cours ter 11/12

LESSON
TUESDAY THE 17 TH OF November
ter 11
Task :
Vocabulary : text : Ellis island
Grammar : la construction des temps
Notion: paradox

Word of the day :
to be cunny (être rusé)
come on top = succeed
climb the social ladder (a ladder = une échelle)
the plague (la peste)
lice (des poux)
what you are saying has no rhyme nor meaning = what you are saying means nothing at all

FEED BACK ON THE TEXT :henry Drake in Ellis Island

it occured in 1892
the narrator had come to america to hide himszelf
As opposed to the others the narrator is thrilled by this new land
he said he is called Henry Drake
he relates his arrival on Ellis island
it is called the island of tears because the newcomers could be rejected
he pretends he is single and from London
he is healthy= in great shape = fit
the literacy test is required to know if he knows how to read and write


WHAT IS THE AMERICAN DREAM ?
Fulfilling a dream
accomplishing your desires
everything is possible there
Getting rich is on the menu (on the menu = à l'ordre du jour)
finding a job allows you to climb the social ladder and come on top

DISTRIBUTION CORRECTION : What is the American dream?

DISTRIBUTION DE LA CORRECTION DES QUESTIONS

PARADOX
a) distribution de la notion
b) Rephrase the narrator's lies with the notion PARADOX
THE NARRATOR PRETENDS HE IS SINGLE EVEN IF HE IS ACTUALLY MARRIED .

DESPITE THE FEAR OF THE IMMIGRANTS THE NARRATOR IS CALM ON HIS PART
HE TELLS THE OFFICER THAT HE IS ENGLISH AND YET HE IS IRISH

GRAMMAR :la construction des temps
cf diagram

Homework :
Pour mardi prochain : test : notion paradox+ text ellis island with henry drake + definition of the American dream