WEEK 12
T°L – (1h) Monday, March 16th 2020
I. Correction of the timeline about the Cuban Missiles Crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbKCyQn5oTc
II. Correction : Vocabulary of the Cold War
1. fallout shelter: a Hollywood ten: b arms race: d nuclear threat: e iron curtain : c
2. a. look back to / remember b. reminds c. pays tribute to d. commemorate
3.
Neutral : spy war in danger very frightened difficult problem Communist conspiracy
Subjective : mole hell on thin ice in a blue funk hot potato Commie put-up job
4. a. frightened b. astounding / excited c. threatening d. deafening / dazzling e. worried
III. Grammar : Tenses to express the past, would and wish
Read the document in order to be able to do the exercises.
HK : Ex 1 / 2 / 3 //
I. Correction of the timeline about the Cuban Missiles Crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbKCyQn5oTc
- 1961 : The failed American invasion of the Bay of Pigs (Cuba), they wanted to fight the communist government.
- October 14th 1962 : American spy planes take pictures of nuclear misssiles based in Cuba.
- October 24th : The USSR consider this quarantine as an act of agression and send more ships to Cuba with missiles.
- October 26/27th : Exchange of letters between the two leaders. The President Kennedy accepts the deal on the removal of the missiles in exchange of a promise of never invading Cuba.
- October 28th : The missiles are dismantled.
- 1963 : A telephone hotline is set up between the US and the USSR.
- 1968 : A Non Proliferation Treaty is signed between the to countries.
II. Correction : Vocabulary of the Cold War
1. fallout shelter: a Hollywood ten: b arms race: d nuclear threat: e iron curtain : c
2. a. look back to / remember b. reminds c. pays tribute to d. commemorate
3.
Neutral : spy war in danger very frightened difficult problem Communist conspiracy
Subjective : mole hell on thin ice in a blue funk hot potato Commie put-up job
4. a. frightened b. astounding / excited c. threatening d. deafening / dazzling e. worried
III. Grammar : Tenses to express the past, would and wish
Read the document in order to be able to do the exercises.
HK : Ex 1 / 2 / 3 //
Wednesday, March 18th 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxaegqvl4aE
1945 :
The country is divided in……………………
June 1950 :
75,000 North Korean troops………………………….
The American Pdt is…………………………., he wants to stop the……………..effect in Korea.
South Korea asks for help to the………..
A UN army is sent and commanded by…………………………………..
July 1950 :
The UN troops are pushed back.
September 1950 :
The American………………………..launches an assault.
They capture the town of……………..
October 1950 :
The UN troops capture the town of…………………….. and even go to ………………..
As a consequence, 750,000 Chinese troops are sent.
The UN troops are ………………
The General Mac Arthur wanted to use…………………………………………… whereas the American president prefered a policy of …………………….. The General was………………………..
January 1951
More UN troops were sent and……………………………..
June 27th 1953
………………………………………………………………………….
III. Quiz
Utilisez ce site pour apprendre et testez vos connaissances sur la Guerre de Corée
https://quizlet.com/102732501/the-korean-war-flash-cards/
IV. Grammar
The passive voice
https://www.e-anglais.com/cours/voix_passive.html
Exercises on the passive voice
https://www.e-anglais.com/exercices/passive.php
- Listening : Another episode of the Cold War : The Korean War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxaegqvl4aE
1945 :
The country is divided in……………………
June 1950 :
75,000 North Korean troops………………………….
The American Pdt is…………………………., he wants to stop the……………..effect in Korea.
South Korea asks for help to the………..
A UN army is sent and commanded by…………………………………..
July 1950 :
The UN troops are pushed back.
September 1950 :
The American………………………..launches an assault.
They capture the town of……………..
October 1950 :
The UN troops capture the town of…………………….. and even go to ………………..
As a consequence, 750,000 Chinese troops are sent.
The UN troops are ………………
The General Mac Arthur wanted to use…………………………………………… whereas the American president prefered a policy of …………………….. The General was………………………..
January 1951
More UN troops were sent and……………………………..
June 27th 1953
………………………………………………………………………….
III. Quiz
Utilisez ce site pour apprendre et testez vos connaissances sur la Guerre de Corée
https://quizlet.com/102732501/the-korean-war-flash-cards/
IV. Grammar
The passive voice
https://www.e-anglais.com/cours/voix_passive.html
Exercises on the passive voice
https://www.e-anglais.com/exercices/passive.php