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Tales, seq 1. Meeting Point T p 20-31 L and of the free: Myth or reality ?. Culture: founding myths, USA Espaces et échange / Mythes et héros Your task: organize a cartoon exhibition, explain / analyze a cartoon (EO) Language: present simple / be+V-ing
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Tales, seq 1. Meeting Point T p 20-31Land of the free: Myth or reality ? Culture: founding myths, USA Espaces et échange / Mythes et héros Your task: organize a cartoon exhibition, explain / analyze a cartoon (EO) Language: present simple / be+V-ing Articles (a / an / the / )
Toolbox Mighty = strong, powerful Exiles (n. pl)= [ai] Mild =/= harsh Refuse = rubbish, trash, waste Teeming= packed with people Choose the right answer: This is a message of ¤ warning ¤ welcome to people ¤ in dire straights ¤ with power and ambition
Replace the following words: Ellis IslandStatue of Liberty sonnet Seven Wonders 1883 Brooklynimmigrants • "The New Colossus" is a __________by American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–1887), written in_______.[2] In 1903, the poem was engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the lower level of the pedestal of the _________________. • The title of the poem and the first two lines refer to the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the _______________of the Ancient World. The poem is about the millions of __________ who came to the United States (many of them through ____________at the port of New York). • The "air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame" refers to New York Cityand __________, not yet consolidated into one unit in 1898.
The first settlers • http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/pilgrims-in-america
Watch the video • Who? • What? • Where (to and from)? • When? • Why? • How? (situation, easy / difficult? ) • For more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwJDraGAV44 • Meeting Point T p 21. Painting. Describe precisely and comment.
The Promised Land • Meeting point T p 30 (pic): describe. Page 22: Bruce Springsteen: Not born in the USA. • Listen to the song and watch the music video. • Spot the mythical landmarks represented and the type of music. Then answer question 2 p 22.
Comment on the cartoon, then read the text and answer the questions!Note: It helps to read the questions first and highlight / copy the clues (names, places, information…) • WHEN HOME IS NO LONGER A HAVEN! (a haven : a refuge) Ginger THOMPSON, The New York Times, Saturday, May 27, 2006. • Activities: Meeting point Tales p 20: THE WALL
Test:A. use the method studied in class to 1. present 2. describe 3. analyze this picture.
B. Confront the situation to this phrase from the declaration of independence: “ All men are created equal” • Meeting point Tale p 24 (pic) Katrina Hurricane, 2005 Louisville Flood, 1937
Your task!Myths and Realities in the Land of the Free. • Task:Your team has to choose and present a cartoon about American founding myths for an online exhibition. • You also have to describe and explain the cartoon and its message (historical events mentioned, landmarks, people, places…)
Final Task! Describe (what? Who? Where? When?) Explain (What about? Why? How?) Prepare a complete oral account with your team.
La clé du bac CO n°1 • Take a sheet of paper (landscape mode) and divide it into 3 columns for the 3 listenings. Column 1: