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Commentary - Very good !

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 =} True

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2,5/4 pts

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

Example (a) combat = fight

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

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

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

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

(e) impromptu……./………. faux pas =} impromptu = unrehearsed

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

(g) lamented……./………. opinionated =} lamented = deplored

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

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

(j) ratchet down……./………. deplored =} ratchet down = curtail

4,5/4,5 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 =} 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):(J'ai répondu aux questions e, k, q and r)

a. What’s your initial reaction when you see an Arnold Schwarzenegger headline?

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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 just a very perfect vision of the USA very perfect which is simply used to attract people in to the USA or make us buy some American products. It’s just for the mundialization of America American globalisation.

2/3 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?

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

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k. Is illegal immigration a problem in your country? - Illegal immigration is a problem for all the countries and not only for mine because illegal immigrants steal our jobs, make commit crimes and stole in rob our houses. That’s a real economic problem for the government of all the countries.

2,5/3 pts (wow, you have a very negative image of illegal immigrants !)

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? - A world without borders can could be a world in at peace because everybody could travel in all parts of the world without any papers, everybody can could leave his country to live in another without any fear.

2,5/3 pts

r. Would you like to emigrate to another country? - Yes, I would like to emigrate to another country but just for a few years not for all my whole life because I like my country. My friends and my family would miss me too.

3/3 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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v. Did you like this discussion?

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