Amlie Final

1. Find FIVE French-English cognates from the film review. (en franais)
Disparatre, histoire, incroyable, univers, fascination.
2. Comment dit-on en franais?
(a) bathroom, sale de bain. (b) in the suburbs, en banlieue.
(c) a hole in the wall, un trou dans le mur. (d) a box, bote.
(e) the owner, le propritaire. (f) a neighbor, voisin.
3. Quelle est la profession d,Amlie? (en franais)
Amlie est serveuse
4. Comment dit-on en anglais?
(a) un but, a purpose. (b) maudit, cursed. (c) trange, odd
(d) Amelie quitte cet univers oppressant pour aller vivre Montmartre. Amelie leaves
this oppressive world to live in Montmartre.
5. Given that the following question is based on the regular reflexive verb sembrasser, translate
it into English: Sembrasseront-ils?
Will they embrace?
6. A. Traduisez en anglais: Il tait une fois..
Once upon a time.
B. Why is this expression used to open the films review? (en anglais)
The film Amlie is a fairytale and most fairytales open with this line.
7. A. What is the event that forever changes Amliess destiny? (en anglais)
She finds a broken tile in the bathroom wall in which she finds a box with the memories
of a child who lived there.
B. When does this event take place? (en anglais)
It takes place one evening, after the death of Lady Di.
8. What is Amlies goal in life? (en anglais)

Her goal in life is to improve the lives of others.

9. According to this film review, what is the moral of the Amlie story? (en anglais)
It is a story where you learn to watch and love your neighbor, will the good of all.
10. The English title of this film is Amlie from Montmartre or, simply, Amlie. The French
title is Le Fabuleux destin d Amlie poulain.
A. Why is the French title better than the English?
The French title is better than the English because it sounds more like a fairytale and the
English title is just her name which doesnt give you any insight of what the film is about.
B. Come up with a better English title.
The amazing world of Amlie and her fish
11. Nino, quest quil aime fraire? (en franais)
Il ramasse les photomatons sur le quai du mtro.
12. (a) Quest-ce que tu aimes faire?
When Im walking on a tiled floor I like to step on every tile at least once.
Quand je marche sur un sol carrel, j'aime pas sur chaque tuile au moins une fois.
(b) Quest-ce que tu naimes pas?
I don't like it when people squeeze the tooth paste tube from the top of the tube.
Je n'aime pas quand les gens presser le tube dentifrice de la partie suprieure du tube.