LESSON SECONDE EURO FRIDAY THE 20 TH OF MARCH
PROJECT FAKE
NEWS
SESSION 1
WORDS OF THE DAY :
To no avail ( pour rien / san résultat) = achieving
nothing
I am on the mend = i am recovering from my disease ( en voie de guérison)
(to) upend ( renverser / chambouler)
He upended my plans of peace
EXTRA WORDS
genuine // fake
afterwards = then
deal with = focus on = delve into = tackle ( traiter
de)
ex: the text deals with a topical news
grab ( saisir)
fool = con = dupe = bamboozle ( tromper)
to change = to modify = to tamper with
punchy = striking
ex: you have to write a punchy headline
(to) slaughter = (to) murder = (to) kill
afterwards = then
brutal = violent
a good deed (une bonne action )
be drawn to = be attracted to
a menace = a threat
a shooting
deal with = focus on = tackle = delve into
volunteering ( benevolat )
i am a case in point ( j en suis un exemple )
it is close to my heart = it is something that i am
really passionate about .
STEP 1 REPORT ON THE NEWS
USEFUL WEBSITES TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEWS
bbc .com
the guardian .com
france 24 .com
euronews.com
1. First to your colleagues
2. Then i will pick up someone
3. Can you ask questions to the speaker ?
THEN WRITE HERE THE VOCABULARY WORDS THAT YOU FIND INTERESTING
https://mensuel.framapad.org/p/reporting-on-the-news-ak7r
REPORTING ON THE NEWS VOCABULARY LIST
Injure=blesser
Encounter= rencontre
Sustainable=durable
healthcare = soins (santé)
Music=musique
Comeback=retour
Soare = augmenter
Somehow = d’une certaine manière
Stricking ( frappant)
Honoured=honoré
among =parmis
Rape = violer
Sentenced= être condamné
Room for progress=une marge de progression
Back on trackbe back on track revenir sur le bon chemin
Happiness=le bonheur
comeback :retour
deal : accord
Well being = le bien être
Rescheduled / Cancelled =Reporté/ Annuler
Roo
forward=vers l'avant
engineers = ingénieur
back into= revenir à
Exhausting : épuisant
Well-earned: bien mérité
Enhance : Améliorer
Outweight surpasser / dépasser
Elsewhere Autre part
Well-rounded=bien organisé
HOMEWORK
1. Write an article of roughly 150 words on a topical subject
either local or international .THIS ARTICLE MUST BE FAKE OR GENUINE
2. Follow the method learnt today to write an article
3. Do not forget to include emotive vocabulary words
4. Type and Print the article to be marked and
displayed on a padlet for our spanish penfriends