bilan 1er trimestre : ANGLAIS 2/2

ACTE 2 !

Place

-the outskirts
-a ghetto
-the suburbs
-the housing estates (logements sociaux)

People

-teens
-a youngster (un jeune)
-a working class familly
-an outsider (marginal)

Problems

-poverty
-unemployment
-illitéracy
-ignorance
-the lack of (manque de ) education
-deprecate
-underestimate

The hopes

-ambitions
-to succed in ...
-to fail
-to dream of ... a beter life
-to climb the social ladder.

I.Présentation du texte n°2:

Suburban Education

This text is an extract from a novel, called "The Buddha of suburbia", written by Hannif Kureichi.
It is the story of Karim, a young man in his twenties, who comes from south london , the suburbs and who is from the working class. Recently, he has met Eleanor, who comes from a better social class and who belongs to a group of intellectuals.With Eleanor he realizes that because he never studied at school, he is an ignoramus.

II.Vocabulaire.

-recently:lately
-lucky :fortunate
-self assurance:confidence
-Priceless:invaluable
-subtle:sophisticated
-important:substancial

-néant :void
-utile/valable :worthwile
-haïr :loathe
-dur/difficile:Rough
-perturber/chahuter :to disrupt.
-une serviette :briefcase
-une monnaie :currency
-s'étrangler : to choke
-mignon: cute
-rocailleux :raw.

III Le Regret



He wishes he had never attached other kids.

He wishes he had studied more seriously at school.

He wishes he hadn't wasted his time at school .

He regrets

He regrets never having done his homework.

He regrets having ignored his father's admonitions.

he regrets not having learnt



If only he had understood earlier.
If only he hadn't disrupted all the lessons.



Why did he do that ?
why didn't he work more seriously ?



How stupid of them not to learn ! (=pésent)

How stupid of them not to have learnt ! (=passé).

IV. Les connecteurs logiques.

"on the one hand... on the other hand" : d'un coté .... de l'autre...
"whereas/while" : alors que/ tandis que
"nevertheless" : néamoins.
"despite/in spite of..." : en dépit de. ...
"thanks to" : grace à
"provided" : à la condition que
"so that" : afin que
"once" : une fois que
"until" : jusqu'à
"unless" : à moins que
"in order to" : afin de.

c'est fini mais il faut aussi revoir le devoir "bac"les exercices et s'entrainer. Aidez vous du livre si besoin est !.
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