Teens Dream Jobs

3e ICARE

Wednesday, February 2^nd 2011

Teenagers' Dream Careers

This document is a radio interview about teens' dream jobs.

There are three teenagers who speak about their dream jobs:

1. If Jessica WAS better in maths, she WOULD be a doctor / a surgeon.

2. If Rob WAS American, he WOULD become a NCIS agent... but he is Canadian!

3. If Jane's parents WERE rich, she WOULD become a fashion designer.

→ Pour parler de ce qu'on FERAIT SI, on utilise:

IF... Condition au Passé →

Conséquence avec WOULD + Verbe

Ex: If I worked more, I would be n°1 in Icare!

NB: Ms Ladj Merabet is showing off / she is bragging about because she is N°1 in Icare!

VOCABULARY

# show: montrer

# show off: se montrer, craner

# brag about: se la jouer, se vanter

# a teenager: un adolescent # a teen: un ado

→ Dans une langue plus formelle / soutenue, on peut utiliser « If I were » (au lieu de « If I was ») pour dire « Si j'étais ».

Ex: If I were a boy, I would...