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Exercices préliminaires
Exercise 1
Before you start listening to the audio document, describe the cartoon below, taking into consideration the following points : 1. Describe this cartoon in detail. The scene takes place at the France Show in Earls Court, London. It is a trade fair where French products and services are displayed. We can see three different stands: one displaying Champagne and wine, another for notary services and finally a bank that offers international mortgages. All the stands have signs either advertising their products or giving information. As the fair takes place in London, these products are intended to attract British customers and incite them to buy and invest in French products including real estate, which is why there is a notary stand and a bank offering mortgages. There are eight people in the cartoon. In the top right-hand corner, there is a couple standing at the entrance about to go into the show room. The woman is smiling and seems happy to go, whereas the man looks puzzled. Inside the exhibition room at the wine stand, there is a sales representative wearing a waistcoat that looks like a uniform. He is holding a bottle of champagne and the visitor a glass, probably tasting the product. The salesman seems to be looking at the label and must be giving a sales pitch about the brand and trying to convince the customer to buy it. In the foreground (centre right), a man and a woman are standing next to a
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bank that offers international mortgages. The woman is holding out her hand, so she must be a sales rep ready to give information to the visitor who may be a potential customer interested in taking out a mortgage