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The spirit of giving : la solidarité à Noël (Première)

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AnglaisFrançais
the spirit of givingl'esprit du don
a charity / to donateune association caritative / faire un don
a food bankune banque alimentaire
Christmas Jumper Dayla journée du pull de Noël (collecte pour une association)
lonelinessla solitude
It's better to give than to receive.Il vaut mieux donner que recevoir.

Au Royaume-Uni, lors du Christmas Jumper Day, élèves et salariés portent un pull de Noël et donnent un peu d'argent à l'association Save the Children. Beaucoup de bénévoles servent aussi des repas aux personnes seules le 25 décembre. Noël est une période difficile pour les personnes isolées : la solitude (loneliness) est un vrai problème de société.

Mise en situation : le débat

Teacher : Is Christmas only about presents?
Noël, est-ce seulement des cadeaux ?
Paul : For many people, yes. But it should be about sharing.
Pour beaucoup, oui. Mais ça devrait être une question de partage.
Emma : Last year, my family volunteered at a food bank. It made a real difference.
L'année dernière, ma famille a fait du bénévolat dans une banque alimentaire. Ça a vraiment changé quelque chose.
Teacher : Why is Christmas hard for some people?
Pourquoi Noël est-il difficile pour certaines personnes ?
Paul : Because of loneliness. Many elderly people spend Christmas Day alone.
À cause de la solitude. Beaucoup de personnes âgées passent le jour de Noël seules.
Emma : That's why I think it's better to give than to receive.
C'est pour ça que je pense qu'il vaut mieux donner que recevoir.

À retenir

  • the spirit of giving, a charity, to donate, a food bank, to volunteer.
  • loneliness, to make a difference, Christmas Jumper Day. It's better to give than to receive.

Exercice 1 : La solidarité à Noël : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « faire un don »
    1. to donut
    2. to donate
    3. to dominate
  2. « une banque alimentaire »
    1. a food bench
    2. a food bank
    3. a bank of foods
  3. « la solitude »
    1. lonely
    2. lonelyness
    3. loneliness
  4. « faire du bénévolat »
    1. to benevolent
    2. to voluntary
    3. to volunteer
  5. « Il vaut mieux donner que recevoir. »
    1. It's better give than receive of.
    2. It's best to give that to receive.
    3. It's better to give than to receive.
  6. « changer les choses »
    1. to make difference of
    2. to make a difference
    3. to do a difference
  7. Lors du Christmas Jumper Day, on porte...
    1. un costume de renne
    2. un bonnet de Père Noël
    3. un pull de Noël
  8. « le partage »
    1. sharing
    2. sharking
    3. shearing
  9. « les personnes âgées »
    1. olders people
    2. elderly people
    3. aged peoples
  10. « seul » (isolé)
    1. alone
    2. lonely of
    3. only

Exercice 2 : La solidarité à Noël : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Is Christmas only about .......................... ?
  2. It should be about .......................... .
  3. My family .......................... at a food bank.
  4. It made a real .......................... .
  5. Because of .......................... .
  6. Many elderly people spend Christmas .......................... .
  7. It's better to give than to .......................... .
  8. I .......................... ten pounds to a charity.
  9. The spirit of .......................... .
  10. Christmas .......................... Day.

Exercice 3 : La solidarité à Noël : mise en situation

  1. Le prof demande si Noël, c'est seulement des cadeaux.
    1. Christmas is only about presents?
    2. Is Christmas only about presents?
    3. Is Christmas only presents about?
  2. Ça devrait être une question de partage.
    1. It should be about sharing.
    2. It should be about share of.
    3. It should being about sharing.
  3. Ta famille a fait du bénévolat.
    1. My family volunteered at a food bank.
    2. My family volunteer at a food bank yesterday.
    3. My family voluntaried at a food bank.
  4. Ça a vraiment changé les choses.
    1. It did a real difference.
    2. It made a real difference.
    3. It made a really difference.
  5. Le prof demande pourquoi Noël est difficile.
    1. Why Christmas is hard for some people?
    2. Why is Christmas hardly for some people?
    3. Why is Christmas hard for some people?
  6. À cause de la solitude.
    1. Because of lonely.
    2. Because of loneliness.
    3. Because loneliness.
  7. Beaucoup de personnes âgées sont seules.
    1. Many elderly people spends Christmas Day alone.
    2. Much elderly people spend Christmas Day alone.
    3. Many elderly people spend Christmas Day alone.
  8. Il vaut mieux donner que recevoir.
    1. It's best to give than receive.
    2. It's better to giving than receiving.
    3. It's better to give than to receive.
  9. Tu as fait un don à une association.
    1. I donate to a charity yesterday.
    2. I donated to a charity.
    3. I donuted to a charity.
  10. Tu proposes de rendre visite à un voisin seul.
    1. Let's visit our alone neighbour.
    2. Let visit our lonely neighbour.
    3. Let's visit our lonely neighbour.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) to donate · 2. b) a food bank · 3. c) loneliness · 4. c) to volunteer · 5. c) It's better to give than to receive. · 6. b) to make a difference · 7. c) un pull de Noël · 8. a) sharing · 9. b) elderly people · 10. a) alone

Exercice 2

1. presents · 2. sharing · 3. volunteered · 4. difference · 5. loneliness · 6. alone · 7. receive · 8. donated · 9. giving · 10. Jumper

Exercice 3

1. b) Is Christmas only about presents? · 2. a) It should be about sharing. · 3. a) My family volunteered at a food bank. · 4. b) It made a real difference. · 5. c) Why is Christmas hard for some people? · 6. b) Because of loneliness. · 7. c) Many elderly people spend Christmas Day alone. · 8. c) It's better to give than to receive. · 9. b) I donated to a charity. · 10. c) Let's visit our lonely neighbour.