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Insight Terminale (2008)

Extrait : Unit 1

SpeakAre you afraid of meeting strangers?

I N TH I S UN I T :OUTLINE Student exchange / Speed dating

TEXT 1 Take the couch (The Boston Globe, 2007)

TEXT 2 Trick or treat? (David Sedaris, 1997)

LANGUAGE WATCHGrammarama: As ou like ? Les noms composésPhonology: US English / UK English

VIEWS Étude d’image

TEXT 3 Mumbai night (Gregory David Roberts, 2005)

LANGUAGE WATCHGrammarama: Comparatif de supériorité et superlatif / L’ordre des adjectifs Phonology: Les sons \e\, \”E\ et \eI\

BAC PASS Write a dialogue

ISSUE Are you the ideal fl atmate?

EXTRA TEXT A lovely chat (Jenny Colgan, 2000)

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Meeting people: bump into sb: rencontrer qqn

par hasard • chance meeting: rencontre fortuite •

have an unpleasant encounter: faire une mauvaise

rencontre • trust ≠ distrust = mistrust sb • distrustful

= suspicious = wary \"w”ErI\ • beware of strangers:

se méfi er des étrangers

Making friends: get to know sb: apprendre à

connaître qqn • get along = get on well (with sb):

bien s’entendre (avec qqn) • make friends with sb: se

lier d’amitié avec qqn • friendly: amical • friendship:

l’amitié • pal = mate (UK) = buddy (US): copain, pote •

keep in touch = keep in contact with sb

Unit wordsUnit words

Student CD: tracks 1, 2, 3, 4

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Th ere are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met yet.

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Student exchangeStudent exchange

Over to you! 1 Read documents A and B.

a. Say who is supposed to read each document.b. Explain what the programme consists in.

2 Game: the English-speaking worldPlay an easy game with one or several partners.a. The fi rst player has to name an English-speaking country, the second player has to name another, etc. The winner is the one who names the last country. If other players have doubts about a country, the speaker must explain where it is.At the end, check your answers on the map in the back fl ap of your book.b. In 2 minutes, say which country you would most like to go to if you went on an exchange programme. Explain your opinion. Then decide who gave the most convincing answer.

3 Pairwork: conversationYou have decided to go and live in an English-speaking country for two months. You have found a host family, but the student you will be living with wants to talk to you on the phone to make sure everything is all right. The host student is going to ask questions about your

feel at home: se sentir à l’aise • spare room:

chambre d’amis • be eager \"i…gE\ to = keen

to (do sth): être impatient de (faire qqc) • be

used to doing sth: avoir l’habitude de faire qqc

• miss sb (I miss you: tu me manques) • be

homesick: avoir le mal du pays • be fussy =

diffi cult (about one’s food)

Watch your wordsWatch your words

Stay abroad for free!With our programme, you will attend a local school and live in a host family for two months. You’ll share the life of a local resident who is your age. This is more rewarding than tourism and more fun than language lessons. You will gain independence and make new friends.

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Host a student!There are many students overseas who are looking forward to staying in your home and sharing your life.If you host one of them, you will take part in a great international experience ... without leaving your home! The student will quickly become part of the family.

B

Starters How long / often / far / old …? I can’t wait to …! Are you sure that you really …? Are you aware that …? Are you ready to …? I’d rather (not) … (Je préférerais …) Do you mind if …? (Cela vous dérange-t-il si … ?)

habits, likes & dislikes, etc. You want to know about the place, the food, etc.Prepare some questions, then act out the dialogue and be ready to report on it.

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Chance meeting

Listen and use your Workbook for help.

Speed datingSpeed datingOver to you! 1 Describe the photo (document A). Say where you

think it was taken and what is happening.

2 Document B.a. Say what type of document this is.b. Find the words or phrases that mean: patrimoine personnel • fortunés • plans de retraite c. What can you deduce about Dwight’s personality?d. Do you think Miranda and Dwight are going to see each other again? Explain your answer.

3 Pairwork You are new in town and have decided to attend a new type of event: “Quick friends”. You have exactly 10 minutes to meet somebody and fi nd as many things as possible that you both like or dislike.You may use the Starters and talk about the topics you will fi nd in Watch your words. Every time you learn something about your partner, try to say something about yourself and ask one more question to get more details. After the meeting, be ready to report on it.

A

Miranda & Dwight Miranda: Hi. I’m Miranda Hobbes.Dwight: Dwight Owens. Private wealth group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management for high net-worth individuals and pension plans. Like my job, been there five years, divorced, no kids, not religious. I live in New Jersey, speak French and Portuguese. Any of this appealing?Miranda: Sure. Portuguese, that’s impressive.Dwight: Obrigado. What about you, Mandy?Miranda: Miranda. I’m a lawyer at a mid-sized firm.

Sex and the City, Episode 42, 2000.

B

Topics: favourite \"feIvErIt\ • music • gig \gIg\ =

concert • movies = fi lms • sports • arts • politics •

going out • religion • family • future job • colour

• hangout: lieu où l’on aime traîner

Report: have little / a lot in common with sb •

both (of us): tous les deux • none (of us): aucun

(de nous deux) • (dis)agree with sb on sth: (ne

pas) être d’accord avec qqn au sujet de qqc •

tastes: les goûts • be like sb ≠ be different

from sb


Starters Have you ever (pp) ...? What is your favourite ...? Are you interested in V-ing ...? What about ...? I like V-ing ... too. / So do I. I don’t ... either. / Neither do I.

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T e x t 1

SOMERVILLE – On a recent Saturday morning, five twentysomethings huddle1 in a cozy living room to map out2 their day. Two are from Montreal. Another is from Chicago. The hosts, Jesse Fenton and Erin Benoit, have lived in the apartment for three years. The guests have had plans to visit for more than a month, but their only contact with their hosts has been through computer screens.The five met through CouchSurfing.com, an online network of travelers, mostly in their 20s, who are tired of staying in hotels and hostels and who want to see the world with a free place to crash – often on someone’s couch. But what sets CouchSurfing.com apart from a bevy of 3 similar free services such as hospitalityclub.org is its focus on its mission, which according to the group’s website “is not just about free accommodations” but about human interaction.“It makes the world a smaller place,” says Benoit, 25, a medical technologist at Boston Medical Center. “Eventually, we’ll have friends all over the world.”Hosts offer the use of their couches, bathrooms, kitchens, and spare beds. They sometimes provide meals and even the use of their cars. They give their guests tips about local attractions and often show them around. [...]Jesse Fenton’s brother Casey, a New Hampshire resident [...], hatched4 the idea for the website after planning a last-minute weekend trip to Iceland. Instead of booking a hotel, he e-mailed 1,500 Icelanders through the University of Iceland student directory, looking for a place to stay. Within days, he received more than 50 responses offering free digs. “When I was leaving there after the long weekend, I said to myself, ‘This is how it should be every time I travel,’” he says. [...]Vincent Fugere, a 23-year-old graduate student from McGill University in Montreal [...], says CouchSurfing has changed his perception of the United States. “Americans aren’t as bad as the press makes them out to be,” Fugere said jokingly. “I thought all Americans carried guns – obviously that is not the case.” “We’re still maturing as an organization, but over time we will make a difference,” Casey Fenton says. “People use CouchSurfing for different reasons, whether just to travel or to connect with people in a strange place. I think most participate to learn as much as they can about other cultures – and about themselves.”

Th e Boston Globe, August 22, 2007.

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Take the couch

The Boston Globe was founded in 1872

and is the main daily

newspaper in Boston,

New England. The Boston

Globe, which belongs

to the New York Times

Company, sells about

380,000 copies daily

and 560,000 copies

on Sundays.

Word help1. gather

2. plan

3. \"bevI\ a lot of

4. had


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a. Couchsurfi ng is a way to fi ght against prejudice.b. CouchSurfi ng.com works perfectly now.c. Casey Fenton is full of hope.d. People use couchsurfi ng mainly because it is cheaper than hotels.

Zoom out 1 Would you be ready to surf other people’s couches?

Explain why or why not.

2 You would like to host some couchsurfers in your home, but your parents disagree. Write a dialogue and / or act it out.33 Bac pass, p. 29

Translate Translate the last paragraph into French. Be careful how you translate “over time”, “whether” and “in a strange place”.

Overview 1 Introduce the document, using the information at the

bottom of the text.

2 Say where the scene takes place, who is present or mentioned, and how the people are related.

3 In a few words, explain what the following elements refer to.a. a couchb. couchsurfi ngc. CouchSurfi ng.com

Zoom in

Hospitality1 Match the following words with words from the

article.§ 1: confortable • hôte (qui reçoit) • hôte (invité)§ 2: auberge (de jeunesse) • s’inviter (à l’improviste)§ 4: lit supplémentaire • faire visiter § 5: réserver • hébergement (familier)

2 Explain why some people decide to go couchsurfi ng.

3 Say what couchsurfers are looking for.

4 List all the services couchsurfers may be offered.

The organization5 Read paragraph 5 again, then close your book and

explain Casey Fenton’s story in your own words.

6 Say whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your answer with elements from the last two paragraphs.

Travelling: backpacker: routard • accommodation:

logement • room and board: pension • full board:

pension complète • extra = spare \sp”E\: en plus •

cheap ≠ expensive • for free: gratuitement • I can’t

afford (to do) sth: je ne peux pas me permettre /

m’offrir qqc

The organization: join sth: devenir membre de qqc •

website • sign \saIn\ up for sth: s’inscrire à qqc •

log in = log on to sth: se connecter à qqc • put sb in

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Mrs Dunbar is writing an “annual holiday newsletter” to let her family and friends know about what happened during the year.

To those of you who live in a cave and haven’t heard the news, allow us to introduce Khe Sahn Dunbar who, at the age of twenty-two, happens to be the newest member of our family. Surprised?JOIN THE CLUB!!!!!!! It appears that Clifford, husband of yours truly and father to our three natural children, accidentally planted the seeds for Khe Sahn twenty-two years ago during his stint1 in ... where else? VIETNAM!!!!This was, of course, years before Clifford and I were married. […] Clifford Dunbar, twenty-two years ago, a young man in a war-torn country, made a mistake. A terrible, heinous mistake. A stupid, thoughtless, permanent mistake with dreadful, haunting consequences. […]When his tour of duty ended Clifford returned home, where, after making the second biggest mistake of his life (I am referring to his brief eight-month “marriage” to Doll Babcock), he and I were reunited. We lived, you might remember, in that tiny apartment over on Halsey Street. Clifford had just begun his satisfying career at Sampson Interlock and I was working part-time, accounting for Hershel Beck when ... along came the children!!!!!! We struggled and saved and eventually (finally!!) bought our house on Tiffany Circle, number 714, where the Dunbar clan remains nested to this very day!!!! It was here, 714 Tiffany Circle, where I first encountered Khe Sahn, who arrived at our door on (as fate2 would have it) Halloween!!! I recall mistaking her for a Trick-or-Treater! She wore, I remember, a skirt the size of a beer cozy3, a short, furry jacket, and, on her face, enough rouge, eye shadow, and lipstick to paint our entire house, inside and out. She’s a very small person and I mistook her for a child. A child masquerading as a prostitute. I handed her a fistful of chocolate nougats, hoping that, like the other children, she would quickly move on to the next house. But Khe Sahn was no Trick-or-Treater.I started to close the door but was interrupted by her interpreter, a very feminine-looking man carrying an attaché case. […] Khe Sahn responded to the interpreter, her voice as high-pitched4 and relentless as a car alarm. The two of them stood on my doorstep, screeching away in Vietnamese while I stood by, frightened and confused. I am still, to this day, frightened and confused. Very much so. Out of nowhere this young woman has entered our lives with the force and mystery of the Swine Flu5 and there appears to be nothing we can do about it. Out of nowhere this land mine knocks upon our door and we are expected to recognize her as our child!!!!????????

David Sedaris, Holidays on Ice, 1997.

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David Sedaris(born in 1961) is

an American writer

and commentator for

National Public Radio.

Sedaris, who is known

for his social critique,

also writes essays (for

Esquire and The New

Yorker) and short stories.

His books are best sell-

ers and he was named

humorist of the year by

Time magazine in 2001.

David Sedaris currently

lives in Paris.

Culture fl ashKhe Sanh is the name

of a Vietnam War

battle that took place

in 1968. Although the

US Marines won the

battle, many historians

believe that the People’s

Army of Vietnam used

Khe Sanh as a ruse to

divert American forces

from the interior of the

country.

Word help1. corvée, besogne

2. destiny

3. étui servant à protéger

une canette de bière

4. aigu

5. a deadly virus that is

transmitted from pigs

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4 Read again from line 10 to line 13.a. Find the words that mean: atroce • irréfl échi • affreux • obsédantb. How does Mrs Dunbar feel about what her husband did in Vietnam? Explain your answer.

Khe Sahn5 Khe Sahn knocked on the Dunbars’ door on Halloween.

Explain why time and place are so important for the letter writer.

6 Pick a noun to describe the narrator’s fi rst reaction towards Khe Sahn (l. 25). Justify your choice.indifference • repulsion • attraction

7 Khe Sahn poses a threat to the Dunbar family. Show how this is made clear (from line 23 down) through the author’s choice of metaphors and comparisons.

8 Explain what Mrs Dunbar hates about Khe Sahn and what she blames her for.

9 Focus on the punctuation used throughout the letter. Say what it is supposed to reveal about Mrs Dunbar’s personality.

10 Suggest why David Sedaris chose Khe Sahn as a name for a character. Read Culture fl ash.

Zoom out 1 Imagine a dialogue between Mrs Dunbar and her

husband when he gets home from work on the day Khe Sahn visited their house.33 Bac pass, p. 29

2 Mr Dunbar reads his wife’s “annual holiday newsletter” and decides to write a letter too, but from his point of view. Write his letter.

TranslateTranslate from line 1 to line 5. Try to show Mrs Dunbar’s feelings as best you can. Overview

1 Identify the writer of the letter. List the other characters mentioned and say how they are related to her.

2 Explain what happened to the narrator a few weeks ago.

3 Pick one adjective to defi ne the tone of the letter. Briefl y explain your answer.enthusiastic • friendly • sarcastic • respectful

Zoom in The Dunbars1 Find at least two elements that prove the story is set

in the USA.

2 Would you say that Mr and Mrs Dunbar’s relationship is idyllic? Explain your answer.

3 List the important things that happened to the characters (marriage, children, etc.) until the day the letter was written. Put them in chronological order.

The Dunbars: ups and downs • blame sb for doing

sth = reproach sb for doing sth • resent \rI"zent\ sth: être contrarié par qqc • upset =

annoyed: peiné, contrarié, bouleversé • loathe \lEÁD\ = hate (sth / sb)

Khe Sahn: love child = illegitimate \"IlI"dZItImIt\

child • born out of wedlock: né hors mariage •

Eurasian \jÁE"reIZn\: eurasien • woman of mixed

blood \blØd\ • stepdaughter: belle-fi lle • war veteran:

ancien combattant • US trooper: soldat américain •

repulsive: repoussant • nuisance \"nju…sns\: peste,

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4. ... your wife, I expect you to prevent Khe Sahn from treating me ... that.

5. This young woman is ... dangerous ... a land mine!

Les noms composésObservationa. a beer cozy (l. 26) e. my doorstep (l. 36)b. eye shadow (l. 27) f. an attaché case (l. 34)c. lipstick (l. 27) g. chocolate nougats (l. 29)d. a car alarm (l. 35) h. this land mine (l. 41)

1 Observez les noms composés ci-dessus et décomposez ceux qui sont en un seul mot.

2 Dans tous ces exemples, que remarquez-vous quant à la place du nom principal ?

3 Pour chacun des noms composés ci-dessus, dites quel genre de précision apporte le nom secondaire.

4 Traduisez les éléments b., c., d., e. et g. Quelle différence constatez-vous entre le français et l’anglais ?

5 Formulez une règle en complétant la phrase suivante. Lorsque deux noms communs sont associés, ils forment un nom … . Le nom principal se place … .

Mise en pratiqueTraduisez en utilisant des noms composés.

1. la nuit d’Halloween 2. une réunion de famille 3. des bonbons à la vanille 4. un costume de vampire 5. un chapeau en cuir 6. des lunettes de soleil 7. un fi lm d’horreur 8. une pierre tombale 9. du gâteau à la citrouille 10. une fête à la maison 11. une lanterne en papier

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As ou like ? Observationa. A child masquerading as a prostitute. (l. 28) b. … hoping that like the other children, she would move on … (l. 30) c. … recognize her as our child ... (l. 42) d. … her voice as high-pitched and relentless as a car alarm. (l. 35)

1 As et like permettent de lier deux termes de deux façons différentes. Observez les phrases a., b. et c. et dites pour chaque phrase si on établit une relation d’identité entre les deux termes, ou alors une relation de comparaison entre eux.

2 Comment traduiriez-vous as et like dans chacune des phrases ci-dessus ?

3 Comment traduiriez-vous alors « en tant que » : par as ou like ?

4 Concluez : pour traduire « comme », si c’est un outil de comparaison ou de ressemblance, on utilisera … . Si c’est un outil établissant une identité (de personne, de fonction, etc.), on utilisera … .

5 Dans le segment d., as introduit-il un complément de temps, un comparatif d’égalité, ou une cause ?

6 Indiquez d’autres usages de as. Aidez-vous d’un dictionnaire si besoin.

Mise en pratiqueComplétez les blancs avec as ou like. 1. When Clifford married Doll Babcock, I felt … an idiot.2. A few years ago, I worked ... an accountant.3. We worked ... dogs to paint our house in 1978.

Phonologyb. Vérifi ez vos réponses en écoutant ces mots, puis expliquez ce qui différencie les deux prononciations.c. Entraînez-vous à répéter les mots du tableau avec les deux accents pour mieux les différencier. Essayez également de prononcer les mots suivants avec les deux accents : encountered • chocolate • started • knocks. Écoutez-les ensuite pour vérifi er vos hypothèses.

US English / UK Englisha. Pour chacun des mots suivants, dites si la transcription phonétique correspond à une prononciation anglaise ou américaine.

news planted duty after bought

\nju…z\ \"plA…ntId\ \"du…dI\ \"A…ftE\ \bA…t\

\nu…z\ \"plœnId\ \"dju…tI\ \"œftEr\ \bO…t\

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The story: rush hour: heure de pointe • crowded

\"kraÁdId\ = packed: bondé • feel drawn to sb =

feel attracted to sb • it was love at fi rst sight •

fall in love with sb = have a crush on sb •

spot sb = notice sb • wish sb had done sth •

announcement • set up = make = create a

website • let sb know about sth • make sth

public

Attitudes: shy = timid = reserved = introverted

≠ outgoing = extroverted = genial \"dZi…nIEl\ •

absent-minded = distracted • approach sb = go

up to sb = come up to sb • address sb • take the

initiative = make the fi rst move / step • rely on

appearances: se fi er aux apparences

Watch your wordsWatch your wordsOver to you! 1 What type of document is this? Say who made it and what for.

2 You have decided to help the person who made this picture. Use the notes in the drawing to speak about him in a radio message or a podcast.

3 Imagine you get this picture in your email. Give your opinion on this initiative. Use one or more adjectives from the list.innovative • crazy • brilliant • hopeless • quirky / odd / weird • stupid • touching

4 Imagine how the girl in question will react if she learns about this picture.

5 Patrick is invited to a TV show. Act out his interview in pairs: Patrick and an interviewer.

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T e x t 3

Lin, the narrator, has just arrived in India. He strikes up a conversation with two young Canadians.

“This is your first time?” he asked in reply. I nodded. “I thought so. Don’t worry. From here on, it gets a little better. Not so many slums and all. But it ain’t good anywheres in Bombay. This here is the crummiest city in India, y’can take my word.”“You got that right,” the shorter man agreed.“But from here on in, you got a couple nice temples and some big British buildings that are okay − stone lions and brass street lights and like that. But this ain’t India. [...] You gotta get outta the city to find the real India.”“Where are you guys headed?”“We’re going to stay at an ashram,” his friend announced. “It’s run by the Rajneeshis, at Poona. It’s the best ashram in the country.” [...] “You checkin’ in?”“Sorry?”“You checkin’ into a room, or you passin’ on through Bombay today?”“I don’t know,” I replied. [...] “Well, we’re stayin’ overnight, and catchin’ the train tomorrow. If you want, we can share a room. It’s a lot cheaper with three.”I met the stare in his guileless, blue eyes. Maybe it would be better to share a room at first, I thought. Their genuine documents and their easy smiles would smother my false passport. Maybe it would be safer. “And it’s a lot safer,” he added.“Yeah, right,” his friend agreed. “Safer?” I asked, assuming a nonchalance I didn’t feel.The bus was moving more slowly, along narrow channels of three- and four-storey buildings. Traffic churned through the streets with wondrous and mysterious efficiency − a ballistic1 dance of buses, trucks, bicycles, cars, ox-carts, scooters, and people. The open windows of our battered bus gave us the aromas of spices, perfumes, diesel smoke, and the manure of oxen, in a steamy but not unpleasant mix, and voices rose up everywhere above ripples2 of unfamiliar music. [...]“Oh, sure, it’s a lot safer. This is Gotham City, man. The street kids here have more ways to take your money than hell’s casino.”“It’s a city thing, man,” the short one explained. [...] “And the goddamn hotels are in on it,” the tall one added. “You can get ripped off just sittin’ in your hotel room and smokin’ a little weed. They do deals with the cops to bust you and take all your money. Safest thing is to stick together and travel in groups, take my word.”“And get outta the cities as fast as you can,” the short one said.

Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram, 2005.

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Gregory David Robertswas born in Australia in

1952. At 24, he became a

heroin addict and started

to commit armed bank

robberies. He was jailed

in a maximum-security

prison but managed

to escape and fl ee to

India. Shantaram is a

bestselling novel based

on the author’s life after

his escape, and now a

movie starring Johnny

Depp.

Culture fl ashMumbai (formerly

known as Bombay)

is situated on the west

coast of India and is

the capital of the state

of Maharashtra. With

19 million people, the

Mumbai metropolitan

area is the 5th most

populated in the world.

An ashram is a religious

place of retreat for

Hindus.

Gotham city is a nick-

name used to refer to

New York City. It is also

the name of the city

where Batman is

supposed to live.

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The two men6 True or false? Justify with quotations.

a. They like Bombay a lot.b. They think Bombay isn’t truly Indian.c. They want to spend several nights in Bombay.

7 a. Quote the two main reasons why they want to share a room with the narrator.b. Is the narrator interested? Explain why.

8 What two pieces of advice do they fi nally give him? They advise him (not) to ...

Zoom out 1 The narrator starts a diary about his new life in

Bombay. Write the fi rst page.

2 Imagine what will happen next.

3 If you were wanted by the police and had to go abroad, where would you go and why? Give details about what you would do.

Translate Translate from line 1 to line 5. Make sure you use a conversational level of language.

Overview 1 List the characters present in the scene and say where

they are.

2 Explain what the narrator’s problem is, and what the other characters suggest.

3 What general impression of the city is given in the passage? Pick adjectives from the following list.safe • dangerous • lively • dead • contrasted

Zoom in 1 Use the text to help you match the following words

with the correct equivalents.a. slum (l. 2) e. smother (l. 21)b. crummy (l. 3) f. churn (l. 26)c. guileless (l. 19) g. battered (l. 28)d. genuine (l. 20)authentic • of the poorest quality • hide • move violently • very poor neighbourhood • old and damaged • frank and honest

2 Rephrase the following expressions in standard English.a. “but it ain’t good” (l. 3)b. “you gotta get outta the city” (l. 8)

The narrator3 Choose adjectives from the list to describe the

narrator’s state of mind. Quote from the text to justify your answer.frightened • nonchalant • determined • confi dent • secretive • aimless • trustful

4 Find quotations to justify the following statements.a. The narrator has never been to Bombay before.b. He is hiding his true identity.c. He seems to enjoy what he sees of Bombay.

5 Imagine all the reasons why the narrator may be travelling with a false passport.

The city: hazards = dangers • shabby: miteux •

unhealthy: insalubre • overcrowded: surpeuplé •

teeming with: grouillant de • dilapidated: délabré •

uproar: vacarme • get into trouble: s’attirer des

ennuis

The narrator: suit \su…t\ sb: convenir à qqn • keep

composed: rester maître de soi • consider sth:

réfl échir à qqc • risk (doing) sth

The two men: get worked up (about sth): s’emballer •

complain about sth: se plaindre de qqc • deter sb

from (doing) sth: dissuader quelqu’un de • entice

\In"taIs\ sb to do sth: amener qqn à faire qqc


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1. Mumbai est la ville la plus peuplée (populous) du monde. 2. Les hindous sont les plus nombreux (numerous). 3. La langue la plus parlée est le marathi. 4. Delhi ou Mumbai ? Mumbai est la plus grande. 5. L’industrie textile était l’activité la plus lucrative.6. L’Inde est plus démocratique que la Chine.7. Les voyages en Inde sont meilleur marché maintenant.8. Les scooters sont plus rapides que les voitures en ville.33 Précis grammatical 25 et 28, p. 222 et 223

L’ordre des adjectifsObservationa. ... you got [...] some big British buildings ... (l. 6)b. I met the stare in his guileless, blue eyes. (l. 19)c. We slept on small rectangular metal beds. d. We got on a strange old yellow Indian bus.

1 Dans les éléments soulignés, repérez les adjectifs, et dites où ils sont placés par rapport au nom.

2 Pour chacun des adjectifs, indiquez s’il apporte une précision sur :– l’opinion du locuteur – la couleur – la forme– la taille – l’origine– l’âge – la matière

3 Proposez une règle qui précise, lorsqu’il y a plusieurs adjectifs, quels types d’adjectifs sont plus proches du nom, et lesquels en sont plus éloignés.33 Précis grammatical 23, p. 221

Mise en pratiqueTraduisez les expressions suivantes.1. un grand temple bouddhiste (Buddhist) 2. des fi lms indiens mélodramatiques 3. un énorme bâtiment victorien 4. une ville animée et colorée 5. un très bon restaurant végétarien 6. de la nourriture savoureuse (tasty) et épicée (spicy) 7. des trains locaux bondés (crowded) 8. la magnifi que gare centrale 9. un agréable climat chaud 10. un partenaire économique précieux

Comparatif de supériorité et superlatif

Observationa. This here is the crummiest city in India ... (l. 3)b. “You got that right,” the shorter man agreed. (l. 5)c. It’s the best ashram in the country. (l. 12)d. It’s a lot cheaper with three. (l. 18)e. Maybe it would be safer. (l. 21)f. [The] safest thing is to stick together ... (l. 37)

1 Repérez les comparatifs et les superlatifs dans les phrases ci-dessus. Rappelez comment ils sont construits, et dites ce que vous remarquez pour la forme de la phrase c.

2 Dans quelles phrases ci-dessus compare-t-on : – une chose à une autre ?– une chose à toutes les autres ?

3 Reformulez les phrases d. et e. en mentionnant l’autre élément de la comparaison (par exemple staying alone). Par quelle conjonction introduisez-vous cet élément ?

4 Opérez les remplacements suivants et dites ce qui se passe au niveau du comparatif ou du superlatif.a. Dans les phrases e. et f., remplacez l’adjectif par secure. b. Dans la phrase a., remplacez l’adjectif par horrible.

5 À partir des exemples ci-dessus, énoncez la règle de formation du comparatif et du superlatif pour les adjectifs longs, les adjectifs courts, les adjectifs de deux syllabes terminés par -y, et certaines exceptions.

6 Traduisez la phrase b. en français. Shorter est-il un comparatif ou un superlatif ? Déduisez-en une règle supplémentaire en complétant la phrase suivante : lorsque deux éléments sont comparés entre eux, on utilise un … , contrairement au français.

Mise en pratiqueTraduisez les phrases suivantes en utilisant soit un comparatif, soit un superlatif.

Phonologyget • better • many • ain’t • take • temple • okay • headed • stay • best • today • train • share • stare • their • maybe • safer • gave • unpleasant • everywhere • ways • hell • explained • they • said

Les sons \e\, \”E\ et \eI\Placez les mots suivants dans un tableau en fonction de la prononciation du segment souligné. Écoutez ensuite pour vérifi er vos réponses.

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Write a dialogue Write a dialogue Writing a dialogue is not very diffi cult, but you have to follow some important rules. Here are two subjects from this unit. Follow the guidelines for each subject below and write a dialogue in about 150 words. Don’t forget to read the Tips as well.

T I P S

• Write a brief introduction to the dialogue. Keep it short as you need to save your words for the dialogue itself!

• Don’t write a monologue! Make sure that what the different characters say is more or less the same length.

• Use the right register (level of language).– Colloquial: Sure! / You bet! / No way! – Standard: I do. / Of course! / I don’t. – Formal: I couldn’t agree more! / By all means! / I’m afraid not.

• There are two main styles for dialogues.– A dialogue as in a play. Start each line with the character’s name, and don’t forget to add some stage directions (indications scéniques). – A dialogue as in a novel, with short narrative text and reporting verbs (say, reply, shout, whisper, etc.). If you choose this type of dialogue, use direct speech and not reported speech.

• This is a dialogue, not an essay, so you must:– use short forms (“don’t”, “can’t”, etc.);– keep your sentences relatively short and simple.

• Don’t forget to read the dialogue again when it’s fi nished and correct any mistakes or unrealistic elements.

Text 2: Zoom out 1Imagine a dialogue between Mrs Dunbar and her husband when he gets home from work on the day Khe Sahn visited their house.

1 Make sure you know who is speaking, and when and where the dialogue is taking place. Find the key words in the subject.

Who: Mr & Mrs Dunbar. Time: 1990s; Halloween; end of day.Place: USA; at home.Key words: Mrs Dunbar; her husband; Khe Sahn.

2 Gather information from the text to decide what is going to be important for the dialogue.

Khe Sahn is Mr Dunbar’s illegitimate daughter and visits her dad. She has never met him, and the first person she sees is Mr Dunbar’s wife. Judging from what she writes, we can understand Mrs Dunbar is very upset about this.

3 Find ideas and decide on a plan for your dialogue.

– Your parents disagree at first, but you manage to convince them. – Maybe your parents don’t know what couchsurfing is, so you have to explain it to them.– Maybe they know about couchsurfing and they know somebody who has had a bad experience.

– Khe Sahn probably wants to see her father again.– Maybe Mr Dunbar doesn’t know he has a daughter, or maybe he is going to pretend he doesn’t know. – Mrs Dunbar is probably very angry because her husband has never told her about Khe Sahn.

4 Find words and phrases you will need. Here is some help with a few starters.

• Teenager Mum, dad, have you heard of …? It would be nice if I could … Don’t you understand that …? How can you be so …? If you don’t let me …, then I’ll …!

• Parents Do you think it’s safe to …? What might happen if …? We are opposed to (you) V-ing … How can you be sure that …? Have you thought about …?

• Mrs Dunbar How do you explain …? I’ve had enough of (V-ing) …! I want you to (V) … Don’t let this woman …! Can you believe that …?

• Mr Dunbar Are you sure that she said …? How could I know that … I’m so sorry about …! It’s not my fault, darling , I … I promise I will …

5 Write the dialogue. Try to imagine you are living it!

Text 1: Zoom out 2You would like to host some couchsurfers in your home, but your parents disagree. Write a dialogue.

Who: teenager + 2 parents.Time: currently; any time of day.Place: anywhere; at home.Key words: you; couchsurfers; home; parents; disagree.

The text gives you a lot of information about couchsurfing. What you must know is that some people use a website to offer a free couch to strangers who are travelling and don’t want to pay for hotels, but who like meeting real people.


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I s s u e

Are you the ideal flatmate?Are you the ideal flatmate?A

B

I have a 2 bedroom fl at in central LondonHousehold info: Non smoker, no pets. House amenities: Washer, dishwasher, microwave, kitchen access. Preferred fl atmate description: From 18 to 45 yrs. Gender: Doesn’t matter. Smoker: Doesn’t matter. Pet: Doesn’t matter. Room: Air conditioning, private bath, phone jack, TV. Call on 07...

£700 per month

PRIVATE BATHROOM AND ROOM:

FOR NON SMOKERS, A DREAM HOME

IN QUIET WEST LONDON

Facilities: lounge with plasma TV & DVD /

CD player, broadband, garden with palm

trees and bbq. Parking available.

Looking for: friendly, respectful, clean &

tidy, considerate person who appreciates

quality and a clean home.

Not looking for: loud party people, alcohol-

ics or drug users. Call on 07 ...

Fully furnished, large double room in split level fl at in Stepney, East London. Excellent bus connectionsFacilities:Facilities: Lovely room, fi tted wardrobe, desk, double bed, shelves and mirror. 3rd room in 3-bed fl at, shared with medical students. Rent is £100 / week, includes wireless broadband internet. Shared kitchen and bathroom.Prefer: Prefer: Female tenants. Call me on 07 ...

£500 per month

£100 per week

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Alex interviews a potential flatmate.Alex: Good. Well, you’ve seen the flat? ... And you like it?Cameron: Oh, yes, it’s great.Alex: Yes. It is, isn’t it? We all like it. And the room’s nice too, don’t you think?Cameron: Yes.Alex: Spacious, quiet, bright, well appointed1, all that sort of stuff, all that crap.Cameron: Well, yes.Alex: So tell me, Cameron, what on earth — just tell me, because I want to know — what on earth could make you think that we would want to share a flat like this with someone like you? I mean, my first impression, and they’re rarely wrong, is that you have none of the qualities that we would normally seek in a prospective flatmate. I’m talking here about things like presence, charisma, style and charm.

Shallow Grave, 1994.1. organised

Get ready 1 Document A

a. Have a look at the cartoon and tell the story in your own words.b. Explain all the problems of fl at sharing that are illustrated here.c. In your opinion, why do many students share a fl at? Find as many reasons as possible.

2 Document Ba. In the ads, fi nd references to comfort, computers, personality / character, and transport.b. Say which ad you would most be interested in if you were a student in London. Explain your answer.

3 Document Ca. Read the extract and explain the situation.b. Explain how Alex is treating Cameron.c. Guess what sort of person Cameron is.

Starters Could you tell me a little about ...? Would you be willing to take part in ...? Would you be able to tolerate / put up with ...? Would ... be suitable / fi ne / OK to you? I think I would describe myself as ... I think I’m ready / prepared to ... I’m sorry but I can’t stand / bear V-ing ... What would drive me crazy is ... I don’t mind V-ing ... but what bothers me is ...

Roleplay The chance of a lifetime! You are going to study for 8 months in central London and need somewhere to stay.Work in groups of three or four. Pick one of the ads in document B. One or two people living in the fl at interview two or three potential roommates at the same time to encourage competition. Both sides prepare questions and answers about personality, studies, chores, costs, rules for noise, visitors, etc. Finally, a roommate is chosen.Use the Starters and Watch your words to help you.

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Flat sharing in question

Listen and use your Workbook for help.

C

Sharing a place: roommate = housemate = fl atmate

(GB): colocataire • fl at sharing: colocation • move

in ≠ move out • move into a place ≠ move out of a

place • suit sb: convenir à qqn • suitable \"su…tEbl\ = acceptable = satisfactory • expenses: les frais •

bills: les factures • take part in sth = participate in

sth = get involved in sth • ready to = willing to =

prepared to (do sth) • do the chores \tSO…z\ = do the

housework: faire le ménage

Personality: friendly • outgoing: expansif • helpful

= cooperative • shy = reserved = quiet \"kwaIEt\ • easy to live with = easy going = laid back = cool •

demanding: exigeant • (un)tidy: (dés)ordonné •

stand sth = bear \b”E\ sth = put up with (sb / sth):

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E x t r aT e x t B AC

“Hello?” I whispered. “Sorry to disturb you, but I saw you were still working and, well, I moved in here a couple of weeks ago and my name’s Holly and I thought that, you know, since we lived together, we should perhaps lay eyes on one another.”I swallowed. My voice seemed to echo in the empty room, and I felt like a complete dork1.Then, when he didn’t reply, I started to get annoyed. [...] He still hadn’t even bothered turning round! That was bloody2 rude.“Oh, I’m sorry,” I said. “I didn’t realize you were so rude. I won’t bother you again. Excuse me.”I turned to go. Slowly, I heard the revolving chair creep round behind me. I looked back.A huge pair of dark brown eyes, blinking rapidly, regarded me with a mixture of curiosity and fear. I almost gasped3 aloud. He was … well, just spectacularly beautiful. Just, like, Oh my GAWD! Not in a pretty, boyband poofy 4 kind of way, but that chiselled5, sensitive look that cries out, “I may have been staring at this computer screen for fifteen hours, but as my physiognomy suggests, I have the soul of a poet.” [...]“Excuse me,” he said. His voice was quiet and soft, with no discernible accent – not like mine. I got very London, selling flowers every day. [...] “I was a bit caught up in what I was doing.”He sounded apologetic, and I was in one of those brain-twisting moods whereby if you meet someone who is clearly your soul mate you feel an overwhelming urge to be rude to them.“So you don’t listen to people when they come to say ‘hello’? What were you doing?”He stared at his hands again and didn’t say anything. I thought for a bit.“OK, shall we start again?” I announced. “I’m Holly, and you’re Mr Addison, I presume.”“Not mister, just Addison,” he said quietly.“Ooh, what a great name!” I said, reaching out to shake his hand. He didn’t take mine, and regarded it with some alarm. “Addison Madison?”What? What magic potion had I just taken to turn me into the Moron6

of the Western World? I cringed.He blinked. His eyelashes practically bounced off his sweetly pouted7

lips. “Ehm, no ... Addison Farthing.”“Farthing, Farthing – right, of course, how silly of me,” I gushed [...]. “So, anyway, I thought, you know, time to say hello, pop in, have a chat …” Addison continued to regard me impassively. “So, here we are, having a chat … and it’s been lovely chatting to you. Really. We must do it again some time.”He continued staring at me as I backed out of the room. “Great! Nice to meet you!” [...] I said as I got to the door, but he was already turning back to his enormous screen and had clearly forgotten my very existence.

Jenny Colgan, Talking to Addison, 2000.

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A lovely chat

Jenny Colganwas born in Scotland

in 1972. She worked

as a cartoonist, then

as a stand-up comedian,

until she wrote a novel,

Amanda’s Wedding,

which was very success-

ful. She then wrote

Talking to Addison and

is now a full-time writer

of “chick lit”, i.e. romantic

comedies marketed to

young women. Jenny

Colgan also writes

columns for

The Guardian.

Word help1. \dO…k\ idiot

2. [fam.] vachement

3. avoir le souffl e coupé

4. efféminé

5. ciselé

6. \"mO…rÅn\ idiot

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Compréhension

1 Give information about the characters: full names, probable jobs, housing conditions.

2 Locate the scene (country, exact place).

3 Read again down to line 9. Are the following statements true or false? Justify with a short sentence from the text. a. Holly enters the room without being invited. b. It’s not the fi rst time Holly has met Addison. c. Holly feels ill at ease. d. Holly is pleased with Addison’s welcome.

4 “I won’t bother you again. Excuse me.” (l. 8)Explain why the author puts “excuse” in italics, and what it reveals about Holly’s attitude.

5 Find two elements to illustrate each of the following statements. a. Holly is attracted to Addison. b. Addison seems to be indifferent to Holly.

6 Choose the right equivalent for “I got very London.” (l. 19) – I went to London more and more often. – I spoke more and more like a Londoner. – I felt as if I was a city.

7 Find words or phrases matching the following equivalents. The words are in the order of the text (from line 20 to the end).a. to be captivated by something b. a moment c. to suppose d. to close and open one’s eyes quickly e. to visit somebody f. to look at somebody for a long time

8 Explain in your own words why Holly calls Addison “Addison Madison” (l. 31).

9 Choose the adjective that best describes Holly’s feeling at the end.self-satisfi ed • frightened • self-hating • surprised

TraductionTranslate the last paragraph into French.

Expression 1 Imagine the next meeting between Addison and Holly.

Write the dialogue.

2 Would you mind sharing a fl at with a person of the opposite sex? Use precise examples to justify your answer.

Prepare an oral presentation of this text.


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