The Gold Fever!

Hey guys,

today we first did a quick recap of yesterday's lesson and clarified some phonetic remarks about /-er/ endings.

Then we listened to the document about Mark's trip to the US and more specifically about his historical visit to the places of the Gold Rush.

Here are some important facts and words to remember. You must be able to reuse them in full sentences to talk about the topic:

The Gold Rush- Oral document : (answers)

1) Niagara Falls ; Yellowstone ; Grand Canyon ; Hollywood ; Ghost Towns.
2) b. abandoned towns.
3) a. ... the Gold Fever.
    b. ... on horses, in carts, in ships.
4) 1848 : 800 inhabitants.  1850 : 40 000 inhabitants.
5) It must have been very exciting just what we see in the films saloons and everything.
6) Expressed : a ; b ; c ; g.
7) Missing words (in the order) :
      - dangerous
      - movies
      - idealized
      - brutal
      - violent
      - adventurers
      - outlaws
      - harder
      - icy
      - picks
      - shovels -> the tools of the gold diggers
      - little
      - expensive

HW:

- apprendre sa leçon

- envoyer le powerpoint avant Jeudi soir pour correction (et présentation le lendemain)