Vocab and nice formulations by Souna Sbeiti

Vocab and nice formulations by Souna Sbeiti https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn Made with a wish on a star en-us 2019-02-18 17:29:24 UTC 2019-04-14 21:47:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Antoine(Rieuneau + Villey) https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332407540 The Backstop
The deal was struck and then undone
Area of contention
To sow the seeds for an insoluble problem
Keep T. May on the dancefloor]]> 2019-02-18 17:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332407540 Nathanael : https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332408477 Fox news : January 13
Trump rejects report he hid key details of conversations with Putin: 'I don't care'
Washington Post : January 13 Trump has concealed details of his face-to-face encounters with Putin from senior officials in administration

then-Secretary of State : le secrétaire d'État de l'époque
key détails
had taken unusual steps to hide
is subjected to the lobbyism : subit le lobbyisme

]]> 2019-02-18 17:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332408477 Hortense Coisne https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332421550 Topic : The Yellow vests in Paris.

Vocabulary :
- feature
- a riot
- to advocate
- demonstrations
- to deny
- skirmishes
- tear gas
- broadcasts
- the protests have become a weekly occurrence
- the yellow vest movement has divided France
- throwing punches in footage that was widely shared on social media
- the yellow vests have drawn strength from their diversity and breadth of appeal

Sources :
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
The Irish News
Le Monde
Libération

]]> 2019-02-18 18:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332421550 Colombe Lombard https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332423769 Topic : Brexit
Broadsheet
Tabloïd
General election
Crushing defeat
Motion of no-confidence

]]> 2019-02-18 18:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332423769 Daniel Sbeiti sounasbeiti22 https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332454981 The American "shutdown":

To fullfil campaign promises
Federal Administration paralysis
To deprive of smth
"He can't walk away without a deal"
To back away from doing smth
To deliver excuses
"A new low for Washington's dysfunction" / "a new notch on his belt"
On one hand ... On the other hand ...

Sources :
The Huffington Post
Fox news Post
CNN

]]> 2019-02-18 20:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332454981 Laurent Barthélemy https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332458471 A Chinese rover landed on the far side of the moon

-after its groundbreaking touchdown : Après son atterrissage révolutionnaire
-It undergoes : it suffers/it endures (il subit/il fait l'objet)
-the government does not disclose : le gouvernement ne révèle pas
-pictures taken by Chang'e 4 lander and rover beamed back to Earth : des photos prises pas le lanceur Chang'e 4 et le rover ramenés/envoyés sur Terre

Sources :
-The guardian website
-The New York Times website ]]> 2019-02-18 20:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332458471 Alphonse Charrin https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332709397 The Benalla affair

to dowmplay the case importance
Sometimes dubbed "president of the rich"
His Twitter feed had gone silent
It's a court phenomenon

Sources :
- The Guardian : Macron thinks he's untouchable, but the Benalla scandal could undo him]]> 2019-02-19 14:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332709397 Thomas de Cosse Brissac https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332711061 Trump Vs Pelosi
Sources: fox news CNN Le Figaro

A compromise was struck
To run roughshod on the political process
To stuck to sthg
To stand firm

]]> 2019-02-19 14:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/332711061 Nicolas Faupin nicofaup https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333151862 The article 13
Voc: - To right a wrong
- value gap
- High-profile (adj)
- skeleton argument
- a snippet
- to plunder
- to water down sth
- "The devil is in the detail"
- a denizen
Sources: The Guardian, BBC News, Save your internet (website)

]]> 2019-02-20 13:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333151862 The no confidence vote https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333503983 To tweak: peaufiner
To be ousted from:être éjecté de
To deem: considerer
A withdrawal deal
To strike a deal

Sources: France’s Le Monde
The daily express
The Guardian

]]> 2019-02-21 06:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333503983 The Brexit Tadeo Delapalme https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333585100 Sources:
The guardian 29/01/2019
The daily express 29/01/2019

Vocab
Resounding
Withdrawal
Thorny
Untamed
Spokesman
Turnaroud
Left-wing

]]> 2019-02-21 12:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333585100 Victoria Reinaud https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333597557 Global compact for migration
- A firm stance
- The purpose of the article was to discredit the criticism]]> 2019-02-21 12:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333597557 Octave Journois https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333783851 Shutdown

- "it has already hit another historic milestone"
- reportedly
- cornered
- is pinned
- was essentially goaded
- consistently
- have engaged in such brinkmanship
- have made both parties leery of delving into

Sources :
- Fox News
- The New-York Times]]> 2019-02-21 18:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333783851 Marion Rouvillos https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333827578 Topic : Trump’s wall

Vocab : Timetable : calendrier
To hold out : tenir bon
To deter : dissuader
To run for president : se présenter à la présidence
Standoff : impasse
To line up : s’aligner
Contractor : entrepreneur
Tethered : attaché
Livelihoods: moyens de subsistance
According to new polling
As a result of the shutdown

Sources : The Fox News and th Washington Post

]]> 2019-02-21 19:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333827578 Héloïse Thomassier: government shutdown and trump’s wall https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333940182 Aiding and abetting (expression): aider et encourager (complicité criminelle)
Factual subtext: faits sous-jacents
Stymie: contrecarrer
Petulant: irritable
To mount: organiser
Power grab: coup de force, prise de
Hardline: dur, radical

Sources: cnn, Fox News ]]> 2019-02-21 22:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333940182 Sixtine Voituriez (Israël left the UNESCO) https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333943870 To pull out from an institution : se retirer d'une institution
A withdrawal : un retrait
To complain about how it is run : se plaindre de comment cela est géré
To become effective : commencer à être appliqué
To tear apart societies : séparer les pays
To revive its fortune : redonner vie à sa force
To underscore : souligner]]> 2019-02-21 22:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/333943870 Alexandre Richter The wall, Brexit and comparison https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/334053062 - La montée du populisme: la montée du populisme
- Le système du vainqueur (celui utilisé lors de l'élection présidentielle aux États-Unis) est différent du système proportionnel.
-Pour fâcher: fustiger
-Mécontentement public: mécontentement public
-un embouteillage: une impasse

]]> 2019-02-22 09:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/334053062 Lauriane Mascaro https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/334058819 The american shutdown

-to loom: menacer
-to strike a deal: conclure un marché
(A deal is struck)
->As a government shutdown looms and a deal has yet to be struck between president Donald Trump and the Democrats.....

-to reconverse: reconvoquer
-to be dazzled : être ébloui
-to face the prospect of: affronter l'éventualité
to offer a route off: offrir une voie de sortie

]]> 2019-02-22 09:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/334058819 Côme Delecourt https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/334743219 to stick to the plan/schedule
a dark horse
coattails
a pundit
a witch hunt
a bipartisan
the ticket

]]> 2019-02-25 08:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/334743219 Thursday podcast https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/341201695 From beginning to 1:31]]> 2019-03-14 08:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/341201695 Ambre Ancel // Starvation crisis https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/341752966 Starvation
Civil war
A high insecurity level
Hard to tackle
Malnourished//Overnutrition
Stunting
Poverty level
to waste]]> 2019-03-15 13:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/341752966 Friday podcast https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/341989466 Until 1´42]]> 2019-03-16 10:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/341989466 Saturday podcast https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/341990839 From « order, order » at 2:08 until « they had not anticipated » at 3’48]]> 2019-03-16 10:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/341990839 Sunday podcast https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/342173770 From 1:10 or 1:11 (after the commercial) until 2:45 « fake test scores »]]> 2019-03-17 21:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/342173770 Monday March 18th podcast https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/343102031 Until 1:29 “up”]]> 2019-03-19 21:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/343102031 Tuesday March 19th podcast https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/343102550 Until 1:30 “speed”]]> 2019-03-19 22:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/343102550 Wednesday March 20th https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/343405207 Until 1:32 “bursting its banks”]]> 2019-03-20 15:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/343405207 English credentials https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344387128 Hi students, could you spread the word to everyone in our class : For Parcoursup, before Sunday, I need to indicate what kind of English diplomas each one of you has received over the years (FCE, CAE, IELTS) & your level or score. Could you tell me? & the year / class you took the exam. Either on the padlet or by mail at v.monnier@franklinparis.com
Thanks a lot! & have a restful weekend (I hope)]]> 2019-03-22 20:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344387128 Thursday March 21st https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344389230 Until 1:38 “logistical hurdles”]]> 2019-03-22 21:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344389230 Friday March 22nd https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344392529 Until Medecine Fellowship at 1:41]]> 2019-03-22 21:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344392529 Saturday March 23rd https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344427853 Until 1:40 “for this story”]]> 2019-03-23 06:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344427853 Sunday March 24th (ahead😉) https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344428889 Until “every state in the country” 1:41]]> 2019-03-23 07:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344428889 https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344439701 Parcoursup Héloïse Thomassier]]> 2019-03-23 10:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/344439701 Wednesday March 27th https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/345912544 Until 1:45 (when he gives the musical notes)]]> 2019-03-27 21:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/345912544 Tuesday March 26 https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/345916960 Until 1:32]]> 2019-03-27 22:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/345916960 Friday March 29th https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/346599392 Until 1:41 « in North America »]]> 2019-03-29 15:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/346599392 Thursday March 27th https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/346701342 Until 1:32 « observational data »]]> 2019-03-29 20:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/346701342 Thursday April 4th podcast https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/349125943 Until 1:31 “of those women”]]> 2019-04-06 06:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sounasbeiti22/gw7k3pbkr0yn/wish/349125943