Salut!
Voila j´ai 2 exos a faire et je n´y comprend rien si quelqu´un peu m´aider merci
PEN TO PAPER
1) Rephrase the underlined passages to expand them or make them more explicit.
Example: Jack had tried to explain to his family that with exams he would be able to get ahead
in the world and get a good job.
" Such as what?" said his stepfather...
Reformulation: What sort of job are you talking about / thinking of?
1. I want to be a policeman.
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2. There was silence, and then a huge burst of laughter. ( to burst into laughter / to say silent...)
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3. You gotta be jokin´! ( to kid someone / to pull someone´s leg / to talk seriously...)
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4. Jack´s entire extended family were petty criminals. It was the family business.
( traduction / traditional / traditionally, to run in the family, etc.)
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5. His mother enjoyed these brief moments and tried to persuade him to put his pen down
and join her on the sofa.
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2) Imagine what sort of advice Jack would give a young person like him.
1. You must know that if
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2. If you abondoend your studies,
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3. You´d better not
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4. You should be careful to / not to
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5. Once you abondon your studies
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Le vocabulaire pour l´exercice 2):
break the law
drop out of school
become a petty criminal
a young offender
serve a jail sentence
become a professional thief
steal cars
go joyriding
