Al Gore  was born in 1948 in  Washington DC. He attended Harvard University  and  he succeded his BA in 1969.After that  he got married in 1970 and gave birth to 4 children. From 1993 to 2001 Al Gore  became the 45^th vice president of the USA. Al  Gore has always been struggling for global warming that's why he starred in  « an inconvient truth » in 2006. As  he has beensan environmental activist and for is work he was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2007. He has always been  interested in  climate change .So far he hasn't declared candidate in the next presidential election in 2008.

• ·        You should sort out your waste.

      You should use your feet instead of your car to go to           work.  

 By Valentin D.

• ·        sort out waste according to the material    

• ·        turn off any electrical device  when not used   by Gwenanelle M.

• ·        Why not sorting in order to recycle  and  using more our bike in order to pollute less ( less CO2) by Prescilla S. and Cécile M.

• ·        you can put your wastes in a garbage can instead of throwing  wastes on the ground and polluting  the planet ( very true with chewing gums as far as birds can eat them and die ) by Luka F.

• ·        make small daily gestures to consume less electricity and water : switch off the lights during the day and don't let your computer on when you don't use it. It uses a lot of electricity. We should also stop cutting down forests. They provide us with oxygen

By Sarah C . and Célia S.

• ·        take a shower rather than a bath, it divides into three the consumption of water, at least

and start sorting waste in the kitchen: it is a necessary  and voluntary act for the environment

 By Quentin F.

• ·        don’t waste water : cut the water of faucets during the brushing of teeth or the wash of hands, get back the water of rinsing of fruits and vegetables to reuse it for the watering for example.

By  Octavie A.

• ·        Prefer the train or public transportation. The car is a big producer of greenhouse gases; limit energy consumptions, and don’t spend it pointlessly

By Maxime N.  and Laurent C.

• ·        Ride your  bike for little distances and recycle as much as you can  

by Ludivine P. and Charline A.

• ·        Stop deforestation   by Matthieu V .

• ·        Drive less quickly, avoid throwing papers down, prefer electrical cars , use recycled paper.

By Florian D.

• ·        sort out plastic bottles on one side and the glass bottles on  the other one.

By  Melissa K.

• ·        during a shower , turn off  the  tap while  soaping 

by Mathieu A.  and Pierrick B.

• ·        think of switching  off the lights when you leave a room,

turn down the central heating when you leave home and  
ride your  bicycle to go to school

by Romane L.

COMPRENDRE LES CONSIGNES EN LANGUE

WORKSHEET

1. Match the English word with their French equivalents

2. Look at the rugby ground showing the positions of the players and draw a similar ground with the French equivalents.

a. piliers (1 et 3)
b. talonneur (2)
c. deuxièmes lignes (4 et 5)
d. troisième ligne aile (6 et 7)
e. troisième ligne centre (8)
f. demi de mêlée (9)
g. demi d'ouverture (10)
h. centres (12 et 13)
i. piliers (11 et 14)
j. arrière (15)

3. Are the following statements true or false? Justify your answer with Document 3.
a. The Maori are from .
b. The haka is performed by one dancer only.
c. The haka is a war dance only.
d. All Blacks is the name given to ’s rugby team.
e. The Ka Mate is performed after each match.

4. Find the equivalents of the following French words.
a. interpréter b. accueillir c. le blanc des yeux d. tirer la langue e. frapper le corps avec les mains f. taper des pieds g. impressionner h. force

5. Log on the internet and find some information about the Ka Mate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/
Report to the class with the help of your teacher.

6. Read Document 5 and answer the following questions.
a. Which teams participate in the Six Nations Championship?
b. What do they have in common?
c. How often is this championship played?
d. Who was the winner in 2007?
e. What’s the English word for “Grand Chlem”?
f. Why was it a good championship for and ?
g. Where will the 2007 Rugby World Cup take place? Why?
h. How often is it played?
i. How many nations will participate in the 2007 World Cup?
j. Which nation will participate for the first time?
k. How long will it last?
l. How many matches will be played?
m. How many will be played in ?
n. How many will be played in ?
o. Give the name of a city in and a city in .

7. Expressing the future.
Read document 5 part B.
a. Underline all the verbal forms expressing the future and translate them into French.
b. Which are in the passive form? Explain.
c. Which are in the active form?

8. Simple past
Read Document 5 parts A and B. Pick up the verbs in the simple past. Give their infinitive form.