Freedom and Civil Rights

Champ prescrit : freedom struggles, equal civil rights, discrimination and social prejudice.

• Freedom vocabulary : Words and expressions related to struggles for freedom and equal civil rights Exemple original : Citizens may campaign peacefully for equal civil rights.
• Discrimination vocabulary : Words and expressions related to discrimination and social prejudice Exemple original : Discrimination treats people unfairly because of prejudice.
• Extended family: step- : Extended-family terms formed with step- Exemple original : Her stepbrother joined the family after her mother remarried.
• Extended family: half- : Extended-family terms formed with half- Exemple original : They are half-sisters because they share one parent.
• Extended family: -in-law : Extended-family terms formed with -in-law Exemple original : My brother-in-law is my sister’s husband.
• Noun prefixes : Prefixes used to form or modify nouns Exemple original : The prefix can change the meaning of a base word in a predictable way.
• Noun suffixes : Suffixes used to form nouns Exemple original : The suffix -tion can help form a noun from a verb.

• Past modals : Past forms of modal auxiliaries for past possibility, advice or obligation Exemple original : You should have reported the unfair treatment earlier.

Lire d’abord pour identifier la situation, le thème et l’idée générale. Relire ensuite pour repérer les informations précises, les indices linguistiques et les relations logiques utiles à la tâche.

• Reading civil-rights texts : Techniques for understanding a written text about freedom and civil rights Exemple original : Identify the writer’s position and the details used to support it.
• Listening civil-rights messages : Techniques for understanding an oral message about freedom and civil rights Exemple original : Listen for key words that signal the speaker’s opinion and examples.

Écouter une première fois pour le sens global, puis une seconde fois pour les détails, les mots-clés, l’intention et les éléments directement liés à la consigne.

Construire une prise de parole compréhensible : annoncer l’idée, mobiliser le lexique de l’unité, utiliser les structures prescrites et répondre de façon cohérente à l’interlocuteur.

• Informal correspondence : Techniques for writing an informal letter or e-mail Exemple original : Hi Ama, I’m writing to tell you about our school debate on equal rights.
• Debate and exchange : Oral and written exchange about freedom, equality and discrimination Exemple original : I agree that equal rights must apply to everyone without discrimination.

Tâche d’écriture : informal letter or e-mail. Préparer le contenu, organiser les idées, choisir le registre approprié, puis relire pour vérifier cohérence, grammaire et précision lexicale.