L2 Thème

December test. Some suggested translations


Thème test December 2008. Suggested translations

1 I turned round and saw Christa running to catch me up.
2 She held on to Frémincourt.. He helped her steady herself.
3 I blew my mother a kiss through the wall of my room, and slid down to the ground.
4 he claims to be campaigning for what he calls freedom.
5 There are some things you should never allow yourself to say, no matter how furious you are.
6 Busard’s parents provided him with board and lodging for 500 francs a day.
7 We stood squashed together close to the doors.
8 Doesn’t sound like a respectable couple.
9 We managed like a couple of beavers, did everything ourselves, we did.
10 He hadn’t seen any sign of civilians when he had crossed through the town

L2 phonetics. Corrigé for December test

Phonetics test corrigé December 2008

LOCK

(voiced) lateral alveolar stop
(mid-) open back lax vowel with slightly rounded lips
unvoiced velar stop

BATCH

Voiced bilabial stop
Open front lax vowel with spread lips
Unvoiced post-alveolar affricate

SINGING
Unvoiced alveolar fricative
Mid-close (central-) front lax vowel with spread lips
Velar nasal stop
Mid-close (central-) front lax vowel with spread lips
Velar nasal stop

All students - pronunciation dictionary online

singing - Pronunciation from www.howjsay.com

Not sure how to pronounce a word? On this site you can type in an English word and hear it pronounced.

L3 Option A revision Contestation sociale en Angleterre

Contestation sociale en Angleterre

Bonnes fêtes à tous et à toutes!

Si vous suivez le lien ci-dessus, vous trouverez des MP3 d'une série de mes cours de l'année dernière, qui pourraient vous être utiles. Ces fichiers ne remplacent pas, bien sûr, un travail en bibliothèque.

Keywords: British history, nineteenth century, twentieth century, podcast, university lecture, social movements

L3 Option A : Correction to homework exercise

There is a typing error in the extract you have been asked to study. The document says

“On January 24th, 1918, debate on the first of the amendments was begun.”

It should of course read

“On January 24th 1913, debate on the first of the amendments…”


Thank you to Lyse for pointing this out.

Option L3 Votes for women, December 1918

Votes for women, December 1918

It is the ninetieth anniversary of the election of the first woman to parliament, this week. The above link to Oxford University Press gives a sort version of some of this history.

L3 Option A The first ever woman MP

This is a radio programme about the first woman to be elected to parliament.

L1 LANSAD week twelve

MODAL REVISION
Some of these exercises you have done before, but most are new.

Will or going to

You've done this exercise before

This one is new
(mix and match)

Here is another mix and match.

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtoorwill/exercise4.html (I’d love a cup of tea)

Must or have to

First exercise

second exercise

Third exercise




Could and was able to




Modals of deduction

Free practice


LISTENING
Here is a place on the web you can practice your listening skills


READING
Reading for holiday time


The Times is read by people who are not poor! Read their Christmas gift guide and see if you can get ideas for your family and friends.




With the economic crisis, people are trying to save money at Christmas. The supermarkets are trying hard to offer cheaper food this Christmas. This article explains some of the details.


Questions and answers on cooking in England at Christmas!

Good news before the holidays for people interested in the environment




It’s also Hannukah this week. The London fire brigade wanted people to have fun, but to be careful.

L3 Option A Saint Simon et les Saint-simoniens - Culture & Révolution

Saint Simon et les Saint-simoniens - Culture & Révolution

This week we will be looking at the influence of three thinkers - Saint Simon, Robert Owen and Karl Marx. This is a link to an introductory article on Saint Simon.

Dates of tests and exams

On Thursday next, my L2 Phonetics class will have a short test. The final test will be in week thirteen (8 January).

On Friday next, my L2 thème class will have a short test. The final test will be in week thirteen (9 January).

My L1 civilization class will have their final test for the semester on the 19th January at 3pm. In week thirteen (8 January) they will have an ordinary class.

My L3 Civilization option will have their final test on the 20th January at 3 pm. In week thirteen (9 January) they will have an ordinary class.

My L1 Grammar class will have their final test in week thirteen (9 January).

My L1 LANSAD class will have their final test in week thirteen (9 January)

All students How to make Google your English Teacher | EnglishCafe

How to make Google your English Teacher | EnglishCafe

How to use Google to help you learn English. Follow the link above.

L1 LANSAD Modals of deduction

Modals of deduction - introduction

An exercise on modals of deduction

Another exercise on modals of deduction

Here is a last exercise on modals of deduction

L1 LANSAD week eleven

Here is a humorous article about France in an English newspaper.

L3 Contestation sociale YouTube - The Suffragettes

YouTube - The Suffragettes

A short, simple, but touching video made by young people about the campaign for votes for women.

L3 Contestation sociale Jill Liddington - review of Rebel Girls by Alison Light from London Review of Books

Jill Liddington - review of Rebel Girls by Alison Light from London Review of Books

This article analyses Jill Liddington's book "Rebel Girls",a book which tries to understand which women became suffragettes and why.

L1 civilisation Humble Petition and Advice - Wikipedia

Humble Petition and Advice - Wikipedia

Here is a short summary of the Humble Petition and Advice.

L1 civilisation GB Putney Debates - Wikipedia

Putney Debates - Wikipedia

The wikipedia article on the Putney debates is a good introduction to that subject.

L3 option contestation sociale - Rebel girls

Recently historians have tried to understand in detail what made women get involved in the fight for the vote. This lecture given in London in 2007 is by a historian whor wrote a book called "Rebel girls". She recounts the involvement of four very different women in the fight for the right to vote.

L1 more grammar revision

Here are some of the notes on my classes which will help you revise for the test on Friday.

Be + ING part one
Be + ing part two

Have + EN part one
Have + EN part two

L1 Grammar revision

As you know, we have a test next Friday. The test will deal with everything w ehave covered since the last test - that is to say

1) BE +ING (when to use it and when not to use it)
2) HAVE + EN (when to use it and when not so use it).

You will certainly need to read over the notes you took in class, and read, no doubt more than once, the chapters of your grammar book dealing with these points. You can also revise by listening to these two MP files about HAVE +EN. They are extracts from my classes

First part of explanation on HAVE +EN
Second part of explanation on HAVE + EN

LANSAD 1 REVISION

You will find here an explanation of "will" and "going to", to revise what we looked at two weeks ago.

LANSAD 1 week ten

Explanation of can and be able to



Simple exercise



More difficult exercise

L3 option A contestation sociale

This article I wrote in French on the music-hall strike of 1907 might be useful to you.