Sarah Dabek, L2

Personal Project

Objective: understand differents documentaries, topics in english and their vocabulary

I'm interested in a lot of topics, like dance, gymnastic, astronomy, nutrition, and the lifestyle
of different people.
I want to have more vocabulary and be more precise, have a correct english because when I
travel, I like to talk with people who come from differents countries, with differents
cultures, and when we have some debates, I'm a little bit limited or I can't express what I
really want to say, or I have to make long sentences to get around the unknown word.
I used to watch a lot of documentaries, and a lot of them are in english, but I often don't
understand all the vocabulary that is used, like in the science documentary or in nutrition. I
think that is a good strategie to watch these movies to have more vocabulary and be more
inform in a lot of topics.

Documentaries about Ballet:

I'm really interested in ballet because I just start it at the university, so I watch a lot of
documentary about it (even if it's just a hobby for me).

Here the link of one of the documentary:https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=9TJBorwlPk8&t=66s

And I watched the film "Restless creature", about Wendy Whelan.

Vocabulary:
the ranks: les rangs
slight fare: tarif léger
carbs fear: peur des glucides ?
Sparking: étincelles
a weight wise: un poids sage
rehearsal : répétitions

What I learnt:
I realise that the weight, the shape of the body has a real importance in the ballet world. The
director of the compagny likes the ballerina because she is very skinny, and he talks about
Ashton, her partener like a "good acquisition for the compagny".
I wanted to have the point of view of a ballerina, so I found this video on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdYTvsPpG4
It talks about body image in ballet.

It was more simple for me to understand, in the first documentary, the ballerina, because she
is romanian. I don't know why, but I find her accent more simple, maybe because she detach
the words.
Documentary about nutrition:

https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/free-mcdougall-program/introduction/plant-
foods-provide-nutritional-building-blocks-to-optimum-health/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27j7V0N9820

I was interested by the work of the Dr Mc Dougall about nutrition, and the real cause of the
diabetes, so I have visited his website and I read some of his studies about this topic.
The vocabulary was the point which was difficult for me. Sometimes there were some
scientific vocabulary so I had to make some research to understand exactely what the Dr
said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgE2IdL6tMw

I watched one of his video of a conference on youtube. I have realized that I can understand
a part of his speech thanks to the words that I've learnt in the article. I think it's more simple
for me to have a written version of the speech so for the next documentaries, I will change
my strategie and inform myself about the topic and the caracteristics words before watch it.

Vocabulary:
– Raw materials
– health-promoting nutrients
– weaken bones
– kidneys
– crave

Documentary about astronomy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Py4aQv1L9o

Vocabulary:

flurry of mergers: vague de fusions

Wallowing: se vautrer
turmoil: tourmente
relentlessly: sans relâche
Accretion Disk: un disque de gaz
Event Horizon: les limites autour du trou noir
Singularity: un point très dense, comme au centre du big bang au tout début
Supermassive Blackhole
Intermediate-mass blackhole
Miniature Blackhole
Stellar Blackhole: le plus commun des trous noirs

What I've learnt, my strategie:

 I inform myself about some notions and words before the documentary and it was easier,
even if I don't know all the words.

Follow a recipe in english

During the lockdown, I had a little bit time to cooking some things, so I decided to
follow a recipe in english. It was a good exercice to self-correcting because there was a
chance to fail the recipe because of a comprehension mistake ! (or because i'm not very
good in kitchen)
But it was a success, the exercice is validated.

Recipe type: Cake

Prep time: 25 mins
Cook time: 60 mins
Total time: 1 hour 25 mins
Serves: 10

Ingredients
3 cups cake flour
• • 8 tablespoons cocoa
• • 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• • 1 teaspoon salt
• • 2 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• • 1 cup vegetable oil
• • 2 cups milk
• • 2 cups sugar
• • 1 tablespoon vinegar
• • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• • 3 eggs
• Syrup:
• • 1 cup water
• • ½ cup sugar
• • 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Fudge:
• • 1 can unsweetened evaporated milk
• • 1 can condensed milk
• • ½ cup cocoa
• • 3 tablespoons hot water
• • 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
Grease a ring mold, and cover the bottom with parchment paper.
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2. In a big bowl sift flour, cocoa, coffee, salt, baking soda.
 3. Make a well in the center and add oil, milk, vinegar, vanilla, eggs, and sugar. Mix
with a spatula or wooden spoon.
4. Pour in the prepared baking pan and bake for 1 hour. Let cool.
5. Syrup:
6. Put water and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil until sugar dissolves.
7. Add vanilla essence and cool.
8. Fudge:
9. Stir cocoa in hot water until dissolved. In a saucepan put evaporated milk,
condensed milk and cocoa, cook over medium-low heat, stirring all the time, until
the mixture thickens and you can see the bottom of the pan.
10.Turn off the heat and add butter. If it´s too thick, add a little milk to it.
11.Assemble:
12.Cut the cake in three layers.
13.Pour some syrup on every layer.
14.Spread fudge on the first layer, cover with another cake layer. Repeat.
15.Cover the cake with fudge, and sprinkle with toasted nuts or almonds.

Vocabulary :
tablespoon: cuillère à soupe
unsweetened
layers: couches
spread fudge: étaler le chocolat fondant
sprinkle: saupoudrer
a mold: un moule
preheat the oven: préchauffer le four
grease: graisse
baking soda: bicarbonate de soude
saucepan: casserole

The news in english

I wanted to have the point of view of a national british journal about the situation
with europe, so I read some article about the brexit:

Brexit happened when the UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

If it feels like little has changed, that's because both sides agreed many things would stay
the same for 11 months, to allow leaders time to agree a deal for life after Brexit.
Talks are under way, but with time running out on 31 December things are far from settled.
What is this Brexit deal?

The EU and the UK always had to agree new rules for how to live, work and trade
together.
 While the UK was in the EU, companies could buy and sell goods across EU borders
without paying taxes (known as tariffs). If there is no trade deal, businesses will have to
start paying these taxes, which could make things more expensive.
As well as a deal on goods the UK would like one on services, which are a big part of its
economy. This isn't part of the talks, but separate agreements on things like banking are
still possible.
Agreements on areas like airline safety, medicine and the sharing of information
about security threats are also important.
• UK-EU trade talks: A simple guide
• Brexit trade deal: What are the sticking points?
When might we get a deal?

A deadline of 15 October set by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has already been
missed - but the UK and EU are still talking. Some of the sticking points are:
• The EU is worried the UK will give financial help to its own firms, which it says would
give them an unfair advantage
• The UK is concerned about who will be allowed to fish in its waters
• The EU fears the UK is trying to change an agreement made about the complicated
case of Northern Ireland - the only part of the UK to have a land border with the EU
What if we don't get a deal?

There is a lot of trade between the EU and the UK, which won't change overnight.
If there is no trade deal, it could mean higher prices in UK shops. There could also be
delays as lorries bringing products in would need even more border checks.
Brexit supporters say leaving the EU will give the UK more freedom to strike trade deals
around the world.
When the UK was in the EU it was automatically part of EU trade deals with more than 70
countries.
Since leaving, it has made deals with 50 of those countries, in order to continue trading in
the same way. It is unlikely the UK will manage to do deals with all of the others before the
end of the year.
It is also in talks with countries like the US and Australia. But none of these trade deals
have yet been reached.
And in one sentence?

Talks continue, but with the deadline of 31 December fast approaching a UK government
source says the chance of a breakthrough is "receding".
So what changes on 1 January 2021?

Deal or no deal, the way people live and work will be different.
• People planning to move between the UK and EU to live, work, or retire will no longer be
automatically allowed to do so
• The UK will apply a points-based immigration system to EU citizens
• Travel rules are changing, so check your passport is still valid, that you have health
insurance and the right driving documents
• The UK will no longer make big annual payments towards the EU's budget
• Arrivals from the UK will stand in a different queue at passport control in EU countries
• Businesses trading with the EU will face a lot more paperwork
What Brexit words mean

The last few years has seen many words and phrases enter our lives. We haven't used
them here, but politicians do use them. Here's what some of them mean:
Transition period: The 11-month period following the UK's exit from the EU (finishing at
the end of 2020), during which time the UK follows EU rules and leaders try to make a
deal
Free trade agreement: This is what the EU and the UK are trying to agree - a deal
between countries that encourages trade by getting rid of barriers like taxes on goods
WTO rules: If countries don't have free trade agreements, they must trade according to
rules set by a global body called the World Trade Organization (WTO), which means taxes
on goods