Listening comprehension Extract ( done by men)

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1 Listening comprehension Extract ( done by men) I Global comprehension: Voc attendu: demonstration, peaceful march, campaign, right to vote, violence, protest, police, jobs. Part 1 1. Match these words with their phonological transcript and practice their pronunciation, then listen to your extract and underline the words you can hear : government, world, bombing, fight, suffragette, arrested, jail, fight, war, led fʌɪt : wɔː : wəәːld : ˈbɒmɪŋ : kamˈpeɪn : ˈgʌvəәm(əә)nt : lɛd : dʒeɪl : arrested : ˌsʌfrəәˈdʒɛt : 2. Look up in the online dictionary to check the meaning of the new words. 3. Listen again and try to fill in the beginning of each sentence. (keywords) 4. Listen carefully to the end of each sentence and write the last words you can hear. In England / war to vote It was the suffragettes fight First / peaceful protest When/ didn t work violence Burning down/ bombing buildings The British government suffragettes They were sent jail They were forced prison life 5. Now use your notes to make full sentences to account for this passage. III. Detailled comprehension : Part 2 1. Sort out these actions between men and women at the outbreak of the war : encouraged, called off their campaign, collected cigarettes and books, joined up, take over men s job s, enlist. 2. Then make full sentences to account for the men and women s actions. Women called of their campaign because of the war. They encouraged men to go to war. They collected cigarettes and books. They took over men s jobs. Men enlisted when war broke out. Men joined the British troops. Men could not do their work because of the war.

2 Listening comprehension Extract 2 (from 1.49 the man of blood to 3.10 mn nothing I could do about it) Total : 1.20mn I Global comprehension: Voc attendu: monsters, ogre, demonstration, soldiers, march, Germans, an old gentleman, white feather, concert. 1. Find the antonym of each of the following words. guilty scorn hatred pleased love respect reasonal hysterical friend military civilian enemy 2. Then listen to the extract and highlight the words you can hear 3. Look them up in a dictionary with the phonological transcript and the meaning of the new words, then practice the pronunciation. neurosis : / /, blackmail : / /, patriotism : / /. 6. Listen again and try to fill in the beginning of each sentence. (keywords) 7. Listen carefully to the end of each sentence and write the last words you can hear. The man of blood Every employees The innocent Country at war The enemy Dark neurosis Yet patriotism It influenced Some of its manifestation There were women I went A lady I look at at it There was nothing heart is black resign guilty reasonable monstrosity/ clown patriotism real women and men hysterical scorn and blackmail outside feather in my hands I could do 8. Take time to review your notes and make full sentences to account for : British reaction against the Germans : Characteristics of British patriotism : Women s patriotism : The story of the white feather :

3 Listening comprehension Extract 3 ( From the most dangerous 7.18mn to armament programme 8.40mn) Total : 1.20mn I Global comprehension: Voc attendu: women, old lady, munitions factory, explosives, working clothes, armament. 1. Introduction : Listen carefully to the first sentence and write the stressed words, which are the keywords. (Voc attendu: Dangerous, work, making, explosives. ) Make a full sentence to explain the problem in this job. What problem can you expect when working in an ammunition factory? 2. Look at this modern poster, listen to the extract and compare the safety measures. 3. What word is used in the extract for oninflammable» : fireproof. Listen again and highlight the words you can hear : hats, shoes, pelisse (=coat), overalls, explosion, bombs, goodbye, the end, grit(= powder). Listen again and link the dangers with the clothes. Make simple sentences to explain the danger and the security measures. 4. Listen carefully for the information on clothes and body and match the verbs with the time of the day. Meals (dinner or lunch) Put all clothes off Put fireproof clothes on Working hours Put fireproof clothes off Wash the body Back home Put outdoors clothes on Put outdoors clothes off Make full sentences to account for the chronology of the life of women in munitions factories during WWI. 5. Consequences on the body of women : Listen to the last three sentences. List the parts of the body and the colour Explain how they were called. Who and what did they work for?

4 Listening comprehension Extract 4 ( From 9.10 The fight against food. to 10.15mn the war to the front ) Total : 1.05mn I Global comprehension: Look up words in the dictionary if necessary. Voc attendu: women, farm, field, horses, cows 1. Match these words with their phonological transcript and practice their pronunciation, then listen to your extract and underline the words you can hear : fields, shortage, cultivating, feeding, fertilizers, labour, fight, replacement, farm, tractor. fiːdiŋ : fʌɪt : fiːlds : ˈtraktəә : ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ : fɑːm : ˈfəәːtɪlʌɪzəә : ˈleɪbəә : ˈkʌltɪveɪtiŋ : rɪˈpleɪsm(əә)nt : 2. Look up in the online dictionary to check the meaning of the new words. 3. Listen again and try to fill in the beginning of each sentence. (keywords) 4. Listen carefully to the end of each sentence and write the last words you can hear. 5. As the sentences are very long, listen again and pick up two or three stressed words in the middle of each sentence. The fight against In. the Women Farm Labour Force The Lilac Sunbonnet Brigade. nation/fertilizer/ animal uniform, fight, food production farmers/vital replacement/workers labour a the Women Land Army. the war to the front 6. Try to link the beginning and end of the sentence to give a logic account of the passage. 7. Listen again and complete your notes with verbs to clarify your notes. VOC ATTENDU : The fight against food shortages was a pb for the British nation short of fertilizer and short of labour. In 1917, the WFLF put on their uniform to fight for food production. A new army: the WLA They were called the Lilac Sunbonnet Brigade who became a vital replacement for farm workers who had joined the war to the front. 1. Listen one last time to your documentary and review your notes,

5 Listening comprehension Extract 5 (from Now women : 10.57, to the end = total: 1.08mn) I Global comprehension: Voc attendu: women army, uniform, aircraft, men s jobs. 1. Find out which words are transcripted and find the right meaning. diːˈkəәʊdɪŋ Water missiles tʃɑːdʒis Division in the army ˈrɔɪəәl Explosives ˈmagnɪts Interpreting kɔː For the king seɪlz A magnetic object tɔːˈpiːdəәʊz Material to catch the wind on a boat Listen for these words in the extract and practice the pronunciation. 2. Listen for the name of the women special military division and practice the pronunciation, then match with their division with their occupation you can pick up: The WACS : Women s Army Corps The WREN : Women s Naval Royal Service The WRAF : Women s Royal Airforce Cooks, typists, telephonists, transport drivers, motorcyclists, office work : decoding messages in every languages. Cleaning torpedoes, signalling, making magnets, gas masks, charges and sails. Drivers or fitters. 3. Look up in the online dictionary to check the meaning of the new words. 4. Listen to the last two sentences of your extract and try to fill in the beginning of each sentence. 5. Listen carefully to the end of each sentence and write the last words you can hear. 6. As the sentences are very long, listen again and pick up two or three stressed words in the middle of each sentence. 7. Try to link the beginning and end of the sentence to give a logic account of the passage. Voc attendu: Women/importance Total war part of victory enjoyed Mrs Pankhurst / suffragettes right to vote 8. Listen again to check and add the right verbs : aimed, gave, received, gained, enjoyed. 1. Listen one last time to your documentary and review your notes, Créé par Cécile Clavel et Isabelle Simon Académie de Toulouse