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Titre : Arnie wants Mexican border closed

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1.TRUE or FALSE:

a. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants the USA-Mexico border closed. Your answer =} True -> Arnold Schwarzenegger is call the USA to close the borders all across Mexico.

b. He wants the borders closed to combat drug and people trafficking. Your answer =} False -> He wants to fight illegal immigration.

c. An assistant realized his blunder and jumped to his rescue. Your answer =} True -> He was quick to jump to his rescue and clarify his comment.

d. Arnie’s aide said he wants the borders tightly sealed. Your answer =} False -> Thompson wants the borers at least not closed, he wants to make sure that our borders are secured so that we don’t have illegal entry.

e. Arnie described security at the Mexican border as “lax”. Your answer =} True -> Schwarzenegger describe border security as a lax situation, he stressed the need for tougher measures.

f. Arnie believes American states should have more control over immigration. Your answer =} True -> He also lamented effect that individual American states had little control in immigration matters.

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

h. Arnie’s views were said to be politically extreme and irrational. Your answer =} True -> Intimated a governor’s ideas resembled those of political extremists not rational policy American.

3,5/4 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 = brutality

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

(d) clarify……./………. fight =} clarify = quarrel

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

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

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

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

(i) gaffe……./………. straighten out =} gaffe = bounce back

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

0/4,5 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 =} has its limits.

(c) An aide was quick to jump =} in progressively.

(d) impromptu =} his points of view.

(e) damage =} The damage was caused by Arnie's blunder.

(f) border =} for U.S. border closures, Arnold makes a speech.

(g) He stressed =} to appoint himself political leaders.

(h) Democrats were quick =} the borders must be made more secure, hence the need for tougher measures.

(i) political =} A security policy.

(j) rational =} ?

0/4,5 pts

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

c. Did you agree with anything you read? - I fully agree that border security must be strengthened in order to keep illegal immigration and all other fraud to a maximum, for whatever reason.

2,5/3 pts (a little too short!)

e. What do you think of the American dream?- I think that the American dream is something rather superstitious because to make it a reality, you really have to give yourself the means to make it a reality because everyone can reach the top if only you work hard to get there.

3/3 pts

d. What do you think of Arnie?- I think Arnold Schwarzenegger did the right thing in speaking out about this kind of thing because only those who are known to the general public can be listened to by everyone.

3/3 pts

m. What problems do illegal immigrants cause?- The problems caused by illegal immigrants are economic problems due to overpopulation, political problems due to lack of participatory democracy, educational and psychological problems due to unsuitable educational systems (leading to unemployment).

2/3 pts (a little bit repetitive and strange!