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Eva Benitez
(1:40 – 4:00) 1. When she was a child, Eva's father used to talk to her in: □ English □ Italian □ Spanish 2. Eva's father was arrested by the police because he: □ killed his neighbour □ was wrongly accused of killing his neighbour □ was a drug dealer 3. For Eva, her gang is: □ a nightmare □ a threat □ like a family
4. What are the three racial minorities that Eva mentions? 5. Which minority does Eva belong to? 6. According to Eva, what do the different gangs fight for? Tick the right answers: fun □ respect □ territory □ pride □ housing □ drug □ money □ race □ their America □
Asian, black or latino (= South American)
Eva belongs to a South American community.
8. Eva says: VOCABULARY: trouve les synonymes (associe les mots en les écrivant dans le tableau en face de l'équivalent en anglais) to come down to = to get blasted = to walk out the door =to jump someone =
“In Long Beach, it all comes down to what you look like. If you're latino, or Asian, or black, you can get blasted anytime you walk out your door (...). They think they are winning by jumping me now, but soon they're all going down.”
to attack someone
se résumer à
to get shot/to get hit
to leave the house
Erin Gruwell
Miss Campbell: Here is your . Erin: Thank you. I my lesson plans, I'd love it if you would look them over. Miss Campbell: Yes, and these are the classes you'll start with. Freshman English, four , about 150 students in all. Some of them are just out of . One or two might be wearing to monitor their whereabouts. And you see here, we'll have to revise your lesson plans. And if you look at their , these vocabulary lists and some these, uh, the books, uh, Homer's the Odyssey, they are going to be too difficult for them.
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Erin: Alright. Miss Campbell: Also, for most of them to get here it takes three , almost 90 minutes each way. Erin: My god! Miss Campbell: So, I wouldn't give them too much of a load. You'll just be a lot of time following up on overdue work. Erin: Alright, thank you. Miss Campbell: You're from Newport Beach? Erin: Yes.
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Miss Campbell: Too bad you weren't here even two years you know. We used to have one of the highest scholastic records in the district, but since was suggested, we've uh, lost over 75% of our strongest students. Erin: Well, actually, I chose Wilson because of the integration program. I think what's happening here is really , don't you? My father was in the civil right's movement. And I remember when I was watching the LA riots on T.V, I was thinking of going to law school at the time. And I thought, God, by the time you are defending a kid in a , the battle's already lost. I think the real should happen here in the .
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Miss Campbell: Well, that's a very huh, well-thought-out phrase. Erin, I think you are a lovely, intelligent woman, but you're a first time teacher. As head of this department, I have to be confident you're capable of with what we have to face here. Erin: I am. I know I have a lot to learn as a teacher, but I'm a really good student. I am, and I really want to be here. Miss Campbell: Those are lovely pearls. Erin: Thank you. From my father. Miss Campbell: I wouldn't wear them to class.
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1. Translate this statement by Miss Campbell into French: “Too bad you weren't here even two years ago you know. We used to have one of the highest scholastic records in the district, but since 'voluntary' integration was suggested, we've uh, lost over 75% of our strongest students.”
Dommage que vous n'étiez pas là il y a 2 ans. On avait les meilleurs résultats de la région, mais depuis que l'intégration "volontaire" a été suggérée, nous avons perdu plus de 75% de nos meilleurs élèves.
2. Surmise from this excerpt and from the context of the film: what is voluntary integration? 3. Is Miss Campbell excited about voluntary integration? Why?
Voluntary integration consists in policies designed to promote racial integration in schools. The aim is to insure that pupils in American middle and high schools come from a variety of social, cultural and racial backgrounds.
Miss Campbell does not seem to be happy with voluntary integration. She states that as a result of that policy, 75 % of Wilson's highest performing students have transferred to another school.
Erin is a new English teacher. She lives in Newport Beach. Her dad was involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Initially, she wanted to go to law school but she decided to be a teacher instead, because she thinks that when a teenager is in a courtroom it’s already too late.
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Erin is a English teacher. She in Newport Beach. Her dad was involved in the Civil Rights . Initially, she wanted to go to school but she decided to be a instead, because she thinks that when a is in a courtroom it’s already too .
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Erin is a English . She in Newport Beach. Her dad involved in the Civil Rights . . Initially, she to go to school but she to be a instead, because she that when a is in a courtroom it’s already too .
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The Line game part 1
41:30
1. Erin Gruwell, the teacher, organises a game called The Line Game. Explain the rules:
Ms Gruwell asks the students questions. If the question applies to them, they step on the line. They have to step back for the next question.
The Line game - part 1I
f) The first question, how many of you have the new Snoop Dog album? g) Does a refugee camp count? h) How many of you know where to get drugs right now? i) How many of you have been in juvenile hall for any length of time? j) Stand on the line if you have lost a friend to gun violence. k) How many of you know someone in a gang.
a) How many of you know someone, a friend or relative who was or is in juvenile hall or jail? b) Stay on the line if you've lost more than one friend. c) How many of you have seen Boyz n the Hood? d) How many of you live in the projects? e) How many of you are gang members?
Homework: Pick out pieces of information about the movie "Boyz n the Hood" (plot, setting, main themes, etc...)
The Line game - part 1II
45:25
journals
1) Erin Gruwell gives them . 2) They are allowed to - , , 3) They have to 4) Erin will not or the journals 5) However, if they , she will read their journals. Do you think they have a lot of things to tell? What sort of things? Would you like to read their notebooks?
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any good thing, bad thing...
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1) Souligne les verbes au present perfect dans les deux phrases ci-dessous, puis traduis les phrases en français. a. We have lost 75% of our strongest students since voluntary integration. b. Erin Gruwell has lived in Newport Beach for a long time.
We have lost 75% of our strongest students since voluntary integration.
Depuis l'intégration volontaire nous avons perdu 75% de nos meilleurs étudiants.
Erin Gruwell has lived in Newport Beach for a long time.
Erin Gruwell vit a Newport Beach depuis longtemps.
Ça fait longtemps qu'Erin Gruwell vit a Newport Beach.
Formation du present perfect
I have never been to Nigeria. She has lived in Los Angeles for a long time. Spielberg has directed 141 films.
Formation du present perfect
auxiliaire have conjugué + verbe au participe passé
I have never been to Nigeria. She has lived in Los Angeles for a long time. Spielberg has directed 141 films.
participe passé régulier = verbe + ed (lived, arrived, voted, talked...) participe irrégulier = troisième colonne des verbes irréguliers (been, seen, fought, brought, chosen...)
PRESENT PERFECT Let's practice!
I (choose) irr
I have chosen
Let's practice!!
I (live) reg
I have lived
Let's practice!!
She (enjoy) reg
She has enjoyed
Let's practice!!
They (be) irr
They have been
Let's practice!!
You (build) irr
You have built
Let's practice!!
They (land) reg
They have landed
Let's practice!!
She (talk) reg
She has talked
Let's practice!!
You (break) irr
You have broken
Let's practice!!
You (feel) irr
You have felt
Let's practice!!
He (decide) reg
He has decided
Let's practice!!
They (not change) reg
They have not changed They haven't changed
Let's practice!!
I (not answer) reg
I have not answered I haven't answered
Let's practice!!
I (win) irr
I have won
Let's practice!!
He (make) irr
I has made
Let's practice!!
She (shoot) irr
She has shot
Let's practice!!
He (write) irr
He has written
FOR - SINCE - AGO
Steven Spielberg has been famous since Jaws. Steven Spielberg has been a director for 54 years. Spielberg shot Jaws 48 years ago.
Observez les phrases en anglais. Quel temps emploie t'on avec since et for ? Quel temps emploie t-on avec ago ?
le present perfect
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I haven't called him 2022. I have known her Martin's birthday. Erin has lived in New York for a long time. I haven't called him for 6 months.
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DURÉE ou DATE PRÉCISE ? Après FOR on indique une Après on indique une
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2) Observez la formation des verbes au present perfect dans les phrases en anglais et le temps des verbes dans les traductions françaises : pourquoi dit-on que le present perfect renvoie à la fois au PRÉSENT et au PASSÉ ? We have lost 75% of our strongest students since voluntary integration. = Depuis l'intégration volontaire nous avons perdu 75% de nos meilleurs étudiants. Erin Gruwell has lived in Newport Beach for a long time. Erin Gruwell vit a New port Beach depuis longtemps.