TD Anglais – Semestre 2
V. Charbonniaud-Doussaud
http://thedailyteacher.wordpress.com/
General, scientific and technical English
Entrainement à la compréhension orale / listening comprehension work
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Presentation of the document
This video is Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech.
It is packed with inspirational remarks and will show you what a good speech is. It might also be a
little hard to follow, so be sure to check out the vocabulary below so as to be able to grab the
essential meaning.
2)
Prep work; search on Wikipedia to determine:
a) Where is Stanford University?
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b) Where is Reed University?
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c) What is a commencement speech?
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3)
Read and translate the following words. Each line corresponds to one particular group of sentences
used in the video. Knowing their meaning and their pronunciation (your teacher will read them
aloud for you) will help you understand the video.
(Lisez et traduisez les termes suivants, utilisés dans la vidéo. Cela vous aidera à mieux comprendre
les idées développées dans le document.)
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Honoured……………………………..finest………………………………..
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Truth be told:……………………………………………………………………
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Graduated………………………………….college………………………………….
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Stories………………………………that’s it………………………………………no big deal………………………….
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Connecting the dots:……………………………………………………………………….
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I dropped out of college…………………………………………….a drop-in……………………………………….
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Biological mother…………………………………..to put up for adoption………………………………………
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College graduates………………………………………evererything was all set…………………………………
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Adopted at birth……………………………..a lawyer and his wife………………………………………………..
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When I popped out…………………………………………..
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A waiting list…………………………………………..got a call…………………………………………….
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Unexpected (baby boy)……………………………………………….
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She found out later…………………………………………high school……………………………………
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Refused…………………………..relented…………………………………promised………………………………….
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17 years later………………………………………….chose…………………………..expensive…………………..
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All of my working-class parents’
savings…………………………………………………………………………..tuition………………………………….
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I had no idea……………………………………………figure (it) out…………………………………………….
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Spending…………………………….scary…………………………………looking back…………………………….one of the best
decisions I’ve ever made……………………………………………
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Dropping in…………………………………interesting……………………………………….
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Let me give you one example………………………………………….
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calligraphy instruction …………………………………………………….to take a calligraphy class………….
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Serif and san serif typefaces…………………………….varying the amount of space between different letter
combinations……………………………………………………………………………
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Beautiful…………………………………fascinating……………………………………………
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10 years later………………………………designing the first Macintosh
computer………………………………………………..it all came back to me………………………………………………
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Typography………………………………….single course……………………………………………multiple typefaces or
proportionally spaced fonts………………………………………………………………………………………
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Copied………………………………………it’s likely that………………………………………..
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You can’t connect the dots looking forward………………………………………………………………………….
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Looking backwards………………………………………..down the
road……………………………..confidence…………………………………..follow your heart…………………………………
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2nd story: love and loss……………………………………………..I got fired…………………………………I was
out…………………………………..devastating………………………………………….I was a very public
failure…………………………………………..something slowly began to dawn on
me………………………………………………………………..rejected……………………………………….still in
love…………………………………….start over…………………………………………….the heaviness of being
successful……………………………………..the lightness of being a beginner
again……………………………………………..I started a company named Next………………………………Pixar….an
amazing woman who became my wife………………………………………………..turn of
events………………………………bought…………………………………..keep
looking………………………………………..don’t settle…………………………………………………………..
4)
Now watch the video for the first time.
5)
Read the following questions, check out their meaning before watching the video again:
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How many stories does Steve Jobs want to tell?
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Did the lawyer and his wife adopt Steve Jobs? Why?
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Why did S. Jobs’ biological mother finally accept to sign the adoption papers?
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What was S. Jobs’ problem when he finally went to college?
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So what did he decide? Did he regret it?
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Was it a fun, romantic experience?
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What class did S. Jobs decide to follow?
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What were the consequences of following that class?
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What conclusion does S. Jobs draw from this experience?
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What’s the second story about?
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What happened to S. Jobs when he was at the highest point of his career at Apple?
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At that point, what slowly began to dawn on him?
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So what did Jobs decide, and what happened?
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What is the only way to do great work?
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Additional question. Do you understand the last story? What is it about?
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What’s Jobs’ final advice?
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Now watch the video again and try answer the questions.
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