PREDIRE
READ
1. Read the following
headlines and match them with the following columns of a newspaper (draw lines
or arrows).
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·
astrology |
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FISCAL PLAN : PATRIOTICAL
DUTY TO JOIN |
·
medicine |
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‚ EUTHANASIA |
·
money |
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ƒ N° 1 INDIANA WINS 93-92 |
·
politics |
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„ THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT
WORKING |
·
sports |
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… YOUR STARS |
·
travel |
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† WHY DID ANGELA DIE ? |
·
weather |
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‡ BODIES HUNT AT HORROR
HOUSE |
·
letters
to the editor ·
news
in brief ·
current
events |
THINK
2. Now write the word(s) that
helped you decide :
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… .................................................................... |
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‚ .................................................................. |
† .................................................................... |
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ƒ .................................................................. |
‡ .................................................................... |
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„ .................................................................. |
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OBSERVE
3. Observe the following
headlines. Try and predict what the article will be about.
Tick the correct answer.
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IT IS NOT EASY BEING GREEN |
ƒ VALENTINE ROSE RUSH |
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¨ It is not easy growing
plants. |
¨ Valentine got up late and
had to hurry. |
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¨ Next summer wear green. |
¨ Valentine delivers roses
in one hour' s time . |
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¨ A painter' s problem. |
¨ Valentine, the new rose,
grows very quickly. |
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¨ Ecologists have problems. |
¨ Everybody bought flowers
on Valentine' s day. |
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‚ TWO ATTACKS ON BIG MAC |
„ COULD YOU LOVE SOMEONE
TWICE YOUR SIZE ? |
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¨ Computer-makers are losing
money. |
¨ Very tall people are good
lovers. |
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¨ Big Mac attacks your
stomach. |
¨ Grab the right man and
marry him. |
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¨ The famous gangster is in
danger. |
¨ You can' t love twice in
your life. |
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¨ Mc Donald' s restaurants
are being
threatened. |
¨ If you are too small it is
not easy to find a partner. |
THINK
4. Now consider this title
"GARLIC AND YOUR HEART". In
your opinion (circle the correct answer) :
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This
article was written by : a novelist ? a doctor ? a farmer ?
·
This
article was written for : lovers ? people with a heart disease ? cooks ?
·
This
article deals with :
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the benefits of garlic for health ? |
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-
the smell of garlic ? |
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-
the use of garlic in cooking ? |
READ
"It is
hard for me to remember now why they brought me here. They have given me a very
nice room, but it is small."
THINK
5. These two sentences are
the beginning of a short story. Find three different topics, imagining the
place, who "they" are, and what "room" is.
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PLACE |
THEY |
ROOM |
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· ........................................ |
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· ........................................ |
............................................... |
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· ........................................ |
............................................... |
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DRAW YOUR CONCLUSIONS
Prédire
c' est faire plusieurs -------------------- en tenant compte des mots-clés
des -------------------- de journaux.
C' est aussi anticiper le -------------------- de l' article en fonction de
tous les indices. C' est enfin imaginer -------------------- développements,
notamment dans les textes --------------------.
TEST YOURSELF
6. Here are the headlines and
the key-ideas of the articles. Match them. (Write the small letters in the
boxes).
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A |
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UK FEEDS THE SWEET TOOTH ? |
E |
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A LITTLE BOY VANISHES |
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B |
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SAILOR HAD TWO WIVES |
F |
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DAFFODIL SANDWICHES |
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C |
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LOO-COMMOTION |
G |
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BITTER FACTS |
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D |
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TIME TO BRING BACK THE SMOKING ROOM |
H |
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EAT AND BE MERRY |
a.
Every man, woman and child spent 98 a week on chocolate in 1982.
b.
Smitten Carol wasn' t told he had been married for 25 years to Sandra.
c.
Eating flowers is not so uncommon.
d.
It was once recognized to be essentially anti-social activity.
e. A
man trapped his hand in a toilet while trying to fetch his wallet.
f.
In 1991 Britons drank an average of 113.3 litres of beer per head.
g.
What could be better than a green salad ?
h.
If anyone has my baby just bring him back.
CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
Here is another part of the
story whose beginning you read in activity 5.
"Most of
the time I am alone but sometimes they come and talk to me ... They always ask
me the same questions".
Taking into account one of the three hypotheses you have proposed
in 5, write down six questions "they" asked, and six answers given by
the hero of the story.