Questions How did the English and the French people look at the Chunnel, joyously or resentfully? Why do you think So? How do you visualize the breakthrough ceremony? EXercise your imagination
Questions ▪ How did the English and the French people look at the Chunnel, joyously or resentfully? Why do you think so? ▪ How do you visualize the breakthrough ceremony? Exercise your imagination
Detailed Study of the Story Part Paragraph 1-7 Question 1 What did an English couple say about the French people, and what did a Frenchman say about the English people? Why do you think they showed a mutual feeling of dislike?
Detailed Study of the Story Part I Paragraph 1—7 ▪ Question 1: ▪ What did an English couple say about the French people, and what did a Frenchman say about the English people? Why do you think they showed a mutual feeling of dislike?
An English retired civil servant said that he d rather have England become the 51st state of the U.S.A. than have his country linked to France. He added that the French didnt care for anybody. His wife said that France was an awful place and that the French people drank wine all the time She disliked French food and preferred to have English sauce with her food. In the meantime. a french farmer complained about English ketchup and about their not having any good wine, The British and the French disliked each other because there had been long years of conflict between the two countries
▪ An English retired civil servant said that he’d rather have England become the 51st state of the U.S.A. than have his country linked to France. He added that the French didn’t care for anybody. His wife said that France was an awful place and that the French people drank wine all the time. She disliked French food and preferred to have English sauce with her food. In the meantime, a French farmer complained about English ketchup and about their not having any good wine. The British and the French disliked each other because there had been long years of conflict between the two countries
Detailed Study of the Story not two miles from the soon-to-be-opened English Channel Tunnel, Compound adjectives the soon-to-be-opened English Channel Tunnel(lines 1 2)means that is to be opened soon e.g. an easy-to-perform trick a difficult-to-use camera the soon-to-be-completed Metro 2)Gu∥- Wing means“ like the wings of the gul e.g. a baby-food store a mountain-top hut city-reconstruction discussions
Detailed Study of the Story ▪ 1. … not two miles from the soon-to-be-opened English Channel Tunnel,… ▪ Compound adjectives ▪ 1) the soon-to-be-opened English Channel Tunnel (lines 1- 2) means “that is to be opened soon” ▪ e.g. an easy-to-perform trick ▪ a difficult-to-use camera ▪ the soon-to-be-completed Metro ▪ 2) Gull-wing means “like the wings of the gull”. ▪ e.g. a baby-food store ▪ a mountain-top hut ▪ city-reconstruction discussions