Vocabulary test + The inspection process

25.09.2009

Hey,

today you took a vocabulary test that you corrected yourself. I'll check what you did and I'll give you your grades next time.

Then we continued our lesson with Jacob who arrived at Ellis Island. I asked you to highlight some important information about the characters, the place, the time, the roles of the characters and their attitudes while listening to the text.

Here is what we wrote in a chart: (written by Alexandre B., corrected, and expanded)

"We spoke about the different characters and places of the text.
The scene takes place in Ellis Island at the beginning of the 20th century. The main character is Jacob who was there to take the tests to reach the USA. There was also an inspector who was very strict and authoritative. He performed the literacy test and selected the immigrants. Finally, there was Doctor Carl Travers: he was gentle and more understanding than the inspector about the situation of Jacob. His role was to perform the medical test. At the end of the document, the doctor let Jacob enter $\varnothing$ the country. He may have understood Jacob's situation. He may have been an immigrant himself. He may have known that Jacob's life would be in danger if he was sent back to Russia."

You can listen to the audio version of the text here. Entraînez-vous à le lire aussi bien que l'enregistrement... ce sera une de vos taches dans peu de temps:

HW: for next time, you need to be able to speak about the characters, their roles and attitudes.

Pensez à apprendre et à utiliser le vocabulaire de la fiche "sadness, anger, surprise,..." dans la lettre que vous devez me rendre pour le prochain cours de module. Vous aurez régulièrement des interrogations de vocabulaire sur cette fiche et sur le vocabulaire du cours...

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