SÉQUENCE 6 – CORRIGÉS DES ACTIVITÉS

CHAPTER 3

Understanding people expressing and justifying

their opinion

Activity 6
1.
Approval Disapproval Speaker’s remarks
1 x About V. Redgrave: cannot understand why Vanessa Redgrave would
do this / awful lot of money
About the Guantanamo prisoners: two people who are far from
innocent
2 x About V. Redgrave: saw Miss Redgrave whining about the plight of the
Palestine Liberation Organisation at the Oscars about twenty-five years
or so ago / she’s consistent. She is strong-willed and independent-
minded.
About the Guantanamo prisoners: Ø
3 x About V. Redgrave: a guilt-ridden rich girl blinded by her own leftist
ideology. / a weathy acting family / under the illusion that she can
change the world to fit her own idealism.
About the Guantanamo prisoners: Ø
4 x About V. Redgrave: courage to react / is better than everybody else
About the Guantanamo prisoners: not entirely sure if the two men
who’ve been released are totally innocent

2. Part 1
Words cannot describe this act of stupidity / I can’t understand why Vanessa Redgrave would do this /
it is an awful lot of money for two people who are far from innocent / it is truly appalling*

Part 2
If my memory serves me, I think I saw Miss Redgrave whining about the plight1 of the Palestine
Liberation Organisation at the Oscars about twenty-five years or so ago. At least she’s consistent.
She is strong-willed2 and independent-minded3. It’s a shame there are not more people like her.

Part 3
If you ask me, Vanessa Redgrave is simply a guilt-ridden rich girl blinded by her own leftist4 ideology.
Coming from a wealthy acting family, she is under the illusion that she can change the world to fit
her own idealism. Why are stars so disconnected from reality?

Appalling = atrocious
*

1
Plight = difficult situation
2
Strong-willed = someone who has a lot of determination
3
Independent-minded = someone who forms their opinion without being influenced by other people
4
Leftist = socialist

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3. I fully support Vanessa Redgrave’s action: it’s about time someone had the courage to react in the face
of the American government’s non respect of human rights in the name of the fight against terro-
rism. So maybe we’re not entirely sure if the two men who’ve been released are totally innocent, but
no one deserves to be imprisoned on Guantanamo without so much as a fair trial5. From my point of
view, Vanessa Redgrave is better than everybody else, especially those awful American soldiers and
Marines.

Améliorer votre anglais oral

Vous n’avez peut-être pas envie de vous y pencher tout de suite, mais gardez à l’esprit le fait que
le corrigé vous propose le script intégral des quatre enregistrements que vous venez de travailler,
et que vous pourriez travailler votre prononciation et la prise de parole en continu à l’aide de
l’enregistrement et des scripts.
À la fin de cette séquence, vous allez devoir enregistrer votre opinion par rapport au comportement
d’une célébrité . Pensez-y donc, en temps utile !

Activity 7
1.
Subjective elements Expressions of opinion
Part 1 I can’t understand why
Part 2 If my memory serves me, I think I saw It’s a shame
Part 3 If you ask me
Part 4 I fully support From my point of view

2. 1. to my mind
En anglais, “according to…” renvoie à une tierce
2. in my opinion
personne (quelqu’un d’autre) : de ce fait, on ne peut
3. from my point of view pas dire “according to me” (même si vous l’avez déjà
4. according to the journalists vu dans un manuel !)

3.
Certitude Possibility
My view is that … X
My impression is that … X
I am of the opinion that … X
It seems to me that … X
I’m under the impression that … X
I’m sure … X
I’d (would) say that … X
I guess … X

5
Trial = representation in court

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