Vocabulary
Synonym for sad
Miserable
Après la fin de la Guerre de sécession, l'esclavage a été aboli.
After the end of the Civil War, slavery was abolished.
David Wingo made the _______________________ (= bande son) of the movie.
David Wingo made the soundtrack (= bande son) of the movie.
En 1929, 1,5 millions d'Africains-Américains avaient migré vers le nord.
In 1929, 1.5 million African-Americans had migrated to the north.
Prononciation du mot racism
[ˈreɪsɪzəm]
Robert Johnson se trouvait à un croisement/une intersection. Il faisait du stop.
Robert Johnson was at a crossroads. He was hitchhiking.
Le Rock 'n Roll est né à Memphis. C'était un mélange de genres musicaux différents.
Rock 'n Roll was born in Memphis. It was a combination of different music genres.
The two boys are walking ___________________ (= en direction de) the meeting point.
The two boys are walking towards (= en direction de) the meeting point.
Le budget du film est de dix millions de dollars.
The film's budget was $10 million.
1 foot = ??? cm
1 mile = ??? km
1 foot = 30 cm
1 mile = 1,6 km
Ma grand-mère adore manger du poulet frit.
My grandmother loves to eat fried chicken.
Le Mississippi est le lieu de naissance du roi du Rock 'n Roll : Elvis Presley.
Mississippi is the birthplace of the King of Rock 'n Roll: Elvis Presley.
Tennessee Williams is one of the best American ___________________ (= dramaturges).
Tennessee Williams is one of the best American playwrights (= dramaturges).
In Mississippi, you can see (+ rural) _________ landscapes than in Connecticut.
In Mississippi, you can see more rural landscapes than in Connecticut.
Explain what segregation was.
Segregation consisted in the separation of people in public places based on the color of their skin. It was an unfair and racist system.
Sur une île paradisiaque, on pourrait s'attendre à trouver des fruits comme des bananes, des ananas, des pastèques, des noix de coco, des fruits du dragon, des baies, des goyaves, des mangues, des papayes, etc.
On a paradise island, you could expect (= s’attendre à) to find fruits like bananas, pineapples, watermelons, coconuts, dragon fruits, berries, guavas (= goyaves), mangoes, papaya, etc.
Le film a été réalisée par Jeff Nichols.
The movie was directed by Jeff Nichols.
The boys look adventurous and ___________ (= semblent) to like danger and to be attracted to __________________ (= l’inconnu).
The boys look adventurous and seem (= semblent) to like danger and to be attracted to the unknown (= l’inconnu).
Mississippi is one of (+++ touristy) ___ ___________ states in the U.S.
Mississippi is one of (+++ touristy) the touristiest states in the U.S.
Why did Black people leave the South? What was that movement called?
Black people gradually started to leave the South after the end of the Civil War. That movement was called the Great Migration.
To escape segregation and lynchings
To find jobs because of the growing mechanization of the cotton industry.
L'endroit le moins profond du Mississippi se trouve près du lac Itasca.
The shallowest point of the Mississippi is near lake Itasca.
Le Mississippi est l'un des États les plus touristiques des États-Unis.
Mississippi is one of the touristiest states in the U.S.
The island is _____________________ (= inhabitée).
_______________________ (= un habitant)
The island is uninhabited.
An inhabitant.
You'll find the Mississippi at its (+++ narrow) ___________ point at its headwaters in Lake Itasca, where it's between 20 and 30 feet. The river's (+++ wide) ___________ point is only about 50 miles east, at Lake Winnibigoshish, where it's (+ wide) ___________ than 11 miles.
You'll find the Mississippi at its (+++ narrow) narrowest point at its headwaters in Lake Itasca, where it's between 20 and 30 feet. The river's (+++ wide) widest point is only about 50 miles east, at Lake Winnibigoshish, where it's (+ wide) wider than 11 miles.
New-Orleans / Mississippi / Missouri / Illinois
New Orleans / Memphis / Saint-Louis / Chicago