VOCABULARY
What's the English for: l'auteur souligne que...?
The writer/ author highlights that...
Give FOUR different B1-B2 linking words. (first, then, next ...etc...do not count).
- firstly / first of all
- besides
- moreover, furthermore, in addition, additionally
- in conclusion, as a conclusion, to conclude
What is the first name of the main protagonist in the dystopian movie we studied in class and which is about a show?
TRUMAN !!!
Give TWO different adjectives which best define a dystopian world.
oppressive / totalitarian / chaotic/ dictatorial / despotic / repressive
Who wrote "Fahrenheit 451"?
Ray Bradbury
What's the English for:
-au 1er plan
- à l'arrière plan?
-au 1er plan = in the foreground
- à l'arrière plan = in the background
What's the English for: "afin de, pour, afin que ....". It is a three-word expression.
in order to
What is Don Shirley's job in the movie Green Book? Be very precise when you answer.
He is a classical pianist.
What's the English for: d'un côté... mais d'un autre côté...?
on the one hand... but on the other hand....
What happens to Madeline in "The Fall of the House of Usher"? Mention three different things which happen to her.
She is sick (mentally ill), then she is buried alive, she escapes from her tomb and falls on her brother causing both of them to die.
What's the English for:
--> trêve
--> cessez-le-feu
2 different words expected
trêve= truce
cessez-le-feu = ceasefire
Give FOUR different words to express contrast, opposition (au contraire, alors que, tandis que, bien que...)
on the contrary / although = bien que / while- whereas = alors que, tandis que / unlike = contrairement à = in contrast to / in contrast with
Kipling wrote a poem in 1916 about his son. What is the title of this poem?
- My son Jack
- My boy Jack
- My beloved son
- Oh poor John!
My boy Jack
Give THREE different verbs for: s'engager dans l'armée.
enlist in the amry
join the army / join the military
sign up in the army
enroll in the army
join up the army (informal)
Give the name of the historical period which took place in the USA in the 1950s when "Fahrenheit 451" was published.
McCarthy era = the period of McCarthyism = (anti-communist suspicion and political repression )
the Red Scare (=refers to the fear of communism)
Give FOUR different B1-B2 adjectives which describe something terrible, horrible. (Try to remember unit 1 + unit 3 on WW1--> épouvantable, cauchemardesque...)
-awful / dreadful / nightmarish / appalling / ghastly
What TENSE do you use to express REGRETS after the verb "wish"?
past perfect / pluperfect: I wished I had known the answer!
Explain what happened on December 24, 1914.
the Christmas Truce--> Both sides (the Germans and the British) emerged from the trenches and exchanged gifts, played soccer...
Give THREE different synonyms for: être blessé
- to be hurt
- to be wounded
- to be injured
List four adjectives often used to portray Native Americans in a stereotypical way in early cinema
savages, violent, aggressive , bloodthirsty, deceitful, uncivilized, primitive people...
What's the English for: la guerre ne nous séparera pas (--> title of unit 3...) ?
The war will not tear us apart.
What's the English for: non seulement ils ne sont pas venus, mais ils n'ont même pas téléphoné. ?
Not only did they not come, but they didn't / did not even call / phone.
When was "The Fall of the House of Usher" written?
in 1839
What is the seven-letter word which means "épouvantable" (studied in unit 3 on WW1 + unit 5)?
GHASTLY
List FOUR diiferent dystopian works (novels or films) studied in class.
the Truman Show/ Fahrenheit 451/ The Island / Minority Report