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[Etsuko]

Bonjour, je viens ici car j'ai un devoir de compréhension orale à rendre en Anglais et je suis un desespérée car il me pose problème. Je comprends plusieurs mots mais les personnes parlent rapidement et avec un accent prononcé, ce qui fait que je n'arrive pas à distinguer les grandes phrases importantes.

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Sujet :

Numbers of speakers :

… male … female

Name & profession of speakers :

………………

………………

Where the scene probably takes place :

Justification (one) :

Topic of the conversation :

Tones of voice (2 answers for each speaker) :

American speaker :

○ hesitant

○ self-assured

○ emotional

○ calm and collected

Indian speaker :

○ hesitant

○ self-assured

○ emotional

○ calm and collected

2. Answer the following questions :

a) What is the name of the programme?

b) What happened in 2004 in Sri Lanka?

c) How did the European Union try to support Sri Lanka for the next six years?

d) What name is given to the EU support? (It is repeated several times.)

e) What decision has the European Union made now?

3. Quote one example from the dialogue to show each of the following :

a) The presenter invites the speakers to express their opinion.

b) The presenter invites one of the speakers to clarify what he says.

4. Complete the table with the key words (from the dialogue or in your own words) for each speaker’s arguments about the EU’s decision :

The American speaker’s arguments: // The Indian speaker’s arguments:

1. to punish human rights abuses // if no help = ?

2. ? // ?

3. ? // ?

4. ? // ?

5. What agreement do the two men reach at the end of the discussion?

Mes réponses actuelles :

Numbers of speakers :

2 male 1 female

Name & profession of speakers :

(Incertaine au niveau de l'orthographe des noms)

Martin Bauer minister of national trade

Kumar Mujandary association Sri Lanka

Somated Jones TV Presenter

Where the scene probably takes place :

Justification (one) :

The scene is probably on a TV tray because the music at the beginning and the presenter suggest there.

Topic of the conversation :

The clothes in Sri Kanka (?)

Tones of voice (2 answers for each speaker) :

American speaker :

○ self-assured

○ calm and collected

Indian speaker :

○ emotional

2. Answer the following questions :

a) What is the name of the programme?

b) What happened in 2004 in Sri Lanka?

An earthquake and tsunami

c) How did the European Union try to support Sri Lanka for the next six years?

d) What name is given to the EU support? (It is repeated several times.)

e) What decision has the European Union made now?

3. Quote one example from the dialogue to show each of the following :

a) The presenter invites the speakers to express their opinion.

b) The presenter invites one of the speakers to clarify what he says.

4. Complete the table with the key words (from the dialogue or in your own words) for each speaker’s arguments about the EU’s decision :

The American speaker’s arguments: // The Indian speaker’s arguments:

1. to punish human rights abuses // if no help = ?

2. ? // ?

3. ? // ?

4. ? // ?

5. What agreement do the two men reach at the end of the discussion?

(Je crois que le ministre propose quelque chose à l'indien mais je comprends pas quoi. Juste que l'indien semble satisfait à la fin.)

Pour l'instant c'est tout ce que j'ai réussi à faire. J'ai vraiment besoin d'aide, un grand merci d'avance...

[Etsuko]

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