First name: Date:
Surname:
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Abbaye de Flône
The Wave, Morton Rhue
Chapter 11: Vocabulary and exercises 1. Vocabulary
a plain envelope une enveloppe ordinaire
to slip glisser
don’t bother looking for my name ne perds pas ton temps à chercher mon nom
to scowl se renfrogner
a bunch une bande
a dumb game un jeu idiot
to join rejoindre
pretty soon rapidement, d’ici peu
to change one’s mind changer d’avis
to stick with friends être fourré avec des amis
to feel like avoir envie
to scare = to frighten effrayer
to backfire on sb retomber sur qqn
to refold replier
to come into focus converger, se clarifier
a banner une bannière, un étendard
to remind oneself = to remember se rappeler
sore douloureux
to hand out distribuer
mimeographed polycopié
to achieve one’s goal atteindre son but, son objectif
weary las, épuisé
untethered pas attaché
to tire sb out épuiser qqn
overwhelming écrasant, accablant
startled très surpris
withdrawn retiré, renfermé
concerned for préoccupé par, inquiet pour
somehow d’une façon ou d’une autre
to assume supposer, présumer
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to require nécessiter
to wink at sb faire un clin d’œil à qqn
helpful serviable, efficace
to enhance augmenter, mettre en valeur
2. Exercise
Answer the following questions in English.
1. Why does the author of the article refuse to mention his name?
2. Explain the title and the conclusion of his article.
3. Why does Robert feel that Mr Ross should have a bodyguard?
4. Mr Ross doesn’t know what to think about Robert’s proposal. Explain his hesitation.
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