Anglais, Blacklisted, Terminale ES

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Ø  Vocabulary 

To be blacklisted -> être sur liste noire                                                             To cast a spell -> jetter un sort

Witchcraft -> la sorcellerie                                                                                  A rag doll -> poupée de chiffon

To be burn at the stake -> être brûlée sur un bûché                                      A gavel -> marteau de juge

A cauldron -> le chaudron                                                                                   A broomstick -> le balais

To be accused of / charged with / suspected -> être accusé                        A trial -> le procès

To try somebody -> juger qqun                                                                          To be found guilty -> être accusé coupable

To be sentenced to death -> avoir une peine de mort                                  Wrinkled -> ridé

Likewise -> de même                                                                                           The crowd -> la foule

A screenplay -> une pièce de théâtre                                                               A knight -> un chevalier

A piece of evidence -> une preuve                                                                   Turn into -> transformer

To dress somebody up -> déguiser qqun                                                         A frame-up -> un coup monté

To cure -> guérir                                                                                                   To betray -> trahir

To weigh -> peser                                                                                                 Therefore -> so

Far-fetched -> tiré par les cheveux                                                                   A lawyer -> un avocat

To scapegoat someone -> prendre qqun comme bouc émissaire              A coward -> un lâche

To clear oneself -> se disculper                                                                        To blackmail -> faire du chantage

To make amends -> se racheter                                                                       To starve -> mourir de faim

To go overseas / abroad -> aller à l’étranger                                                 A play -> une pièce de théâtre

A playwright -> un dramaturge

Ø  Puritanism is based on very strict moral values: for instance (for example), they had a strict and plain (simple) way to dress. Moreover, they were superstitious and believed in predestination (the belief that everything that happens was decided in advance by God) and some sins (péchés) like adultery were harshly punished.

Ø  American colonists brought with them the belief in witchcraft, that’s why when two little girls became strangely ill and could not be cured (guéris), people believed they had been bewitched / they were under the influence of the Devil. As a consequence, 200 people were accused of witchcraft and 20 were hanged.

Ø  A witch hunt is:

-          The searching out harassment of people who are accused of witchcraft

-          The persecution of people who have done something wrong or who have different opinions, considered as dangerous

Ø  Une probabilité au passé :

May / Might / Must (not) + have + participe passé (+ed/3eme colonne)

è She may have cured someone.

Ø  Des reproches au passé:

You should (not) have + participe passé

You had better (not) have + participe passé

è You should have protested against the cops.

Ø  The “Hollywood ten” was a group of ten people working for the Hollywood industry who refused to cooperate with the FBI and give names. They were suspected or accused of being communists and subversive activities. They lost their job, had to find other jobs with a much lower income/salary, lost their social life, had to change their names, some committed suicide.

To clear themselves, some of them accepted / agreed to cooperate with the FBI and to give the names of other people who were “supposedly” communists.

The government feared that people that people working for Hollywood would use their popularity / influence to spread communist messages, especially through their film.

Ø  Conditionnel passé:

If he hadn’t … would have been

Ø  A crucible :

A situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to creating something new.

A pot in which substances are heated (chauffer) and melted (fondre).

Ø  McCarthyism was an aggressive investigation led by Joseph McCarthy and Hoover in the 1950’s in the USA against people in the government, artists, army who were accused of being communists. As a consequence, many people lost their jobs, were imprisoned / jailed, banished, tried. Sometimes, their passport was confiscated and very often, they had to name names.

Differences

Similarities

-          Targets (witches/communists) -          Century (17th/20th) -          McCarthy/The church -          Communism exists (not witches) -          Salem people judged on appearance and superstitions / McCarthy on their jobs, influence, relationships -          Not at the same place, McCarthy took place in a larger scale (à plus grande échelle)

-          Scapegoat were tried -          They had to name names -          They were scapegoated -          Begin with a fear and then a trigger -          People approved with what was happening -          They were banished / ostracized -          Lot of innocent were accused -          They were blacklisted -          Not real evidences -          Had to clear themselves -          Evolution of hysteria (hysteric/paranoid)