SAMPLE TEST MINI-LECTURES 6L1

Choose and answer five questions from the list below, fully and using complete sentences (subject-verb-object). The chosen questions cannot be about the students' OWN mini-lecture and only ONE question can be chosen about each mini-lecture. It is not necessary to rewrite the questions, just the title of the mini-lecture and the number of the question.

Students must also choose 10 vocabulary words (at least ONE from each mini-lecture, but not from the student's own) and must translate them into English. The French words should be written next to their English translation.

All the answers were in the mini-lectures but can also be found on the Internet. Good luck.

MUSIC FESTIVALS:

Vocabulary: échoppe – garderie – fanfare – en avoir marre – une asbl (association sans but lucratif) -

  1. Mention three characteristics of the «Transardentes».
  2. What five keywords are said to characterize music festivals?
  3. What is «la route des saveurs»?
  4. Mention five characteristics of «Couleur Café».

THE SIMPSONS :

Vocabulary: slogan – ne pas remarquer – garder, conserver – garder, conserver

  1. Why is the series so funny? What does it combine?
  2. What does Homer do? What is his profession?
  3. Mention 5 characteristics of Homer's personality.
  4. Mention 5 characteristics of Marge's personality.
  5. Mention 5 characteristics of Bart's personality.
  6. What is the message of the film «The Simpsons»?
  7. What two major issues does it parody?

BARACK OBAMA:

Vocabulary: encourager, inciter qqun à faire qqch – prêter serment – insister sur – avortement – appuyer une candidature

  1. Where did Barack Obama choose to announce his candidacy for the presidential elections? Why?
  2. What three issues did B. O. emphazise during his campaign?
  3. Mention five items in B. O.'s program as president.,
  4. What two characteristics make B. O. one of the most famous politicians in the world?
  5. Mention five elements about B. O.'s private life (family, hobbies, bad habits...),

NEW-YORK:

Vocabulary: la Bourse – victime, blessé, accidenté – municipalité – point de repère –

  1. Why is New York called the «Big Apple»?
  2. Mention 5 tourist attractions in NY, besides the Statue of Liberty,
  3. Who sculpted the Statue of Liberty and who gave it to the USA? Why?
  4. What are the names of the 5 boroughs NY consists of?
  5. Mention three characteristics which make the city of NY unique,

JIMI HENDRIX:

Vocabulary: (se) chevaucher – propager – mourir (NOT to die!) - annoncer (NOT to announce!) - faire semblant – être renvoyé de l'armée – autodidacte -une arnaque

  1. Why did Jimi Hendrix join the army?
  2. What did he do to be discharged from the army?
  3. Mention three elements about Woodstock,
  4. How did J. H. die?

THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS:

Vocabulary: cru – bienveillant – étouffer qqun – balai – se lancer dans qqch – encombré – refoulement – impasse

  1. Why can we compare a dream to a play?
  2. The development of a dream can be compared to a river composed of three different sources: mention one of these sources. What does it represent and what does it explain?
  3. What does the unconscious like to play with?
  4. What does it mean when you dream that you are naked in front of other people?
  5. What does it mean when you dream you are falling down?
  6. What does it mean when you dream you are being chased?
  7. What does it mean when you dream your teeth are falling out?
  8. What does it mean when you dream you are failing an exam?