LESSON PREMIERE EURO TUESDAY THE 4 TH OF NOVEMBER

 LESSON PREMIERE EURO TUESDAY THE 4 TH OF NOVEMBER

WORDS OF THE DAY :

1. i did not sleep a wink = i did not sleep at all last night 

2.i have unburdened myself ( a burden = un fardeau ) = i feel better now after explaining myself 

3. (to) highlight sth  = (to) underline sth  = (to) underscore sth = (to) pinpoint sth = (to) put / lay the finger on sth  = (to) pu t/ lay a light on something  

a beret

a hook ( un hameçon)

a shovel ( une pelle) 

join the army = become a soldier  

STEP 1 A ROMANIAN TRIP 

STEP 2 YOUR OWN MURAL 

  NOW IS YOUR TURN : create your own mural for the highschool

1.       think about the message you want to convey AND THE CAUSE YOU WANT TO DEFEND OR THE IMAGE OF THE SCHOOL YOU WANT TO PROMOTE (If I say PAGNOL …… what comes to mind?) 

2.       think about the visual elements that you believe would symbolize this message

3.       Make a drawing or a collage to shape your mural

4.       be prepared to describe it and to explain its meaning : WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE???

 

YOUR PRESENTATION IS DUE ON THE FIRST SESSION AFTER SCHOOL .

HERE IS ITS FORMAT

1.Your introduction will be about the value of a mural

2. Hence my decision to design a Mural for ……………….

3.DESCRIBE your mural briefly :USE THE VOCABULARY STUDIED IN CLASS TO DESCRIBE A VISUAL DOCUMENT

4. EXPLAIN 

a) If your Mural is about PAGNOL  explains what PAGNOL  embodies/ symbolizes for you.

b)If your Mural is NOT  about PAGNOL explains what cause you have decided to defend and why ?

USE THE EXPRESSIONS  STUDIED IN CLASS TO EXPLAIN YOUR PURPOSE changing from the author to I because YOU ARE THE AUTHOR

.5.CONCLUDE with THE EXPRESSIONS STUDIED IN CLASS cf paper and explain why people should vote for  your mural

 

STEP  3 THE VOCABULARY FILE 

 

HOW TO DESCRIBE A VISUAL DOCUMENT

OCTOBER 2025

INTRODUCTION :

1)Nature of the document

a picture/ a postcard

a news/sports/fashion photo

a drawing/a cartoon/ a painting

an advertisement/ a poster

an illustration/a shot/a slide (une diapo)

a film still (photo de film)

a comic strip (une BD)/ a strip cartoon ( une BD courte)

a cover(une couverture)

a map

a blurb( une notice publicitaire)

 a scene from

It was drawn../painted

in black and white/in colour

It was printed (imprimé)/photocopied/ reproduced

+ tone of the document :

funny/comical/humorous/

witty ( spirituel)/ironical/satirical

old-fashioned/modern/classical/ academic

commonplace( banal)/conventional

romantic

realistic/hyperrealist/

abstract/figurative/impressionist/

surrealist

a cliché/a stereotype

2)Author

the author is known/very famous/ quite well-known (for)/ renowned (renommé)

unknown/anonymous/

an artist

a photographer

an advertiser

an illustrator/a cartoonist/a painter/

a graphic artist.

3)Dates

in the twenties( the 20s)/on the year ...../ in ........../

 to date back from  (…1943)/ to date from (1943)

 to take place/ to occur/ to happen

4)Source

to be published

it can be seen in......

it was issued in......

a book

a newspaper

a magazine

an issue( un numéro de   magazine ...)

a leaflet/ a brochure

a catalogue/ a sequence

 

DESCRIBING AN ICONOGRAPHIC DOCUMENT

Elements you have to describe.	What I can see?(explicite)	How those elements make me feel?(implicite)
THE LAY OUT	·        the setting(le décor) ·        the frame(le cadre) ·        the scene is set in/by (se situer) ·        to take place/ to be located in/ to be situated in... ·        use the prepositions and expresssions of places... ·        ( the person) is: ·        -facing the photograph ·        -in profile ·        -in close up (gros plan) -            in medium close shot( close shot= plan rapproché) ·        -in low angle/high-angle shot (contre-plongée/plongée) ·        the character is seen in full shot( plan moyen/ nous voyons une partie de ses jambes) -            the picture is divided into.... parts. -            the main feature is ...( la caractéristique principale est...) ·        There’s a contrast between.... ·        Symmetrical volumes ·        Horizontal/vertical lines. ·        the skyline( la ligne d’horizon) ·        the focal point/a striking feature ( le trait le plus frappant) ·        clear ·        blurred( flou) ·        to sharpen the contrast (accentuer le contrast) ·        to merge/blur into (se fondre dans..) ·        a balanced distribution (une répartition équilibré) ·        to stand out( ressortir) ·        bright ·        pale ·        dark ·        areas of light and shadow ·        harsh( crue) ·        vivid(vif) ·        soft ·        dim(pâle) ·        the play of light and shade( le jeu de l’ombre et de la lumière) ·        dull( terne) ·        warm¹ cold colour ·        the photo shows/portrays... ·        On this picture we can see.. ·        This is a view of.. ·        We can clearly distinguish... ·        -We can make out/notice/recognize/spot ·        -the colours have been carefully chosen.	·        Everything makes us think... ·        Every detail seems to indicate. ·        It creates/produces the impression../we’re under the impression that.../it conveys the impression that ... ·        What catches my attention is that.../what strikes me is that... ·        The whole picture conveys a feeling of (traduit un sentiment de) ·        It is tinted with.. ·        We mustn’t forget the symbols. ·        It symbolizes../it represents.../ ·        The characters seem to be drawn from real life. ·        This detail underlines(to underline= souligner) the importance of.... ·        This implies that/suggest that ...
THE LOCATION The elements in the setting
THE CHARACTERS Their clothes their movements and position their physical description their feelings	·        They look like +nom (ils ressemblent à) ·        They look+adj (ils ont l’air...) ·        They seem+adj ·        they seem to be+adj ·        they wear ... ·        they are dressed with.... ·        they have put on...(ils ont mis...)

 

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS /INTERPRETING

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

-        Judging by …. We can conclude that …

-        It suggests that…=alludes to =implies= brings to mind=  points out that..

-        It highlights= underlines = underscores = emphasizes ( mettre en lumière) =sheds a light on = lays a light on= brings to the fore( mettre en avant) =  dwells on ( s’attarder sur..)

-        It discloses= unveils = unravels + GN ( révéler)

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

 

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 …

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 supports the opinion that …= he condones the idea that …

 

EXPRIMER SON OPINION OU UNE OPINION  

• I reckon= I hold that =I believe= I feel that … 
• In my view/ in my opinion .. 
• To my mind 
• As for me 
• As far as I am concerned I think.. 
• It seems to me that .. 
• I cannot help thinking that …  ( je ne peux m epécher de penser que ..)
• If I am not mistaken …  ( si je ne me trompe pas …)
• I’d like to point out that … ( j aimerai souligner que
• I ‘d like to add that ….
• According to me ( selon moi ..)
• According to …(selon …)

 

CONCLUDING  

• to conclude, let me add that … 
• to sum up , let’s add that  …
• in a nutshell  ….( en résumé)
• By way of conclusion, let’s add that  ….
• All things considered we can come to the conclusion that … 

 

 

 homework 

for tuesday the  18 th prepare your mural according to the steps describe on the blog step 2 while using the vocabulary detailed in step 3