cours ter 11/12

lesson
ter 11
Friday the 6th of November

word of the day:
a bib ( un biberon) / a bottle with a tether (une tétine)
I am at the end of my tether (je suis au bout du rouleau)
in general= broadly speaking
according to (selon)
a dodgy past= a fishy past = a dubious past ( douteux)
aim= purpose= function
a literacy test to know if the imigrants could read and write



BRAINSTORMING ELLIS ISLAND

GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT

THE CHARACTER IS an immigrant / a newcomer or a new settler.
he is called /named Henry Drake and he has embarked on a boat heading to/ directed towards the USA.
The name of the ship is the Reliance which means that you can count on her.
he pretends he is coming from London.
he is eventually / in the end is admitted on the American soil (sol)
he claims/ declares that he is single (célibataire)
he relates/tells us about /recounts his arrival on Ellis Island.
On his arrival he is compelled/ he is forced/is made to go through a literacy test .
he is required to go through a medical test.
His past is bound to be fishy= dodgy

DETAILED UNDERSTANDING

1)What were the passengers’s feelings ? line 1 to 5
they are scared / they are afraid/they are frightened/they are panick- striken
their hair stood on end

2)Imagine what they were afraid of ?line 1 to 5
notion fear

they were frightened of not being accepted/ allowed to disembark
their greatest fear was to be rejected/be sent back packing
3) What was the narrator's feeling? Line 10 to 17
Notion contrast
he felt excited/thrilled/delighted/ecstatic/full of enthusiasm and expectations/hopes
contrary to the passengers the narrator had loads of hopes
unlike the passengers the narrator was hoping for the best


A PAIR WORK
Lie about your dodgy past to your partner

Homework:
Annabac
answer the rest of the question on the text for tuesday the 17th