jeudi 16 octobre 2008

COURS TER 6 ANGLAIS RENFORCE

Anglais renforcé
Jeudi 16 octobre
Ter 05/Ter 06

Words of the day:
_Remporter haut la main: To win wih flying colours

Expressions:
Accusation:
_To charge someone with
_To blame someone for
_To accuse of +ING
_To launch against
_To reproach someone with

Intention:
_To aim
_To want
_To wish
_Would like
_To be determined to
_To plan on
_To mean to
_To attempt at +ing (an attempt = un essai)
_To aspire after
_To strive to
_To look for
_To have in mind to/to have a mind to
he will attempt at+ing: essayer
-he is resolved to +bv
-he aspires after + noun
-he will strive to: s'efforcer de
-he has in mind to/he has a mind to
-he looks for: chercher
-he strives to:
-he is set on+ing: il est résolu à
-he intends to
-he is determined to

Contrast:
_Both
_As opposed to
_Whereas
set aa parrallel with
their Common features (a feature = trait)

Interesting expressions:
_He strikes us as (strike = frapper)
_The poor and the rich
_To follow someone's footsteps:(suivre dans les pas de qq)
_To carry on: Continuer
carry on the good work
Unknown Voc:
_Gender: le genre (Masculin ou féminin)
_Overstreched (débordé/ trop tiré)
_Thwarted : Contrecarré/ contrarié
_Vilified: diffamé (vile=mauvais)
_Alleged: Soupçonné/supposé
_Thus:Donc
_Shift: Déplacer
_Far exceed: Dépasser largement
_On a personal ground: D'un point de vue personnel
_follow in someone'sfootsteps
_carry on the good work
_implement (mettre en place)
_result in(avoir pour conséquence)
_bombastic:(grandiloquant)
_cut in the bud( tuer dans l'oeuf)
_be frown upon:(être mal vu)
_enhance (mettre en valeur)

Voc&idioms

-focus on: se concentrer sur
-give rise to: donner naissance à
-he stresses: souligner
-relocate: relocaliser
-highlight: souligner
-entailed by: entraîné pas
-state: déclarer
-better education: améliorer l'education
-in greater number: en plus grand nombre
-he welcomes the confrontation: il accueille avec plaisir la confrontation
-broadens his own views: elargir son point de vue
-venture to + BV: s'aventurer
-he arouses: il souleve
-he is an instrument in their hands
-have their best interest at heart = avoir leur intérêt à coeur
-if there is a will, there is a way: Quand on veut on peut
-set a parallel with : faire un parallele avec
-last but not least: le dernier mais pas des moindres


HOMEWORK
1)You will do your oral presentation at the beginning of the next session
2)Learn the notion accusation
3)Be able to explain what your opinion on this text as you will have a written test on it.

DO NOT FORGET TO READ MY CORRECTION OF THE TEXT :A YEAR IN THE MERDE
to ask me any questions that might occur before your test after the holidays.

ABSENT
MATHILDE QUENSON !!!!!!

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