SEEKING A NEW LIFE by guinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife Conçu avec fierté en-us 2018-02-19 10:57:52 UTC 2018-03-28 08:46:59 UTC hello@padlet.com SEEKING A NEW LIFE dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232875036 2018-02-19 11:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232875036 MAP ANNEXE 1 dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232875275
Refugee routes : This map shows all the routes taken by people who have to / want to leave their country because of poverty or political reasons.

They live in a country, but they want to leave this country.

They went from Syria to England through Turkey, Germany and France.

]]> 2018-02-19 11:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232875275 VOCABULARY BOX ANNEXES 1, 2 dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232875823
NOUNS

a daughter (une fille)
a son (un fils)
a refugee
a country (un pays)
clothes (vêtements)
poverty (pauvreté)

ADJECTIVES

political
sad (triste)
scared (effrayé)
dark (sombre)

VERBS

seek (chercher)
live (vivre / habiter)
leave (laisser / quitter / partir)
show (montrer)
think (penser)
to sound like (ressembler (du point de vue de la sonorité))
to look happy / sad (avoir l'air heureux / triste)
to hold hands (se tenir la main)
to want to (vouloir)
to have to (devoir)
to stand out (ressortir)
wear (porter)

EXPRESSIONS
why (pourquoi)
who (qui)
what (quoi, que...)
where (où)
because of (à cause de)
from... to... through... (de... à... en traversant...)

]]> 2018-02-19 11:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232875823 I AM BOUCHRA : 2 PICTURES ANNEXE 2 dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232876456 The first picture shows a young woman wearing traditional clothes. She looks happy. I think she is a refugee called Bouchra. It sounds like a name from the Middle East. She is a muslim. It's dark but she stands out in the light.
The second picture shows a little girl holding her mother's hand.
 She is wearing warm clothes. She looks sad, tired and scared. She is a refugee too. It's dark.
]]> 2018-02-19 11:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232876456 GRAMMAR ANNEXES 1, 2 dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232878948
POUR DIRE L'AGE :

J'emploie l'auxiliaire ETRE
She is 30.
They are 9 and 5.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (BE + ING)

utilisation :
Ce qui est en train de se passer au moment où on parle

structure :
Forme affirmative : Sujet + be (am / is / are) + Ving
Forme interrogative : be (am / is / are) + sujet + Ving
Forme négative : Sujet + be (am / is / are) + not + Ving

exemples :
F+ : She is wearing traditional clothes.
(Elle porte des vêtements traditionnels (sur la photo).)
F ? : Is she wearing traditional clothes ?
F - : She is not wearing traditional clothes.


SIMPLE PRESENT

utilisation :
Ce qui a lieu habituellement

structure :
Forme affirmative : Sujet + V (s à la 3ème personne du singulier)
Forme interrogative : Do (does 3ème personne du singulier) + sujet + V
Forme négative : Sujet + don't (doesn't 3ème personne du singulier) + V

exemples :
F + : She looks happy.
F ? : Does she look happy ?
F- : She doesn't look happy.

]]> 2018-02-19 11:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/232878948 VOCABULARY BOX ANNEXE 3 dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/236344397 NOUNS

a husband (mari)
a battle (combat)
a neighborhood (voisinage)
a street (rue)
a trip (voyage)
a wedding party (une fête de mariage)
a storm (tempête)

ADJECTIVES
eldest (ainé)
worried (inquiet)
same (même)

VERBS
get worse (empirer)
move (déménager)
run away from (s'enfuir de)
grow up (grandir)
thrive (s'épanouir)
deserve (mériter)

EXPRESSIONS
I used to live (autrefois j'habitais)
safely (sans danger)
2 months ago (il y a 2 mois)
on one side, on the other side (d'un côté, de l'autre)
She wants her daughters to have a better life. (Elle veut que ses filles aient une vie meilleure.)

]]> 2018-02-28 12:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/236344397 ANNEXE 3 dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/237986984 Summarize what you know about Bouchra.
Her name is Bouchra. She is a refugee   from Syria. She is 30 years old and she lives in Germany.  She is married to a conductor and she has 2 daughters who are 9 and 5 years old.

She left her country because it was dangerous. There were bombs.

She wants to live in a safer country.
Now she hopes to live in peace. She wants her daughters to have a better education and a safer life.]]> 2018-03-05 09:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/237986984 ANNEXE 7 dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/242216998 The Godfather, a movie by  Francis Ford Coppola, 1972, with Marlon Brando and Al Pacino
Ellis Island, 1901

Vito Corleone left Italy when he was nine years old to migrate to New York, Usa, in 1901 without his family because his mum and dad were dead. 
He was looking for a better life.

Later on, he became the Godfather of the Italian mafia in New York. 

This extract shows what thousands of immigrants went through at the end of the XIX century. 
The Statue of Libety symbolizes hope for a better life : the American Dream. 
Before entering the USA, the immigrants had to stop at Ellis Island and go through medical and literacy tests.]]> 2018-03-15 08:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/242216998 VOCABULARY BOX ANNEXE 7 dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/242217935 NOUNS
the godfather (parrain)
a movie (film)
the American Dream (le Rêve Américain)
the XIXth century (le XIXème siècle)

ADJECTIVES
alone (seul)
lonely (solitaire)
sick / ill (malade)

VERBS
hope for a better life (espérer une nouvelle vie)
understand (comprendre)

EXPRESSIONS
maybe / perhaps (peut-être)

GRAMMAR : la cause
Vito Corleone left Italy because he was poor.
                                        (because + sentence)
                                         because of poverty.
                                         (because of + noun)
                                         to find a better life.
                                        (to + verb)]]> 2018-03-15 08:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/242217935 FEELINGS dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/246806808 2018-03-28 08:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/246806808 FEELINGS dhrguinet https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/246807005 When he saw the Statue of Liberty, Vito Corleone was full of hope. 
But when he had to go through medical and literacy tests on Ellis Island, he felt very lonely and sad. He missed his family]]> 2018-03-28 08:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dhrguinet/seekinganewlife/wish/246807005