Unit 1: Modern American Families
What is Gen Z?
people born between 1995 - 2015
Who is the current monarch?
Charles III
Give the name if the best-selling novelist of all time.
Agatha Christie
What is "esclave" in English?
Slave
What modal do yo use to talk about the future in English?
WILL
Mention another generation's name besides Gen Z.
Generation Alpha, Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomer
When did Queen Elizabeth II die?
She died on September 8, 2022
Give a synonym of "eerie"
bizarre, creepy, strange...
What were slaves forced to do on plantations?
pick up cotton, from sunrise to sunset
In what tense is the verb conjugated?
I hid the keys in my room.
Preterite Simple
What is the young generation's dream?
They want more time for themselves and their family. They also don’t want to spend their time doing a job that is “underpaid”.
What is the role of the monarch?
The monarch is Head of State, patron of charities...
What is Pluckley famous for?
Being the most haunted village in England.
Who is Mark Twain?
An American writer, famous for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.
Give a definition of the past perfect.
It is a tense used to talk about an action that had already finished when another action happened.
What is unconventional about the series "Modern Family"?
Jay divorced his first wife and got remarried to a much younger Columbian woman named Gloria, who already has a son Manny. They form a blended family.
Mitchell is married to Cameron. Together, they adopted a child named Lily.
What is the monarchy blamed for today?
growing cost of taxpayers, unequal and undemocratic, past wrongdoings
Who is the fictional detective in "the Murder of the Vicarage?"
Miss Marple
What film deals with the real story of Solomon Northup, a free man who was abducted in the North and was later enslaved in the South?
12 years a slave
What is the difference between:
1) I lived in Feurs for 12 years.
2) I have lived in Feurs for 12 years.
1) preterite tense = over
2) present perfect = still the case
What is HoneyMaid?
a brand of crackers
Give an example of a broadsheet.
The Times, The Guardian, The Sunday Times...
What is "And Then There Were None" based on?
Children's song
Give the dates of the American Civil War.
1861-1865
Translate the following:
On m'a donné un cadeau
I was given a gift