jeudi 28 janvier 2010

cours ter 4

lesson
ter 4
Thursday the 28th of January
Task:
Notion: consequence
Vocabulary : divorce/ poverty ./ would you be ready to give money to a beggar?/ the atmosphere of a room

Word of the day :
A council flat
A terrace house
a semi-detached house

THE ATMOSPHERE OF A ROOM
cf paper
Describe these rooms

DIVORCE :
What are the consequences of a divorce?
As a consequence, people feel depressed (= downcast);
Therefore, you lose a lot of money;
Thus, you can lose contact with your kids;
So, the kids feel sad and gloomy, rejected;
As a result, kids might stop loving you;
Hence (= d'où) your impoverishment (= poverty);
HENCE + NOM

IF YOU ARE DIVORCED YOU CAN BECOME A HOBO
Passers-by and hoboes:

give me money, god will reward you ( reward= récompenser)
=I object because I do not believe in God

give me some money or i'll beat you up / I will assault you.
= it's not a good way to make me feel generous

try to be in my shoes for once
= you should work to earn a living, you are lazy

i have lost everything, please feel pity;I just need a few coins to buy myself a coffee and warm me up
= liar, , you con people/ you are deceiving them into giving you some alms.

i need money and i have a little cat, i need money to feed him, to cure him
= it's your cat . Yo bear the responsibility for that cat.That was your own decision . We do not have to carry your burden.

my kids are seriously ill, and i don't have any money to pay for their treatment. =Who do you take me for?i'm not the social security.

i'm holding my baby while i'm asking money, i need money to feed him
= why did you have a baby if you are poor?You just want to live on benefits.

i lost my eye and my legs as well, i need money because i'm cold
= you're a fake, it's not true! i can see your legs under the table.

my bag has just been stolen, and i need a little bit of money to call for a taxi
= I don't see why it should be my problem.It should concern me.

i have lived in the street for months because i'm an orphan.
= too bad for you.But orphanages are there for a reason.

i must find food for my kids
=Why not go to a night shelter.

i need money for my baby because my mum kicked me out so i don't have any milk
= another teen_ mum.You should have thought of that before and take the pill.

THE TEACHER'S PAPER : Should we give money to beggars?

Homework:
annabac for Friday.

Absent: Aurelien

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