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TOP GUN film extract Top Gun (2/8) Movie CLIP -

Arrogant Pilot (1986) HD
Gentlemen...

You're the top one percent

of all naval aviators.

The ………………. The ………………of the ………………

- Do you think you will be on the plaque?
We'll make you ………………
- Yes, sir.
You fly at least two combat ……………… a day, attend
classes in between and evaluations of your performance.
That's pretty ………………
considering the company you're in.
On each combat sequence you're
gonna meet a different ………………
Every encounter is going to be much ………………!
- Yes, sir.

- I ……………… that in a pilot.

We'll teach you to fly the F15-

faster than you've ever flown before. ……………….

Remember, when it's over out there,

we're all ……………….

Now, we don't make ……………… here.
Gentlemen...
Gentlemen...

This school is about ………………

Elected officials, civilians, do that.
There are no points for ……………… place.
We are their instruments of that policy and although we are
not ………………we must
always act as though we are ………………
- Dismissed.
- What are you doing?
- Nice going.
- Just wondering who's ………………

In case some of you wonder

who ………………is, they're up here on this plaque. On the

wall.

The ………………and his RIO

from each class has ………………on it.

They have the option to come back here and be

………………instructors.
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They have the option to come back here and be Top Gun
instructors.

TOP GUN film extract

Gentlemen...

You're the top one percent

of all naval aviators.

- Do you think you will be on the plaque?
The elite. The best of the best.
- Yes, sir.
We'll make you better.

You fly at least two combat missions a day, attend classes in That's pretty arrogant,
between and evaluations of your performance.
considering the company you're in.

On each combat sequence you're

gonna meet a different challenge. - Yes, sir.
Every encounter is going to be much more difficult!
- I like that in a pilot.

We'll teach you to fly the F-15

Remember, when it's over out there,
Faster than you've ever flown before.
we're all on the same team.
More dangerous.
Gentlemen...

Now, we don't make policy here. This school is about combat.

Gentlemen...
There are no points for second place.

Elected officials, civilians, do that.

We are their instruments of that policy and although we are - Dismissed.

not at war we must
always act as though we are at war. - Nice going.

- What are you doing?

- Just wondering who's the best.

In case some of you wonder

who the best is, they're up here on this plaque. On the wall.

The best driver and his RIO

from each class has his name on it.

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CORRECTION

1. Please find as many comparatives and superlatives and write down in this table

Comparative Superlative adjective translation

Ex: The best x good les meilleurs
better x good meilleur
At least x less Au moins
Much more x difficult Bien plus difficile
difficult
faster x fast Plus vite
More dangerous x dangerous Plus dangereux
The best driver x good Le meilleur
pilote

2. Please translate the following expressions, but be careful not to copy and paste. Try to
use French expressions.

⮚ You're the top one percent of all naval aviators.

Vous êtes le gratin de l’aviation navale.

⮚ The best of the best.

La crème de la crème.

⮚ We'll make you better.

Nous allons vous rendre encore meilleur.
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⮚ You fly at least two combat missions a day

Vous effectuerez au moins deux missions de
combat par jour.

⮚ We'll teach you to fly the F-14 faster than you've ever flown before
Nous vous apprendrons à piloter le F15, plus
rapidement que jamais.

⮚ We don't make policy here.

Nous ne faisons pas de politique ici /sous- entendu/
(nous exécutons les ordres)
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3. Now, read carefully this complex sentence.

We are their instruments of that policy and although we are not at war we must
always act as though we are at war.
*Translation strategy:
“étoffement”
Padding out

⮚ Do you understand it?

⮚ Can you easily translate it into French?

⮚ Can you compare although and as though?

Although=bien que (concession)

As though= as if=comme si (comparison)
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⮚ What can you conclude?

They look very similar but they have a really different
meaning

⮚ What is the correct translation for “we must” *

Nous avons le devoir de…
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1. Please find as many comparatives and superlatives and write down in this table
Comparative Superlative adjective translation
Ex: The best x good les meilleurs

2. Please translate the following expressions, but be careful not to copy and paste.
Try to use French expressions.

⮚ You're the top one percent of all naval aviators.

⮚ The best of the best.

⮚ We'll make you better.

⮚ You fly at least two combat missions a day

⮚ We'll teach you to fly the F- faster than you've ever flown before

⮚ We don't make policy here.

3. Now, read carefully this complex sentence.

We are their instruments of that policy and although we are not at war we must
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always act as though we are at war.

*Translation strategy:
“étoffement”
Padding out

⮚ Do you understand it?

⮚ Can you easily translate it into French?

⮚ Can you compare although and as though?

⮚ What can you conclude?

⮚ What is the correct translation for “we must” *