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Séquence 8 · One language, many Englishes

How can countries share one language and keep their own identity?

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Les mots importants

varieties of Englishcomparativesalthough / whereasmisquotation

Ressources de la séquence

Les notions, les repères et les pistes pour aller plus loin, utiles pour toutes les séances.

Les notions à maîtriser

Varieties of English
Each country has its own accent, words and sometimes grammar: Indian English, Australian English, Nigerian English…
Whereas / although
whereas contrasts two facts; although introduces a concession.
Misquotation
A quotation repeated without its context, so that its meaning changes.

Repères

DateÉvénement
1889Kipling publishes « The Ballad of East and West ».
1949London Declaration and birth of the modern Commonwealth.
2013The Commonwealth Charter defends diversity and human rights.

Pour aller plus loin

Sources et bibliographie

Mon parcours : je choisis mon rythme

Séance 1 · Englishes around the world

75 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

Do all English speakers speak the same English?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Comparing with whereas and although

whereas contrasts two facts: Britons say « afternoon », whereas Australians often say « arvo ». although introduces a surprise: Although they speak English, they don't always understand each other's slang. Comparatives: more common than, as popular as.

Document 1 · Three words, three countries

Short texts written by the teacher.

India. « My cousin's wedding had two lakh guests! » A lakh is 100,000. Indian English also says « prepone », the opposite of postpone.

Australia. « See you this arvo at the beach. » Arvo means afternoon. Australians love short forms: brekkie (breakfast), barbie (barbecue).

South Africa. « Turn left at the robot. » A robot is a traffic light. South Africa has twelve official languages, and English is one of them.

Source : teacher's synthesis (examples from dictionaries of varieties of English).

Pour bien lire ce document :

prepone: to move to an earlier time; slang: very informal words.

Activité 1 · Understand

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Documents

Consigne :

Read and answer.

  1. What is a lakh?
  2. What does « arvo » mean?
  3. What is a « robot » in South Africa?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Reading

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson

Consigne :

Complete with whereas or although.

  1. ___ Australians say arvo, Britons say afternoon.
  2. ___ it is English, I didn't understand the sentence.
  3. Indians say prepone, ___ Americans say move up.
  4. ___ English is official, many people speak other languages at home.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Language

Activité 3 · Produce (written)

25 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson, documents

Consigne :

Write 80 words: present one word from a variety of English and explain why you like it. Sentence starters: My favourite word is… / It comes from… / Whereas in British English….

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

varietieswhereas

English has many _________: I contrast them with _______ and although.

Séance 2 · Never the twain shall meet? Kipling's ballad

75 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

Can a famous line say the opposite of what people think?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Reading the whole stanza

People often quote only the first line: East is East, and West is West, as if two worlds could never meet. Read the whole stanza: the word But changes everything. Two men from different worlds can respect each other. twain = two (old English).

Document 1 · Rudyard Kipling, « The Ballad of East and West » (first stanza)

Ballad, 1889 (public domain).

Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!

Source : Rudyard Kipling, « The Ballad of East and West », Barrack-Room Ballads, 1892 (text on Wikisource).

Pour bien lire ce document :

twain: two; Judgment Seat: the end of the world; breed: origin; tho’: though.

Activité 1 · Understand

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Documents

Consigne :

Read and answer.

  1. What does the first line seem to say?
  2. Which word changes the meaning?
  3. What happens when two strong men stand face to face?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Reading

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson

Consigne :

Rewrite in modern English.

  1. never the twain shall meet
  2. tho’ they come from the ends of the earth
  3. neither East nor West
  4. stand face to face

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Language

Activité 3 · Produce (spoken)

25 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson, documents

Consigne :

Record 1 minute: explain why quoting only the first line is a mistake. Sentence starters: People usually quote… / But the stanza goes on… / In fact, the poem says….

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

Butmisquoted

The first line is often _________: the word ______ shows that two people from different worlds can meet.

Séance 3 · Mediation: a poster for the Commonwealth Day

75 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I explain the Commonwealth's motto of diversity to younger students?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Writing for a poster

A poster needs a title, short sentences, imperatives (Discover, Listen, Share) and key figures. Commonwealth Day is celebrated every year on the second Monday in March.

Document 1 · Model poster

Model text written by the teacher.

Commonwealth Day: many voices, one family

Discover more than fifty countries on six continents. Listen to English with an Indian, Jamaican or Kenyan accent. Share a recipe, a song or a word from another English. Remember: in the Commonwealth, every member is equal, big or small.

Source : teacher's model text.

Activité 1 · Understand

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Documents

Consigne :

Read the poster and answer.

  1. Find three imperatives.
  2. What is the main message?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Reading

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson

Consigne :

Turn these sentences into imperatives for a poster.

  1. You can discover new accents.
  2. You should share your music.
  3. You must respect other cultures.
  4. You can learn a new word.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Language

Activité 3 · Produce (written)

25 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson, documents

Consigne :

Create your own poster (title + five lines) for Commonwealth Day, on paper or on the ENT. Sentence starters: Discover… / Did you know that…? / Together,….

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

imperativesMonday

Commonwealth Day is on the second ______ in March; a poster uses short sentences and ___________.

Fiche à trous · je complète

Complète le texte avec les mots de la banque (sur papier ou dans le document de l'ENT).

Englisheslakhsecondwhereas

There is not one English but many _________.

In India, a ______ means one hundred thousand.

Kipling's first line is often quoted without the ______ part of the stanza.

To contrast two ideas, I use _______ or although.

Ce que j'ai appris

Les 3 idées que je retiens :
Une phrase en anglais que je veux retenir :
Ce qui reste difficile pour moi / ma question pour le professeur :