SEQUENCE #1 : Going on a Gap Year

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SÉQUENCE #1 : Going on a gap year

FINAL TASK: you have decided to go on a gap year. Get ready to present your project, your motivations and what exactly you are planning to do. Make sure you explain in what way such entreprise can help you progress in your personal life. 

Stage #1: what is a gap year?
Stage #2: what can a gap year bring you?
Stage #3: build your project
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Thursday 13 November

Text comprehension correction : 

1. What do you know about Jennifer Davis ? 
• Origins : She is from Wales / she is Welsh 
• Age : She is 18 years old 
• Gap year destination : Aklavik , a village in the great north of Canada
• Type of gap year programme : She was a volunteer and worked at a school as a teaching assistant 
• Gap year duration : 1 year

2. Did she like her experience as a gapper ?  
Yes , she liked her experience 

3. What does she do now ? Where does she live ? 
She studies to become a doctor . She lives in London 

4. From l.1 – l.21
a) She sees Aklavik from the plane
b) It’s amazing 
c) The village is isolated and remote . It is a little populated it is surrounded by snowy and wild landscapes .


VOCABULARY :

Wales = wales + Scotland + England + Northern Ireland = the UK (the United Kingdom)
She is Welsh ( adj ) ( Scottish / English / Irish – Northern Irish = British )
Northern Ireland # the Republic of Ireland

Religions : Catholicism / Protestantism / Islam = the Muslim religion /Judaism =  the Jewish religion

The A-level is when you graduate from high school , it is the equivalent of the French baccalaureate : so we can deduce Jenniferifer is 18 or 19 years old 

Duration ( n ) = a length of time
Populated ( adj ) = number of inhabitants living in a specific place
Be surrounded by = have things or people all around, on every side 
Remote = isolated ( adj )

HOMEWORK:
1- Learn voc;
2- Prepare the following TASK: 
your are Jennifer Davies and you have just arrived in Aklavik. You call your mum to let her know that you have safely reached your destination. Imagine the conversation. 
-> prepare at least 6 questions the mother could have for her daughter
-> imagine Jennifer's first impressions upon arrival

Friday 14 November

Group work: get ready for the role play

TASK: enact the conversation.

How do you start an informal conversation on the phone ?

Ø  Hello , it’s me/Jenny. How are you ? / What’s up ? / What’s new ?

Ø  Hello / hi ! How are you ?

List the question the mother could ask :

·      Was you flight on time

·      What did you do to shower ?

·      Have you had time to settle down ?

·      How is a landscape ?

·      What did you have for dinner ?

·      Did someone pick up from the airport ?

·      Where do you sleep ?

·      Where are you staying ?

·      Are the people friendly with you ?

·      So is it lost the middle of nowhere ?

·      Is it really  cold ?

·      Do you like it ? / are you having a good time ?

·      Will you adapt ?

1.     From l.15 to l.28

Number of inhabitants : 350

Economic problem : unemployment

Social problem : a lot of drug abuse and alcohol abuse

Life is difficulty harsh because there isn’t enough work for everyone . That’s why women and men turn to drug and alcohol

Vocabulaire :

A flight  = un vol

A stop over

To settle down

To pick up from the airport

To knit

A hat

Unemployment : joblessness

To be unemployed = to be jobless

To plague = la peste

To turn to

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2.     What was Jennifer’s Job at Aklavik ?

She is a teacher . She teaches P.E ( physical education ) , special needs , cookery and sewing and finance skills which probably include counting  prices or bills .

1.     What is FAS ? What are the consequences of FAS ?

FAS means foetal alcohol syndrome which is the name given to physical and mental damage  caused to babies when women drink during pregnancy .

Ø  In other words women drink alcohol when they are pregnant and the babies become sick and has consequences : they may die , suffer from physical problems they may have difficulties leaning how to learn , walk , read , speak , count.

Ø  It’s dangerous to drink alcohol for a pregnant woman

Ø  Drinking during pregnancy provokes malformation

Ø  Drinking while pregnant leads to FAS / fatal consequences

Ø  Don't drink the alcohol if you are pregnant

Ø  If you are pregnant , don't drink !

Ø  It is irresponsible to drink when pregnant

2.     “ during that [… ] About myself  “ ( l.59-60 ) What does Jennifer mean exactly ? Explain in your own words

Jennifer means that she has evolved, that she has changed her life , she has changed her views about the world , society and people.

3.     What did Jennifer do when she got back home ?

She decided to study medicine in London but before that she needed to do A-levels again in chemistry.

4.     In what way can you say her experience Aklavik influenced her choice of study ?

She wants to become a doctor to help the people and the children in Aklavik.

Vocabulaire :

To cook

To count

A bill = une facture

Pregnancy = to be pregnant = to be with child

To die = to be clead 

To warn = prevenir

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