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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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