to choose the best candidate

THIRD STEP :The nominating convention in each party officially chooses a candidate.They choose a vice president as well and they create their program.This program is called the platform.

FOURTH STEP : The campaign against the candidate of the other party starts.

FIFTH STEP : It is the day of the general election when everybody votes.
A candidate who wins the majority of votes in one state wins all the electoral delegates of this state.

SIXTH STEP : The inauguration day at the white house where the president is officially nominated. He has to take an oath of allegiance and promises to serve the nation.

AN AUDIO DOCUMENT :
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/election04/brainpop.html

Pour comprendre un document audio il faut :

- se concentrer sur les bruits (ici l’hymne américain = the National anthem)
- se concentrer sur les nombres : (18 the age to be allowed to vote/ 35 years old : the minimum age to be elected /4 years : the interval between 2 elections/ 3 months : the time between the primary elections and the general election)

Pour comprendre un document audio plus en détail , il faut noter tous les mots que vous avez compris.
Ne pas écouter un document plus de 3 fois.Cela ne sert à rien .


HOMEWORK :
For Thursday : Répondre aux questions au dos de la feuille de travail.