cours seconde 14

Cours de seconde 14
Thursday 1st april 2010
Task :notion accusation
Vocabulary : gun control/ columbine school shooting
Word of the day:
accuse someone of
reproach someone with
charge someone with
blame someone for
suspect someone/ something ( of something)

IMAGINE WHAT THESE TWO BOYS DID

Shooting/ a mass shooting
in a hight school
Columbine/ next to Denver
13 killed people
1999
canteen
footage = photos takes on scenes
film
What weapon/ gun they used?
21 ingured/ hurt
rifle= automatic guns

REPHRASING
In columbine hight school, a school shooting hapenned (= occured)
There were 13 killed students ( casualties= victims)
The mass murder took place in 1999
massacre= havoc
The blood bath occured/ took place in the canteen. They had/ used automatic guns/ arms/ weapons and rifles with bullets. Two guys (= boys) are responsible= are to blame. We saw the footages( films) of the massacre.
As the, boys were under 18, they procured the guns from their living room, from home

WHO IS TO BLAME ?WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

I accuse the media and wars
I reproach the gouvernments
I charge the lack of gun control in the USA
I blame Matrix and violent films in general


WHY DID THEY DO IT ?
Because they were fed up with being bullied by other students
Since they had had enough of not fitting in and being viewed as keenos
As they wanted to have fun
Due to their desire to get a revenge

be fed up = have enough ( en avoir assez)

homework
Columbine and been bullying pour test oral ou ecrit
absents: tess/ wesner