l'Echo des Deviennes

jeudi 26 mars 2026

ROMANIAN PENFRIENDS ACTIVITY

GENIALLY

CREATING A BOARD GAME ON EUROPE ON GENIALLY

https://app.genially.com/teams/68261b3d346bc789286759ef/home

vendredi 20 mars 2026

lesson term euro friday the 20 th of march cambridge oral exam video

do not steal/ kill my thunder ( ne me vole pas la vedette )

STEP 1 the video is here :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nGESyDgmdw

EXTRA EXPRESSIONS

SIMILARLY : LIKEWISE / IN THE SAME WAY

CONTRARY TO / AS OPPOSED TO / UNLIKE

ON THE OTHER HAND

whereas = while

otherwise = on the other hand

meanwhile ( pendant ce temps )

I AGREE

I THINK SO TOO

LET US AGREE TO DISAGREE

I SHARE YOUR VIEW

I CONCUR = my sentiment exactly

LET ME PLAY THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE

IT IS OBVIOUS

IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR

IT WOULD BE A RED FLAG FOR ME

I CONDONE = I SUPPORT THAT IDEA

BEAR IN MIND THAT / KEEP IN MIND THAT

i have mixed feelings about that = i am in two minds about this = i am in a quandary as far as this topic is concerned

in my point of view / to me / i reckon / i hold that / as for me / as far as i am concerned / in my view / in my viewpoint / according to me

as things stand ( dans l etat des choses ) = actually

currently = now = nowadays

actually = in fact = indeed

i stand by my opinion/ what i said ( j assume)

i fully disagree / i oppose this idea / i don' t agree / i don't share your view / nonsense / my bad = it won't do

you have convinced me / on second thougths i agree with you / i change my mind

let's take a close look at

let's take a closer look at = let's get into the nitty gritty

let's do so without furtherado = let's get cracking = let's put that show on the road = let's start = let's fire away

let's delve into the matter at hand = let's tackle this topic = let's address the elephant in the room

drawbacks = the pitfalls = the disadvantages = the negative sides

the plus = the bonus = the perks = the good side = the upside = the advantages

it is my time to shine

i don't want to throw you under the bus but let me start

i can't stand it = it is not my cup of tea = it does not float my boat

LESSON TERM EURO FRIDAY THE 20 TH OF MARCH

BORDERLANDS PROJECT 2023

THE TROUBLES

SESSION 4

A SIMULATION GAME

STEP 1 DIVIDING THE ROOM INTO THE 4 PROVINCES AND EACH PERSON IS GIVEN A DIFFERENT COLOUR BIB ACCORDING TO THEIR RELIGION

A white ONE FOR THE PROTESTANT

A pink ONE FOR THE CATHOLICS

Use paper sheets of colours and clothes pins to hang on students

Distribution of students

Ulster : 4 protestants out of 5 students

Munster : 2 out of 5

Leinster 2 out of 5

Connacht 1 out of 5

SO READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND DECIDE WHICH PROFESSION YOU WOULD HAVE

WE ARE IN NORTHERN IRELAND AFTER THE PARTITION

Catholic ownership of land was minimal.Most of the lands thus was owned by protestants .. By law Catholics were prohibited from holding leases ( un bail = titre d’exploitation de la terre) in excess of thirty-one years or for lives,

Catholics were deprived of the vote between 1728 and 1793. Yet there was an active Catholic lobby that contested many anti-Catholic measures in the Irish Parliament.

Protestant dominance was in place by the 1690s in towns with the guilds (that is an association of merchants who control who has the job or not and who is allowed to run a business or not) becoming Protestant dominated.

In Dublin at mid-century Catholics were to the fore as bakers, distillers, brewers, carpenters, grocers, skinners, tanners, woolen drapers, and distillers. By contrast, their representation in the roles of apothecary, cooper, goldsmith, butcher, shoemaker, surgeon, and physician was moderate or low. With the exception of Galway, banking continued largely in Protestant hands until the early nineteenth century.

Catholics were still excluded from key administrative offices in Dublin and other cities such

CHOOSE A PROFESSION

CATHOLICS

- scavengers ( fouilleur de poubelles)

rag pickers (chiffoniers)

, sweepers ( balayeurs)

casual porters,

boot blacks ( cireurs de chuassures)

, newspaper sellers,

day labourers,

seasonal farm workers,

scullery maids = domestics

domestic servant.

Craftsmen ( artisans)

bakers,

distillers

brewers

carpenters

grocers ( épiciers)

skinners,

tanners,

woolen drapers, and distiller

PROTESTANTS

tradesmen,

junior bank clerks (employés de bureau)

book keepers (des comptables)

merchants

shopkeepers who owned their shops

teachers

doctors

bankers

insurance brokers

army officer

navy officer

barrister

advocate

STEP 2 HOW DO YOU REACT IN FRONT OF THIS SITUATION

CATHOLICS?HOW DO YOU FEEL ? What would you say to defend your position ? what would you do to protest ?

PROTESTANTS

QUESTION : ARE YOU HAPPY with the ANGLO IRISH ACT and partition of Ireland, ?why OR WHY NOT ?

STEP 3 THE CATHOLICS

1. Explain the origin of the IRA

2. Tell us why you decided to join

3. Tell us if the population supports you

IT IS NOW 1959 YOU ARE A YOUNG MALE CATHOLIC IN NORTHERN IRELAND . YOU HAVE DECIDED TO JOIN THE IRA, a terrorist organisation mainly catholics created in 1919. seeking the establishment of a republic, the end of British rule in Northern ireland and the reunification of ireland.

SOME EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE IRA

During the Anglo-Irish War (Irish War of Independence, 1919–21) the IRA, under the leadership of Michael Collins, employed guerrilla tactics—including ambushes, raids, and sabotage—to force the British government to negotiate which led to the Anglo Irish treaty in 1921. These terms, however, proved unacceptable to a substantial number of IRA members. The organization consequently split into two factions, one (under Collins’s leadership) supporting the treaty and the other (under Eamon de Valera) opposing it. The former group became the core of the official Irish Free State Army, and the latter group, known as “Irregulars,” began to organize armed resistance against the new independent government.

The ensuing Irish civil war (1922–23) ended with the capitulation of the Irregulars; however, they neither surrendered their arms nor disbanded and formed the core of the actual IRA.

After the withdrawal of Ireland from the British Commonwealth in 1949, the IRA turned its attention to agitating for the unification of the predominantly Roman Catholic Irish republic with predominantly Protestant Northern Ireland. Sporadic incidents occurred during the 1950s and early ’60s, but lack of active support by Catholics in Northern Ireland rendered such efforts futile.

STEP 3 the protestants AND THEN THIS HAPPENED

The battle of the bogside ( 1969)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCjNPgNu42g&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9

1.Guess what the nationality of the reporter is ?

2. what is your reaction ? what can you say to the catholics ?

3. what do you want the British government to do ?

WHAT IS THE REACTION OF THE POPULATION ? of the catholics ? of the protestants ?

STEP 8 A BIT OF A RECAP

https://learningapps.org/display?v=pw0pv0pha20

STEP 9 AND THEN WHAT IS THAT ?

THEN WATCH AND ANSWER THE QUIZ

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TROUBLES - Google Forms

https://api.fr.nolej.education/shared/activities/ZjcwZWM4ZTYtZGY3ZS00NjNmLTg4ZjctZWY0YTJiN2JkYmEyOjY5YmQ2ZWUyLTAyOTMtNDNjOC05YTI5LTJmZjYzZDdjZDI1ZTowZWU5YzE3Ni02MDc1LTQwNjItOTIyZS1hNDNhZTk5MzhiYTQ=

lesson bts cg1 friday the 20 th of march

BTS

GROUP WORK

STUDENT’S SHEET

GENDER EQUALITY

KAHOOT DE REVISION

https://create.kahoot.it/details/658b7ddc-86e1-4ea2-9023-c9ecc8a2f563

Extra vocabulary

A nursery = a kindergarten ( une maternelle)

A toxic manner : attitude

A parental leave ( un congés parental

Be pregnant ( etre enceinte)

A pregnancy ( une grossesse)

(to) empathize ( compatir) with someone

(to) be due ( etre à son terme) ex : she is due on the 26 th

A maternity leave ( un congés de maternité)

Discrimination

A childminder ( une garde d enfant )

STEP 2 men versus women . who are the best ?

WOULD YOU RATHER BE A MAN OR A WOMAN?

to be prejudiced against	(to) be judged by the same standards
a demeaning (dégradant) job	(to) hold top jobs
equal opportunities	(to) be confined to the house/(to) be trapped at home
the household chores (tâches ménagères)	male chavinism
	(to) raise children (élever des enfants )
women are still banned from certain jobs	some male dominated fields
equal pay for equal work	(to) devote (consacrer) sb’s life to sth/so
(to) combine motherhood and career	we still have a long way to go on the path of equality
	(to) load under (surcharger)with work
a dead-end job (un emploi sans avenir)	A single parent
	a male chauvinistic pig
a woman’s place is in the house	they consider the world as a man’s place
a maternity leave (congés de maternité)	an unpaid maid (servante)
(to) work two jobs (at home and at work)	(to) run a home
(to) bear a child (porter un enfant)	(to) do the lion’s share of ... (faire le plus gros du travail)
fragile/frail/weak	a salary gap
(to) be entitled to = (to) have the right to	(to) be equal to the job (être à la hauteur ..)
unsupportive (incompréhensif)	a woman boss
(to) fight one’s way to the top	(to) be in a decision-making position

STEP 5 STILL … YOU ARE A CEO AND YOU SEE THIS

STEP 3 YOU ARE A CEO IN A COMPANY . LOOK AT THIS WOMAN

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ?

SO WHAT SHOULD BUSINESS DO ?

Je dois employer / recruter quelqu un d’autre = i must employ/ recruit / hire someone else

You have to pay twice ( 2 fois) it is expensive

Cela augmente les couts pour la companie = this / that increases= augments the costs for the company / corporation

STEP 4 A VIDEO listen , pick up the words you understand and tell us what problem the woman had ? one-in-four-mums-feel-work-discrimination

STEP 5 LET’ S GET MORE SPECIFIC

Les patrons pensent qu’elles vont passer moins de temps à travailler

Bosses = CEOs think that they spend less time to work = they will be less involved in the company

a) Listen and find what bosses think about mothers ?:………………………………………………

b) Match the numbers and what they represent

One quarter (1/4)of mothers C	a) Claimed they were overlooked for a promotion
More than half E	b) They were demoted (rétrogradé)
Nearly half of those discriminated against A	c) Felt they were discriminated against during and post pregnancy
A fifth said B	d) Admitted they never made a formal complaint despite unfair treatment
70 % of the women in the survey D	e) Said bosses’ attitude chnaged towards tham when they got pregnant

STEP 6 EXPRESS YOURSELF

WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS FACED BY WOMEN ?

Women are judged on what they do / on their actions

Women are discriminated against / prejudiced against

People have preconceived ideas about women

WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS FACED BY MEN ?

Men cannot express their feelings

We cannot show any signs of weakness

Men face positive discrimination ( discrimination à l embauche)

It is more and more difficult to be in a relationship / situationship

DIALOGUE 2 SUBJECTS USE A MAXIMUM OF WORDS FROM THE VOC FILE TO INCREASE YOUR MARK

TEAM A

Imagine a dilaogue between the boss of a company and a female employee who has just returned back from maternity leave

TEAM B

Dialogue : imagine a dialogue between a husband and wife who are arguing .