3e THESEE / ICARE

Your "Civil Rights Movement" Webquest is HERE .

4e EURO

 

Tuesday, May 24^th 2011

Nelson Mandela's first speech

This is a BBC news bulletin about the liberation of Nelson Mandela.

A long time ago in South Africa, Mandela fought for the honour and the rights of black people and he was arrested and stayed in prison twenty-seven years!

In South Africa, there was the « Apartheid », WHICH was the seperation / segregation of black people. It was a racist regime.

After 27 years in jail, he was liberated / released.

On this day he gave a speech in front of half a million people in Cape Town.

He wanted to be President and he became President of South Africa.

VOCABULARY

# in a row: à la suite

# leave (→ left): partir, laisser, quitter

# pay (→ paid): payer # buy (→ bought): acheter

# a cell: une cellule

# fight (→ fought): se battre

# give / make a speech: faire un discours

# become (→ became): devenir

# by heart: par cœur

3e ICARE / THESEE

 

Tuesday, May 24^th 2011

Rosa Parks

This document is a scene from a film.

The scene took place in 1955 on a bus in Alabama.

A black woman sat at the front of the bus and the driver wanted her to move at the back.

She refused, so the driver called the police.

The police arrested Rosa because she sat at the front of the bus, and black people COULDN'T sit at the front of the bus, they HAD TO sit at the back of the bus.

Black people COULD NOT (COULDN'T) go to the same schools.

Black people COULD NOT vote.

There was racial segregation between white and black people in America...

VOCABULARY

# refuse: refuser

# go (→ went): aller # leave (→ left): partir

# sit (→ sat): s'asseoir, être assis

# ask: demander # answer: répondre

# a bench: un banc

→ Pour parler de ce qu'on POUVAIT faire on utilise COULD (CAN au passé):

Ex: Black people COULD NOT vote (COULDN'T)

→ Pour parler de ce qu'on DEVAIT faire, on utilise HAD TO (HAVE TO au passé)

Ex: They HAD TO sit at the back of the bus.

 

Obama becomes President

This document is a radio interview with two Obama supporters.

This interview took place / happened in November 2008.

Obama's slogan was « Yes we can! ».

He also said « I have a dream » like Martin Luther King. He is the first African-American President of the United States.

Dwayne was very happy.

Dwayne spoke about slavery: black people HAD TO work for white people for free.

Dwayne also talked about segregation:

# Black people COULDN'T sit at the front of the bus.

# They COULDN'T go to the same schools as white people.

# They COULDN'T sit on the same benches in the parks

# They COULDN'T vote

Etc.

VOCABULARY

# a slave: un esclave # slavery: l'esclavage

# a field: un champ # work: travailler

# live together: vivre ensemble

# give a speech: faire, « donner » un discours

 

3e THESEE / ICARE

Here are some of the speeches that we will use in the next 3e lessons:

5e YVAIN / BOHORT

Friday, May 20^th 2011

AIRPORT SECURITY MEASURES

This document is a dialogue / conversation between Liz and John.

Liz went to Washington / Liz took a plane to Washington three weeks ago. It was very good, Liz loved Washington because it's a beautiful city.

If you go to the USA...

# You HAVE TO present your passport

# You HAVE TO give your fingerprints

# You HAVE TO show your return ticket

# You HAVE TO give your personal information

→ Pour parler de ce qu'on DOIT faire, d'une obligation, on peut utiliser MUST + Verbe, on peut aussi utiliser:

(HAVE TO) + Verbe

Ex: You HAVE TO listen

Ex: Mr Arbi HAS TO work

VOCABULARY

# show: montrer # say: dire

# fingerprints: empreintes digitales

# give (→ gave) donner # take (→ took): prendre

Friday, May 20^th 2011

IF YOU GO TO AMERICA...

This document is a conversation between John and Lisa. She went to Washington D.C. three weeks ago and she loved it!

If you go to America...

# You HAVE TO present your passport.

# You HAVE TO have a return ticket.

# You HAVE TO give your fingerprints

VOCABULARY

# a return ticket: un billet aller-retour

# if: si

# fingerprints: empreintes digitales

→ Pour exprimer une OBLIGATION, on peut utiliser MUST + Verbe, on peut aussi utiliser:

(HAVE TO) + Verbe

Ex: You HAVE TO listen!

Ex: Athir HAS TO listen!