cours ter 11/12

lesson
ter 11/12
Task :
notion Fear/ advice
VocaBULARY : Robinson Crusoe

word of the day :
 be stressed
 be panicked = be panick-striken
 lose one's wit= lose one's head
 be scared= be frightened

-be out of this world = be amazing = be astonishing
TEST : 20 words of feelings


ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS ON ROBINSON CRUSOE
2)list the problems he had to face / to cope with
He had no clothes to wear and the ones he was wearing were all wet.
He had no change of outfit
He was surrounded (be surrounded = ëtre entouré)by wild animals/ beasts/ creatures
he was afraid some monsters were lurking (lurk = roder)
he needed to find fresh water to drink = to quench his thirst (apaiser sa soif)

he owned no weapons to defend himself= to fight back = to protect himself= to safeguard himself

he doesn't know the place where he is = he is not aware of his location
he is alone/he has no girls around
he does not know how to escape = to go away= to flee
he is hungry= he can't find food to satisfy his hunger
he does not have any material= no instruments= no tools
he cannot put a roof over his head
he cannot build a shelter (abris)
2)What instruments did he have at his disposal?
he has a knife / some tobacco/
dry tobacco
a pipe
who can ask for more ?
he has no tools whatsoever
he has no useful instruments

3)his vessel /his ship lies too far from the shore/ is beyond reach

4)he feared being devoured by wild beasts
he dreads perishing from hunger
he is scared of dying
he is frightened of staying on the island for ages / for the rest of his life

WHAT ABOUT YOU?Whate are you afraid of?
I dread death
I fear dying from a slow death
Mrs devienne scares me
Vampires gives me the shivers
the teacher's wrath/ rage/fury freezes my blood
It is no use fighting your own fear = it is worthless to fight against your own fear.

WHAT ADVICE SHOULD WE GIVE ROBINSON CRUSOE TO SURVIVE?
-he should turn into/become a cannibal
He could kill himself = commit suicide
he ought to build up huge/ enormous fires to make his presence noticed ( by ships passing by)

Homework:
For Friday : grammar exercise (cf leçon have +BV ou Have + part passé)
For next Tuesday : test sur Robinson Crusoe + notion fear