SEANCE 3 What do you remember New Yorks

SEANCE 3

What do you remember? New York’s nicknames population skyscrapers subway system The Statue of Liberty

Ellis Island September 11 th 2001

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A single subway ride costs $2. 75 A single ride on the tube costs around $7. 30 New York subway is (cheap) the London tube. New York subway is cheaper than the London tube. rebrassage

126 NYC's restaurants have been awarded Michelin stars. 62 London's restaurants have been awarded Michelin stars. New York has (prestigious) restaurants / London New York has more prestigious restaurants than London. rebrassage

40% of London is foreign-born (NYC: 37%) New York is (multicultural) / London New York is less multicultural than London. rebrassage

LONDON MUSEUMS New York museums are (=famous )/London museums. New York museums are as famous as London museums. rebrassage

New York City has changed! We need used to « …………. . » to talk about the changes! rebrassage

passé x Traduction : autrefois sujet ED verbe à l’infinitif preterit DIDN’T USE B. V. rebrassage

EXERCISE 1 : ECRIS LES PHRASES COMPLETES AVEC ‘USED TO’ New York – be inhabited – the Native Americans? Did New York use to be inhabited by the Native Americans ? The Native Americans – live – on the island of Manhattan The Native Americans used to live on the island of Manhattan. The World Trade Center – be – the highest skyscrapers in New York The W. T. C. used to be the highest skyscrapers in N. Y. New York – not be inhabited – by the French New York didn’t use to be inhabited by the French. New York – be named – New Amsterdam New York used to be named New Amsterdam.

EXERCISE 2 : TRANSFORME LES PHRASES POUR UTILISER ‘USED TO’ Did white people respect the Native Americans? Did white people use to respect the Native-Americans? The Native Americans didn’t live in big cities. The Native Americans didn’t use to live in big cities. The Native Americans lived in nature. The Native Americans used to live in nature. The Native Americans didn’t wear jeans. The Native Americans didn’t use to wear jeans. In the 19 th century, there weren’t any cars in the streets of New York. There didn’t use to be any cars in the streets of New York.

‘USED TO’… IN SONGS GET READY!

THE ROLLING STONES… QUE SE PASSAIT-IL AUTREFOIS ET QUI N’EST PLUS D’ACTUALITE ?

‘I USED TO LOVE HER’ IDEE DE RUPTURE RENFORCEE PAR… ‘BUT IT’S ALL OVER NOW’

DANDY WARHOLS… QUE SE PASSAIT-IL AUTREFOIS POUR EUX ET QUI N’EST PLUS D’ACTUALITE ?

‘WE USED TO BE FRIENDS’ IDEE DE RUPTURE RENFORCEE PAR… ‘A LONG TIME AGO’

ARCADE FIRE… DANS LEUR CHANSON ‘WE USED TO WAIT’. QUE SE PASSAIT-IL AUTREFOIS POUR LE CHANTEUR ET QU’IL NE FAIT PLUS DESORMAIS ?

THAT ONE WAS TOUGH !!! ANY IDEA ? ? OKAY, SO LET’S WATCH A VIDEO WITH THE LYRICS…

« BAD BRAIN »

Bad Brain I used to be an A student I never used to complain I used to be a truant But I'm still the same Bad bad brain I used to go to parties I used to drink champagne Now I'm beginning to feel the strain Bad brain I used to be in show biz I used to have fortune and fame I used to have pleasure and pain I used to have a name Bad brain Now I'm on the Bowery I can't remember my name Bad bad brain