The big disaster
21/9
test
holidays and comparing
reach - atteindre
scream - crier
hit - frapper
collapse -effondre
break - broke -broken - casser
happen - se passer / arriver
feel -sentir
Global understanding
1) Who is talking ?
Jessica is talking about the disaster of the Twin Towers.
2) What is the subject of the text ?
The events of the 11th of September 2001.
Detailed understanding
1) What did Jack use to do ?
He used to work in the North Tower on the 55th story.
2) What happened while he was having a cup of coffee ?
The first plane hit the North Tower and it swayed.
3) What things were broken ?
The elevators were broken.
4) What did the people have to do ?
They had to walk down the stairs in the dark.
5) What was Jessica feeling ?
Jessica was terrified and paniced.
6) What did she see on the television ?
She saw the second plane crash into the South Tower.
7) What street was Jack in ?
Jack was walking down Broadway.
8) What didn't they use to do ?
Jack used to work all the time so they didn't see each
other much.
9) What do they do now ?
They don't argue anymore.
10) Why have they changed ?
Jessica says life is too precious.
Grammar
1) Explique la forme verbale '' was having " ligne 5 et "was watching" ligne 12.
2) Explique la forme verbale "didn't use to see" ligne 21
On Sept 11th he had a meeting at 9am so he left home at 7:30. He arrived at his office at 8:30 and when the first plane hit, he was having a cup of coffee and looking out of the window. There was a terrible explosion and he felt the tower swaying. Then someone shouted : "Evacuate !".
The elevators were no longer working, so everybody started walking down in the dark, calmly at first. Jack was reaching the 30th floor when he met the first firefighters rushing up to help with the evacuation.
It was the he first called me on his mobile. I was frantic I was watching television and I knew. I told him to get out. I didn't say it. I screamed it. I yelled it ! Jack tried to reassure me. He didn't know about the plane ! "Calm down, I'll call you as soon as I'm out," he promised.
A few minutes after his call I saw the second plane hitting the South Tower. from then on it was a nightmare. I waited and waited for Jack's call. It was endless. Then it came and I heard his voice saying : "I'm walking up Broadway. It's chaos here but I'm OK.3 Just then, the South Tower collapsed.
Before the tragedy, we didn't use to see each other much, but now our lives have changed. Jack no longer works day in day out and he spends more time with us. We used to argue a lot, but we don't anymore. Life is too precious.
shout - crier
reach - atteindre
frantic - très inquiet
scream = yell - crier
nightmare - cauchemar
argue - disputer