2ndes 7 :Bram Stoker's Dracula - Official® Trailer [HD]

Watch both trailers
Pick up words you  have understood in the trailers
 and compare (Opposition/ similarities):
-titles :
-genre (and clues):
-the 3 main characters : age/ appearance/relationship
-the plot (Story) : use modal forms
-the setting (Places)
-time
-the music (Use adjectives to qualify it)
-the atmosphere
-symbols related to vampires

Which one do you prefer ?  Why ? (Preference/opinion)

2nde 7 :Twilight - Official Trailer [HD]

2ndes7 : movies

 1) Compare 2 or 3 posters using expressions of similarities and opposition.
Which genre do they belong to ? Name 4 different genres.
Which one do you prefer and why ? (Use preference and opinion)
Do you like horror movies ? Explain why or why not .

2) Exercices de compréhension orale : movies

URL de cette ressource : http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article792 :Mary and Max
http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article615 : spiderman

AM1 :Best Job In The World - Sky News

Sportsheroes

1)http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18795649 :

Tommie Smith: 'Black Power' salute had to be done

11 July 2012 

The black American sprinter Tommie Smith captured the world's attention with a peaceful but controversial protest delivered at the Mexico Olympics in 1968.
After wining the 200m - where he beat the previous world record by two tenths of a second - he and another competitor, John Carlos, stood on the podium and gave the "Black Power" salute.
Their actions prompted boos from the crowd and the International Olympic committee forced their expulsion from the US Olympic team and banned them from future competitions.

2)http://www.biography.com/people/jesse-owens-9431142
Jesse Owens was born September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. In high school, he won three track and field events at the 1933 National Interscholastic Championships. Two years later, while competing for Ohio State University, he equaled one world record and broke three others. In 1936 Owens won four gold medals at the Olympic Games in Berlin. He died from cancer on March 31, 1980.

The 1936 Olympic Games

For Adolph Hitler and the Nazis, the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games was expected to be a German showcase and a statement for Aryan supremacy. Most notably, Hitler lambasted America for including black athletes on its Olympic roster.
But it was African Americans who helped cement America's success at the Olympic Games. In all the U.S. won 11 gold medals, six of them by black athletes. Owens was easily the most dominant athlete to compete. He captured four gold medals (the 100-meter, the long jump, the 200-meter, and the 400-meter relay race) and broke two Olympic records along the way. After Owens won the 100-meter event, a furious Hitler stormed out of the stadium, though some reports later indicated that Hitler congratulated the athlete on his success.
While Owens helped the U.S. triumph at the games, his return home was not met with the kind of fanfare one might expect. President Franklin D. Roosevelt failed to meet with Owens and congratulate him, as was typical for champions. It wasn't until 1976 that he was properly recognized when President Gerald Ford awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

3) Sponsorship/ the power of money

4) http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/19/opinion/olympic-sponsorship-clark/index.html
Controversy about sponsorship :Olympic sponsorship: Must it be so unhealthy?

By Malcolm Clark, Special for CNN (Video + article)

 

BTS CGO2 / THE EUROPEAN UNION

http://europa.eu/about-eu/basic-information/index_en.htm

I) QUIZ about THE EU

1- How many European countries are part of the EU today : 20-22-25-27 ?

2-Name 2 or 3 criteria for a country to be part  of the EU :

3-These conditions of membership are called : the Maastricht treaty/ the Copenhagen  criteria / the Schengen criteria ?

4-The EU is the world’s biggest :   exporter ? Importer ?

5-The EU was created : after WWI, WWII, the Cold War ?

6-Why was the EU created ? Explain.

7-How many countries first composed the EU ? 5-6-8-12 ?

7-Since the « Schengen » agreements, it’s now possible for people to : travel without passport/ to move freely within the EU without controls at the frontier /to find a job in any European country / to find work more easily.

8-ECONOMY/ Explain the Lisbon strategy in terms of  employments

-retirement age : less than 62, more than 62 years-old ?

-For their careers workers are encouraged to ………….

-What kind of discrimination is outlawed (Forbidden) in the European legislation ?

9-POLITICS/What  does the European Union favour ? : Freedom of speech ? Equal opportunities for all ? Free enterprise ? Nuclear power ? Human rights ?

10-How will the EU manage to fight climate change and protect the environment by 2020 ?

II) Watch the video and explain the advantages of having a single market for citizens and businesses.http://europa.eu/newsroom/audiovisual/video/business/index_en.htm

AM1 : writing a CV/ podcast

Professionals'Podcast : writing a CV

To read or listen to the article online, go to:

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/professionals-podcasts/advice-writing-cvs

Before you listen

Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions.

Definitions:

a. A person who is competing to get a job 

b. A document that describes your qualifications and working history to support a job

application

c. Able to change or be changed easily according to the situation

d. The process of finding people to work for a company or become a new member of an organization

e. A computer system that stores lots or information 

f. Connected with what is happening or being discussed

g. A person who knows you can say why you are suitable for a job 

h. A job in a company or organization

Writing a CV

Listen to John Woodrow, a Human Resources professional giving some advice on writing better CVs.

1. recruitment

2. CV

3. post

4. database

5. candidate

6. flexible

7. relevant

8. reference

True or false

Decide if the following statements are true or false. 

1. Part of John Woodrow’s job is deciding which new people his company will employ. 

2. Woodrow reads hundreds of CVs every month. 

3.     His company does not accept CVs.

 4. Woodrow’s company keeps lists of potential employees on a computer. 

5. Woodrow will ignore a CV which is too long. 

6. He thinks the first CV he looks at is too short. 

7. One problem with the first CV is that it includes irrelevant information.

 8. Woodrow suggests that placements are not important when describing your experience.

 9. The second CV has too much space on it. 

10. The second CV includes information about the languages the person can speak. 

11. Woodrow is only interested in people who can speak Spanish.

2ndes7 : hollywood celebrities

1) Comprehension orale : 

Nitya and Todd talk about the various movies they like to watch.(N 574)

http://www.elllo.org/english/0551/574-Nitya-Movie.html

2)Who's who ?
Choose 2 characters and gather some information about them. Your partner will have to guess who you have  chosen by asking you some questions.

CGO2 : work experience

Talking about your internship/ work experience (5 minutes)

I*Introduce yourself (Studies, plans for the future)
The company you worked for (Type of activities, field of specialization, location : )

II*Explain how you prepared your work experience
How you chose the company(Did you write a cover letter ? Send a CV ?)
Did  you get an interview with  your boss or human resource manager ?
What you expected from this experience

III*Describe your activities
Department you worked in ? What tools did you use ?What did you have to wear ? How many people worked with you (Did you work on your own or with a team ?) ? What did your tutor do ? What were your working hours (Were they flexible ?) ? Working space ? Have you received a salary ?

IV*Describe the problems you  had to face : technical problems, human relationships...

V*Analyse the results
a-For yourself: in terms of professional skills, what did you learn or improve ?
In terms of personality : what qualities did you develop ? (Self-reliance, team work, efficiency, oral communication skills, prioritizing, multi-tasking, problem solving skills...)
 Did you adapt quickly to your new environment ? Did you make any friends ?

What you liked or didn't like (I enjoy +/resent -)
Has your vision of working life changed ?  Your choice of career ?

b-What did you bring to the company ?

VI*Conclude by deciding if it was a positive or negative experience (Feedback) : do you think this experience gives  you a better opportunity to get a job ? Could you get a position in this company ?

Useful expressions :
A tutor=supervisor
The staff= employees
To master new skills
To expect (s'attendre à)/ I was expected to .../ I had to/ I was told to/ my job consisted in+Ving/ I was in charge of...

To draw the benefits of the internship

I think= I believe= in my opinion=to my mind
I liked/ I appreciated/ I enjoyed/I developed a taste for +       - I resented/ I didn't like/ I disapproved of/
capacities=abilities=expertise
The internship gave me.../ It enabled me to.../ I was able to...
(Concession) However=yet=nevertheless=on the other hand= on the contrary

BTS CGO :Getting off to a good start