SEQUENCE : WHAT CAN YOU WEAR AT WORK ?
Objectif communicationnel: savoir porter une opinion sur un sujet
Objectif grammatical : utilisation des adjectifs possessifs et démonstratifs.
Révision du présent simple ( généralité, actions habituelles )
Révision du lexique de la description ( hair, face, clothes ) + utilisation
du présent Be+ING dans le cas de description.
0/ EXPRESSION ORALE
ANTICIPATION
Look at the photo.
Describe the picture. What can you see?
A young man is wearing a black shirt and a necklace.
He has piercing on his lower lips.
He’s wearing lots of ear-rings.
He has a light moustache and a thin beard.
He has short red hair. His hair is dyed red.
His skin is very white.
He is slim.
Pour décrire une image, on utilise le présent Be+ING
What could the young man be studying? Art? Medicine? Technology? Computer
programmer?
Judging from his looks, the young man in the photo could be studying art. But you never
knows.
How do you think people react to his looks?
Different people react differently. It depends. Some probably like his looks, others don’t.
What about you?
Personally I don’t like this / I rather like his looks.
Why?
Because it’s not my style. / Because I think it is fashionable.
THERE IS A SAYING: ONE SHOULDN’T JUDGE BY APPEARANCES
YOU CAN’T GO BY LOOKS
= il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences
I/ COMPREHENSION ECRITE
A. GLOBAL READING
* What kind of document is it?
It is a text taken from the web site: www. Bcbr.com
It was written in January 1998
* Who is the author of the text?
The author is Vicky Uhland
* What do you learn from the title and the picture? What is the document about?
It is about / it deals with piercing and tattooing in the corporate world.
B. DETAILED READING
A hoop: un cercle
The corporate world : le monde de l’entreprise
To institue : établir
Business : commercial entreprise
To rage from…to… : aller, varier de … à…
Engineering: ingénierie
Assembly: assemblage (assembling of framework)
Casual: décontracté
Seasoning: assaisonnement
To sport: arborer
To come up: soulever (un problème, une question )
Universitywide : à l’échelle universitaire
1.Vocabulary:
Find a synonym of “problem” in paragraph 3
issue
What is the French for “tattooing and piercing”?
Le tatouage et le piercing
Find the word “ porte-parole” in paragraphe 5
Spokeswoman or spokesman
What is the word for “client”
customer
Find the French expression in the text
De rigueur
2. Say if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Justify by quoting the text.
a. At Lexmark International nobody wears piercing.
FASLSE : paragraph 1 “ a couple of workers…rings”
b. Tattooing and piercing are fashionable in most colleges and high schools.
TRUE: paragraph 2 “ while almost de rigueur at … the country”
c. A survey shows that many companies find it necessary to institute a policy on dress code.
FALSE: paragraph 2 “ a random survey….few companies…tattooed”
d. At Lexmark they consider that tattooing and piercing are not a problem as long as their
employees work well.
TRUE: paragraph 3: “as long as …performance”
e. At the University of Colorado, it is allowed to wear piercing and have tattoos.
TRUE: paragraph 4 there is no universitywide regulations…décor”
f. Companies receive many complaints about employees’physical appearance.
FALSE: paragraph 5 “ pierced and…customer complaints”
C/ DEBATE: say if you agree or disagree, and why.
A teacher’s looks are as important as a doctor’s or a nurse’s looks.
Ex: I don’t agree. They’re more important. I think a teacher should be well-dressed. It’s
nice to have a teacher who is well-dressed. It makes you respect him or her more. It
gives him or her more authority. There are rules in society. If you don’t follow them,
you are considered as different, an outcast. Looks are very important. Often you need to
submit to the rules ( of a school, of a company, of a place )
I think a doctor’s looks are more important because it is the symbol of reliability. I
wouldn’t mind having a teacher wearing piercing and tattooing. On the contrary, I
would be shocked to see a doctor with ten earings or a giant piercing on his eyebrow.
II/ PRL – FOCUS
1. Observez les exemples ci-dessous:
a. Jim is famous for his casual clothing = Jim est célébre pour sa tenue décontractée.
Anna is famous for her leather mini-skirt = Anna est célébre pour sa mini-jupe en
cuir.
b. This jacket is gorgeous = cette veste est superbe
Look at these pictures = regardez ces photos
c. I hate that country = je déteste ce pays.
Look at those planes = regardez ces avions
2. Réfléchissez aux problèmes suivants.
a. En fonction de quoi choisit-on l’adjectif possessif en anglais ?
En anglais, on choisit l’adjectif possessif en fonction du genre du possesseur.
en français ?
En français, on choisit l’adjectif possessif en fonction du genre de ce qui est
possédé.
b/c. Quel adjectif démonstratif exprime l’idée de « mise à distance » : « this » ou
« that » ?
C’est « that » qui exprime l’idée de mise à distance.
« This » exprime la proximité.
III. EXERCISES
1 . Complétez avec l’adjectif possessif qui convient
a. The cashiers wear tattoos on ………… arms.
b. Tony, a computer programmer, has two great tattoos: one on ……….. shoulder and
the other on ……….. calf ( mollet ).
c. Kenora works at Disney land. She has to take off ……….. piercing.
d. Mad Records company doesn’t care about body décor. …… dress code is very
vague.
2. Dites pourquoi on a employé soit “this/these” soit “that/those”.
a. Look at this new tattoo on my arm!
= proximité spatiale
b. Look at that girl across the street!
= éloignement spatial
c. These days, nobody shows any respect for old people.
= proximité temporelle
d. In those days, things were different.
= éloignement temporel
3. Transformez ces phrases avec HAVE en phrases avec BE et un adjectif possessif.
Ex : I have got a blue car = My car is blue
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
We’ve got a German car = ……………………………………………………………...
Jenny has got a new piercing =………………………………………………………….
My father ha got a very difficult job = ………………………………………………….
These British students have original uniforms =………………………………………..
You have a wonderful girlfriend = ……………………………………………………...
Médor has got a black collar = ………………………………………………………….
IV/ EXPRESSION ECRITE
You write a letter to one of your friend about your new doctor. He wears piercing and tattoos.
Give your opinion about his appearance. Are you for or against? Examine the pros and cons
(le pour et le contre). 8 lines MAX.
I/ COMPREHENSION ECRITE
A. GLOBAL READING
* What kind of document is it?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
* Who is the author of the document?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
* What do you learn from the title and the picture? What is the document about?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
B. DETAILED READING
1. Vocabulary:
Find a synonym of “problem” in paragraph 3
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
What is the French for “tattooing and piercing”?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Find the word “ porte-parole” in paragraphe 5
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
What is the word for “client”
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Find the French expression in the text
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
2. Say if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Justify by quoting the text.
a. At Lexmark International nobody wears piercing.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
b. Tattooing and piercing are fashionable in most colleges and high schools.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
c. A survey shows that many companies find it necessary to institute a policy on dress code.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
d. At Lexmark they consider that tattooing and piercing are not a problem as long as their
employees work well.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
e. At the University of Colorado, it is allowed to wear piercing and have tattoos.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
f. Companies receive many complaints about employees’physical appearance.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………...
C/ DEBATE: say if you agree or disagree, and why.
A teacher’s looks are as important as a doctor’s or a nurse’s looks.
II/ PRATIQUE RAISONNEE
1. Observez les exemples ci-dessous:
a. Jim is famous for his casual clothing = Jim est célébre pour sa tenue décontractée.
Anna is famous for her leather mini-skirt = Anna est célébre pour sa mini-jupe en
cuir.
b. This jacket is gorgeous = cette veste est superbe
Look at these pictures = regardez ces photos
c. I hate that country = je déteste ce pays.
Look at those planes = regardez ces avions
2. Réfléchissez aux problèmes suivants.
a. En fonction de quoi choisit-on l’adjectif possessif en anglais ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
en français ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
b/c. Quel adjectif démonstratif exprime l’idée de « mise à distance » : « this » ou
« that » ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
III/ EXERCISES
1 . Complétez avec l’adjectif possessif qui convient :
a. The cashiers wear tattoos on ………… arms.
b. Tony, a computer programmer, has two great tattoos: one on ……….. shoulder and
the other on ……….. calf ( mollet ).
c. Kenora works at Disney land. She has to take off ……….. piercing everyday.
d. Mad Records company doesn’t care about body décor. …… dress code is very
vague.
2. Dites pourquoi on a employé soit “this/these” soit “that/those”.
a. Look at this new tattoo on my arm!
………………………………………………………………………………………….
b. Look at that girl across the street!
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
c. These days, nobody shows any respect for old people.
…...………………………………………………………………………………………
d. In those days, things were different
…..……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Transformez ces phrases avec HAVE en phrases avec BE et un adjectif possessif.
Ex : I have got a blue car = My car is blue
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
We’ve got a German car = ……………………………………………………………...
Jenny has got a new piercing =………………………………………………………….
My father ha got a very difficult job = ………………………………………………….
These British students have original uniforms =………………………………………..
You have a wonderful girlfriend = ……………………………………………………...
Médor has got a black collar = ………………………………………………………….
IV/ EXPRESSION ECRITE
You write a letter to one of your friend about your new doctor. He wears piercing and tattoos.
Give your opinion about his appearance. Are you for or against? Examine the pros and cons
(le pour et le contre). 8 lines MAX.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
VOC BOX
Dress code : code vestimentaire
The corporate world : le monde de l’entreprise
To come up :soulever ( une question, un problème )
Ranging from : variant de / allant de …
Universitywide : à l’échelle universitaire