DECHIFFRER
UN TITRE DE JOURNAL
OBSERVE
Les
titres suivants se comprennent facilement :
a) PARTY MAN KILLED BY 32
WHISKIES
b) ANIMAL LOVER EATEN BY LIONS
c) HEARD THE ONE ABOUT MAN WHO
SAVED HIS MUM-IN-LAW FROM DROWNING ?
SCAN
1. The first word of title a) is missing. Write it : ------
In
sentences b) and c) a word of the same category has been
omitted. Which one ?
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|
Omitted word : |
Before the noun : |
|
Title b) |
------------------ |
------------------ |
|
Title c) |
------------------ |
------------------ |
In
title a) which verb (before
"killed") has been omitted ? -------------------
Which
auxiliary verbs have been omitted before the following words ?
|
Title b) |
------------------ |
eaten |
|
Title c) |
------------------ |
[you]
heard |
DRAW YOUR
CONCLUSIONS
Très souvent dans un titre les
------------------ sont supprimés devant les noms. De même les verbes
------------------ sont omis.
Ces ------------------ indiquent si le titre
est à la voix ------------------ ou ------------------.
THINK
2. The main topic of article a) is : (Tick the right answer)
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The dangers of alcohol |
politics |
free drinks |
murderers |
What made you conclude so ? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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The
main topic of article b) is : (Tick
the right answer)
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The protection of animals |
A drama in a zoo |
Dangerous animals should
be killed |
Lions become dangerous in
cages |
What made you conclude so ? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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The
main topic of article c) is : (Tick
the right answer)
|
An accident in a family |
A man who likes telling
stories |
Being a mother-in-law is
dangerous |
A courageous rescuer |
What made you conclude so ? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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SCAN
3. In these three titles what
are the key verbs ?
a) ------------------------------------------------ b) ------------------------------------------------ c) ------------------------------------------------
They give the main information.
Now
write all that follows the three verbs in the three titles :
a) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- b) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
c) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
These elements give the topic
of the article.
DRAW YOUR CONCLUSIONS
Pour découvrir le sujet d' un
article considérez d' abord le ------------------ (s' il y a en a un), puis ses
------------------ directs ou non.
OBSERVE
Voici trois autres titres
moins évidents à la lecture :
d)
FROGS MIGHT HAVE THE LEGS TO SLAM US
e)
MP PAYS THE PRICE
f)
SEXY SALON SIREN DENISE TAKES TV' S SOAP BY STORM
THINK
4.
Considering the verbs and the complements, find which area the article is
related to (Match by drawing lines).
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d)
have the legs e) pays
the price f)
takes TV' s soap |
justice business sport show-business medicine health |
5.
Write down the grammatical subjects of the three titles :
d) ------------------------------------------------ e) ------------------------------------------------ f) -------------------------------------------------
On ne peut comprendre ces
titres que si :
d)
on sait que les Français sont souvent appelés "frogs" ou
"froggies" par les Anglais.
e)
on sait que "MP" est l' abréviation de "Member of
Parliament".
f)
on lit les éléments du sujet de droite à gauche : Denise Siren Salon Sexy.
Remarquez que dans le titre f), deux consonnes sont répétées :
----- et -----.
C' est ce qu' on appelle une allitération.
6.
Write the other title in which you can find an alliteration :
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CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
7.
Here is the topic of an article : "A child ran away from home and spent
the whole night near the chimp cage in the zoo. "We get on so well
together" he declared the following morning".
Here are two headlines for
this story:
a)
CHILD CHOSE CHIMPS b) CHIMPS PREFERRED TO PARENTS BY YOUNG
CHARLIE
What devices are used in :
a) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8.
Here is the topic of another article : "In Zambia, the ecologists press
for specific areas (called zones) for wild animals, especially zebras".
Imagine a title in three
words :
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5.
Write down the grammatical subjects of the three titles :
d) ------------------------------------------------ e) ------------------------------------------------ f) -------------------------------------------------
On ne peut comprendre ces
titres que si :
d)
on sait que les Français sont souvent appelés "frogs" ou
"froggies" par les Anglais.
e)
on sait que "MP" est l' abréviation de "Member of
Parliament".
f)
on lit les éléments du sujet de droite à gauche : Denise Siren Salon Sexy.
Remarquez que dans le titre f), deux consonnes sont répétées :
----- et -----.
C' est ce qu' on appelle une allitération.
6.
Write the other title in which you can find an alliteration :
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CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
7.
Here is the topic of an article : "A child ran away from home and spent
the whole night near the chimp cage in the zoo. "We get on so well
together" he declared the following morning".
Here are two headlines for
this story:
a)
CHILD CHOSE CHIMPS b) CHIMPS PREFERRED TO PARENTS BY YOUNG
CHARLIE
What devices are used in :
a) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8.
Here is the topic of another article : "In Zambia, the ecologists press
for specific areas (called zones) for wild animals, especially zebras".
Imagine a title in three
words :
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