Chapter 1
You are what you eat
You are what you eat
What kind of food are sandwiches, sweets and snacks?
Junk food or unhealthy food
Find both the agent and the patient in these sentences :
1. You are watched by Big Brother.
2. The posters were plastered everywhere.
1. Agent : Big Brother ; Patient : You
2. Agent : not mentioned ; Patient : The posters
Give a word synonymous with "to avoid".
To eschew, to avert.
Find three jobs related to the cinema.
Film director, casting director, actor, actress, paparazzi...
Complete the sentence :
SIS means .................................. and is also known as .................... .
SIS means Secret Intelligent Service(s) and is also known as the MI6.
Quote three words or phrases expressing contrast.
Unlike, contrary to, while, whereas, on the one hand/on the other hand, on the contrary...
Give the English equivalent for "espionner quelqu'un".
To spy on someone.
What are the two grammatical phrases used to express preferences?
Would rather + V .... THAN +V
Would prefer + to V ... RATHER THAN + (to) V
Translate the sentence.
Marylin Monroe est l'incarnation du glamour hollywoodien. Elle portait souvent des robes scintillantes.
Marylin Monroe was the epitome of (the) Hollywood glamour. She often wore glittering dresses.
Describe the typical British secret agent.
(Four elements required)
Suits, elegant/classy, gun with a silencer, cars, womanizer, stiff upper lip, determined/self-confident...
Find the question to this answer : "a couch potato".
How do you call someone who stays on a sofa eating snacks all day long?
What happened in Boston in April 2013?
Two terrorists carried out a bomb attack during the Boston Marathon.
Why did Christopher McCandless decide to leave for Alaska?
He rejected consumerism. He wanted to free himself from the constraints and rules of modern society.
What was Hollywood supposed to be and how was it called?
It was supposed to be a housing development /residential area and it was formerly called Hollywoodland.
Who created James Bond?
Ian Fleming.
Give a synonym for alarming, as in the sentence "These figures are alarming".
Shocking, frightening, worrying...
How do you call a futuristic fiction which depicts a society in which people are dehumanized and unhappy?
A dystopian fiction / A dystopia.
Give four words or phrases commonly used to express concession.
Despite, in spite of
MAY
Although, even if
Nevertheless, nonetheless
Give 3 verbs (or verb phrases) associated with the notion of success.
To manage to, to succeed in, to achieve, to make it, to grow famous, to gain recognition, to get to the top, to be successful...
Quels sont les trois temps principaux utilisés dans un récit au passé et quelles sont leurs valeurs?
Preterit simple : action pontuelle, progression du récit
Preterit continu : action vue dans son déroulement, description
Past perfect/pluperfect : flashbacks, passé dans le passé
Give two goals of Michelle Obama's campaign, Let's Move.
- To improve information and tools for the parents to have better food habits
- To improve the quality of food in schools
- To improve access and affordability of healthy food / To eliminate food deserts
- To increase physical education
Translate the following sentence : "Elle est toujours sur ses gardes. Elle croit qu'on l'observe constamment (constantly). Elle est vraiment paranoïaque !"
She is always on the watch/on her guard. She thinks she is constantly watched/scrutinized. She is really paranoid!
How do you call the lifestyle consisting of living without any public utilities and away from the modern world?
Living off the grid.
The off-grid lifestyle.
Quelles sont les trois valeurs du present perfect? (Réponse en français)
Valeur de durée (avec for et since)
Valeur de résultat
Passé récent (avec just)
Find two actors who played the character of James Bond.
Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, George Lazenby