Linguistics
Stranger Things and Harry Potter
Malcom in the Middle and The Simpsons
Friends
The Crown and Downton Abbey
100

Quel temps utilise-t-on pour décrire une scène ?

Le présent BE + V-ING

100

What is the food presented in Stranger Things? What are its ingredients?

Waffles are made of flour, sugar, eggs, milk, oil, water, baking soda and salt.

100

What meal and what food are Malcom, Dewey and Reese eating?

They are eating bacon for breakfast.

100

What are the ingredients of Rachel's dessert? Give at least 5 ingredients.

The ingredients are lady fingers, jam, custard, raspberries, beef, peas, onions, banana and whipped cream.

100

Give three adjectives to describe the food in Downton Abbey.

The food is fancy, sophisticated, refined, expensive and luxurious.

200

Quelle est la structure de ce temps ? Donner la théorie et un exemple de phrase.

Structure: auxiliaire BE + verbe lexical auquel on ajoute la terminaison -ING 

Exemple: Dewey is eating bacon.

200

What is the name of the food event in Harry Potter? List several foods.

In the feast, there are chicken, corn, bread, fruits and fries.

200

List 5 foods Homer is eating.

Homer is eating donuts, brownies, sandwiches, cookies, chicken, corn, mashed potatoes, cereals and corn flakes.

200

What is the name of Rachel's dessert?

It is a trifle.

200

Explain what an Afternoon Tea is.

It is a meal in three steps with salty food (sandwiches), scones with cream and jam and sweets.

300

Sur quel mot met-on l'accent de phrase dans un contexte neutre ? Donner la théorie et un exemple.

Dans un contexte neutre, l’accent de phrase porte sur le dernier mot lexical de la phrase.

Exemple: To cook waffles, you need sugar

300

List 2 verbs of action and 2 utensils.

Verbs of action: add, mix, whisk, put, preheat, grease, cook

Utensils: cup, bowl, spoon, whisk, waffle maker

300

What happens to Hal in Malcom in the Middle?

Hal is shaving. He is precipitating to go to breakfast. He is stucking his T-shirt in the door and tearing it.

300

What is the problem of Rachel's dessert?

There is beef in a dessert. There are salt and sugar in the same dish.

300

What food are they eating in Downton Abbey?

They are eating lobster and oysters.

400

Sur quel mot met-on l'accent de phrase dans un contexte non-neutre ? Donner la théorie et un exemple.

Dans un contexte non-neutre, l’accent de phrase est sur le mot que l’on veut mettre en avant, qui permet de contredire ou de nuancer.

Exemple: American people are not always eating big portions. 


400

Describe the reactions of Ron when there is food.

Ron is eating a lot and fast. He is devouring the food. He is eating like a pig.

400

Explain the scene with Homer and the monster.

Homer is in Hell. The monster is making him eat all the donuts of the world. Homer continues eating donuts without feeling disgusted. He is asking for more donuts

400

Why is Rachel making a mistake?

Rachel is mixing two recipes in one dish because the pages of the recipe are stuck together.

400

Describe the way people are eating in The Crown (3 elements).

Many people are eating together at a big table. The people are being served. There are many glasses, candles and flowers.

500

Quelles sont les deux irrégularités à connaître lorsque l'on conjugue au temps et à l'aspect qui permet de décrire une scène ? Expliquer à partir des exemples "sit" et "write".

Lorsque la base verbale est constituée d’1 syllabe et se termine en CVC, la consonne finale est doublée. (sit → He is sitting)

Lorsque la base verbale se termine par une consonne suivie de la lettre <e> , la lettre <e> est supprimée. (write → She is writing)

500

Describe the reaction of Harry.

Harry is looking disgusted. He is spitting out the candy.

500

Explain the conversation between Hal and Dewey about the spider.

When Hal is arriving, there is no more bacon in the plate. So, he is trying to have Dewey’s bacon. He is telling Dewey that there is a spider next to him to make him scared but Dewey is not moving because Hal is always saying that on Bacon’s Day.

500

What are the people's reactions? Talk about Ross, Joey and the others.

- They are pretending to like the food in front of Rachel but they are finding it disgusting.

- Ross is eating all his dessert fast so that Rachel cannot taste it and understand that it is bad.

- Joey is eating Rachel’s dessert because he likes custard, jam and meat.

500

Analyse the name of this dish: « asparagus salad with champagne-saffron vinaigrette » (2 elements).

- There are French words because French it is fancy. 

- The name of the dish is long and because there are luxurious ingredients.

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