cours ter 6

lesson
ter 6
Tuesday the 11 th of October

Aim:
Discovering ellis island
Notion: purpose
Vocabulary : immigration/ the American dream

Word of the day :
Make a dream come true = fulfil a dream = accomplish a dream
reach for the stars = try to make the most of things = try to do your best .

DISCOVERING ELLIS ISLAND
extra words :
the immigrants had t go through a medical exam to find ut if they had any particular disease that would unable them to work and be independent and not become a burden on society.Otherwise they would be rejected/ sent back home/ sent back home packing;

The purpose/goal/ function/target/aim/ motive of the GREAT HALL was to wecoe the families waiting for the recovery of one of their relatives
A VIRTUAL TOUR OF ELLIS ISLAND
1)CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING SITE

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/stop3.htm

STOP 1 : THE ARRIVAL
New arrivals were taken by ferry to the main building at Ellis Island. Opened in 1892, the first immigrant to arrive was a 15-year-old girl from Ireland named Annie Moore to join her parents in New York City
When was Ellis Island open?

What was its function/its aim?
CLICK ON “CONTINUE TOUR “ ABOVE THE PHOTO

STOP 2 : THE BAGGAGE ROOM
Immigrants entered the main building through its ground floor baggage room. They left their trunks, suitcases and baskets here until they were finished. Immigrants with only a few belongings carried their things as they climbed the stairs to the Great Hall for medical and legal examinations.
What was the purpose of this room?

STEP 3 : STAIWAYS TO THE GREAT HALL
The first test the immigrants had to pass became known as the "six second medical exam." As the immigrants climbed the stairs to the Great Hall, doctors stood at the top and watched. They were looking for anyone having difficulty coming up the steps. If a medical problem or disability was suspected, one of seventeen different chalk marks was put on the person's clothing. They were then sent for a full physical examination. If they weren't marked, they went on to wait in the Great Hall.
Vocabulary : chalk ( craie)
1)Translate “stairways” :

2)What were the doctors doing while the immigrants were climbing the steps? And why?

3)What were the doctors doing if they thought someone had a medical problem?

CLICK ON THE LEFT AT “MEDICAL CHART “ TO SEE THE CHALK MARKS AND THEIR MEANINGS.

STEP FOUR :MEDICAL EXAM
By 1917, complete medical exams were required for every immigrant. The main purpose of these exams was to find persons with contagious diseases or conditions that would make them unable to work. If their problem was curable, immigrants were sent to the island's hospital. If it was not, the steamship company that brought them would have to pay to send them back.
Curable (qui peut être soigné)
1) What did the immigrants had to go through (go through = subir)?

2)What was the purpose of these exams?

3)What would happen to someone with a curable disease ?

4)What would happen to someone who could not be cured?

STOP 5 : THE GREAT HALL

The Great Hall was the large waiting room of Ellis Island. Immigrants waited here for their interviews with legal inspectors after finishing their medical exams. At best, the entire process through Ellis Island took three to five hours. But sometimes problems came up, like family members waiting for a relative to be treated in the hospital ward. Some families stayed for days on Ellis Island, others for weeks, and still others for months
1) What was the function of that room?

2) What were the immigrants waiting for?

3)How long would they stay?


STOP 6 : LEGAL INSPECTION
After passing the medical exams, immigrants had to prove they could legally come into America. They had to prove their country of origin and where they expected to live and work once they entered the country. Inspectors rejected any immigrant with a criminal record or those suspected of being indentured servants. By 1921, immigrants had to pass a literacy test and show a passport and visa.
Vocabulary : indentured servants (serviteurs liés par un contrat)
1)What did the immigrants had to prove?

2)Who was rejected ?

3)By 1921 , what did the immigrants had to pass?

STOP 7 : MONEY EXCHANGE
In the money exchange area immigrants exchanged the money of their homeland for dollars, and purchased any train tickets they needed. Laws passed in 1909 required each immigrant to have at least 20 dollars before they were allowed to enter America.
1)What could the immigrants do in this room?

2)What were they obliged to have?

STEP 8 : THE JOURNEY ‘S END
Just beyond the money exchange was the exit from Ellis Island. Staff members referred to this spot as the kissing post because of all the emotional reunions that were witnessed there. Two thirds of the new Americans then boarded a ferry to New Jersey, where the next leg of their American journey would begin. The remaining third took the ferryboat to Manhattan to begin their new life in New York City, only one mile away.
1) How was this place nicknamed and why?

2)Where would the immigrants go from there?


CORRECTING THE TEST
1) attention au génitif.
NE PAS ECRIRE the son of victoria MAIS Victoria's son car nous connaissons le possesseur.

2) the scene is set in/ is located in/ occurs in Victoria's house

3) devant une durée = FOR
devant un point de départ de l'action/ un moment précis et ponctuel = SINCE
AGO s'emploie avec le prétérit

She has been living in England for 6 months =
- present perfect car action passée qui continue jusqu'au moment présent + forme en ING car on se concentre sur le SUJET .

Homework :
apprendre 10 nouveau mot sur la liste de voc
Absent: arnaud