today we first warmed up with your reactions concerning the picture of the man with a gun in his hand and a baby... Here is what you said:
The situation shocks me. The attitude of the father would seem cruel / cowardly towards the baby since it can't defend itself. However asthe man doesn't have his finger on the trigger, it's just a symbol of protection. He is the father of the child. But what a protective father he is! Personally, I think the man will have a bad influence on the child. The infant may become violent.
There is a contrast between the pistol and the innocence of the baby. The man is maybe a soldier?
Other traumatic situations: - fight between parents - addictions: drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, ...
Then we continued with a "special task". You had to try and sell me a pen / pencil as if you were a teleshopping presenter... Here is some advice so as how to speak: Attitude of the 2 characters:
- the speaker: enthusiastic, happy,joyful,speaks in a high-pitched tone, in a quizzical tone, asks a lot of questions, winks at the camera, takes up a smile, ... - the expert: passionate, serious, carries outa demo, uses technical words, knows everything about his/her product, ...
Finally, we watched a spoof ad by Amnesty International against the arms trade which is out of control. We'll study it more tomorrow but you can watch it again below:
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Attitude of the 2 characters:<br />
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- the speaker: enthusiastic, happy, with a high pitched tone, enjoyed, with a quizzical tone, ask a lot of questions.<br />
- the expert: passionate, serious, make a lot of demonstrations, used technical words, know everything about his product.<br />
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J
Justine
01/26/2010 17:08
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Warm up:<br />
The situation shocks me. The attitude of the father seems cruel/cowardly: the baby can't defend itself.<br />
However, he is the father of the child. But what a protective father he is! The man doesn't have his finger on the trigger, it's just a symbol of protection.<br />
Personally, I think the man will have a bad influence on the child. The infant may become violent.<br />
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There is a contrast between the pistol and the innocence of the baby.<br />
The man is maybe a soldier?<br />
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Other traumatics situations:<br />
- fight between parents<br />
- drugs: alcohol, cigarettes, ...<br />
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E
English Prof
01/26/2010 19:46
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Thanks Justine for the two posts.<br />
See you tomorrow!<br />
M. Hattais.<br />
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