Part 1
a. Foreigner - etranger , abroad - a l'etranger
b. foreign + ers = foreigners suffix : ers ;
meaning = the persons who live in a foreign place.
sun + light = sunlight
, prefix = sun
meaning = light coming from the sun.
constant + ly = constantly suffix : ly
meaning: in a manner that is constant,
persistent and uniform
c)
confusing = confusant ,
déroutant , un etat de confusion.
piercing = perçant,
la lumière du soleil est perçant le peau
materialised = matérialisé, apparu. le vent s'est matérialisé.
d)
(l. 1): The narrator likes
living in England because every where else is foreign and strange.
(l. 4) Abroad means adventure
and the possibility of delicious food.
(l. 5)
(l. 9): The narrator likes English weather; like the countryside.
(l, 11) He/she likes the sunlight.
e)
the narrator hates going
abroad. False ---
(l. 1)
The weather changes very
quickly in England True ---
(l. 12)
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Part II
f)
inconnu -
stranger (l. 2)
non plus -
don't ..... either
(l. 2 et 3)
a moins que :
unless (l. 3)
les autre passagers - my
fellow passaengers (l. 5)
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g)
the words in yellow:
happily : happy + ly - by suffixing ly
- in the state of happiness : heureusement
cheerfully: cheerful +
ly :
in the state of cheerfulness
: joyeusement, gaiement
gloomily : gloomy + ly : in the state of gloom --
tristement, melancoliquement,
gardeners : garden + ers :
the persons who take care of
the garden.
jardiniers.
words in grey:
reserve : la qualité d'être réservé, silencieu. being silent, not interactive.
crisis : crise
, a tough , difficult
situation
disasters: désastre,
calamité , catastrophe comme un tornade,
fléau, inondation
replied: répondu.
donne une reponse. le passé
(simple) de repondre.
words in green
life stories : conjugation de mots. les histoires de vies
cut our water off :
conjugation de mots. couper notre approvisionnement d'eau
h)
heart surgeon = surgeon of
heart = chirurgien du coeur
i)
location -- on
a train. (l. 2)
a "cow on the
line" - incident - une vache sur la voie ferrée. (l. 4)
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k)
True. (l. 5 - 6) : I will happily spill out our life stories to
anybody..
True . (l. 9)
: we will cheerfully queue
(l. 9 - 10)
True. It produces wonderful
plays, books, .., heart surgeons,...
(l. 11 - 13)
True. He replied GLOOMILY
"There isn't anywhere else."
(l. 16)
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I) positive words:
happy, wonderful, friend.
perhaps there are more positive words...
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ACTION:
a)
The narrator lives in England.
He/she likes the weather. He/she likes the reserve (reservedness) of English
people. He likes the way people share
their stories in crisis. He likes the
way in which the English cope with disasters.
He likes England as England produces wonderful plays, books, litrature,
heart surgeons, gardeners, and Private Eye.
b)
The narrator has mixed feelings about
going abroad. He/she finds it adventurous,
the possibility of danger and delicious food (exciting). Going abroad opens new horizons
(opportunities). But, going abroad is
also tiring (exhausting), and confusing.
