Wednesday 10 march 2010
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Hey,
today we first started the lesson with a fun warm up about a surreal pizza machine. You can watch the report here again:
Here is what we said about it:
The document is a news report from MSNBC.com, an American news channel. It
deals with the “let’s pizza” vending-machine. This machine kneads the dough, puts tomato sauce and toppings / ingredients on the pie. Then it bakes it in less than 3
minutes.
I personally find it surreal/unbelievable. What’s more / Moreover, it’s worrying because it| may destroy jobs / increase
unemployment.
However, I’m sure it isn’t tasty/yummy/delicious/scrumptious. I prefer hand-made food / home-made food. It costs $7 = seven dollars = seven bucks.
Vocabulary explanation:
- (to) knead the dough = pétrir la pâte
- (to) bake = cuire au four
- a pie = toute forme ronde faite à partir de pâte à cuire au four
Then we moved on with the analysis of the text again and we commented on the causes of gun violence according to the author and according to you. Here is what we said:
In the text, the author puts forward the role of the American gun culture. He also highlights the role of video games and
violent movies. He believes that a child can be more influenced than a grown-up/an
adult. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t totally agree. For sure, it may be one reason but not the main. For me, education and the social environment have a primary role. I also believe that it is a vicious circle: violence triggers
violence.
Vocabulary explanation:
- (to) put forward / highlight = mettre en valeur / insister sur ...
- as far as I'm concerned / for me / to my mind, ...
- (to) trigger = entraîner / déclencher
HW: For next time, you need to learn the lesson of course and remember the 2nd Amendment to the US constitution by heart.
By English Prof
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