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It's a scary story, and maybe it is an extract from a horror movie. it's like the game of bloody mary : they think ghosts are going to come if they say "candyman" 5 times in a mirror. the narrator said it took place a few years ago in Indiana. "bloody stamps"-> bloody stump (un moignon sanglant) Michael Billy the Johnsons Claire a girl is babysitting for the Johnsons. After having put the baby over to bed, she calls Billy, but her boyfriend is Michael. She's going to give Billy what she never gave to Michael, because Billy is a bad boy, and she likes it. In fact, it's a story told by a student. She claims (prétend) that her roomate's boyfriend knows Billy, who got away after Claire and the baby got killed. It's a FOAF story (Friend Of A Friend), or an urban legend.

Final Presentations Today we had our very last presentations. Here's what we should remember: to visit someone names of countries don't need "the" : Portugal, France, Germany...     exceptions: The USA, the UK, the UAE, the EU. Some people still say "the Lebanon", but more      and more people just say "Lebanon." Russia cuisine

Today, we had some more presentations about immigration. Here are some interesting points that we came across: VOCAB - a childhood - Arabic - an au pair - unemployment - a house builder - to work in construction - antisemitism - leftovers - a smuggler - stables - the Carnation Revolution - to graduate - to live abroad - a scenery - the outskirts - ghettoization - Apartheid / apart GRAMMAR & SYNTAX - life is not as easy as in France - to be 6 month pregnant - no need to go back home

Today we had the first presentations. Here are some details of what we heard: to be frowned upon by to become a French citizen to return to ... / to go back to she worked in retail Brasil Brasilia to be wowed to feel safe for she -> for her the Armenian genocide to be harassed / to be annoyed

Warm Up I enjoyed going to Spain (après enjoy , utilisez un verbe en - ing ) I stopped smoking / I stopped to smoke beautiful : gorgeous / dazzling / mind-blowing / stunning a highsight Here is what we understood from a video. We'll have to check whether/if that's right or wrong. - Luz Diaz talks about her immigration in the USA. - She was born in 1970. no: she has been there since 1970. - Her dream was to serve her country. - She has been an assistant for 10 years. - She has prepared a license for kitchen / for being a nurse. - She has a green card / she doesn't have one. She is now a US citizen. But she was invisible for 20 years, she was "illegal" and in 1986 she became a resident alien. - Volunteering / community - She wants to help people in need. - She has been a medical assistant too.