Cours D'anglais

THEME : HIGH TECHNOLOGY

MAJOR INVENTIONS :

The PC -> The internet -> ADSL (=Broadband) -> optic fibre.

There are two different computers : a desktop and a laptop.

We invented the USB key who can store information and the MP3 player for the music.

We have also the mobile phone/the cell phone and the tablet.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION : « DON’T GIVE A MOBILE TO YOUR CHILD ! » (voir polycopié)

The network = Le réseau

The waves = Les ondes

DOCUMENT : « GBOOZN ! »

I – GENERAL COMPREHENSION : COMPLETE SPARTAN ARINZE’S PROFILE :

Nationality : He is Nigerian

Current place of residence : Guangzhou in China

Occupation : He is the creator and the manager of Gbooza !, a social network.

Ambition : his objective is to find the American dream, to make his American dream come true in China.

II – DELAITED COMPREHENSION : ARE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS RIGHT OR WRONG ? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS BY QUOTING FROM THE TEXT.

1 – RIGHT : He is focused on Nigerians and Nigerians living in China (introduction)

2 – RIGHT : Arinze is confident.

3 – WRONG : because he had just 300$ in his pocket and he didn’t speak a word in Chinese.

4 – RIGHT : It was in 2010, or he is launched in two years ago (l.10-11)

5 – RIGHT : because he is came to China for live the American dream (l.16-17)

6 – WRONG : because he had a job and he tried to learn the Chinese (l19-20)

7 – RIGHT : This website just give him the idea to crate Gbooza. (l22-23)

8 – RIGHT : He wants create something that will benefit for his people and benefit China. (l30-32)

III – COMPREHENSION ORALE

The development of China’s infrastructures

(Voir polycopiés)

Méthode pour rédiger une rédaction :

• Les adjectifs sont toujours invariables et placés devant les noms

• A : un, une // The : le, la, les // O = les choses générales love O salt

• Verbe O Complément d’objet : I like coffee very much

Rechercher l’équivalence des mots en anglais :

Rythme, allure : pace Qui coupe le souffle : breathtaking Estimer : reckon

Simple, unique, seul : single L’ensemble de: The whole of Urne : Ballot box

Échelle: scale Interminable: endless Labeur: slog / drudgery

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