Anglais, exercice de workbook.

Workbook page 50:

9) She walked down the canyon and caught the bus to Venice. She was looking for the address given to her by a Guatemalan woman, but she wasn't able to find it. When she realized that the place didn't exist, she went back to where her journey started, to the canyon.

Action exercises:

1. America was given an address for a job so she can earn money, even if it meant working on minimal wage, since all that mattered to her was to find better opportunities and prospects. She knew that from the moment she left Mexico to be an illegal immigrant. She had to travel long distances and to work long hours to find a higher standard of living. Unfortunately, that meant going through a rough time because she was poor, lost and alone.
2. She went through different states of mind. When she walked along the Coast Highway, she felt happy and hopeful. But when she realized that the address didn't exist, she was disappointed and worried. As soon as she got lost in the city, she got scared and started to panic. Her dreams were shattered. When she turned around, she had to face the xenophobia of Americans. She tried to find her way but she felt weak and anxious about being alone and followed by the police since she was undocumented. When she saw Candido on the ground, she was angry with him because she thought that he was drunk. When she got closer to Candido, she realized that something awful might've happened to him. . However she soon realized that she was in for trouble. She feared something awful might have happened to him. She would be in a terrible mess, because if her husband died she would be alone, since she was jobless and undocumented. She couldn’t make a living. She dreaded the thought that she might be accused of murdering him. He may have been in a coma, died of a heart attack. He may have been bitten by a snake. He may have fainted.

Exercice objective bac :

Storytelling

Today was really bad, husband. I was so hopeful. The Guatemalan woman told me about a sewing job at a sweatshop in Venice. It didn’t pay much, but we’re not in a position to turn down jobs, even for such low wages. The address I was given didn’t exist. I roamed and circled the neighbourhood trying to find it until I realized I was lost, with no idea where I was and no way to ask for help because I knew I couldn’t make myself understood. I panicked. I didn’t have you by my side and I was in a strange place. I had to make the journey back here all over again and all I saw was my – our – misfortune and hardships. I’m so exhausted, Cándido. What are we going to do now?  

Politician: Congratulations! You’re number 300 million! Mexican: I don’t understand… Politician: You’ve become the 300 millionth American! That is why we are all here to welcome you. Miss Census especially. Mexican: Sorry? I’m American now? But this was not my intention in the first place... All I want is a job and try my best to make my family happy and become prosperous… Politician: What do you mean? Mexican: I’ve overcome many obstacles to get here. I’ve had to walk across the desert, swim across the Rio Grande and escape border patrol and the Minutemen. Thank you for welcoming me but all I want at the moment is to find a job so I can send money back home to my family. Politician: So you don’t want to be American? Mexican: That is not my priority right now, but it would be nice, eventually. The promise of a better life attracted me. This is why I have attempted to get out of my poverty-stricken country and sneak into yours. Politician: Were you so badly-off / destitute? Mexican: In Mexico, I was a farmer in a small village and I didn’t earn enough to support my family. I heard that in the United States there were many jobs and opportunities. It is the most affluent country in the world, isn’t it? That is why I decided to undertake this dangerous journey. I couldn’t make ends meet. I want to have material and financial comfort and not worry about poverty or hunger anymore.

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