Lesson premiere euro GROUP 1 Tuesday the 7 TH OF OCTOBER

 

 

Lesson premiere euro GROUP 1 Tuesday the 7 TH OF OCTOBER  

 

Words of the day :

 our society is divided = polarised 

we have to see the  glass half full ( optimistic) or half empty ( pessimistic) 

at the end of the day ( en fin de compte) 

prevent  + ing / noun ( empécher)

it was stuck ( c'était coincé) 

to skip ( sauter / éviter) 

pour  se traduit par FOR + nom OU TO + verbe 

a tear ( une déchirure) 

a double decker bus ( un bus à 2 étages) 

a tourist = a holiday maker

an inhabitant ( un habitant/ to inhabit = habiter) 

the suburbs = the outskirts ( la banlieu) 

 

 

STEP 1 A TEST  describe this picture

 

STEP 2 DESCRIBE THIS PICTURE .

this is the wall of peace that keeps the protestants and the catholics divided.

It is located iin Belfast where the two communities are still at each other's throat about their religion and their dream for the country.

it is a landmark= a sight  visited by many tourists = holidaymakers as we can surmise by the double decker bus on the bottom right hand corner and the thumb protruding on the top  left hand corner.

it is common knowledge that the catholics are mainly republicans who want to reunite with the rest of ireland and the republic of ireland.

On the other hand the protestants are mostly unionists or loyalists who want to remain British.

The wall is there to prevent any terrorist attack on both communities. 

 

STEP 3 A VIDEO : what did you understand ?

the video displays several political murals visible in Belfast and executed both by the Republicans and the unionists. 

The video can be seen  thanks to the link at the bottom. 

 

HOMEWORK  

1. PARTNER a GOES HERE :

 PARTNER A

https://padlet.com/vdevienn/breakout-link/nRxeqrnMY7dwq56P-aW0BzoBOPLMdbwl6

2. partner B goes here :

PARTNER B

https://padlet.com/vdevienn/breakout-room/jzJX4EOJNM5wqbnO-oAdpz24MeAeLv10R

 

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1.       DESCRIBE YOUR MURAL

2.      

3.       EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF YOUR MURAL  AND THE PURPOSE OF THE AUTHOR

HERE ARE SOME EXPRESSIONS YOU COULD USE

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS /INTERPRETING

-        We might conclude/ infer/ surmise/ draw/ understand/ grasp from the data that …

-        The graph seems to indicate that

-        The over-all trend would seem to point out at + noun

-        Judging by …. We can conclude that …

-        It suggests that…/ it hints that../ alludes to /implies/brings to mind/infers/ points out that..

-        It highlights/emphasizes/sheds a light on/ lay a light on/brings to the fore/ dwells on ( s’attarder sur..)

-        It discloses/ unveils/ unravels

-        It is obvious/ noticeable/ evident / conspicuous/ manifest/ apparent / distinct/ plain / for everyone to see/ for all to see/ crystal clear/ unmistakable/ glaring  that …

-         What is there for everyone to see is…/ in plain sight/ in view/

PURPOSE OF THE AUTHOR

As the author says../As the author puts it .. In the author’s own words “…” That point is underlined in the following statement,I quote ….. The author wants to draw the reader’s attention to …/he draws our attention to … The text aims at convincing people that … The author alludes to …(faire allusion à) The author mentions that …// he makes no mention of … As X stresses in this interview..

The author lays emphasis on …/stresses that …./highlights that …/underlines that … We are made to understand that … The journalist takes into account …( prendre en compte) He objects to …/he disapproves of … He is critical of … We might consider that he is prejudiced against…/biased against … The author looks at both sides of the problem. He is critical of … He supports the opinion that …