Le support de ces exercices, qui
sont libres d'accès et gratuits, est un article
paru en janvier 2010 dans The Washington Post
: 1. Exercices de compréhension orale : a - Ecoutez cet article deux ou trois fois. Il est
très souhaitable de ne pas en lire le script
(cadre bleu ci-dessous) lors de cet exercice. |
 Indian young women during a wedding procession |
b - Answer the questions, and check your
answers by hovering your mouse over 'Check'
(vérifiez vos réponses en passant la souris sur
'Check') :
1. What does the woman say, on that Indian TV ad? Check
2. Does she speak aloud? Check
3. Why do you think she speaks nervously? Check
4. What is the I-pill? Check
5. What is its other name? Check
6. What has been noticed by doctors, concerning the use
of the I-pill, in India? Check
7. What is worrying doctors? Check
8. Why does this practice increase the risk of
contracting sexually transmitted diseases? Check
9. Why are abortions unsafe in India? Check
10. What is the social explanation of this frequent use
of the I-pill? Check
11. What other social change has taken place in India? Check
12. Is it as easy to buy the I-pill in the USA as in
India? Check
c - Give an oral summary of this article. It should last 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Exercice pour améliorer la prononciation et l'intonation en anglais :
Vous allez
maintenez entendre ce même article en 'lecture
éclatée', c'est à dire découpée en membres de
phrases qui font unité de sens.
Si vous en ressentez le besoin, suivez des yeux le script
ci-dessous : chaque ligne est un membre de phrase.
Après chaque membre de phrase (et donc à la fin de
chaque ligne), il y aura un silence de quelques secondes.
Pendant ce silence, répétez le membre
de phrase que vous venez d'entendre.
ATTENTION : ne vous laissez pas 'influencer' par
l'orthographe, et REPETEZ EXACTEMENT ce que vous avez
entendu, en reproduisant, non seulement la prononciation
des mots, mais aussi l'intonation du
membre de phrase.
A terme, il vaut mieux faire ces répétitions
sans lire le texte : c'est le but à atteindre.
Mais, si vous en ressentez le besoin, le voici
ci-dessous.
Lancez cette lecture éclatée.
SEXUAL REVOLUTION, PART TWO |
of botched abortions each year, according to the Mumbai-based Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India. “In India. women now want to make decisions on their own - about financial matters, about their career and about when they have a baby,” said a psychiatrist. “The big difference is now they don’t need to go to their family members or anyone. They can go straight to the chemist and buy the pill.“ Since August 2007, when the Indian pharmaceutical company Cipla launched the I-pill, which costs less than $2, about 200,000 units of the drug have been sold every month. There has been change in lifestyles; there has been a lot of migration from small towns to big towns. This pill is a symbol of that change. Scientists remain uncertain about the side effects of using the emergency pill frequently. Its counterpart in the United States, known as Plan B, is available over the counter, but only to women 18 or older. The drug prevents the implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus. It does not terminate an existing pregnancy but is opposed by many anti-abortion groups. The I-pill may push Indians into finally addressing birth-control issues. India is the second-largest population in the world, and until recently abortion was often used as a means of birth control. Adapted from The Washington Post, January 2010 |
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