Cours d'Anglais : Vocabulaire, Grammaire et Analyse

Vocabulaire Général et Shopping

Challenge

• Demonstration = manifestation
• Hammers = marteau
• Global warming = réchauffement climatique

Shopping

• Menswear department = rayon homme
• Tight = serré
• Bargain = bonne affaire
• Fitting rooms = cabines d'essayage
• Loose = large
• Within = dans un délai

Analyse d'Annonce Publicitaire : Nespresso

This ad is for Nespresso. There is a photo of a famous actor dressed in black on a black background so you can only see his face and hands which stand out. He is drinking a coffee and he looks serene and happy. Underneath is a picture of a coffee machine and between is the catchphrase. Next to the coffee machine is a capsule and a glass of cappuccino so the ad shows the product in all its different aspects. In the bottom right-hand corner, there is the brand name with the logo just above it and the slogan under it. In the left-hand corner, there is the internet address.

Étude de Texte : Street Gangs

The main reason young people join gangs is to be protected and to feel like a member of a family.

Vocabulaire des Gangs

• Blesser : hurt, injure
• Cible : target
• Compter sur : to rely on
• Mépriser : to look down
• Jeunes : youths
• Abandonner ses études : to drop out

Avantages et Inconvénients

• Avantages : You are protected, you can earn money by drug dealing, stealing, you belong to a family, you are someone, you are respected, you have a lot of friends.
• Inconvénients : The death rate is very high.

Analyse d'Article : Arrested

This document is a test which was published in Mother Jones, an American magazine which fights for justice and a democratic world. It is illustrated by a photo of a young girl who is being arrested and who has her hands handcuffed behind her back. In fact, it's about an unjustified arrest. One day, Chelsea, 13 years old, wrote on her desk when there was a substitute teacher, and the next day she was arrested. Her mother couldn't believe it. She thought her daughter would be asked to scrub the desk and might be suspended, but nothing else, especially as she had never been in trouble before.

Questions de Compréhension

1. Qui est Chelsea et que s'est-il passé ?
2. Expliquer la réaction de l'enseignant de Chelsea quand les enfants ont été arrêtés.
3. Décrire et expliquer les réactions de la mère de Chelsea.
4. Pourquoi le journaliste dit... (36) ?
5. Comment réagissez-vous à cet article ?

Rappels de Grammaire

Le Prétérit

Passé (+ ed / 2e colonne) : Yesterday I went to the sea. Événement daté.

Le Present Perfect

Temps qui relie le présent et le passé. On l'utilise pour faire un bilan ou pour parler des résultats : have ou has + ed ou 3e colonne.