Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Vocable All English N435 19 Octobre 2017
Vocable All English N435 19 Octobre 2017
CHURCHILL
Brian M i r an da John
COX RICHARDSON S L AT T E R Y
© 2016 SALON CHURCHILL LIMITED.
churchill ap vocable
02-GB764.indd 2 210x287.indd 1 20/09/2017 14:26
09/10/2017 16:57
édito sommaire N° 435 / Du 19 octobre au 1er novembre 2017
NIVEAU DE DIFFICULTÉ ET ÉQUIVALENCE CECRL
(Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les langues) :
facile A2-B1 moyen B2-C1 difficile C1-C2
Pour faciliter le repérage et la compréhension, les mots traduits sont surlignés dans tous les
articles du magazine.
Rejoignez-nous sur et suivez-nous sur et sur B2-C1 To E or not to E THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (US) ........................................................................................... 28
What’s in a name?
angle
San Juan
Ruby Rodriguez, 8, looks back at her mother as she wades across the San
Lorenzo Morovis river in Puerto Rico. The bridge was swept away by
Hurricane Maria. On 20 September, Puerto Rico was slammed by a
powerful category 4 storm, the strongest to make landfall on the
Carribean island in 85 years. The US territory is now suffering from a lack
Status: self-governing overseas territory of the of electricity, water and fuel, and has limited cell phone service. “Puerto
United States. Puerto Ricans are American citizens Rico, in terms of the infrastructure, will not be the same... This is
and hold US passports but cannot vote in US something of historic proportions,” said Carlos Mercader, a spokesman
presidential elections.
for the island’s governor.
Population: 3.4 million
Area: 8,959 sq km to wade to walk through water / to sweep, swept, swept away to wash away, destroy / hurricane
extremely strong and destructive wind / to slam to hit with force / storm extreme weather, tempest / to
Languages: Spanish, English make, made, made landfall here, to descend upon the land (from the sea), reach land / lack absence,
self-governing autonomous / overseas abroad / citizen shortage / fuel oil, petrol, gasoline / spokesman representative.
person, civilian / to hold, held, held here, to have a right to /
area size / sq km = square kilometre km2.
4 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1 er
novembre 2017
ELON MUSK
Elon Musk has unveiled his ambitious plans
for a new spacecraft codenamed “BFR” (for
“Big Fucking Rocket”). Speaking at a congress
in Australia, the South African-born entrepre-
neur said the rocket would enable his SpaceX
company to start sending people to Mars by
2024. He also claimed that it would allow to
travel anywhere on Earth in under an hour. A
London-New York journey would only take 29
minutes for example. “Cost per seat should be
about the same as full fare economy in an air-
craft,” he said on Instagram.
to unveil to reveal, announce, present / spacecraft (inv.) vehicle
for travelling in outer space / rocket jet engine powerful enough to
travel into outer space / to enable to permit, make possible / to
(Xinhua)
claim to assert / to allow to permit, enable, make possible / under
less than / seat designated place on an aeroplane / full fare tariff
without concessions, full price ticket.
(Cawthra/Shutterstock/SIPA)
(Peter Morrison/AP/SIPA)
(Evan Vucci/AP/SIPA)
LEO VARADKAR THERESA MAY TOM PRICE
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has Theresa May’s speech turned into a US Health Secretary Tom Price resigned last
promised a referendum next year on whether nightmare at the Conservative conference month over his use of expensive private
to loosen the country’s laws on abortion, one earlier this month. The British prime minister planes and military aircraft for government
of the strictest in Europe. As of today, the was interrupted by a man who made his way business trips. Reports by news website
Republic of Ireland’s constitution allows to the podium and handed her a redundancy Politico say he spent $1m on these flights. Tom
abortion only if the life of the mother is in notice, saying “Boris asked me to give you this." Price, who was appointed in February, was
danger. Women convicted of having an illegal She also struggled with an incessant cough already in a precarious position with Donald
abortion face up to 14 years in jail. But they are and the set behind her fell apart. Theresa May Trump after repeated failures to repeal and
allowed to travel abroad for terminations. had hoped the speech would relaunch her replace Obamacare. The US president called
People “should be given ample time to Premiership amid Cabinet splits and leadership Price a “very fine man” but said he did not like
consider the issues and to take part in a speculation. According to The Guardian, one the “optics” of members of his cabinet flying
well-informed debate,” Varadkar said. Tory politician said this made colleagues at great expense to taxpayers.
wonder whether she could last much longer.
whether (in order to know) if (yes or no) / to loosen to health secretary minister of health / to resign to
relax, to make less strict / law legislation / abortion to turn into to transform into, here, to become / to leave (a post), to quit / over because of, as a result of /
medical intervention to end a pregnancy / as of today make, made, made sb... to lead sb to / to make, aircraft (inv.) aeroplane(s) / report account, article /
from today forward, here, now, at present / to allow to made, made one’s way to to go in the direction of, here to spend, spent, spent to pay out / flight aeroplane
authorize / to convict to find guilty of a crime / to face to manage to reach / to hand to give / redundancy voyage / to appoint to designate, nominate / failure
to risk / jail prison / abroad outside the country, to a notice document for sb leaving a job / Boris (Johnson) inability, incapacity, lack of success / to repeal to annul,
foreign country / termination medical intervention to British Foreign Minister / to struggle with to have a rescind / to replace to put one thing in place of another
end a pregnancy / ample sufficient / to consider to difficult time dealing with, have problems with / / Obamacare act passed by Congress in 2010 to expand
think about, reflect upon / issue subject, question, incessant cough persistent bout of coughing (pushing and regulate the American healthcare system / fine
matter. of air violently and noisily through the throat, esp when admirable / optics ‘look’, here, idea / expense cost /
you have a cold or sore throat) / set here, fixed taxpayer citizen of a country paying tax.
background display board / to fall, fell, fallen apart to
disintegrate, here, to have letters fall off / to relaunch to
re-establish, reinvigorate / Premiership mandate as
Prime Minister / amid among, in the context of / split
division / according to as stated/reported by / Tory
Conservative / to wonder to ask oneself / to last to
continue for a certain time, endure / much any.
6 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017 facile A2-B1 / moyen B2-C1 / difficile C1-C2
The Aboriginal flag was National Sorry Day is an annual SUPPLÉMENT VIDÉO
first flown in Adelaide in event held on 26 May to remember
1971. Since then, it has the mistreatment of Australia’s Découvrez le reportage vidéo
become a widely recognised symbol Aboriginal communities. et testez votre compréhension sur
of the identity of Aboriginal people. www.vocable.fr/videos-anglais
Focus
Key facts about TIMELINE
Aboriginal Australians 60,000 – Ancestors of the
40,000 Aboriginal people
years ago arrived in Australia.
PARIS'S
OLYMPIC
PROMISE
The Olympic Games: Paris
under pressure
The Olympics are coming to Paris in 2024 and this is giving
rise to new hopes and aspirations locally. Saint-Denis, a
suburb north of Paris, has been promised significant
investment, such as the construction of an Olympic village,
an aquatic centre, local job creation and housing.
Will these really come to pass?
(Harsin/Sipa)
10 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017 facile A2-B1 / moyen B2-C1 / difficile C1-C2
12 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017 facile A2-B1 / moyen B2-C1 / difficile C1-C2
DIGITAL GOLD? 16. "It is digital gold," says Overstock CEO to feed all of its 2,000 employees there. Byrne
13.The currency, which surfaced in early Patrick Byrne, whose online retailer was one is convinced the U.S. dollar will dramati-
2009 from someone using the name of Sa- of the first to accept bitcoin payment. cally weaken, as has currency in Venezuela,
toshi Nakamoto, has slowly evolved from cult because of a crippling debt, thus strengthen-
curiosity to widespread lifestyle choice, with 17. There is a "doomsday sentiment" among ing bitcoin and other digital currency.
elements of political and religious fervor. many bitcoin users, who horde the currency
along with nonperishable food and drinks in 18. That, in part, is motivation for bitcoin
14.What began as a currency championed the event of an emergency. Byrne's Salt Lake fanatics — but not the entire story, financial
by libertarians advocating decentralized City-based company has stockpiled several analysts say. "Devotees are motivated less
currency or criminals trying to avoid law million dollars worth of cryptocurrency, $12 by financial than their passion for distribut-
million in gold and a 30-day supply of food ing power to the masses," says Jawad An-
11. CEO = Chief Executive Officer (US), managing director sari, managing director of investment firm
(GB) / identity ring ring that contains classified data
normally stored in a credit card and other personal devices venture capitalist person/company which provides capital Boustead Securities. l
/ to provide to offer. for innovative projects / wary cautious, on one’s guard
12. to pay, paid, paid off to reap rewards, bring profit / against / it’s getting there it is on the verge of success.
to feed, fed, fed to provide food for / to convince to
handsomely considerably, significantly / to close at to 15. global international / it is about... it is a question of. persuade / to weaken to make less strong, feebler /
finish the day of trading (stock market) / token here, 16. online retailer sales site online. crippling paralysing, disabling, incapacitating, here,
metal disk with symbol impression / husband spouse. crushing / debt money owed, deficit / thus as a result,
17. doomsday Judgment Day / among with / to horde to
13. to surface to appear / widespread extending widely. accumulate, store, keep / along with together with, as consequently / to strengthen to make stronger, reinforce.
14. to champion to defend / to avoid to escape / law well as / in the event of in case of / to stockpile to stock 18. devotee supporter, fan / managing director person
enforcement application of the law, legal institutions / / worth with a value of... / supply provision, reserve / in charge, general director.
SUPPLÉMENT VIDÉO
Découvrez le reportage vidéo
et testez votre compréhension sur
www.vocable.fr/videos-anglais
T
position in an interesting editorial on the subject.
wo weeks before last year’s EU refer- tions of peace in Northern Ireland and sabotage The leave campaign had effectively cast the re-
endum, Sir John Major and Tony Blair relations with the Irish Republic. Such a sombre main camp as serial alarmists and discredited
appeared together at an event in County Derry note struck by two former prime ministers the collective voice of experience and expertise.
to warn that Brexit could undermine the founda- should have resonated long and loud. It did not. The Irish challenge was forgotten as another
1. County Derry one of the six counties of Northern to strike, struck, struck a sombre note here, to speak leave campaign Pro-Brexit campaign / to cast, cast,
Ireland / to undermine the foundations of to weaken, with such a grave tone / cast sb as to present sb as / serial perpetual /
to destroy /
14 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017 facile A2-B1 / moyen B2-C1 / difficile C1-C2
face of “project fear”. But, like many warnings ment to come up with proposals to make it work. Brexit inflicts costs on allies, and the greatest
written off under that rubric, this one was ac- Michel Barnier, Mr Davis’s counterpart in the cost on the nearest neighbours. There is no up-
curate. negotiations, reiterated that progress on settling side for Ireland, only degrees of harm. Dublin
Irish concerns is a precondition for advancement bears this with patience, mindful that the mis-
2. Brexit makes the border between Northern to the second phase of Brexit talks – the post- fortune arises from a democratic vote. Theresa
Ireland and the Republic an external frontier of departure trade deal that Mr Davis is desperate May lacks equivalent empathy, unable to see her
the EU. It also follows from the UK government’s to discuss. actions as they appear from overseas.
choice to quit the single market and customs
union that new regulation will be needed. Neither CATCH-22 8. Where Northern Ireland is concerned, she is
side wants a hard border and David Davis calls 4. There is a catch-22 here: the UK cannot talk also compromised by reliance on the Demo-
for “imagination” in navigating the challenge. trade without a border deal and it cannot fix the cratic Unionist party to pass legislation through
But he cannot imagine his way out of the facts. border problem until it knows what the trade the Commons. That deal already tests the duty
situation will be. Mr Barnier knows this, which of neutrality imposed on the UK government
3. The European commission view, published in is why he emphasises the integrity of the Good as a co-sponsor of the peace process. It will raise
September, is that the UK has chosen to recreate Friday peace agreement – drafted in terms that multiple concerns when parliament comes to
the border and so it falls to the British govern- presume UK membership of the EU – more than vote on Brexit preparations. Yet Mrs May shows
the final status of the border, although the two no hint of sensitivity to that hazard.
are linked.
face aspect / warning alert, advance information about 9. Despite all the evidence that Ireland holds the
a potential problem / to write, wrote, written off to
dismiss an unimportant, to disregard / accurate right. 5. The EU’s interest in the Good Friday agree- key to a realistic appraisal of Brexit challenges
2. customs union association of nations promoting free ment goes beyond legal technicality. It is an and the clear moral and political obligation to
trade / regulation ruling, law / side party, group / hard axiom of the European project that membership address the border issue as a matter of first
border physical border with the presence of customs elides borders, fostering mutual economic inter- priority, the UK government’s stance is lacka-
officials / David Davis British Conservative politician
who is Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union dependency and prosperity, thereby advancing daisical. The problem is not a lack of imagination
/ to navigate here, to manage, to deal with / to imagine peace among nations. That is a foundational on the EU side. It is the UK government’s lack
one’s way out of the facts to find a solution to the principle as keenly felt in Brussels as it is mis- of application to the task and lack of respect for
situation without facing facts.
understood in London. its neighbours. l
3. to fall, fell, fallen to to be the responsibility of... /
The Good Friday Agreement brought peace perspective was central to Brexit talks, while 8. reliance dependence / to pass to vote for, to adopt /
Commons (House of Commons) lower house of
to Northern Ireland after three decades of their counterparts in London still thought eve- Parliament in the UK / sponsor supporter / to show,
violence between the Catholic and rything could be stitched up in a phone call to showed, shown no hint of... to reveal no sign of... /
Protestant factions. More than 3,500 Berlin. That delusion still persists among many hazard risk, danger.
people died in this conflict, including over Brexiters. They should remember that a treaty 9. evidence (inv.) proof, indication(s) / appraisal
assessment, evaluation / to address to deal with /
1,800 civilians. The peace deal was signed settling the EU’s relations with Britain must be stance attitude, position / lackadaisical apathetic,
on April 10, 1998. It was concluded between ratified in 27 capitals, including Dublin. indifferent, nonchalant.
Northern Ireland’s political parties, as well
as the British and Irish governments. 7. That challenge exposes a deeper failing in the
The Good Friday Agreement included government’s approach: refusal to recognise that
commitments to the disbanding of SUR LE BOUT DE LA LANGUE
paramilitary organisations and the to come, came, come up with to find, to think of, to
normalisation of security arrangements. It propose / counterpart equivalent / to settle to resolve
was approved in referendums both in the / concern problem / talks discussions, negotiations / Premiers ministres
Republic of Ireland (Eire) and Northern trade deal tax and tariff treaty between countries to britanniques :
facilitate commerce / to be desperate to to want to 2016 Theresa May, Conservative
Ireland (Ulster). It helped set up the very much.
power-sharing Assembly in Northern 2010 David Cameron, Conservative
4. catch-22 inextricable situation, vicious circle
Ireland between Sinn Fein (the nationalist (expression created by Joseph Heller in the novel 2007 Gordon Brown, Labour
party) and the DUP (the Democratic Catch-22 (1961)) / to emphasise to insist upon / Good 1997 Tony Blair, Labour
Unionist Party). It also included an Friday peace Agreement peace agreement signed in
1990 John Major, Conservative
arrangement for cross-border cooperation 1998 in Belfast which created the Northern Ireland
Assembly / to draft to write / to presume to suppose. 1979 Margaret Thatcher,
between the governments of Ireland and Conservative
5. technicality detail / to elide to eliminate / to foster
Northern Ireland. to encourage / thereby as a result / to advance to 1976 James Callaghan, Labour
deal agreement / commitment agreement, promote / keenly here, profoundly.
1974 Harold Wilson, Labour
promise / disbanding dissolution of an organisation 6. swiftly quickly / deftly expertly, skilfully /
/ power-sharing Assembly devolved legislature, counterpart equivalent / to stitch up to sort out, to 1970 Edward Heath, Conservative
here, Northern Ireland Assembly. settle / delusion illusion. 1964 Harold Wilson, Labour
7. to expose to reveal / failing flaw, weakness, fault /
Mars City
isolated, distant / location area, place / to bear,
bore, borne to carry (fig.), to assume / burden weight,
load, here, cost.
Dubai has unveiled plans to build a prototype Mars City in the desert. The United
Arab Emirates government has assigned Danish architect Bjarke Ingels to work
on the Mars Science City project. At a cost of nearly $140 million, it will cover 1.9
million square feet and will provide "a viable and realistic model to simulate liv-
ing on the surface of Mars." The project aims at attracting "the best scientific
minds from around the world," according to the press release. Mars Science City
(Hasan Jamali/AP/SIPA)
is part of Dubai's Mars Strategy, which seeks to build the first settlement on the
red planet by 2117.
to unveil to reveal, present / plan project / to assign to designate, appoint / nearly almost / square foot (pl. feet)
0.09m2 / to provide to constitute, offer / to aim at to attempt to, try to, have as an objective / scientific mind scientist
/ around all over / according to as stated/reported by / press release statement issued to the media / to be part of to
be an integral aspect of / to seek, sought, sought to try to, attempt to, have as a objective / settlement place where
people live, community.
The right to drive
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a
Trudeau’s new rival? decree allowing women to drive. The Gulf
kingdom was the only country in the world
Jagmeet Singh has become the that banned women from driving. Until
first non-white politician to head a now, only men were allowed licences and
major political party in Canada. women who drove in public risked being
The 38 year-old lawyer from arrested and fined. Following the decree,
Toronto was elected on 1 October women will no longer need permission from
to lead the New Democratic Party a legal guardian to get a licence and will not
(left). He beat three other need a guardian in the car when they drive.
candidates, winning 53.6 percent The royal order will be implemented by 24
of the votes cast by party June 2018.
members. Singh is a son of Indian
(Chris Young/AP/SIPA)
16 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017
PRATIC’ABLE
Vocabulaire, expressions et astuces pour parler comme un Anglais…
AUGUSTIN HABRAN
A la banque
Que vous partiez en week-end à Londres ou aux
États-Unis pour une année d’échange, vous aurez
toujours affaire à la banque… carte bancaire,
retrait… et surtout découvert… Pas de panique, on
vous dit tout ici !
(ISTOCK)
passe en revue les mots indispensables pour bien
gérer vos finances quand vous partez en voyage.
CD audio ou téléchargement MP3
JOAN GREENWOOD
(allow, permit, order, get, 6. You should / everyone / some form of identification (demand / bring)
___________________________________________________________________________
want, invite, force)
7. In an emergency you must / everyone / the room immediately. (order / vacate)
(3) to demand that ___________________________________________________________________________
someone does 8. Don’t / people / in the aisles. (let / stand)
something ___________________________________________________________________________
(request, stipulate) 7. In an emergency you must order everyone to vacate the room immediately. 8. Don’t let people stand in the aisles.
5. Try to make her see sense. 6. You should demand that everyone bring some form of identification.
3. The conditions stipulate that only members attend meetings. 4. We’ll have the gardener chop those trees down.
SOLUTIONS : 1. They invited us to sit down. 2. He got his secretary to send them a letter.
2
Un couple vient de faire faire des travaux. Complétez les phrases
suivantes avec les verbes proposés.
cut built landscaped painted delivered
1. We had an extension ...................................
2. We had the room .........................................
3. We had the sofa ..........................................
4. We had new keys .........................................
5. We had the garden .....................................
sur www.vocable.fr
Retrouvez beaucoup plus d'exercices de
grammaire, d'orthographe et de culture 4. We had new keys cut. 5. We had the garden landscaped.
générale sur notre site internet ! SOLUTIONS : 1. We had an extension built. 2. We had the room painted. 3. We had the sofa delivered.
18 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017
JOAN GREENWOOD
2
Tendez l’oreille
1. W
hich word contains the same vowel
sound as ‘foot’?
food shook though
2. Find the word that rhymes with ‘proud’.
mood aloud rude
3. Which word has the same sound as the
beginning of ‘scheme’?
machine fresh ask
4. T
he ‘ch’ sound of ‘ache’ is also found in ...
key chip reach
5. The vowel sound in ‘south’ appears in
which of these?
route touch howl
6. W
hich word contains an ‘h’ like the one in
‘host’?
hour honour horrible
6. horrible
SOLUTIONS : 1. shook 2. aloud 3. ask 4. key 5. howl
sur www.vocable.fr
Retrouvez beaucoup plus d'exercices de
grammaire, d'orthographe et de culture
générale sur notre site internet !
Retrouvez Yves Cotten sur et-compagnie.blogspot.fr
Jeux de mots
Paris will host the 2024 Games !
A retenir
1 Démêlez les mots suivants pour découvrir quelques 5 mots à mémoriser dans ce
« venues » (lieux, équipements) nécessaires à la réussite numéro
de ces Jeux Olympiques.
white-elephant objet superflu,
hetleate's ilavgel iman atudims gouffre financier
asaticuq afcitiesli
power station centrale
nninrug ckasrt nenist ortucs
électrique
ediam cerent
housing estate cité
nequisetra cerent fogl soucre
social housing logements
media center, equestrian center, golf course sociaux
SOLUTIONS : athlete’s village, main stadium, aquatics facilities, tennis courts, running tracks,
in the pipeline prévu
2
Quels sports y seront pratiqués ?
L'expression idiomatique
M T O
W Les Britanniques sont “trained to
C Empire, trained to rule the waves”
W T I H N
selon un personnage d’un roman
Y
de John Le Carré. Vrai ou faux, il est
S T Y indéniable que beaucoup d’Anglais
W T P L ont toujours un sens aigu du
L L patriotisme comme en témoigne
F C
l’ardeur avec laquelle ils chantent
M
S I N
“Rule Britannia” lors de
manifestations comme “The Last
O F Night of the Proms”, célèbre
concert de musique classique qui
se tient chaque année au “Royal
G
G
Albert Hall”:
“Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule
N
I
E
O
G
N
F L O G
N
the waves!
G N
A
I L I
T
A S G
N
I
M
Britons never, never, never shall
G N I C N E F I M be slaves.”
L I L I
L O L O P R E T A W
A Y T S S
B R H E
Y E G R
E N O L H T A I R T W
sur www.vocable.fr
L C E
L R W
N O H T A R A M Retrouvez beaucoup plus d'exercices de
SOLUTIONS : grammaire, d'orthographe et de culture
générale sur notre site internet !
V
20 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1 er
novembre 2017
09/10/2017 14:29
Enjeux I Territoire I GIBRALTAR I C2
Gibraltar
GIBRALTAR IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
The Brexit effect on Gibraltar
This small British outpost, with its sunshine and palm trees, is
located at the tip of the Iberian Peninsula. Gibraltar has long
been a subject of contention between London and Madrid and
since the Brexit referendum, tension has begun mounting
again. This article offers some helpful insight into the history
of the “Rock”, the issues around the claims on both
sides, and its possible future.
22 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017 facile A2-B1 / moyen B2-C1 / difficile C1-C2
Spanish succession. The treaties of Utrecht it was elected in 2011. In May this year, the
In numbers rubber-stamped English ownership nine European court of justice pulled up the ter-
years later; Spain has spent the last three ritory for continuing to pump raw sewage
centuries trying to get Gibraltar back. Three out into the Mediterranean at Europa Point.
426m – height of the Rock.
sieges, Franco closing the border and diplo- A slanging match erupted between the rul-
0.6 – banks per 1,000 macy in the era of decolonisation have all ing Gibraltar Socialist Labour party and the
people, the fifth highest per been fruitless. The Gibraltarians rejected a opposition Gibraltar Social Democrats in
capita rate in the world. second referendum – with sovereignty- the country’s parliament. “I’ve seen [efflu-
110 – goals conceded by sharing on the table – by close to 99% in 2002. ent] spread out in a slick trail far out to sea
Gibraltar’s national football when the waves aren’t so strong, so it’s not
team since being granted WHAT EVERYONE’S TALKING inconceivable to think that it is travelling
Uefa membership in 2013. ABOUT to nearby beaches like Sandy Bay,” says
230 – Barbary macaques 6. The new ATM that accepts bitcoin in the shadow environment spokesperson Trevor
on the Rock, Europe’s only World Trade Center Gibraltar’s reception area Hammond. The government says part of the
wild monkey population. – though you’d have to put in a fair amount delay in building a plant is due to the fact
per capita per inhabitant / rate of conventional wedge (£3,562 at time of Gibraltarian sewage is carried in salt water,
here, proportion, percentage / writing) to get a whole bitcoin back. Few and any new system needs to account for
goal point (here football score) /
UEFA - Union of European
real-world shops accept bitcoin yet, but the varying salinity levels. There is no native
Football Associations / wild living territory is intent on being ahead of the curve water supply on the peninsula, a longstand-
in its natural habitat / monkey with cryptocurrency – despite some seeing ing problem. l
ape.
it as a challenge to traditional banking.
DANCING
FOR
FREEDOM
Dance can be about or in reaction to just about anything. Dancing among the ruins of Syria, despite the war and its ensuing
dangers, is the destiny of Ahmad Joudeh, whose arabesques have been seen all over the world thanks to the documentary,
‘Dance or die’. As a result, he was invited to join the Netherland Dutch National Opera, leaving Damascus to live in Amsterdam,
A
where he continues to dance to promote peace. This is his story.
MSTERDAM — Last summer in where ISIS terrorists have chopped the heads started a crowdfunding initiative to raise at least
Syria, Ahmad Joudeh visited the de- off their victims: “Dance or Die,” it reads. “This 25,000 euros, or nearly $30,000, to bring Joudeh
molished ruins of his family home in the Yar- is my message,” he says. “Many people are dead to Amsterdam.
mouk refugee camp near Damascus to dance in here. My uncles are dead here; I will dance” for
the place where his relatives had been killed. their souls. FROM DAMASCUS TO
AMSTERDAM
2. Behind him, separated only by a black curtain, 4. Kaboly’s 18-minute documentary, also called 6. Within a few months, a visa, a residency
was a group of rebel snipers who occasionally “Dance or Die,” was a turning point for Joudeh. permit, a program of study, housing and a plane
fired off a shot; in front, Syrian military person- It was broadcast last August on “Nieuwsuur,” a ticket were all arranged. To Joudeh’s astonish-
nel patrolled the terrain. A Dutch documentary Dutch program akin to “60 Minutes.” Ted Brand- ment, he was soon saying goodbye to his moth-
filmmaker, Roozbeh Kaboly, was there too, sen, the managing director of the Dutch Na- er, brother and sister in Damascus and leaving
capturing the moment. tional Ballet, saw it and was captivated. his homeland behind.
3. Joudeh, though, remains calm and shows the 5. “He had something in his determination; a 7. Now, less than a year since arriving in Europe,
cameras a tattoo on the back of his neck, the spot complete focus,” Brandsen said in a recent inter- Joudeh has become a creative spokesman for
view. “I thought: ‘There must be something we peace in Syria, using dance as his platform. In
can do for this guy.'” The next day, Brandsen
1. place area, location / relative member of the family. crowdfunding individual participation by many to finance
2. curtain piece of fabric used as a screen / sniper to chop off sb’s head to decapitate sb / it reads with the a project / to raise to collect (money) / at least as a
isolated shooter / to fire off to shoot / shot here, bullet, words / soul spiritual part of a person, essence. minimum / nearly almost.
gun fire / in front in front of him / Dutch from the 4. turning point here significant moment in time / to 6. within in the space of / residency permit legal
Netherlands / filmmaker film director / to capture the broadcast, broadcast, broadcast to transmit / akin to document allowing residence / housing accommodation /
moment to film the event. like, similar to / managing director person in charge, to arrange to organise / astonishment amazement /
3. though however / to remain to stay / back not at the general director. homeland native country, home / behind here, behind him.
front, behind / neck part of the body attaching head to 5. complete absolute / focus concentration / guy man / 7. spokesman representative / platform here, means of
shoulders / spot place / expression /
was dancing all the time, in the house, in the 11. In 2014, he was invited to be a contestant on "HE WAS ALMOST FLYING"
street, and if I heard any music anywhere.” the Arab version of the television show “So You 15. Kaboly found Joudeh later, when his only
Think You Can Dance.” “Bravo, bravo, bravo,” a place to practice was on a Damascus rooftop; he
10. At 16, totally self-taught, he auditioned for the judge said after his performance. “For a tall was still teaching dance to orphans and to young
main Syrian ballet company, Enana Dance gentleman you’re using all your body, and you’re people with Down syndrome at SOS Children’s
Theater in Damascus, and was accepted. There flying up in the air. Flying, looking for freedom.” Villages, which help children who have lost
he was trained in ballet, gymnastics and modern family in the war.
dance, while also performing with the company, 12. But as a rare male ballet
which relocated to Dubai in 2012. As he became dancer in Arab society, he was “When people think of
16.
more skilled he took on more solo roles, his regularly vilified, even at Syria, they think of men with
teacher, Albina Belova, said, and he traveled
extensively with the company in places includ-
home. His father subjected
him to beatings so intense
“Dance for beards and guns in their
hands,” Kaboly said in an in-
ing Qatar, Algeria, Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon. that they once broke his leg. men is just terview. “But that’s not the
Syria I saw… I saw people
13. “It has nothing to do with considered who were trying to live their
to perform here, to dance / before in front of / -related
-connected. religious beliefs,” Joudeh said.
“Dance for men is just consid-
shameful” lives. I was looking to do a
piece on the artists, athletes
8. meanwhile in the meantime, at the same time /
Sleeping Beauty la Belle au bois dormant. ered shameful. Dance is for or people who were doing
9. to encounter here, to discover / performance show, girls, and for girls it’s also not something different.” He dis-
concert / act number (artistic) / seat chair, place for considered polite.” covered Joudeh on a website and was attracted
sitting / to recall to remember.
to his energy: “He was almost flying.”
10. self-taught autodidact / main principal / to train to
instruct, coach / to relocate to transfer to a different place 14. His mother divorced his father, and Joudeh
/ as at the same time as..., while / skilled expert, qualified, and a friend set up a dance school in Yarmouk 17. Soon after he arrived in Amsterdam, Joudeh
experienced / to take, took, taken on here to accept / Camp; his mother managed the studio and got a second tattoo: the word “Free” in English
extensively here, a lot and to many places / Jordan
Middle-eastern country, between Israel and Saudi Arabia
Joudeh said he was happy there. “Before my on his left wrist. But when asked if he feels free
(capital: Amman) / Lebanon Middle-eastern country, house was destroyed, I had a great life,” he said. now, he shakes his head. “You think, OK, you
capital Beirut. “I had my house, my studio with my friend, and reach your freedom but all your people are not
we were teaching dance in the camp to hundreds free,” he said. “Then you are not free. I cannot go
of students.” back and visit my family, and they cannot come
here. Any time that I can see my mother I will
SUR LE BOUT DE LA LANGUE feel free.” l
11. contestant participant, competitor.
12. to vilify to defame / even as well as / to subject sb 15. to practice to repeat an exercise/activity in order to
Où se trouve l’accent to to inflict upon sb / beating being hit, receiving blows to improve one’s skills / rooftop top part of a building /
the body.
tonique dans : 13. to have nothing to do with to not be connected in
orphan child without parents.
16. beard facial hair on the chin / gun firearm / to look to
personnel (les employés) cf. § 4 any way / shameful disgraceful, scandalous. to try to, to have as an objective / piece here, report,
personal (quelque chose qui vous 14. to set, set, set up to create, establish; here, open / to documentary, film / almost nearly, virtually.
appartient) ? manage to handle, to be in charge of. 17. to get, got, got to obtain / wrist part of the body
between hand and arm / to shake, shook, shaken to
Solution: personnel, personal move one’s head from side to side to express negation / to
reach to achieve, attain.
THE ECONOMIST
SPIES LIKE US
The secret of the British spy novel
[ref. to the 1985 American comedy Spies like us (Drôles d'espions)]
What do Ian Fleming and John Le Carré have in common? They are English, and have created the most famous heroes of the spy
novel genre, James Bond and George Smiley. They both worked for British secret services in real life. The real question here is,
where does the very English and profoundly affectionate regard for their own secret agents come from?
F ew countries have dominated any Bond, and John le Carré, the creator of
industry as Britain has dominated Smiley, earned their living as spies.
the industry of producing fictional spies.
Britain invented the spy novel with Rud- 3. There is also a more profound reason for
gued (approvingly) that Britain weaves
duplicity into its statecraft. The constitu-
tion rests on a distinction between an
“efficient” branch which governs behind
yard Kipling’s dissection of the Great Game Britain’s success. The spy novel is the quin- the scenes, and a “dignified” branch which
in “Kim” and John Buchan’s adventure tessential British fictional form in the same puts on a show for the people.
stories. It consolidated its way that the Western is
lead w ith Somerset quintessentially Ameri- CULTURE OF SECRECY
Maugham’s Ashenden sto- Britain's best spy can. Britain’s best spy nov- 5.The British establishment is not only a
ries and Graham Greene’s novelists are so elists are so good precisely perfect machine for producing secrets and
invention of “Greeneland”. good precisely because they use the genre
It t hen pro duced t he to explore what it is that
world’s two most famous
because they makes Britain British: the
to weave, wove, woven to incorporate, to combine /
spooks: James Bond, the explore what it is obsession with secrecy, statecraft art of government, diplomacy / branch
division of an organisation / behind the scenes
dashing womaniser, and that makes the nature of the establish- backstage, away from public view / dignified
distinguished / to put, put, put on a show to put on an
George Smiley, the cere- Britain British. ment, the agonies of impe- act, to simulate.
bral cuckold. rial decline and the com-
plicated tug of patriotism.
2. What accounts for this success? One
reason is the revolving door between the 4. Britain is honeycombed with secretive
secret establishment and the literary es- institutions, particularly public schools SUR LE BOUT DE LA LANGUE
tablishment. Some of the lions of British and Oxbridge colleges, which have their
literature worked as spies. Maugham was own private languages. At Eton, for exam- Public schools and
sent to Switzerland to spy for Britain under ple, where Fleming was educated and Mr Oxbridge colleges cf. § 4
cover of pursuing his career as a writer. le Carré taught for a while, boys dress in N’oubliez pas que les “public
Greene worked for the intelligence ser- tailcoats and call their teachers “beaks” and schools” en Angleterre sont
vices. Both Ian Fleming, the creator of their terms “halves”. Walter Bagehot ar- privées. Quelques exemples :
Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse,
1. novel book, work of fiction / Great Game political and 3. quintessential par excellence / secrecy privacy,
Gordonstoun...
diplomatic confrontation between the British Empire and confidentiality / agony anguish, struggle / tug pulling “Oxbridge” - Les universités
the Russian Empire over parts of Asia in the 19th century / force towards sth. d’Oxford et de Cambridge sont
lead domination, superiority / Greeneland politically 4. to be honeycombed with to be filled with small
unstable and dangerous world typical in Graham Greene
constituées de “colleges”.
compartments / secretive secret / public school private
novels / spook spy, secret agent / dashing elegant / Exemples : Kings college, Trinity
school / Oxbridge Oxford University and Cambridge Roger
womaniser seducer / cuckold husband of an unfaithful wife. University / tailcoat formal dress coat for men / beak college, Magdalene college, Live And Let
2. to account for to explain / revolving door door in an mouth of a bird / half 50% of sth (here, of a semester) / Merton college...
entrance to a large building that turns round in a circle as Walter Bagehot British journalist (1826-1877) whose
Le “collège” pour les 11-15 ans se
people go through it, here, movement of personnel father-in-law founded The Economist in 1843 /
between different roles / establishment group of people traduit en anglais par secondary
that hold the most power and influence / lion celebrity / school (GB) ou junior high
under cover of with the guise of / intelligence secret school (US).
services.
26 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017 facile A2-B1 / moyen B2-C1 / difficile C1-C2
lies. It also produces the mavericks and Office and the second into MI6. The best headquarters, is a physical manifestation
misfits who thrive in the secret world. spy novels are like distorting mirrors in of decline: cramped, shoddy, reeking of
Establishment types seem to come in two fairgrounds: by exaggerating this or that rising damp, just one hasty repair away
varieties: smooth conformists who do feature of Establishment Man, they allow from collapse.
everything by the rules, and mavericks the reader to understand the ideal form.
who break every rule but are nevertheless NOBODY DOES IT BETTER
tolerated because they are members of the 6. The other great theme in British spy 9. Why remain loyal to a country that has
club. The first type is sent into the Foreign novels is geopolitical decline. How can made such a mess of things and to an es-
people who were “trained to Empire, tablishment soaked in hypocrisy? Mr le
trained to rule the waves”, as one of Mr le Carré’s traitors betray their country not for
5. maverick nonconformist / misfit eccentric, person who
does not fit into the norms of society / to thrive, thrived or Carré’s characters puts it, bear to live in a money but because they have transferred
throve, thrived or thriven to flourish, to prosper / world in which the waves are ruled by their patriotism to the Soviet Union. But
smooth suave, sophisticated / by the rules in conformity other powers and statecraft is reduced to what makes Britain’s best spy novels so
with laws and regulations / Foreign Office governmental
department responsible for
providing fuel for the welfare state? good is that they toy with disillusionment
foreign relations only to reject it. For all its faults, they say,
with other 7. Fleming’s novels are full of laments Britain is the best of a bad lot. Bond is so
countries /
about Britain’s “crumbling empire” and besotted with his country that he boasts
its dependency-producing state. “You have that “British food is the best in the world”.
not only lost a great empire,” Tiger Tana-
ka, a Japanese spy, tells Bond, “you have 10. And spying provides Britain with a way
seemed almost anxious to throw it away of reclaiming its greatness, by excelling in
with both hands.” the most sophisticated form of foreign
policy. The Americans have the money and
8.Mr le Carré once described Britain as a the bluster, but the British have the brains
country where “failed socialism is being to spend it wisely and restrain the Ameri-
replaced by failed capitalism”. The Circus, cans from going over the top. Felix Leiter,
as he called the secret service’s Bond’s opposite number in the CIA, admits
that Bond is playing “in a bigger league”
than he is. Smiley is more subtle than his
MI6 Military Intelligence 6,
British secret services / “cousins” in America.
distorting mirror
mirror with convex 11. The secret at the heart of the British spy
and concave
sections to deform novel is that Britain is much better than it
the mirror image seems. The writers agonise over decline
/ fairground and hypocrisy, only to conclude that the
place with
amusement British are cleverer and more civilised than
attractions, rides anybody else. A comforting illusion
and games / wrapped in a tale of disillusionment: you
feature aspect.
can’t get more British than that. l
6. to train to
instruct / to rule
the waves to
headquarters (inv.) main offices of an organisation /
reign over the
cramped small, restricted, without enough room /
oceans of the
shoddy dilapidated / to reek of to smell of / damp
world, also ref. to
humidity / hasty done too quickly / collapse complete
the lyrics of the
breakdown.
British patriot
song Rule, 9. Nobody does it better title of the theme song to the
Britannia! 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me / to make,
Britannia, rule made, made a mess of things to ruin / to be soaked in
the waves) / to to be full of / to betray to be a traitor to / to toy with to
provide fuel for consider an idea for a short time / disillusionment
here, to feed, to disenchantment / for all its faults in spite of its failings /
support the the best of a bad lot the least worst of a group / to be
existence of / besotted with to be infatuated with / to boast to say in
welfare state social a proud way.
Roger Moore in system where the state 10. to reclaim to win back / bluster arrogant talk that
Live And Let Die, 1973. takes responsibility for the has no effect / brains here, intelligence / to go, went,
(SIPA) social and economic gone over the top to exceed the limits, to go too far /
protection of its citizens. opposite number counterpart / league class, level of
7. lament expression of competition / subtle discreet.
regret / crumbling 11. to agonise to spend a lot of time thinking about a
deteriorating, failing / difficult problem / comforting consoling / to be
anxious impatient. wrapped in to be covered in / tale story.
8. failed unsuccessful /
28 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017 facile A2-B1 / moyen B2-C1 / difficile C1-C2
(AP/SIPA)
George Harrison’s
sitar
A sitar owned by Beatles legend George
Harrison was auctioned for $62,500 last
month. The Indian string instrument was
played by Harrison in 1965 to record the
song Norwegian Wood. A year later, Harrison
travelled to India to learn how to play it
(FMB/WENN.COM/SIPA)
under famous sitar master Ravi Shankar.
Harrison discovered the instrument on the
set of the Fab Four’s second film, Help. At
the time, The Beatles were the only
Western rock band to use the sitar on a
commercial recording.
(Paramount Pictures)
subscription / entitled with the title / to kid to joke / a.k.a. = also known as alias / to own to possess, be the proprietor
of / branding marketing strategy of associating positive qualities with a product/trademark / broadcast transmission of
a TV programme / director person who is in charge of making a film, here TV programme / previously before, in the past.
that. That’s not worth it!” best-selling horror sci-fi novel written by Jeff
VanderMeer, which is part of a series of three
to claim to declare, maintain, assert / to turn down to books called the Southern Reach Trilogy. The
refuse, decline an offer of / staffer member of staff, team film is due for release on 7 March in France.
member / endorsement approval, support / to appeal
to to attract, persuade to vote for / issue problem, chills goosebumps, shivers / sci-fi science-fiction /
concern / I was like I said / nah no / that’s not good place area, location / rule regulation, law / novel
money the money would be tainted / that’s not worth it book, work of fiction / to be due to be scheduled for /
standing by my beliefs is more valuable than money. release first showing (at the cinema).
An image of masks used by Apple while developing the Face ID feature to unlock the iPhone X. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
THE ECONOMIST
NOWHERE TO HIDE
Facial recognition (to hide to conceal oneself, to keep oneself from view)
The use of facial recognition technology as a form of identification is accelerating. It is no longer restricted to the security
services, but rather filtering into our daily lives, for example on social network platforms, or to unblock a mobile… but does this
kind of technology have implications for our right to privacy?
So is the face’s ability to send emotional signals, human ability to read faces. In America facial 3. Although faces are peculiar to individuals,
whether through an involuntary blush or the recognition is used by churches to track worship- they are also public, so technology does not, at
artifice of a false smile. People spend much of pers’ attendance; in Britain, by retailers to spot first sight, intrude on something that is private.
their waking lives, in the office and the court- past shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it And yet the ability to record, store and analyse
room as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading to arrest a suspect outside a football game. In images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast
faces, for signs of attraction, hostility, trust and China it verifies the identities of ride-hailing scale promises one day to bring about funda-
1. piece of work creation / astonishing incredible / deceit dishonesty, lying / plenty much. attraction tourist site / to unlock to open / homescreen
feature characteristic / so is... also, too / whether be it / 2. to catch, caught, caught up with to arrive at the start screen.
through with, by way of / blush reddening of the face same level as / ability capacity / recognition 3. although even though / peculiar here, specific / at
(due to embarrassment or modesty) / to spend, spent, identification / to track to follow, to monitor / first sight when seen for the first time / to intrude on to
spent to pass (time) / waking when awake / courtroom worshipper person who regularly goes to church / interfere, to invade / yet despite this / to record to
tribunal / as well as and also / trust belief that you can attendance frequency of being present / retailer shop / register/ to store to keep / scale extent, size, degree / to
have faith in sb / to spot to detect / shoplifter person who steals from promise to to indicate that sth is probable to / to bring,
shops / ride-hailing offering a taxi service (such as Uber) / brought, brought about to result in, to cause, to lead to /
SUPPLÉMENT VIDÉO
Découvrez le reportage vidéo
et testez votre compréhension sur
www.vocable.fr/vidéos-anglais
mental changes to notions of privacy, fairness now have a powerful weapon in their ability to THE GOOD AND THE BAD
and trust. track criminals, but at enormous potential cost 9. In democracies, at least, legislation can help
to citizens’ privacy. alter the balance of good and bad outcomes.
PRIVACY European regulators have embedded a set of
4. Start with privacy. One big difference between 6. The face is not just a name-tag. It displays a principles in forthcoming data-protection regu-
faces and other biometric data, such as finger- lot of other information—and machines can read lation, decreeing that biometric information,
prints, is that they work at a distance. Anyone that, too. Again, that promises benefits. Some which would include “faceprints”, belongs to its
with a phone can take a picture for facial-recog- firms are analysing faces to provide automated owner and that its use requires consent—so that,
nition programs to use. FindFace, an app in diagnoses of rare genetic conditions far earlier in Europe, unlike America, Facebook could not
Russia, compares snaps of strangers with pic- than would otherwise be possible. Systems that just sell ads to those car-showroom visitors. Laws
tures on VKontakte, a social network, and can measure emotion may give autistic people a against discrimination can be applied to an
identify people with a 70% accuracy rate. Face- grasp of social signals they find elusive. employer screening candidates’ images. Suppli-
book’s bank of facial images cannot be scraped ers of commercial face-recognition systems
by others, but the Silicon Valley giant could ob- DISCRIMINATION might submit to audits, to demonstrate that their
tain pictures of visitors to a car showroom, say, 7. But the technology also threatens. Researchers systems are not propagating bias unintention-
and later use facial recognition to serve them at Stanford University have demonstrated that, ally. Firms that use such technologies should be
ads for cars. when shown pictures of one gay man, and one held accountable.
straight man, the algorithm could attribute their
5. Even if private firms are unable to join the sexuality correctly 81% of the time. In countries 10. Such rules cannot alter the direction of
dots between images and identity, the state often where homosexuality is a crime, software which travel, however. Cameras will only become more
can. China’s government keeps a record of its promises to infer sexuality from a face is an common with the spread of wearable devices.
citizens’ faces; photographs of half of America’s alarming prospect. Efforts to bamboozle facial-recognition systems,
adult population are stored in databases that can from sunglasses to make-up, are already being
be used by the FBI. Law-enforcement agencies 8. Less violent forms of discrimination could overtaken; research from the University of
also become common. Employers can already Cambridge shows that artificial intelligence can
act on their prejudices to deny people a job. But reconstruct the facial structures of people in
fairness justice, non-discrimination.
facial recognition could make such bias routine, disguise. Google has explicitly turned its back
4. privacy confidentiality / data information / such as
like (for example)... / fingerprint impression made on a enabling firms to filter all job applications for on matching faces to identities, for fear of its
surface by the fingertips used for identification / to work ethnicity and signs of intelligence and sexuality. misuse by undemocratic regimes. Other tech
to function / app = application / snap photo / stranger Nightclubs and sports grounds may face pres- firms seem less picky. Amazon and Microsoft
unknown person / accuracy precision / rate here,
percentage, proportion / to scrape here, to obtain / car sure to protect people by scanning entrants’ are both using their cloud services to offer face
showroom large salesroom where cars for sale are on faces for the threat of violence—even though, recognition; it is central to Facebook’s plans. l
display / to serve to present sb with, to show / ad= owing to the nature of machine-learning, all
advertisement publicity.
facial-recognition systems inevitably deal in
5. even if even though / to join the dots to make 9. at least if nothing else / to alter to change / balance
connections / record archives / citizen resident,
probabilities. equilibrium, proportion / outcome result, consequence /
inhabitant / law-enforcement government agencies to embed to integrate, to include / set series /
which make sure laws are obeyed / forthcoming soon to be published / regulation rule, law
powerful very strong / weapon arm, instrument of / to decree to order, to state / to belong to to be the
attack/defense. property of / owner proprietor / to require to necessitate
6. name-tag here, form of identification / to display to / consent agreement, accord / so that in order that /
show, to reveal / benefit advantage / to provide to unlike contrary to / law legislation / to screen to examine
SUR LE BOUT DE LA LANGUE produce / automated automatic / diagnosis analysis of for selection / supplier provider / to submit to to be
symptoms / condition illness / far much / otherwise in subject to / to demonstrate to show, to prove / to
other circumstances, if not / grasp understanding / propagate to generate, to cause / to hold, held, held sb
“The face is not just a elusive difficult to understand. accountable to consider sb responsible for sth.
10. rule regulation, law / the direction of travel here, the
name-tag” cf. § 6 7. to threaten to menace, to present dangers / straight
way things are evolving / spread widespread use,
heterosexual / software (inv.) computer programme / to
Sachant que “tag” est une infer to deduce / prospect possibility. generalisation / wearable which can be put on the body /
étiquette, il est facile de device electronic appliance / effort attempt / to
8. to act to take action, to decide (as a result of...) / bamboozle to dupe / make-up cosmetics / to overtake,
comprendre le sens de : prejudice preconceived ideas, discrimination / to deny to overtook, overtaken to overcome, to surpass / in
“price tag” ou “luggage tag”, voire refuse / to make, made, made to render / such this kind disguise who are disguised / to turn one’s back on to
“question tags” (exemple: it’s nice, of... / bias prejudice, discrimination / to enable to permit, refuse, to abandon / to match to associate, to put
to allow / application request to be a candidate / together / fear worry, concern / misuse improper use /
isn’t it?) nightclub bar with an area for dancing, disco / ground tech = technology / picky difficult / both one and the
Mais “tag” signifie également land used for sports, stadium, pitch / to face to be other / to offer to provide / central essential / plan
“suivre, filer” ce qui explique “to play confronted with / pressure force, demands / even project.
though even if / owing to due to / to deal, dealt, dealt
tag” (jeu du chat).
in to process.
(Istock)
LES CONSEILS DES PROFESSIONNELS
32 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017
LES TÉMOIGNAGES
« Ce séjour à l’étranger ?
Une grande première pour moi ! » CONTACTS UTILES
www.aalec.com
« Je suis partie dans le cadre d’un séjour encadré, avec un
petit groupe de jeunes Français accompagné d’un animateur
www.esl.fr
www.vivalangues.fr
en charge de s’assurer sur place que l’intégration de chacun se www.clc.fr — www.nacel.fr
passait bien. Une fois sur place, j’étais seule dans ma famille.
Ce voyage fut pour moi une grande première, qui s’est très bien
passée. J’ai été très bien accueillie, j’ai fait pas mal d’activités et
même un petit week-end toute seule en dehors de la ville. L’été
prochain, c’est décidé, je pars aux Etats-Unis ! »
Séjours linguistiques
SÉJOURS
Rejoignez la
LINGUISTIQUES
communauté
Vocable
Vacances intelligentes
Voyages, cours de langues, découvertes
sur
RÉSERVATIONS
PUBLICITAIRES
CONTACTEZ-NOUS
France - Etranger
Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Strasbourg & Toulouse www.esl.fr 01 44 37 97 79 - publicite@vocable.fr
EXPOSITION
ÊTRE MODERNE :
LE MOMA À PARIS
Pendant cinq mois, le MoMA prend ses quartiers à la
Fondation Louis Vuitton. Une exposition
exceptionnelle sur quatre niveaux, qui retrace l’histoire
du célèbre musée new-yorkais, des premiers
mouvements de l’art moderne jusqu’aux œuvres
numériques les plus récentes. Au programme : Paul
Cézanne, Gustav Klimt, Marcel Duchamp, Jasper
Johns, René Magritte, Pablo Picasso… Parmi les
chefs-d’œuvre sélectionnés, certains tableaux comme
les Campbell’s Soup Cans d’Andy Warhol (1962), sont
prêtés pour la première fois à un musée français. En
tout, deux cents œuvres mises à l’honneur. A voir
jusqu’au 5 mars 2018.
Fondation Louis Vuitton
8 av. du Mahatma Gandhi
75116 Paris LIVRE
Plein tarif : 16 €/ Demi-tarif : de 5 à 10 €
DOUBLE PIÈGE
Harlan Coben
Maya vient d’enterrer son mari, tué
MUSIQUE par balles à Central Park. Pour
s’assurer que sa baby-sitter
TURN OUT THE LIGHTS s’occupe bien de sa fille Lily, une
Julien Baker amie l’incite à installer une caméra
Une guitare. Quelques notes de piano, dans son salon. Un jour, en
parfois. Il n’en faut guère plus à Julien regardant les enregistrements,
Baker pour capter l’attention et elle voit sa petite fille jouer avec…
remplir l’espace de sa voix puissante son époux ! Comment expliquer
et cristalline. Des chansons folk cette mystérieuse résurrection ?
mélancoliques, parfois désespérées, Le grand maître du polar
mais toujours inspirées. La religion et américain Harlan Coben est de
les conflits intérieurs irriguent les retour avec Double Piège, un
morceaux intimistes de cette thriller addictif au suspense
chanteuse américaine qui se définit comme gay et chrétienne. A tout terriblement efficace et dont les
juste 22 ans, Turn Out The Lights est son deuxième album, deux ans après droits ont été achetés par Julia
FILM Sprained Ankle, déjà salué par les critiques du New York Times, de Roberts. L’adaptation
Pitchfork et de Rolling Stone. Une artiste atypique à découvrir. cinématographique est en cours...
BROOKLYN YIDDISH
De Joshua Z. Weinstein Matador Records - 18,99 € Belfond - 21,90 €
Dans le quartier juif ultra-
orthodoxe de Borough Park à MUSIQUE
Brooklyn, Menashé, modeste
employé d’une épicerie, tente de AS YOU WERE
joindre les deux bouts. Il se bat Liam Gallagher
pour la garde de son jeune fils L'ancien chanteur d'Oasis, Liam Gallagher, sort son premier album solo
Ruben, car la tradition lui interdit avec As you were. “C’est ma dernière chance de faire vraiment de la
d’élever seul son enfant. Mais le musique”, a-t-il affirmé au magazine Billboard. En 2009, son frère aîné
grand rabbin lui permet de passer Noel avait claqué la porte signant la fin d’Oasis et Liam avait continué
une semaine avec son fils... Une l’aventure avec ce qu’il restait du groupe… sans grand succès. Ce retour
immersion fascinante dans la avec un disque solo est donc une petite renaissance. L’enfant terrible de
communauté hassidique de New Manchester offre de belles ballades, dans la pure tradition de la pop
York, récompensée par le Prix du britannique, avec de petites perles comme Paper Crown et For What It’s
jury de Deauville cette année. Worth… Sans surprise, les Beatles ne sont jamais loin, et c’est tant mieux !
Dans les salles le 25 octobre Warner Bros. Records - 15,99 €
34 • VOCABLE Du 19 octobre au 1
er
novembre 2017
LAS VEGAS
The mass shooting in Las Vegas on October 1, which left at least 58 dead and 500 injured, has reignited the debate
over gun control in the country. Officials said 12 of the rifles authorities recovered from the hotel suite used by the
gunman Stephen Paddock were fitted with “bump stocks”. This mechanism was used by the shooter to turn his
semi-automatic rifles into rapid-fire weapons. Four days after the tragedy, the National Rifle Association (NRA), the
powerful gun lobby in the United States, announced its support of further regulations on this device. The NRA’s
suggestion comes after Republican lawmakers indicated they would consider banning bump stocks, despite years
of resisting any gun control. Some commentators have argued that the NRA’s statement was a strategic move,
aimed at avoiding any more sweeping or comprehensive attempts at gun control.
mass shooting firing upon and killing of a large number of random people at one time / to leave, left, left to result in, render / at least a minimum of / to injure to hurt, wound / to
reignite to relight, here, revive / over concerning / gun firearm / official representative / to recover to get back, find / to be fitted with to be equipped with / bump stock device that
renders a semi-automatic as fast and powerful as a fully automatic weapon / shooter person who fires a gun to kill / to turn sth into to transform sth into / rapid-fire to shoot in fast
succession, here, automatic / weapon arm / support approval, solidarity, endorsement / further here, new / regulation legislation / device mechanism / to come, came, come to
happen at a time when / lawmaker legislator / to consider to reflect upon, envisage / to ban to prohibit / despite in spite of / to resist to oppose / to argue to claim, maintain, assert
/ statement declaration / move initiative / to aim at to attempt to, try / to avoid to escape, evade / sweeping extensive, vast / comprehensive broad, complete / attempt effort.
70 inédits et avant-premières
Films de l’actualité
Visions de l’Est
Découvertes européennes
Focus sur l’Allemagne
Cinémas du monde
en présence des équipes
Révolutions russes :
mythes et réalités
12 films essentiels (classiques du
cinéma soviétique, Le Docteur
Jivago, Reds, films récents),
ciné-concert Octobre (création),
rencontres
Whodunit :
qui a commis le crime ?
12 films avec Sherlock Holmes,
Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple et
autres détectives, ciné-concert
The Lodger d’Alfred Hitchcock
(création)
Programme complet
disponible le 19 octobre
Rens. au 03 59 25 00 69
www.arrasfilmfestival.com
Cituation et Ensemble • Arras