COURS 219 MODULE

LESSON
SECONDE 19
MONDAY the First of december
(getting closer to christmas by the minute:))
REMEMBER THAT MRS DEVIENNE LOVES CHOCOLATES

TASK
Notion cause
Vocabulary the simpson/ prejudices and stereotypes


WORD OF THE DAY
It is not my cup of tea
Every man to his taste(tous les goûts sont dans la nature)
A bone of contention (une pomme de discorde)

THE SIMPSONS

what is Marge's opinion on Great Britain and the english?
she thinks they are old-fashioned
As a matter of fact she reckons They are wonderful=awesome=great=splendid=smashing=amazing=fabulous=fab=
marvellous

what does Homer ask Marge never to do before dying?
he begs her not to buy any video tapes as they could not use them in the USA and they wouldn't work on their VCR (lecteur de cassette vidéo) due to their different standards


what does Homer promise God if he helps him escape?
He promises he will turn British since he will write colour with a U contrary to the American spelling and use the metric system.


What did they have to take back to the USA in exchange of Homer's freedom?
Homer had to take Madonna back to the USA.Madonna is indeed a laughing stock= an object of ridicule since she wants to be considered as a British aristocrat

Why did the grandfather leave in the end?
because he found out/he had an eligitimate daughter.
Since/As he thought the culture gap was too wide(large)between great britain and the USA

WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF STEREOTYPES?

BECAUSE OF the media
DUE TO fear
OWING TO their being not to open-minded

ATTENTION :
OWING TO + nom ou verbe en ING donc ici being
Their car seul un adjectif se place devant un nom donc on emploi l'adjectif possessif THEIR
TRADUCTION :
car ils ne sont pas ouvert d'esprit OU en raison de leur étroitesse d'esprit

ATTENTION
BECAUSE OF / OWING TO/ DUE TO + NOM/ING
ex:they have prejudice due to their fear
BECAUSE/ SINCE/AS + PROPOSITION
ex:they have prejudice because they are ignorant

HOMEWORK
apprendre toutes les réponses aux questions sur les Simpsons pour Monday the 8th + notion CAUSE

I FEEL QUITE EMBARASSED HERE BECAUSE MY YOUNGER SON IS SERIOUSLY ILL .MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN LOOKING AFTER HIM TODAY BUT I AM AFRAID IT IS MY TURN TOMORROW;SO I KNOW YOU WILL BE DESPERATE TO LEARN THAT I WOULD BE ABSENT TOMORROW (TUESDAY):))i GIVE MYSELF 2 JOKERS FOR THAT AND WILL SEE YOU BACK ON FRIDAY.

ABSENT = les musiciens sauf marine Valentin (my favourite student)