Le Mans Université, Département d'Études AnglophonesLicence 3, semestre 5 – Création de cours multimédia (265UT01)

**************************Test 1 of 2: "On the River Cam"**************************

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1) EXERCISE 1/ ANSWERING QUESTIONSa) General comprehension: Study the document and answer the following questions:

What is it about? This document is an advertisement for “The Camping and Caravanning Club” and more especially, for the Cambridge Club.

How long did it take you to understand it?

It took me a few minutes to understand it well.

What proved difficult to understand, and why?

There are two signs in the advertisement: at in the bottom right-hand corner thate one, in yellow, of “The Camping and Caravanning Club” and the one of the “Club Perks”.

Are there still parts that you don't get? Which? Why?

I don’t get why the gondolier seems to say “Club Perk #479, Lazy days punting on the river Cam”

Using Web resources, look for answers to the parts (words, cultural references, symbols) that you still don't get.

No answers expected here (personal research only)

b) Detailed comprehension: Explain what each of those snippets means (or what it tells the reader) in the context of this document. Be as precise as possible.

This snippet guarantees clean washrooms for the tourists who want to holiday in a Camping and Caravanning Club site. It means that there is a service at the disposition of the holidaymakers, giving information about the quality of the stay.

“Lazy days punting on the river cam” can be the motto of the Club Perk, which whosethe number is 479.

This snippet is the “logo” of “The Camping and Caravanning Club”, giving information concerning the name of the placeClub. We also learn that the Club has a nickname!

This snippet gives details concerning the place where the Club is situated. Moreover, it’s a way of persuading the tourists to come and try a club like this one: as they say, “you open the door to a world of exciting Perks”

This snippet gives information to the tourists concerning the telephone number and the site of the Club Perks.

This snippet shows a big and beautiful cathedral close to the river. This kind of monuments or landscapes can motivate people to come and try a stroll on the river Cam to discover the beauty of the area.

[2)] GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO UNDERSTAND THIS DOCUMENT: Which questions would you ask, or which activities would you create, for that person to understand this document?EXERCISE 2/

CREATING A SEQUENCE

Sequence title Main objective1 Tourism in Britain To learn the most famous ways of discovering the country

through sightseeing2 Discover the City of Cambridge To learn what we can do in one of the most famous cities of

England, the different places or monuments we can visit and how to enhance our knowledge of it

3 Discover rowing in Cambridge One of the most famous sports in Cambridge, also practiced by the University of Oxford

Document 1

ACTIVITY 1: Make a complete description ofDescribe what you see in the picture, as precisely as possible, from most evident to the most specific. (150-200 words)

ACTIVITY 2: Translate what is written in the blue rectangles.

Translate Clue Your answer

It is an expression..

It has different meanings but find the perfect one in this context..

It is a synonym of “benefit”..

ACTIVITY 3: Cambridge is a famous city in England notably for the river Cam. Nevertheless, there are a lot of other famous places or monuments we can visit. On the Internet, look for information on the city and name 3 places/monuments you would like to visit and why. Don’t forget to paste the link of your sitethe website page you visited.

Monument or place Link to the website Reason why you would like to see it

Document 2

ACTIVITY 1: Describe the picture in detail. (80 words)

ACTIVITY 2: Make a research concerningResearch the history of the University thanks to this website and answer the following questions:

https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/history?ucam-ref=global-header

When was created the university created?

Who created the university?

Find a famous person who studied in Cambridge

ACTIVITY 3: Name 3 reasons why the University of Cambridge is so famous all over the world and explain why. Use this website for your research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge

Reasons Why

Document 3

Jesus Green Park, Cambridge UK

Activity 1: When was the park created and where is it located?

Activity 2: Find three activities that we can do in Jesus Green Park thanks to this website:

https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/jesus-green

Activity 3: Imagine a short story thanks to this picture, the first sentence being “I was walking on a path in Jesus Green Park when…” (300 words).