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1. Pourquoi le present perfect est-il utilisé et répété dans le premier paragraphe? "has offered" "we have helped" x2 "we have made a pledge.

>> ANSWER: 21-03
l'emploi du present perfect (have + verbe au participe passé) souligne bien l'idée de BILAN. LBJ est en train de dresser l'inventaire de la politique US au sud Vietnam depuis 1961. "Voici tout ce que nous avons fait jusqu'à présent pour aider le pays" . Le but de ce bilan étant évidemment de justifier l'intervention accrue (l'envoi de plus de troupes) sur le terrain. Il regarde vers le passé pour faire le bilan jusqu'au présent pour justifier l'escalade à venir (futur)

2. L'expression du but et de l'intention : petit rappel (car souvent des erreurs).
we are in Vietnam TO strengthen the world order = TO + V

Le TO indique ici une VISEE (on vise une action qui n'est pas encore réalisée, vers laquelle on tend. C'est le principe d'un but, d'un objectif. On vise un but, on va vers celui-ci. Le but à atteindre ici = renforcer l'ordre mondial i.e. consolider la paix.

On retrouve ce TO justement dans l'intention:
"I intend TO keep that promise" (j'ai l'intention de tenir cette promesse" l. 8

Autres expressions de l'intention :
be going to +v
will + V
plan to + V

mais attention

think of + V-ING (toujours ING après une préposition, OF en est une)

Watch this online lesson and take the short test at the end.

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Here are some ways you can talk about your future plans and intentions in English. These are activities that you know will happen, because you planned them and decided to do them.

Be going to + verb

Use this to talk about activities you planned before.

Remember to change "be" to the correct form for the subject:

I am going to play tennis tomorrow.
You are going to see your cousin next week.
He / She is going to get married in September.
We are going to have a party this weekend.
They are going to save up for a new car.
Question form
As with all verbs that use the verb "to be", change the subject and the form of the verb to make questions:
Short replies
Yes I am / No I'm not
Yes you are / No you aren't (or No you're not)
Yes he is / No he isn't
Yes we are / No we aren't (or No we're not)
Yes they are / No they aren't (or No they're not)
Negative form
I am not going to leave my job.
You aren't going to visit your cousin this week.
He / She isn't going to get married.
We aren't going to move house.
They aren't going to study at university.

Present Continuous

We use the Present Continuous to talk about planned appointments and activities. These are the types of activities that you write in your diary, for example. We often give a time reference.

Very often, "be going to" and the Present Continuous can be used in the same situations.

I'm visiting our new office in London this afternoon. ( I'm gong to visit our new office...)

You're meeting the boss tomorrow. ( You're going to meet the boss...)

He / She is working from home next week. ( He is going to work from home...)

We're taking the train to Scotland. ( We are going to take the train...)

They're leaving later today. ( They are going to leave ...)

See our grammar page on the Present Continuous to find out more.

Be planning to / Be thinking of

You can use the verbs "plan" and "think" in the present continuous is to talk about activities that aren't 100% definite.

I'm planning to study abroad next year.

We're thinking of getting a dog.

Remember: "be planning to" is followed by the verb; "be thinking of" is followed by a gerund (ing form).

Review of "will"

We can use "will" to talk about the future and make predictions.

For example:

" We won't have enough money to buy a new house this year."

"I think he'll get a promotion next month."

We can also use "will" to talk about decisions that we make at the time of speaking (NOT decisions that we plan before):

" I'll help you with your bags." (at the moment you see someone with a heavy bag)

It is wrong to say "I'm going to help you with your bags" or "I'm helping you with your bags" in this situation.

For more information, see our page on using will.
Extra English grammar pages Using future forms Talking about your plans in English
Future Plans Exercise

Choose the correct answer.

Now go on to the next page to get phrases and vocabulary to plan a day out: English Vocabulary: Planning a Day Out

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Here are some ways you can talk about your future plans and intentions in English. These are activities that you know will happen, because you planned them and decided to do them. Use this to talk about activities you planned before. Remember to change "be" to the correct form for the subject: I am going to play tennis tomorrow.

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- Describe (4Ws)
- Analyse : what image of the war is conveyed by this photograph? Are the soldiers portrayed as the "bad guys" or the "good guys"?

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DOC 2: President Johnson's Speech (7 April 1965)

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DOC 2: President Johnson's Speech (7 April 1965)

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On 9 April, we listened to the first two paragraphs. Start at 7 min 03. Some sentences were cut in the script

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President Johnson's Remarks on Vietnam at Johns Hopkins University, 4/7/65. MP549.

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DOC 3: Ted Ed Lesson (homework for 16 March)

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DOC 3: Ted Ed Lesson (homework for 16 March)

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You were given a worksheet to fill in.

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In this video you are going to learn about the causes of the US involvement in Vietnam and understand how public opinion gradually turned against it.

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1. Back to LBJ's Speech :
a. can you show how Johnson depicts the American involvement in positive terms? The repetitions can help you. Answer here >>>>>

b. Why can we say that his message is paradoxical?

2. Draw a Venn diagram showing the common points and differences between the photograph and the speech.  Below is an example of a Venn diagram. You can send them via the ENT or by email

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1. LBJ's Speech : words and phrases search (a phrase = an expression)

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16 March: correction of your Ted Ed quiz

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16 March: correction of your Ted Ed quiz

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PLEASE CONTRIBUTE OR THIS BOX WILL REMAIN EMPTY!!

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Online exercise : expressing purpose (le but)

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Online exercise : expressing purpose (le but)

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English grammar exercises and quizzes online. Free exercises on expressions of purpose: in order to, so as to, so that

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I will survive, teacher coronavirus version!

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I will survive, teacher coronavirus version!

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Brilliant

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I Will Survive, Coronavirus version for teachers going online

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Alice : a)Johnson depicts the American involvement by repeating the promise made since 1954 that he intends to keep during the war. The Americans will help the Vietnamese soldiers to defend their independence and that they can count on them in the event of attacks 

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Alice : a)Johnson depicts the American involvement by repeating the promise made since 1954 that he intends to keep during the war. The Americans will help the Vietnamese soldiers to defend their independence and that they can count on them in the event of attacks 

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b)He says peacefully that americans have a responsibility to defend South Vietnam with freedom “freedom from attack”, however american troops use violence in this country

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Eléna:
a) President Johnson says that America has a promise to keep and he intends to keep his promise. Since 1954 American presidents have offered support to South Vietnam. He does that out of loyalty. And he said that is a national pledge to help South Vietnam defend its independence.

b)We can say that his message is paradoxical because America help and support South Vietnam but at the same time the American army commits crimes against the South Vietnam.

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Some figures about the number of casualties

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Some figures about the number of casualties

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The role of the media during the Vietnam War

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A SENSELESS WAR READING COMPREHENSION

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(extra article on the topic)
Careful: some shocking photographs.