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NO IMPACT MAN
3e ICARE / THESEE
Tuesday, December 7th 2010
THE NO-IMPACT MAN
This document is a newspaper article from the New York Times about the environment.
David Edelstein wrote this article in New York in May 2009.
This article speaks about Collin Beavan. He has got a wife, 2 kids, he lives in New York City. He works in an office, so he is like everybody, he is a normal man...
He decided to change his life to protect the planet.
He used to produce a lot of trash.
He used to drive a car.
He used to take taxis and the subway.
He used to have a TV...
→ Pour parler d'une action qui se déroulait auparavant et qui n'est plus vraie aujourd'hui, on utilise:
Sujet USED TO Verbe
Ex: I used to wear nappies. Not anymore.
VOCABULARY
# a nappy: une couche culotte
# not anymore: plus maintenant
THE NO-IMPACT MAN (Part 2)
Collin USED TO use electricity.
He USED TO have the air conditioning.
He USED TO have a SUV / 4x4.
He USED TO pollute.
In 2008 he made a decision: he wanted to change his life and protect the planet.
SINCE 2008:
# He HAS CREATED a website
# He HAS PUBLISHED a book = He HAS WRITTEN a book
# He HAS MADE a film
# He HAS INFLUENCED a lot of people
→ SO, in the past he USED TO pollute WHEREAS
now he protects the planet.
→ RAPPEL/ Pour faire un bilan, récapituler ce qui s'est passé entre un moment passé et le présent, on utilise le PRESENT PERFECT (Passé → Présent)
HAVE + PARTICIPE PASSE
→ Participe Passé:
# Soit verbe+ ED: Ex: I have finished my book.
# Soit Verbe irrégulier: 3e colonne
Ex: I have bought new jeans.
VOCABULARY : whereas: alors que
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