Bonsoir
I- SCOTLAND YARD
- What is it ? = The London Police
- date of creation = 1829
- name of its creator = Sir Robert Peel
- consequence .. = they (the policemen) were nicknamed (surnommés) "bobbies") (short name for Robert) or "peelers" because of his last name.
- its adress - front = 4 Whitehall Place
- rear = Great Scorland Yard street
- consequence... = The rear adress became the name of the police activity
- 2 of its mission = protection of imortant individuals
community patrols (for the prevention of crimes)
- number and year = 3,200 policemen in 1830
- an adjective ... = uncomfortable
- why ? = because as policemen were a lot, people thought they were surrounded by spies (the number of policemen was so big, people felt being spied)
- 2 reasons = - they arrested murderers as Jack the Ripper, for example
- the charisma of many detectives
II- JACK THE RIPPER
- who = a real criminal
- occupation = serial killer
- date of activity = 1888
- location = London
- where = Whitechapel, East-End
III- POIROT (dommage on ne peut lire correctement la pièce jointe)
- who = a fictionnal character
- adjective....= frightening
- why = because he knew a little too much
- name a strange caracteristic = he had a curious sense of humour
IV- AGATHA CHRISTIE
- who ? = a detective story writer
- give - literary genre = Golden Age of crime
- another person = Dorothy L.Sayers
- her nickname = the Queen of Crime
- 2 of her heroes = Miss Marple , Hercule Poirot
V- DEFINITIONS IN FRENCH
1- rear = arrière
2- nickname = surnom
3- uncomfortable = mal à l'aise (incomfortable)
4- spies = espions
5- ??
7- ??
8- murder = meurtre
8- cheap = bon marché
9- short novel = nouvelle (dans le contexte du texte). Littéralement = roman court
10- expand = se développer (dans le contexte du texte ) s'élargir, s'étendre...
11- unknown = inconnu
désolé pour les mots manquants mais ta pièce jointe est coupée.....
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