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1. Using the Culture Tip, explain in your own words what Black Mirror is about and pick out what
“black mirror” refers to.

Black Mirror is a British dystopian science fiction television series On Netflix created by Charlie
Brooker. Each episode is unrelated It explores humans’ relationship with new technologies and the
unanticipated consequences they could have on our lives. The series is called Black Mirror in
reference to the black screens of TV, computers, and mobile phones.
2. Imagine the meaning of the word “Nosedive”, split it into two syllables. Write down what you
expect to find then check its meaning in a unilingual dictionary.
Nose (a part of people’s face)/dive(a jump into water).==>plonger tete la 1er .

A story about swimming The story of the breakdown of a person

3. Match a word to its definition.

a satire ⃝ ⃝ uneasy, controlled and not authentic

please everyone ⃝ ⃝ obtain a bad mark
value ⃝ ⃝ cause to be happy to everyone

tightened and false ⃝ ⃝ (a piece of) writing etc. that makes someone look foolish

be marked down ⃝ ⃝ the importance of someone or something

4. Describe the screenshot p. 115 and write down what you story you expect to see in the video.

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