cours 105

Thursday 08th of october
105
lesson
Task :
Notion fear
Technique : studying a text: new expressions
Vocabulary: Robinson Crusoe


Word of the day
it is mind- blowing = it is breath- taking (c'est à vous couper le souffle)
She feels under the weather = she feels poorly
A fish tank ( un bocal à poisson)
Seaweeds(les algues)

ROBINSON CRUSOE :catching up
Present the text:
The protagonist is Robinso crusoe , an ddventurous stranded on a deserted island
the topic of the text is the survival of a man after the sinking of his vessel
He appears as brave and keen to survive
We might guess that the only weapon that he had at his disposal is not even a knife but simply a bit of tobacco.

QUESTIONS
Correction Robinson Crusoe:
2)He can't sleep on a proper bed
He can't eat nor drink fresh water
He has no food at his disposal
He is all wet and has no change of clothes
He has no tools (a tool = an instrument) to protect himself against wild beasts
He has to look for a shelter (a shelter = un abris) to be safe
He has no weapon
He is afraid of being evoured = eaten alive by wild beasts
3)the only tools he has to ensure his survival are s knife, a small amount/ quantity of Tobacco
Still he had a stick to back off (repousser) the beasts that might attack him.
4)His vessel got stranded and he could hardly see it = spot it= make it out (make something out = aperçevoir qq)
5)WHAT IS HE AFRAID OF?
He feared death and getting attacked by animals
He dreaded dying from thirst or hunger
He is scared of the night
NOTION FEAR
6)What did he do to defend himself ?
he slept in a thorny (épineux)tree
He made himself a short stick to defend himself

7)What would you say of his personality?
Adventurous = resolute
Courageous= brave
Calm
balanced (équilibré)
he is contented with his lot ( content de son sort)
he seems easy to satisfy
Malicious

FOLLOW UP WORK
What advice could you give him to survive?
Advice
He should build himself a solid shelter
He could kill the animals with his machete
He ought to take a knife
What about doing some fishing?
Why not find a clear source of water?
He had better be ready to eat some strange things
I advise him to learn how to set a fire
My advice would be to find a way to let other people know he is there

Homework:
Notion fear

Module : Twilight
Module dans 15 jours : write a dialogue between a travel agent and a tourist + phonetics + notion advice / contrast/ fear + what yu knwo about Robinson crusoe.