L isten to the audio here: Wednesday, October 9th 2013. Emmeline Pankhurst Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist, fighting for women’s right to vote. She was also a mother and a wife who put her life at risks: she went on hunger strike,...
Seconde B/C Thursday, October 3rd 2013. SYDNEY A multicultural city : Sydneysider = an inhabitant from Sydney Sydney is Australia’s largest and oldest city. There are four million people who live in Sydney. It’s a multicultural city because people come...
Seconde B/C Thursday, September 19th 2013. A Japanese in New York Mari is Japanese but she has lived in New York… She likes Soho (South of Houston street) because she can go shopping: there are small shops, cute restaurants and cafés. And in Soho, you...
Seconde B/C Monday, September 16th 2013. The history of New York: Before 1626, the Indians lived on the Island of Manhatta. In 1626, the Dutch paid $24 to the Indians to buy the Island. They called it New Amsterdam. They stayed and settled there until...
Tuesday, September 10th 2013 After a first week in a new job... Situation 1: The boss and the employer could look happy or friendly. The boss could speak with the new employee . Situation 2: The employer could give a map of the company to any new employee...
Seconde B/C Thursday, November 7th 2013. Alone in Alaska / Into the Wild Shiver = tremble because of the cold To spot = to see (= repérer) Dawn = morning To claim = explain / say / assert (affirmer) Offer = give Gear = equipment Cheerfully = happily Pull...
Seconde D/E Monday, November 4th 2013. During the expedition, Lewis and Clark met an Indian woman called Sacagawea. She helped them a lot: she was an interpreter when they met other Indian tribes. She also helped them to keep peace with those Indian tribes....
Security Cameras Let’s compare cameras! Common points: These two cameras serve the same purpose. They are made for surveillance. But they show differences: they have a different size (the one on the right seems bigger / the one on the left seems lighter)...
Pilar Miragaya… Job: Personal Assistant Company: Fanes Orthopaedic Equipment Place: near Barcelona Product or service: Orthopedic Equipment Boss: her dad Typical morning activities: Breakfast at home at 8, 1st meeting at the breakfast table. Speaks to...
Seconde D/E Tuesday, September 24th 2013. His name is Kevin. He was born in New York because in 1971 his father played baseball in New York with the Mets. He was born on May 25th. But he grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. His mother followed his father to New...
Thursday, September 19th 2013. Her name is Donna Wilson. She is from Scotland / She is Scottish. She is 33 (thirty-three) years old. She is a designer. She create s different objects: mugs, scarves, gloves, hats, pillows, blankets (= covers). She use...
Thursday, September 25th 2014. Kevin – from Phoenix, Arizona. Born in NY, grew up in Phoenix Parents = living in NY Birth : May 25th 1971 / birthday in May. His mother met his father in NY Father: baseball player 2 memories: 2 ½ - 3 years old Window:...
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland . It has been recognised as capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century. It is located / situated in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth . The city is the 2nd most populous city in Scotland...
BOSTON: SANTA FE: SEATTLE: SAN FRANCISCO: MIAMI: Thursday, September 11th 2014. San Francisco is located in San Francisco Bay. It is the most loved city in the USA. The most famous landmark is the dramatic Golden Gate Bridge. It is foggy in the morning...
Wednesday, October 8th 2014. Let’s discover an American Family ! This is the Boutin family. They live in Stony Brook, in the middle of Long Island, it’s not far from Manhattan, about an hour drive… The family is composed of a dad, a mum, a girl, two boys,...
Seconde D/E Wednesday, October 16th 2013. Lewis & Clark exploring America. Merriwether Lewis was born on August 18th 1774, in Virginia. William Clark was born on August 1st 1770, in Virginia. They were explorers. Lewis was a captain of the US army and...
2nde D/E Tuesday, March 18th 2014. Maria, an eco-friendly person? This document is a recording of a woman whose name is Maria. She speaks English with a foreign accent. The question that has been asked to her could: “Are you an eco-friendly person?” or...
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 Central Park goes from 56th street in the South to 110th street in the North so it’s really big / huge. Mari also mentions Columbia University because she went to study there and has a diploma from that school. She also...
2nde D/E Monday, January 20th 2014. The Crime Scene On arriving on the crime scene, I discovered the corpse of a man. He was half lying half sitting, next to a small table with two half full glasses of alcohol / orange juice. He is wearing a tie on a...
Wednesday, September 10th 2014. American cities (oral comprehensions) Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. It was founded in 1630 (sixteen thirty). It’s the most interesting city in America because it’s a city on the water and it’s also a maritime...
LINKWORDS 1 . ENUMERER OU AJOUTER. At any rate/ in any case : en tout cas Besides/ moreover/ furthermore : de plus, en outre. By the way : à propos Incidentally : au passage Next / then : ensuite To begin with/ first of all : tout d’abord. Indeed : en...
Monday, February 10th 2014. Modern slavery : Foreign workers in Qatar - 94% of workers are non-Qatari … (Nepal, India, the Philippines) : Qatari are not workers, they decide. - Employers ill-treat their workers: abuses, excessive hours, forced confinement,...
Thursday, November 28th 2013. Music icons Michael Jackson: He was born on August 29th 1958, in Gary, Indiana. He died on June 25th, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. He was a dancer, a singer-songwriter and a musician. He began his career in 1968 with...
Friday, February 12th 2021 This document is an audio document about Jessica Rivas who is a wilderness ranger in Yosemite National Park, in California. She is speaking about her feelings in the park: first, she explains that she feels different ways. For...
Friday, February 19th 2021 This is John Anderson, he is a lifeguard and a California State Park peace officer. He works in a place called Silver Strand State Beach which hosts the California surf Livesaving championships. This is James Bray, he is a lifeguard...
