I always hates holidays
Complete / Circle the right answers / Cross out the wrong answers
Author: Bernard Walsh / David Lodge / Sistine Chapel
Source: an extract (an excerpt=a passage) from a novel / a short story / a magazine / a travel catalogue
Type of narrative: a monologue / a dialogue / a conversation / a soliloquy
Topic = Subject : ____________________________________________________________
The setting: on a plane / in an airport / in a camping-site
Destination: the USA / Honolulu / Hawaii / Europe
Number of characters actually present: 1 / 2 / 3 / more
Their family names in capital letters (=surnames=last names)
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Their first names (=Christian names)
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One company mentioned: ________________________________________
One job mentioned: ________________________________________
Name three European towns (=cities):
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Name three world-famous places/monuments:
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Name two great thinkers: ____________________ ____________________
The past opium of the people according to Sheldrake: ________________________________________
The new opium of the people according to Sheldrake: ________________________________________
The characters present have: the same point of view / opposed viewpoints / different opinions
Sheldrake’s point of view about holidays and travelling:
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The key sentence in the text is on line(s) __________
Vocabulary from the text – Choose the right translation
(Intro)
his aunt = son oncle / sa tante a travel = un travail / un voyage
(l. 1) a kid = un ado / un gamin
(l. 2) a waste of time = un gain de temps / une perte de temps
(l. 3)