cours anglais renforcé

lesson
1ere anglais renforcé
friday the 15 th of october

Aim:
Notion: the purpose of the author
Vocabulary : the environment/Global warming and its opponents
hurricane kathrina

Word of the day : An inconvenient(génante/embarrassante) truth (vérité)

SHOW AND TELL by Alizée

KATRINA
A hurricane
A natural disaster
Deadly
Casualties = victims = loss of lives
A category 3 storm
New orleans
Wreck havoc = destroy massively
The levee system
Fail
Linger (trainer) for weeks
An Anniversary
A catastrophe
Displaced residents
In temporary accommodation
Wrecks (épaves)
Overturn (retourner)
Ruins =dilapidated houses
The track = the path
Follow (suivre)
Gain momentum = rise in intensity
Be Trapped (être piègé)
A roof (un toit)

AN AUDIO DOCUMENT : A witness to hurricane Andrew

a) listening
b)writing what you heard
c)rephrasing
d) correction by Mrs D

AN EXTRACT FROM THE FILM : An Inconvenient truth
What is Al Gore's purpose ?
An inconvenient truth, by Al Gore


He wants to make people aware/conscious of the danger

He aims at denouncing pollution.

His goal is to highlight (souligner) the effects of global warming

He intends to change things.

He stresses/underlines that Americans should protect the planet.

His purpose is to bring awaraness to the American people as to their responsibilities .

GLOBAL WARMING IS A LIE (a video)
What is the goal of the man?
he draws our attention to the manipulation of the environmentalist
he points out that the theory of global warming is just a lie
He throws light on the fact that some people do not agree with Al Gore.

APPLICATION : Write a dialogue between An American who does not believe in Global warming and an environmentalist who wants to convince him otherwise.
Vocabulary :
a conscheme= a fraud
a liar lies
waste= rubbish
prove /A proof ( une preuve)
manipulate
tons of = loads of...
take your litter(détritus) away
it is not my business(ceux ne sont pas mes affaires)
in jeopardy= in danger
besides= moreover (de plus)
an environmentalist

Homework :
Learning 10 expressions of Purpose for a small test.

Absents: Mehdi