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1. Whose love story is unforgettable? Shakespeare and his wife’s. Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio’s. Romeo and Juliet’s.
2. Where do most Bollywood films take place? In the USA. In France. In India.  
3. Which musical was inspired by Romeo and Juliet? The Lion King. West Side Story. The Ten Commandments.

Dark omen

1

Fill in the blanks to better understand what is at stake.

This document is the of the newspaper published on . The headline is . In a nutshell, the article deals with .

2

Assemble these pieces of sentences to write a summary of the Verona Times article.

Summoned to the palace

1

Listen and choose the correct answer.

a) Who are the gentlemen on each side of Prince Escalus? (Police lieutenants. / Romeo’s and Juliet’s fathers. / Tybalt and Mercutio.)
b) What does Mr Capulet accuse Romeo of? (Having kissed Juliet at the ball. / Having killed Juliet’s future husband, Count Paris. / Having killed Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt.)
c) Who witnessed and reported everything that happened? (Mercutio. / Benvolio. / Romeo. / Tybalt.) 
d) How does Romeo’s father justify Romeo’s actions? (Romeo has psychological problems. / Romeo didn’t like Tybalt. / The murder was just revenge.)
e) Why is Prince Escalus funny? (He wants an invite to Juliet’s wedding. / He can’t decide what to do. / He offers to dance at Juliet’s wedding.)

2

Reorder these words to imagine what would happen if Romeo decided to reappear.

a) back / Verona / by / police / would / he / Romeo / be / came / to / the / arrested / If / , → 
b) she / again, / If / happy / very / Juliet / her / be / saw / would / husband / , / . → 

3

Romeo enters the room in the middle of the meeting. Imagine the dialogue!

Observe : If Romeo had not killed him, Tybalt would be preparing for Juliet’s wedding. If Romeo had trusted justice, Tybalt would be in prison.

Réfléchis : Combien d’actions sont évoquées dans chacune des phrases ci-dessus ? 1. 2. 3.
Quelle action est une condition de l’autre ? La partie de phrase avec if HAD + V-en. La partie de phrase avec would.

Conclus : Avec « If + , », celui qui parle peut imaginer une autre issue possible les choses s’étaient passées .

Doomed!

1

Which part of the scene stands out?

The background.

The foreground.

The characters in the middle.

2

Match the characters in the painting by Frederic Leighton with their names.

3

Look at the painting again and imagine what happened. Complete the sentences.

a) In the foreground, .
b) In the bottom-right corner, .
c) On the left-hand side, .
d) In the middle, .
e) In the background, .

Listen: Enough, through, tough, dough, bought.

Réfléchis : Repère les deux « ough » prononcés /ʌf/, puis le « ough » prononcé /uː/, puis le « ough » prononcé /əʊ/, et enfin le « ough » prononcé /ɔː/. Y a-t-il une règle ?


Répète : I bought a tough doughnut, I’ve had enough!

Mission 2

1

What will you include in your frontpage?

An advertisement.

The horoscope.

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Two or three beginnings of articles.

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A catchy headline in big characters.

Two or three complete articles.

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Hypotheses about what would have happened if...

A comic strip.

Crosswords.

2

Choose your level:

A2

A2+

B1