Tuesday 2 february 2010
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Posted in: 2009-2010 - Tale LV2
Hey,
today I first gave you a list of vocabulary that is of utmost importance to deal with a question about your likes and dislikes (in a book, a movie, ...).
Here it is:
Correction de l'expression: Nowadays, most people love suspense in books and films. What about you ?
- Vocabulaire:
a thriller - to thrill - it gives me the thrills / creeps - thrilling / suspenseful - a captivating book - a breath-taking scene - it makes me want to carry on +V.ing - a weirdo / a creep
Then I did a quick recap of grammar and particularly on "verbes de sentiments", the use of "very" and "quite" and uncountable nouns. Here is what we said:
- Grammaire:
*noms non-comptables : news*/evidence*/furniture*
a piece of/ two pieces of..
Verbes sentiments + V.ing.
Examples : like, prefer, hate, be keen on, be crazy about, be fond of.
Finally we started reading an correcting the comprehension part of your exercise dealing with the extravagant witness and the detective. Here is the correction for some of the answers:
1) a. The text is taken from a detective story.
b. "Excepting the murderer, of course" (l.22-23)
" [...]while waiting to be interviewed" (l.2)
2) a. Present: Dalgiesh and Amy Shorthouse
Mentioned: Mr Lauder, Peter Nagle, the chap, Miss Bolam.
b. The conversation takes place in Miss Bolam's office.
" [...]it was in this room" (l.27) + "her office"
c. The detective questions the witness in order to find information* and evidence* about the murder. Her testimony could be important.
3) a.Number 3: "a modish pair of high-heeled court shoes" (l.4-5), "the latest idiocy in hats" (l.5), "the shortness of her skirt" (l.5-6), "fur coat".
b. She's an extravagant woman. She pays attention to her looks. She wants to please.
4) a. 4-3-1-5-2
b.She is having fun. "The little grey eyes were shrewd and amused" (l.11), " [...] was enjoying herself" ( l.13-14).
HW: tomorrow, we'll continue correcting both your tests and hopefully, we'll have time to move on back to the lesson on guns.
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