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Your mark is 17/25 =} 13,5/20
Commentary - Where are your answers to Q°4 ?
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 =} T
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 =} F
g. A Democrat said Arnie had an open-minded approach to immigration. T / F Your answer =} T
h. Arnie’s views were said to be politically extreme and irrational. T / F Your answer =} F
2/4 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 = slak
(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 =} ?
(c) An aide was quick to jump =} ?
(d) impromptu =} limitation
(e) damage =} Arnie's blunder
(f) border =} security
(g) He stressed =} ?
(h) Democrats were quick =} ?
(i) political =} Extremist
(j) rational =} Policy-mackers
1,5/4,5 pts
4.Choisissez 4 questions (n'importe lesquelles) et rédigez une réponse en anglais (30 mots environ pour chaque réponse):**
d. What do you think of Arnie?- The speech of Arnold Schwarzenegger is important because he is a well-known personality. That means a lot of people will listen to it and take it seriously.
3/3 pts
i. Do you like Schwarzenegger movies?- I like Arnold Schwarzenegger's movies like "Terminator", "Predator", "Jingle all the way" these are cinematic classics. He's a good actor, he played in serious and funny characters.
3/3 pts
m. What problems do illegal immigrants cause?- The problem is the non-acceptance of the difference in culture, of religions between the several "race" different people . The problem is also economic with consequently overcrowing and the appropriation of jobs ( unemployment)
3/3 pts
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