Titus Salt

Le superlatif

a. Observez les phrases suivantes :

– “Bradford in those days was notorious as the most polluted of the northern mill towns.”
– “Life expectancy was the lowest in the country.”

b. Comment le superlatif est-il formé ?


c. À quoi sert-il ? Qu’est-ce qui change par rapport à l’utilisation de l’adjectif seul ?


► Exercices p. 162 • Précis grammatical p. 272

PATH

A

Focus on explicit information.

1-A

What kind of video is it?

2-A

Pick out as many elements as possible on:
a. Titus Salt’s life,

b. Salt’s business,

c. the new wool mill in Saltaire.

• dreadful / awful / terrible / frightful (adj.)
• grim / bleak / dreary (adj.)
• notorious (negative) / famous (positive) (adj.)
• smog → smoke + fog (n.)

PAIR WORK

MEDIATION

Share your findings with your classmates.

3

Use what you found in order to write a presentation of Titus Salt and his project.

4

Was Titus Salt a precursor or just a dreamer? Is it still possible today to be innovative and reinvent human housing and living?


Useful vocabulary: What I noted about his life... He was a very...
I personally think it is...
To be honest... I’ve always been an idealist but I truly believe...
To my mind... I wish we could... I know we can...

DIFFERENTIATION

Watch the video.
Then, click on your path!

A

or

B

► Workbook p. 81

PATH

B

Focus on explicit and implicit information.

1-B

What is the aim of the video?

2-B

Pick out as many elements as possible on:
a. Titus Salt’s motivations for changing,

b. the other mill owners' reaction,

c. Titus Salt’s vision for Saltaire.