SMART - Strategic, Measurable, Ambitious, Relevant, Timely - Réussir en anglais en classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles : une fiche/une semaine

Avant-propos......Page 7
Topic one - Mankind......Page 11
Section 1 - The human being......Page 13
Chapter 1A - Mankind and Family......Page 15
Vocabulary list......Page 16
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 21
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 22
Chapter 1B - Health and Medecine......Page 25
Vocabulary list......Page 26
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 31
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 32
Chapter 1C - Personality and Relations......Page 35
Vocabulary list......Page 36
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 40
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 41
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 42
Chapter 1D - Successes and Failures......Page 45
Vocabulary list......Page 46
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 51
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 53
Section 2 - Basic needs......Page 55
Chapter 2A - Eating and Drinking......Page 57
Vocabulary list......Page 58
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 63
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 64
Chapter 2B - In the household......Page 67
Vocabulary list......Page 68
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 72
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 73
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 74
Chapter 2C - City and Country......Page 77
Vocabulary list......Page 78
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 83
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 84
Chapter 2D - Sports and leisure activities......Page 87
Vocabulary list......Page 88
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 93
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 94
Section 3 - Discovering and learning......Page 97
Chapter 3A - Transport and Tourism......Page 99
Vocabulary list......Page 100
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 105
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 107
Chapter 3B - Education......Page 109
Vocabulary list......Page 110
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 115
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 116
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 117
Chapter 3C - The media......Page 121
Vocabulary list......Page 122
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 126
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 127
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 128
Chapter 3D - The Internet......Page 131
Vocabulary list......Page 132
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 137
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 139
Topic two - Understanding our world......Page 141
Section 4 - Arts, culture and analysis techniques......Page 143
Chapter 4A - Beliefs......Page 145
Vocabulary list......Page 146
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 150
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 151
Chapter 4B - Writing and text analysis......Page 155
Vocabulary list......Page 156
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 160
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 161
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 162
Chapter 4C - Music and cinema......Page 165
Vocabulary list......Page 166
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 170
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 171
Chapter 4D - Picture analysis......Page 175
Vocabulary list......Page 176
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 180
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 182
Section 5 - Science and technology......Page 185
Chapter 5A - Fundamental sciences......Page 187
Vocabulary list......Page 188
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 192
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 193
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 194
Chapter 5B - Space exploration and movement......Page 197
Vocabulary list......Page 198
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 202
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 204
Chapter 5C - Research......Page 207
Vocabulary list......Page 208
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 212
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 213
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 214
Chapter 5D - Genetics and Ethics......Page 217
Vocabulary list......Page 218
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 222
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 223
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 224
Section 6 - Our pale blue dot......Page 227
Chapter 6A - Wildlife and resources......Page 229
Vocabulary list......Page 230
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 235
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 237
Chapter 6B - Energy......Page 239
Vocabulary list......Page 240
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 244
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 245
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 246
Chapter 6C - Climate change......Page 249
Vocabulary list......Page 250
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 254
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 255
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 256
Chapter 6D - Ecology......Page 259
Vocabulary list......Page 260
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 264
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 265
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 266
Topic three - In our time......Page 269
Section 7 - Politics and society......Page 271
Chapter 7A - Welfare, wealth and solidarity......Page 273
Vocabulary list......Page 274
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 278
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 279
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 280
Chapter 7B - Equality......Page 283
Vocabulary list......Page 284
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 288
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 290
Chapter 7C - Crime and justice......Page 293
Vocabulary list......Page 294
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 299
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 301
Chapter 7D - Politics and power......Page 303
Vocabulary list......Page 304
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 308
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 309
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 310
Section 8 - The economy......Page 313
Chapter 8A - Working life......Page 315
Vocabulary list......Page 316
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 321
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 322
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 323
Chapter 8B - Business, finance and trade......Page 327
Vocabulary list......Page 328
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 332
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 333
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 334
Chapter 8C - Consumption......Page 337
Vocabulary list......Page 338
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 342
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 343
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 344
Chapter 8D - Globalisation and Language......Page 347
Vocabulary list......Page 348
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 353
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 355
Section 9 - International context......Page 357
Chapter 9A - The world......Page 359
Vocabulary list......Page 360
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 365
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 367
Chapter 9B - Soft and hard power......Page 369
Vocabulary list......Page 370
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 374
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 375
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 376
Chapter 9C - Terrorism and warfare......Page 379
Vocabulary list......Page 380
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 384
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 385
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 386
Chapter 9D - Intelligence......Page 389
Vocabulary list......Page 390
Translation: English-to-French exercise......Page 394
Adapted press excerpts (about 400 words)......Page 395
Food for Thought and Quotations (about 500 words)......Page 396
Appendices......Page 399
Appendix 1 - Review cards about language......Page 401
Review card 1 - All irregular verbs in English......Page 403
Review card 2 - A selection of 100 essential irregular verbs......Page 409
Review card 3 - False friends, deceptive cognates......Page 413
Review card 4 - Differences between British English and American English......Page 417
Review card 5 - A list of the most common mistakes read in students\' papers......Page 423
Review card 6 - A list of barbarisms found in papers or heard in class......Page 427
Review card 7 - Essential linkwords and linking structures......Page 431
Appendix 2 - Correction of the translation exercises and excerpts......Page 435
Section 1 - The human being......Page 437
Section 2 - Basic needs......Page 439
Section 3 - Discovering and learning......Page 441
Section 4 - Arts, culture and analysis techniques......Page 444
Section 5 - Science and technology......Page 446
Section 6 - Our pale blue dot......Page 448
Section 7 - Politics and society......Page 451
Section 8 - The economy......Page 453
Section 9 - International context......Page 455
Appendix 3 - Sources......Page 459
Section 1 - The human being......Page 461
Section 2 - Basic needs......Page 463
Section 3 - Discovering and learning......Page 466
Section 4 - Arts, culture and analysis techniques......Page 469
Section 5 - Science and technology......Page 471
Section 6 - Our pale blue dot......Page 473
Section 7 - Politics and society......Page 476
Section 8 - The economy......Page 478
Section 9 - International context......Page 481