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Your mark is 21,5/25 =} 17/20

Commentary - Very good! (it's a pity about question 2!)

Titre : Arnie wants Mexican border closed

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1.TRUE or FALSE:

a. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants the USA-Mexico border closed. T / F Your answer =} T

b. He wants the borders closed to combat drug and people trafficking. T / F Your answer =} F

c. An assistant realized his blunder and jumped to his rescue. T / F Your answer =} T

d. Arnie’s aide said he wants the borders tightly sealed. T / F Your answer =} F

e. Arnie described security at the Mexican border as “lax”. T / F Your answer =} T

f. Arnie believes American states should have more control over immigration. T / F Your answer =} T

g. A Democrat said Arnie had an open-minded approach to immigration. T / F Your answer =} F

h. Arnie’s views were said to be politically extreme and irrational. T / F Your answer =} T

4/4 pts

2.SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

Example (a) combat = fight

(a) combat……./………. jump = pounce combat = fight

(b) tough-talking……./………. assistant =aid tough-talking = opinionated

(c) aide……./………. slack =lax aide = assistant

(d) clarify……./………. fight =combat clarify = straighten out

(e) impromptu……./………. faux pas =gaffe impromptu = curtail

(f) lax……./………. curtail = impromptu} lax = slack

(g) lamented……./………. opinionated =tough-talking } lamented = deplored

(h) pounce……./………. unrehearsed = ratchet down} pounce = jump

(i) gaffe……./………. straighten out =clarify } gaffe = faux pas

(j) ratchet down……./………. deplored = lamented ratchet down = unrehearsed

2,5/4,5 pts

3.PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

Example (a) Schwarzenegger has called for the USA to close the borders

(a) Schwarzenegger has called……./………. to his rescue

(b) volunteering……./………. limitation

(c) An aide was quick to jump……./………. extremists

(d) impromptu……./………. his views

(e) damage……./………. to pounce on Arnie’s gaffe

(f) border……./………. for the USA to close the borders

(g) He stressed……./………. policy-makers

(h) Democrats were quick……./………. the need for tougher measures

(i) political……./………. security

(j) rational……./………. immigration

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Ecrivez vos réponses à la question 3 ci-dessous :

(a) Schwarzenegger has called for the USA to close the borders

(b) volunteering =} his views

(c) An aide was quick to jump =} to his rescue

(d) impromptu =} ?immigration

(e) damage =} limitation

(f) border =} security

(g) He stressed =} the need for tougher measures

(h) Democrats were quick =} to pounce on Arnie's gaffe

(i) political =} extremists

(j) rational =} policy-makers

4/4,5 pts

4.Choisissez 4 questions (n'importe lesquelles) et rédigez une réponse en anglais (30 mots environ pour chaque réponse):

a. What’s your initial reaction when you see an Arnold Schwarzenegger headline?- At the beginning, when I hear Arnold Schwarzenegger, I don't understand because for me, he is an actor and here we are talking about the American border so I said to myself "what is Arnold Schwarzenegger doing here?"

3/3 pts

b. Was there anything in the story that was typical of Arnie?

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c. Did you agree with anything you read?

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d. What do you think of Arnie?

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e. What do you think of the American dream? -I think the American dream is very idealized with big houses, the beautiful city cities , a life without problems,… But those people who think that it forgets forget that America is a country like any country with problems,… and I think they especially forget about social protection wich which is not happy good there.

2,5/3 pts

f. What do you think of Mexicans illegally crossing America’s borders?

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g. Shouldn’t Arnie be more understanding, considering he was once an immigrant?

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h. Do bad actors make good politicians?

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i. Do you like Schwarzenegger movies? - Arnold Schwarzenegger is plays in action movies so it's not really the movies I watch. But his films are very famous and timeless. I think I saw Terminator with my father.

3/3 pts

j. Are Arnold Schwarzenegger’s views those of an extremist?

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k. Is illegal immigration a problem in your country?

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l. Are you happy with the immigration policies your country has?

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m. What problems do illegal immigrants cause?

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n. What are the benefits of immigration, illegal or otherwise?

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o. Do illegal immigrants fill a gap in the labor market?

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p. What should be done to illegal immigrants if they are caught?

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q. What do you think of a world without borders?

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r. Would you like to emigrate to another country?- I think emigrating immigrating to another country can be cool, but starting a new life from scratch can be more difficult and I'm afraid I will would miss my family. And if I emigrate immigrated to another country, I cannot couldn't do it alone

2,5/3 pts

s. Have you ever worked illegally in another country?

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t. Have you ever made an impromptu speech?

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u. Have you ever jumped to someone’s rescue?

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