How to describe an iconographic document?
What's the English for: "au premier plan"?
In the background
Give two words (in English) to say: un paquet, un colis.
a parcel
a package
Give one adjective to describe the father's personality at the beginning of the trailer?
He is very patriotic.
What's the English for: " une photographie en noir et blanc"?
a black and white photograph
Rephrase : ' a truce of 48 hours'.
A 48-hour truce
What TENSE must you use when you are describing an image, a painting etc...?
present be ing
Give two words/ adjectives to say "inattendu".
unexpected
unplanned
How do you spell the word "rime" in English?
RHYME
Give two different adjectives to express how Canadians felt when Britain declared war on Germany.
enthousiastic / eager to enlist
patriotic
joyful to enlist
willing to* help Britain (* disposés à)
What figure of speech is used in the title: "War will not tear us apart"?
a pun = a play on words
1/ tear apart = destroy --> mettre en morceaux
2/ tear apart = séparer qq'un de qqch
Give two different words to say "une publicité".
an ad = an advert = an advertisement
a commercial
Give THREE actions that soldiers did during the Christmas Truce? Conjugate the verbs in the preterite.
They sang Christmas carols, they exchanged gifts, they played football, they chatted, they stopped shooting, they dropped their guns, they decorated = put up Christmas trees, they felt brave enough to leave their trenches, we clapped = we applauded, we cheered....
What is the name of the super famous British author who wrote the poem "My Boy Jack" and the novel "The Jungle Book"?
Kipling
Give FOUR different verbs to say "être blessé".
to be hurt
to be injured
to be harmed
to be wounded
Give two words to say: "journal intime"
a journal
a diary
What's the English for: " l’artiste souligne l’idée que = met en avant l’idée que..."
the artist highlights = emphasizes the idea
What's the English for: " Nous étions insouciants pendant 48 heures".
We were carefree for 48 hours.
What word is repeated many times in the poem "My Boy Jack"?
tide
Give two different words in English for: camaraderie
camaraderie
comradship
What's the English for: "ce qui est le plus saisissant dans cette peinture, c'est..."
What strikes me the most about this painting is... = what is the most striking is....
What's the English for: "Il se peut que l'intention de l'artiste soit de suggérer que..."
The intention = intent of the artist may be to suggest (that)...
What's the English for: "nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains afin de sortir des tranchées"?
We plucked up enough courage
to get out of our trenches = we gathered up enough courage (in order) to get out of the trenches = we took our couarge in both hands (in order) to get out of the trenches.
What does Jack suffer from?
What's the English for: "Ils ont les yeux bandés".
They are blindfolded.
What's the English for "estropié"?
maimed